Winter Park is one of Florida's finest cities, located north of Downtown Orlando and is home to roughly 27,000 residents. Winter Park is known for its beautiful towering oak trees, brick paved streets, fine upscale shops and restaurants, the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum, which has the largest collection of Tiffany glass on Earth, Rollins College the Winter Park Farmer's Market and the Winter Park Autumn Art Festival. Winter Park has more parkspace per capita then any other city in Florida and is home to many famous addresses of estate homes and executive mansions. Winter Park Real Estate is a thriving market, and with very little lots available residence are renovated existing homes to stay in this prime location. One of the most picturesque aspects of Winter Park is its Central Park, with an Amtrak train station running through the center. It was just before the turn of the 20th Century that Winter Park was founded as a resort destination. Wealthy Northerners seeking refuge from the harsh winters would come to Winter Park for a winter getaway. Winter Park was named by two men named Chase and Chapman, they wanted the cities name to reflect a park in the winter thus the name Winter Park. |
