Lodge at Wakulla Springs
Building in Florida, U.S.
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The Lodge at Wakulla Springs is a hotel opened in 1937 by businessman Edward Ball in Wakulla Springs, Florida.[1] It was built during 1935–1937.[2] It is located in Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, a wildlife sanctuary.
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| Location | 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 30.23415°N 84.30188°W |
Completed | 1937 |
History
Businessman Edward Ball, who built the hotel in the early 1930's, had purchased the land in order to keep it preserved.[3] The hotel has 27 rooms, and there is only one television.[3]
From the efforts of lodge management, Wakulla Springs became the site of some of the filming of Tarzan’s Secret Treasure (1941), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), and other films.[2]
The hotel is part of the Historic Hotels of America.[2] In 2020, The Lodge at Wakulla Springs was nominated as "a People's Choice Award for best historic hotels in Florida" in the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architecture.[3]
In 2002, artisans started working to conserve the ceiling of the lodge, funded in part by the State of Florida, Division of Historical Resources and the Historic Preservation Board.[4] Each picture on the 5,800 square-foot ceiling depicts historic Floridian scenes. The techniques are a combination of many, namely European folk art with Native American influences.
