A Lake Wales landmark is coming back to life.

Opened in 1927 and the tallest building in Lake Wales, the Walesbilt — originally the Dixie Walesbilt — is one of the last surviving skyscrapers of Florida's 1920s land-boom era and a listed National Register landmark. Restoration St. Louis, a developer specializing in the restoration of nationally significant historic buildings, is carefully bringing it back to life as a hotel — a new chapter for downtown Lake Wales.

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The restoration has begun