Koreshan Unity Settlement Historic District

U.S. 41 at Estero River, Estero, Florida. County/parish: Lee.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 04, 1976. NRIS 76000599.

14 contributing buildings. 5 contributing structures. 1 contributing object.

Also known as:

  • Koreshan Unity State Park

From Wikipedia:

Koreshan State Historic Site

The Koreshan State Park is a state park in Estero, Florida located on U.S. Highway 41 at Corkscrew Road. It was also added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 1976, under the designation of Koreshan Unity Settlement Historic District.

It contains areas of pine flatwoods habitat and the site of a religious colony, the Koreshan Unity, whose last members deeded the land to the state in 1961.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77842838

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