607 Palm Avenue

 

Built by Hugh MacGibbon, a postmaster in Punta Gorda's early days,  in 1920 as a two-story Colonial Revival with a rectangular plan built up off the ground and situated on piers.  Contributing to the Punta Gorda Historical Residential District the details of the MacGibbon house include a simple classical frontispiece and boxed eaves.  At the time it was the only house on that block of Palm Ave. The street was called West Palm Ave. 

513 Palm Avenue

One of two houses built side by side to accommodate the railroad employees who worked for the railroad, which is now called the Seminole Gulf Railroad.  It was built in 1926 as a private residence in Mission/Spanish Colonial revival style.  Wood with shingles built on a continuous concrete foundation.  The roof is flat with a built-up front parapet.  The home is one story with an exterior fireplace.  

360 West McKenzie & Sullivan

 William Luther Koon and wife, Elsa lived here for many years. He was a local cattle baron, owner of Bee Branch Cattle Co.  He built this house in 1901.  It had an entrance on Sullivan St. and a side door on Charlotte.  A separate 'garage' was built to house the oxen used to pull the chuck wagon on cattle drives.  The building was moved to its present site in 1999.  W. L. Koon was also president of the Punta Gorda State Bank and used his own funds during the Great Depression to quell the depositors' panic.  This was the only one of the three banks in Punta Gorda to survive the depression.  Mr. Koon was uncle to Sallie Jones, the well-known educator in honor of whom the elementary school is named (Narranj St., Punta Gorda). She became one of the first women in Florida to be a Superintendent of Schools.  

124 McGregor Street

 Built in 1892 entirely of heart pine.  The original shake roof was replaced at the turn of the century with tin because of a fire that almost destroyed the entire town.  The original home built by Dora Hart, wife of Gustave Hart of the Hart Chandlery, was 1.5 stories.  Before 1905, the roof was raised approximately three feet creating the two-story home that exists today.  This home has been restored with special attention to detail.

1292 Lemon Street

This house was originally built on Marion Ave. and moved to Lemon Street and put on pilings to meet the flood regulations. Frederick Bell built this home in 1901.  Frederick came to Punta Gorda in the early years of the town with his mother.   He became a shipbuilder and married  Bertha Padgett.   They lived in this house with their 8 children. 

328 Goldstein Street

 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.

231 Goldstein Street

 

Named after early settlers, Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Goldstein.  This street houses the wood-frame home representing the Frame-Vernacular style.  This is square and one floor and more than one-room deep.  A porch has been added to the front and it is built on concrete piers as common during this era of 19th century Punta Gorda.  The chimney was on an outside wall and the fireplace is centrally located.  This was originally a residence.

Charlotte Harbor Area Historical Society News-Press, 12/3/1986 shows a photo of the house which has two stories.  The blurb says the home was dismantled in 1968 and built in 1886.