Bradlee-McIntyre House, Victorian cottage in Longwood, Florida.
The Bradlee-McIntyre House is a three-story, 13-room winter cottage in Longwood built around 1885 in the Queen Anne style, with an octagonal tower and gingerbread trim. Its light green horizontal siding, white trim and porch posts with arched brackets frame a main entrance of white doors with lattice-patterned glass panels between matching sidelights; a canted bay of three windows sits above the porch.
The Bradlee-McIntyre House was built around 1885 for Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee, a noted Boston architect, and his family, as a winter vacation house. Facing demolition, it was moved from Altamonte Springs to Longwood in 1973. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1991.
The house was built around 1885 for Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee, a Boston architect, and his family as a winter vacation house. Its 13 rooms and Queen Anne styling carried Northern domestic arrangements into Florida, where the family stayed during the cold months.
Tours run on the second and fourth Wednesdays and Sundays, 1–4 pm, with days posted at the house. The 1885 building stands at 130 West Warren Avenue in Longwood, its porch reached by steps with white railings. The entrance is a set of white doors with lattice-patterned glass panels between matching sidelights.
The building is the only surviving example of its kind in two counties of Central Florida and displays rare construction details from that era. Its rescue through relocation makes it a special example of architectural preservation in the region.
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