Historic Town of Gotha

The historic Gotha plats are in the center of Gotha, along Hempel Avenue, Dingens Avenue, Gotha Road, Morton Jones Road, Park Ridge Gotha Road and Westover Roberts Road, around newer subdivisions carved from the original town. About two dozen homes border Lake Olivia. The area is unincorporated Orange County, and homes have Gotha 34734 or Windermere 34786 mailing addresses. Nearby Carolina Terrace, a separate plat recorded in 1924 on Carolina Avenue, has 15 homes.

Mostly single-family homes on large lots. Orange County Property Appraiser records show about 210 homes on the 1885 town plat and the 1949 replat, built from 1910 to 2025, plus about 40 vacant residential lots. Living areas range from about 610 to 9,990 square feet. MLS listings from the past two years show 2 to 7 bedrooms, including new custom homes on infill lots.

Over the past two years (MLS data, October 2026), homes on the historic Gotha plats sold 10 times for a median of about $1.2 million, ranging from about $600,000 to $5.5 million. Land sales aren't included. For today's listings, see the top of this page.

There is no homeowners association for the historic town plats, and most recent MLS listings show no HOA dues. One listing on Farmwood Circle shows dues, so ask about any street association for a specific property. The Gotha Rural Settlement Association, Inc. is a community group, not an HOA. Orange County property records and Florida's official list of special districts don't show a community development district (CDD) for the historic Gotha plats, but check the property tax bill for any special assessments.

Orange County Public Schools' 2026-27 school zones place the Historic Town of Gotha in Thornebrooke Elementary, Gotha Middle and Olympia High School.

Zoning can change and varies by street, so confirm a specific address with Orange County Public Schools' Find My School tool, and compare school grades in the Florida School Accountability Reports.

Gotha's town plat was recorded with Orange County on April 20, 1885, and the Gotha Rural Settlement Association gives the same date as the town's official founding. Orange County and other sources credit H.A. Hempel, a German immigrant who named the town after his birthplace, Gotha, Germany. Part of the town was replatted in 1949. Gotha is unincorporated, and Orange County protects it as a historic rural settlement.

No Historic Town of Gotha-specific rental rules turned up in our research. Orange County zoning generally allows rentals of 30 days or less only in multifamily (R-3) zoning, and deed restrictions can add their own limits, so confirm the rules for a specific property before buying if you plan to rent.