This beachfront cottage was built in 1921 by Joseph A. Davidson and was the fourth house built on the island. It was located on Mango Street and nearly demolished by the 1944 hurricane. It is long remembered as Sue Davidson’s San Castle Kindergarten. When the property was sold, the cottage was donated by Henry and Edith Schlichte then relocated to this site on August 2, 1995. It opened May 5, 1997 as the Estero Island Historic Society and Nature Center. During the summer of 2008 the cottage exterior was completely restored by Eagle Scout Sandor Cain of Beach Troop 999. The Town Council and a grateful community recognized this achievement at Town Hall March 1, 2010.