11. Wimico Lodge

White City, Highway 71. Northeast side of Eglin F. Bayless Bridge at the Intracoastal Waterway

Wimico Lodge, 2006

The top of Wimico Lodge is visible from the peak of the bridge at the Intracoastal Waterway on Hwy. 71.

Charles and Joe Stebel, two early White City residents, constructed the building around 1930 as a hunting and fishing lodge. The lodge operated until the late 1970s when an orphanage moved into the building. In May 1979, a fire destroyed the southeast portion of the building and caused extensive damage to the interior. The Lodge, vacant for a number of years, has now been restored as a private residence.

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