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Historic Lakeside Inn
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Mt. Dora, FL 32757 United States
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WHAT ONCE WAS, STILL IS...
IMAGINE A QUIET NEW ENGLAND VILLAGE LADEN WITH ANTIQUE SHOPPES, ART GALLERIES, BOUTIQUES AND BOOKSTORES
HIGHLIGHTED BY ROLLING HILLSIDES, VIcrORIAN ARCHITEcrURE, SPECTACULAR SUNSETS AND A HISTORIC LAKESIDE LODGE.
MOUNT DORA AND THE LAKESIDE INN HAVE SERVED FOR OVER A CENTURY AS ONE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA'S MOST CHARMING
COUPLES. STEEPED IN TRADITION AND LACED WITH ROMANCE, THIS VINTAGE INN ON THE SHORES OF LAKE DORA HAS LONG BEEN
A FAVORITE WINTERHAVEN FOR TRAVELERS, WRITERS, ROMANTICS, POLITICIANS AND EDUCATORS.
100 NORTH ALEXANDER STREET
MOUNT DORA, FLORIDA 32757
LOCAL 352-383-4101
TOLL FREE 800-556-5016
BUILT IN 1883, THE LAKESIDE INN OPENED AS A TEN ROOM HOTEL KNO\VN AS "THE ALEXANDER HOUSE". SURROUNDED BY A
TROPICAL OASIS OF LUSH SCENERY AND EXOTIC WILDLIFE, THE INN BECA.tYfEA NATURAL RETREAT FOR TRAVELERS WHO ENJOYED
BIRDWATCHING. DURING THE 1920's, THE GASTSBY ERA WAS IN FULL SWING AND THE LAKESIDE INN WAS IN ITS HEYDAY. WHEN
EVENING FELL UPON THE PICTURESQUE INN, THE SULTRY SUMMER AIR WOULD RING WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC, SINGERS AND
OTHER PERFORMERS OF THE TIME. THE INN CONTINUED TO EXPAND IN THE 1930's. THE GABLES AND TERRACE WINGS WERE
COMPLETED IN TIME TO BE DEDICATED BY THE INN'S MOST FA.tYfOUSGUEST, PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE. HAVING JUST FINISHED
HIS TERM IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND IN NEED OF RELAXATION, THE PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE FOUND THE INN TO BE THE PERFEcr
RESPITE AND DECIDED TO STAY FOR THE WINTER.
IN OcrOBER 1992, JAMES BARGGREN AND RICHARD DEMPSEY PURCHASED THE INN. SPECIALIZING IN HISTORIC PROPERTIES, THE
NEW OWNERS HAVE MADE A FIRM COMMITMENT TO COMPLETE AND COMPLEMENT THE RESTORATION OF THIS 125-YEAR-OLD
LANDMARK BY BRINGING BACK THE TRADITIONS AND HOSPITALITY OF THE '20's AND '30's.
LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, THE LAKESIDE OFFERS 87 ROOMS AND SUITES AND IS AN IDEAL
LOCATION FOR VACATIONS, MEETINGS, BANQUETS, WEDDINGS AND CORPORATE RETREATS. THE MAIN LOBBY AND TREMAIN'S
LOUNGE ARE GREAT FOR FIRESIDE GATHERINGS AND THE BEAUCLAIRE IS WELL-KNOWN FOR ITS INNOVATIVE AMERICAN REGIONAL
CUISINE. THE INN'S SIGNATURE RESTAURANT IS STAFFED BY AN AWARD-WINNING CHEF AND CULINARY TEAM, AND HAS ALSO
RECEIVED THE MYSTERY DINER FIVE FORKS COMMENDATION, CENTRAL FLORIDA MAGAZINE'S READERS CHOICE AWARD, AND WAS
RECENTLY NAMED ''THE MOST PLEASANT DINING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR" BY ORLANDO SENTINEL'S FLORIDA MAGAZINE.
IDEALLY SITUATED IN A CLASSIC SETTING REFLECTING THE HISTORY AND AMBIENCE OF VINTAGE FLORIDA, THE LAKESIDE INN IS
STILL THE PERFEcr PLACE TO STAY.
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