DOCTOR PHILLIPS FLORIDAOnly a generation ago, Doctor Phillips Florida was a lonely outpost among the orange groves. During the construction of Walt Disney World 40 years ago, a group of Disney workers labored in an old citrus packing plant in Doctor Phillips fastening the artificial leaves onto the artificial limbs of the Swiss Family Robinson tree. That was about the only game in town back then. Now the unincorporated area around Doctor Phillips is as big as many Florida towns, with a population of about 10,000. It is a modern place, with beautiful shopping malls and plenty of great restaurants.
He had a medical degree from Columbia University, and at one point owned more than 5,000 acres of citrus groves around Orlando. Dr. Phillips developed many successful techniques for the processing and packaging of orange juice. His thousands of acres of groves stretched across nine Central Florida counties. His land in the area now known as Dr. Phillips extended from Conroy Road on the north to the south end of the Sand Lake Chain of Lakes. His holdings included what is now Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Country Club, Orange Tree, Sand Lake Hills and Turkey Lake. After he sold his groves in 1953, he became a benevolent philanthropist. His donations are still enjoyed and appreciated by Orlando area residents. If you are visiting Orlando, you can stay at Dr. Phillips's house in the historic downtown area. It is now a bed and breakfast inn. CENTRAL FLORIDA THINGS TO DO NEAR DOCTOR PHILLIPS FLORIDA Central Florida Heritage Sites Central Florida Tourist Attractions Return From Doctor Phillips Florida To Florida Towns
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The area is named for Dr. Phillip Phillips, an early big-time Central Florida citrus grower. Dr. Phillips was born in 1874 and died in 1959.