- Dr. Willard Van Orsdel King House
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Dr. Willard Van Orsdel King House
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Coordinates: 26°6′18″N 80°6′31″W / 26.105°N 80.10861°WCoordinates: 26°6′18″N 80°6′31″W / 26.105°N 80.10861°W Built: 1951 Architect: Bigoney, William F., Jr.; Morton, Alan Architectural style: Modern Movement Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 06000059[1] Added to NRHP: February 21, 2006 The Dr. Willard Van Orsdel King House is a historic U.S. home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is located at 1336 Seabreeze Boulevard. On February 21, 2006, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Dr. King was a world renowned Entomologist, specializing in mosquito control. Born Willard Van Orsdel King in Virginia City, Montana, 19 July 1888; died March, 1970 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. King received his Doctorate from Tulane University in 1915. He is credited with being the first person to use aerial spaying to control mosquito populations and reduce the spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases. He was head of mosquito operations at the Orlando (Florida) Lab when he joined the US Army Medical Corps in 1942, and was discharged in 1945 with the rank of Colonel. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for meritorious service. He married Leila Menere Kepert in 1944 in Sydney, Australia, and they moved back to Orlando until 1953, when Dr. King retired from the Orlando Lab and moved to 1336 Seabreeze Blvd, where he continued as a consultant for all mosquito issues, until his death in March 1970.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
External links
- Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 2/20/06 through 2/24/06 at National Register of Historic Places
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