Dr. Willard Van Orsdel King House

The Dr. Willard Van Orsdel King House is a historic U.S. home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is located at 1336 Seabreeze Boulevard. On February 21, 2006, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Dr. King was a world renowned Entomologist, specializing in mosquito control. Born Willard Van Orsdel King in Virginia City, Montana, 19 July 1888; died March, 1970 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. King received his Doctorate from Tulane University in 1915. He is credited with being the first person to use aerial spaying to control mosquito populations and reduce the spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases. He was head of mosquito operations at the Orlando (Florida) Lab when he joined the US Army Medical Corps in 1942,...