The first president to visit was Chester A. Arthur, who reported that Winter Park was "the prettiest place I have seen in Florida,” although he has been recorded as saying the same of nearby Sanford. The next president to visit the area was Franklin D. Roosevelt in March 1936. He was conferred an honorary degree in literature at Rollins College.
The following four years both hotel and the town became a fashionable winter resort for northern visitors such as the Dupont family, one of the richest families in America. Many of their descendants still live in the area, there is a Dupont Avenue and many businesses with Dupont connections, including Nemours Childrens Health System.
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