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"Featuring over 200,000 digitized photographs from the State Archives of Florida, the Florida Photographic Collection is the most complete online portrait of Florida available--one that draws its strength from family pictures, the homes of Floridians, their work, and their pastimes." [1]
The house sheltered Confederate statesman Judah P. Benjamin in 1865, before he departed for England. Hibernia Plantation: Fleming Island: Clay: House is no longer standing but the family cemetery, private chapel exist still. [5] 02000836 Killearn Plantation Archeological and Historic District: Tallahassee: Leon: 70000182 Kingsley Plantation ...
John Moss Field first went to Florida in the 1830s during the Second Seminole War. [2] Later, he moved with his wife Eliza and their family to Merritt island from Macon, Georgia in 1868. [ 2 ] Within a year, the family returned to Macon, except for John Robert Field and Samuel Joseph Field, two sons of John and Eliza.
Noted South Florida architect Mizner designed the house in 1923 in the Mediterranean Revival style. The Palm Beach Daily News noted that according to the 2015 listing by Lawrence A. Moens Associates, La Querida contained "15,347 square feet [1,425.8 square meters] of living space, 11 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms and three half-baths". [ 1 ]
The Rollins family turned to citrus cultivation until a freeze in 1894 destroyed their trees. Rollins' daughter's family was the last to live in the main house; she sold the island to private investors in 1923. [38] Two clubs were constructed on the island for well-to-do Jacksonville residents.
The snaps Friday show the golf fan favorite’s $1.4 million Clearwater home still standing, although at least part of the single-story stunner was apparently gutted and its floors warped.
In 2002, the State of Florida acquired the property that holds the ruins of the plantation's sugar mill, one of the South's largest, and added it to the historic park complex. On April 18, 2012, the AIA's Florida Chapter placed the Gamble Mansion #76 on its list, Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places. [4]
The Capt. John Foley Horr House is the historic residence of Captain John Foley Horr on the southern portion of Marco Island, Florida. It is located at the north side of Whiskey Creek Drive on Key Marco (formerly known as Horr's Island). Horr also established a citrus grove and pineapple plantation on the island.