Murphy-Burroughs House, Georgian Colonial Revival residence in Fort Myers, United States.
The Murphy-Burroughs House is a three-story Georgian Revival home on the Caloosahatchee River at 2505 1st Street in Fort Myers. A veranda wraps around three sides of the house, and Mona's Dancing Porch extends from its east side. Built in 1901, it was the city's first year-round luxury residence.
John T. Murphy, a cattle rancher, built the house in 1901 as Fort Myers' first year-round luxury home, and the local newspaper The Fort Myers Press followed each stage of construction. Nelson Burroughs bought it in 1919 and transferred ownership to his daughters Mona and Jettie in 1922. Mona bequeathed the property to the City of Fort Myers before her death in 1978, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1984.
The house is named for John T. Murphy, the cattle rancher who built it in 1901, and for Nelson Burroughs, who bought it in 1919 and passed it to his daughters Mona and Jettie in 1922. Mona left the property to the City of Fort Myers before her death in 1978. Today the Burroughs Home runs living history tours and serves as an event venue, with Mona's Dancing Porch extending from the east side.
The house stands at 2505 1st Street on the Caloosahatchee, with a veranda wrapping three sides and Mona's Dancing Porch extending from the east side. A large open waterfront pavilion, completed in 2015, hosts weddings and events. The home operates as a living history tour site and event venue, so check tour and event times before visiting.
The house was Fort Myers' first year-round luxury home, built in 1901 for cattle rancher John T. Murphy; the local paper, The Fort Myers Press, followed each stage of construction. Nelson Burroughs bought it in 1919 and transferred it to his daughters Mona and Jettie in 1922. Mona left the property to the City of Fort Myers before her death in 1978.
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