The Comstock-Harris House, also known as Eastbank, is a historic home in

Winter Park, Florida Winter Park is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 30,183 according to the 2022 census population estimate. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Winter Park was fo ...

. It is located at 724 Bonita Drive. It was added to the

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on January 13, 1983. It is the oldest surviving home in Winter Park.

History

A small home was built on the site of the present house in 1878. In 1883, William C. Comstock, a

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businessman, finished construction into its current incarnation, that of a large Queen Anne style estate. The Comstock-Harris House, also known as Eastbank, is the oldest surviving home in Winter Park. It is situated on the east bank of Lake Osceola. Originally a winter cottage, it consists of three floors and three stairways. The main staircase turns in front of a stained glass window. Red bricks make up the foundation of the house as well as the six interior fireplaces. The original color of the house was yellow with dark green trim. Before the grounds were subdivided, they consisted of sixty acres. Camphor trees lined the long drive that led to the house, which is now Bonita Drive. Comstock died in 1924. The house was then sold to a Mr. Lasbury and then sold again in 1928 to John Harris. It has remained in the family since then.

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Orange County listings
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National Register of Historic Places

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Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs

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