Charles Dampier Willis and wife, Elizabeth built this home in 1956. He worked for Florida Power and Light and built this house as a retirement home. He sold the house to his son, Jack. The TV program, Route 66 filmed a segment in Punta Gorda in 1963 and this was one of the houses featured. The episode featured two little girls playing jacks on the sidewalk in front of the house. Episodes of this program were also filmed at the Will Quidau house on Harvey St.
Punta Gorda History Center Historic Buildings and and Site Records
2623 Vasco Street
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This prairie style home which originally had open porches was built for Edward and Nora Yeager in 1920. Their son E. Burnett Yeager was C...
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Circa 1920 Over its history, this cottage built in the 1920s has served as the home to many Punta Gorda businesses including early on a f...
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This lovely historic home was built in 1924 as a manse for the vicar of the First Presbyterian Church, which was originally across the stree...