Route 441 and State Road 435” (Pedicini B5). He was arrested in July after being accused by Apopka police “of continuing to accept deposits from people planning events in the landmark Victorian home, even though he knew his business would soon be evicted from the city-owned property by the intersection of U.S. In 2011, the owner of The Highland Manor was Richard Wilhelm. It was in 2008 that the Highland Manor began to host wedding ceremonies and receptions, which is what it is known for today. Since the city purchased it, an eccentric surf-and-turf establishment called The Captain and the Cowboy and later Arrowsmith’s restaurant (not named after the city commissioner) folded after struggling to fill dining tables” (Rodgers B1) Although, those were not the only attempts at restaurants, many people tried and failed. “After Townsend’s Plantation closed in 1997, it sat dormant for years.

Dr.McBride remained in practice at the home until his own passing in 1978” (Gavin).Īfter the passing of the Helen and Tommy McBride, there were several attempts to turn the mansion into a restaurant. Orlando Weekly also states that “she passed away in her white gown one early morning. The name of the man that was shot and killed in The Highland Manor was Charles Richard Green, “who worked for National Airlines in Orlando” (Gavin). T.E, had such a positive impact on the community. Helen McBride confessed to shooting an airline ticket agent to death after he slapped her down in a property argument, police said.” Allegedly Helen McBride was confined to the mansion because of the murder because her husband, Dr. In the same article it says “Apopka, Fl (United Press) – Mrs. In 1956, though, his wife, an aviation trainer, took things in a darker direction” (Gavin). For more than 50 years, the good doctor kept up his practice, and countless lives were ushered into the world by the popular doc. Orlando Weekly says that “he lived with his wife, Helen, on the second floor and saw patients on the first. This mansion was originally located across from Apopka’s oldest cemetery. It is believed that this mansion is a “haunted house” (McKay B1) but that the details of the lovers’ quarrel once erupting into gunfire on the landing between the first and second floor of Apopka’s Highland Manor have long since faded (Rodgers 1A). He lived in the mansion with his wife, Helen, while he practiced medicine. T.E “Tommy” Mcbride was one of Apopka’s first doctors and he was also the home’s last resident (McKay B1).

The owners of this beautiful Victorian, century-old mansion were the McBrides.

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