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1524 Palm Avenue
Home of Col. Esher C. Burkart
This ranch home was constructed in 1954 for Col. Esher C. Burkart, who retired from the Army in 1954 and came to Fort Myers. A newspaper article in the News-Press discussed his military career, which started with his graduation from West Point and included a post as assistant chief of operations for General Douglas MacArthur during World War II. He was buried in Arlington Cemetery in 1975.
In 1925, this parcel was sold for $2,200 by the Dean Development Company to Rescoe Parker, subject to a restriction that a home costing least $8,000 be built on the property. The parcel changed owners several times, but remained vacant until the Burkart home was built in 1954.
Dean’s Subdivision, Block H, Lot 1.