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The Lake Eola Heights Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on January 16, 1992) located in the eastern part of Downtown Orlando, Florida. The district is roughly bounded by Hillcrest Street, North Hyer Avenue, Ridgewood Street and North Magnolia Avenue. It contains 487 historic buildings.

Lake Eola Heights was once a citrus grove plantation in the late 1800s until it was developed into a hometown due to the big freeze that happened in 1894 to 1895. A great number of citrus plants had died during the time and the only way to gain purpose of the land is to transform it into something else, thus the construction of elegant shelters that eventually become significant gems of history. A great amount of time has been spared for the production of such houses, with time spent from 1890 -1911 to grace the land with artistic structures. Each structure in the neighborhood was flawlessly structured, with each single detail glowing into an onlooker’s eye. With influences ranging from Minimal Traditional to Colonial Revival, from Art Deco to Craftsman, houses in Long Eola are definitely mixes of looks that rise up the bar of culture, engineering and architecture.