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Mote-Morris House
Location: Leesburg, Florida Coordinates: 28°48′38″N 81°53′2″W / 28.81056°N 81.88389°WCoordinates: 28°48′38″N 81°53′2″W / 28.81056°N 81.88389°W Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 74000647 Added to NRHP: December 27, 1974 The Mote-Morris House is a historic home in Leesburg, Florida, United States. It was located at 1021 North Main Street. On December 27, 1974, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was moved to 1195 Magnolia Street in 1990.[1]
The City of Leesburg owns the house, and opens it for public tours twice a month. It is also available for rent for special occasions.
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History
Mote-Morris was built in 1892 by Leesburg's eight-term Mayor, Edward H. Mote, at a cost of $9,000. The house is two-story with a one four story turret. The Mote family sold the house, in 1908 to Bishop Henry Clay Morrison and, in 1918, it came into the possession of the Morris family, which reside there for the next 70 years [1].
Relocation
On 1 September 1990 the house was relocated to Magnolia Street, having previously stood on Main Street.[1]
References
- Lake County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
External links
- Mote-Morris House - City of Leesburg
Categories:- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Florida
- Historic house museums in Florida
- Museums in Lake County, Florida
- Historic Florida architecture 1989 AIA survey listings in Lake County
- Houses in Lake County, Florida
- Florida Registered Historic Places building and structure stubs
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