Casselberry
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Hooker Homestead
This is the 1870s built home of the Hooker family, early settlers of the Concord community (now Casselberry). The modern home actually was two houses on the Hooker estate that were combined into one home. The primary living quarters was the main house, which at one time was a smaller building but was added on to over the years. Another section was previously the guest house. The Hooker family originally settled in the area, along the shores of Trout Lake in the 1850s. They farmed the land of a 40 acre homestead that included the land that Milwee Middle School…
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Leonard Button and Button Road
Leonard Button was born in 1867 in Birmingham, Alabama. He became a very successful publisher/owner of many newspapers and magazines in Alabama, including the Birmingham News (still the main newspaper there). In 1934, Leonard moved to Longwood. He bought a 500-acre tract east of Casselberry and south of the horse track (now Legacy Park and Geneva School). He also acquired 43 acres in Longwood, near the Sanlando golf course. Button was from a wealthy family. When he was seven years old he recalled traveling to England and being the guest of Queen Victoria at her country home at Sandringham. There…