Bradlee-McIntyre House
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Channel 6 News visits the Bradlee-McIntyre House
News Channel 6 WKMG has featured the Bradlee-McIntyre House prominently online and on-air. They visited the house for a second time on May 30, 2024. Kathy Goshen (docent) and Tom Reddit (trustee and treasurer) spoke with them for the 5:30 News package. Watch the clip This appearance on the news broadcast came a week after the detailed online article was published on May 24, 2024. Read the article
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New Bradlee-McIntyre House Sign
The new sign was installed on the 427 side of the Bradlee McIntyre House by Platinum Signs of Casselberry. We think it looks great and will greatly benefit driving awareness of house tours and other events. The old sign was removed. The custom design incorporates architectural elements to accentuate the house’s Queen Anne style. The colors and lettering are raised (like a street sign) and will not fade for dozens of years. It is a big investment in the future.
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Video: Bradlee-McIntyre House Tour
Feb 2, 2020 by Willow Phlox
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Founding of the Longwood Historic Society
We owe much to the great Civil War general and our 18th President, Ulysses S. Grant. He never spent more than a day in Seminole County. The closest he came was a ceremonial visit to Sanford in 1879 to turn the first spade in the construction of the South Florida Railroad. Despite this, without him, it is likely the Longwood Historic Society would not exist, and the face of the Longwood Historic District would be dramatically different. It all started with a creative realtor. After the death of the Altamonte Springs home’s owner, Mrs. Bradlee, in 1946, the realtor decided…
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Bradlee Family of Altamonte Springs
Thank you to member Marla Pickelsimer for doing much of this research in 2018 The Bradlee family were the first owners of the Bradlee-McIntyre House. They began construction of the home in 1885, then in Altamonte Springs, and the finishing touches were completed in 1888. The Bradlees were wealthy New Englanders with a large summer home near Boston. They constructed their winter cottage in Altamonte Springs to escape the cold, like many of the early residents did in those days. Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee: builder and first owner…. Wikipedia article on Nathaniel J. Bradlee… Julia Rebecca Weld: first wife of Nathaniel…
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Bradlee-McIntyre House
Affectionately known as the “Bradlee-Mac,” this home was once in Altamonte Springs. Although published references have dated it as early as 1883 or even 1880, more recent research points to its construction beginning in 1885 and the finishing touches being applied in 1888. The original owner of this luxurious cottage was wealthy Boston architect Nathaniel J. Bradlee. It was Bradlee who designed the home and many others in the area. Its distinctive Queen Anne style inspired the modern (yet historic-looking) Longwood Community Building just down the road. It has a castle-like tower with a steep-angled gabled roof and many decorative…
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Bradlee Washstand Reunited with the House
June 26, 2021 – Ceremony at the Bradlee-McIntyre House to Celebrate the Coming Home of the first piece of original furniture to find its way back to the museum! What an exciting morning for the Longwood Historic Society! One month ago, we were contacted by Paul Farr of the Athens Georgia Habitat for Humanity. They received an anonymous donation of an antique piece of furniture. Upon closer research, it was a washstand, which was originally part of a larger suite of bedroom furniture. The piece was created by Foster & Company, located in what is now Chinatown in New York,…