From the WGHF Archives 07.09.15

Raymond Gillard, a little guy with a big smile, poses in the early 1930s outside the family home that was once located on the Joiner property just south of Winter Garden. What’s remarkable is that this house happened to be Winter Garden’s first schoolhouse and originally stood in the vicinity of State Road 50 and Park Avenue before it was moved; the porches and wing were later added to the tiny structure. It was relocated to south Tildenville in 1949 and no longer stands. Thanks to Raymond Gillard for sharing this image.

The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, which seeks to preserve our heritage and architecture while creating new cultural experiences, is celebrating its third decade with the debut of its new History Research and Education Center.