Davison Cottage, built in 1921

The Davidson Cottage belonged to one of just 9 land owners when Tom Phillips built his 1st Matanzas Pass Bridge in 1921. The map shows just 9 homesteads in 1918. Even one Ambrose McGregor a very philantropist of the time. Davidson Cottage was one of them. The Estero Island Historical Society is a great wealth of information about early Fort Myers Beach. http://www.esteroislandhistoricsociety.org/

Thomas Hendley Phillips was an important developer to the Fort Myers Beach Area. His accomplishments in adverse conditions are second to none. He was an important part of our history.