The Leedy Lifetime Works Tour
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Sparrow Residence

Structure 25 (C3)

501 West Lake Otis Drive SE
Year Built 1954
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Sparrow Residence (C3)

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Tour Narrative

Tour

Track Nineteen

Down a block and across the street at 501 West Lake Otis Drive is another first -- Leedy's first work of architecture in Winter Haven. The Sparrow House is the commission that brought Gene here from Sarasota. It was built for the local theater manager, Frank Sparrow and his wife in 1954. It was awarded by House and Home Magazine as one of the "56 Best Homes in the United States" in 1956.

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