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  2. Whitehall (Henry M. Flagler House) - Wikipedia

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    The upper ten stories of the hotel addition were demolished in 1963 in preparing the museum for the public. [5] Today, Whitehall is a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, featuring guided tours, exhibits, and special programs. The museum offers several programs, many of which are seasonal ...

  3. Henry Flagler - Wikipedia

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    Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio.He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway.

  4. Restoration project is revealing priceless rare wood at Palm ...

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    The original exotic satinwood dining room table and chairs used by Henry and Mary Lily Kenan Flagler are on exhibit at The Flagler Museum. When the restored dining set was returned to the Flagler ...

  5. Flagler Museum hosts collection of bicycles, including one ...

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    Bicycle lovers, rejoice: This one's for you. Through Dec. 17, the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum is featuring, "Bicycles: Technology That Changed the World," as its fall exhibition.

  6. Royal Poinciana Hotel - Wikipedia

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    Two months later, Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway reached West Palm Beach, while a railroad bridge built across the Lake Worth Lagoon in 1895 allowed guests direct access to the hotel. In 1896, Flagler opened a second hotel nearby, The Breakers. The success of both hotels led to expansions of the Royal Poinciana Hotel in 1899 and 1901.

  7. Memory Lane: Before Whitehall, Henry Flagler hung his hat at ...

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    Whitehall, the Flagler residence-turned-museum in Palm Beach, was built nine years after his arrival from St. Augustine Memory Lane: Before Whitehall, Henry Flagler hung his hat at these Palm ...

  8. Lightner Museum - Wikipedia

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    The hotel was commissioned by Henry Flagler, to appeal to wealthy tourists who traveled south for the winter on his railroad, the Florida East Coast Railway.It was designed by New York City architects Carrère and Hastings, in the Spanish Renaissance Revival style.

  9. 'The Hotel League': Forgotten slice of South Florida baseball ...

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    Henry Flagler was the mastermind, building baseball fields on the grounds of his Palm Beach hotels for his rich, winter guests to watch players who would one day star in the Negro Leagues.