Brelsford House

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Brelsford House
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Location1 Lake Trail, Palm Beach, Florida
Coordinates 26°42′35″N80°2′16″W / 26.70972°N 80.03778°W / 26.70972; -80.03778
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1903
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 74000653
Added to NRHP3 May 1974 [1]

The Brelsford House (also known as The Banyans) was a historic home in Palm Beach, Florida, United States, located at 1 Lake Trail. Built between 1888 and 1903, [2] it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1974. [1] The Neoclassical house was destroyed in August of the following year, [2] but it remains on the Register. [1]

The house was built for E. M. Brelsford, Palm Beach's first postmaster; it was he who applied for a post office in "Palm Beach". He also founded the first store, a general store. The money to build the house came from the sale of his Palm Beach land to Henry Flagler. Brelsford is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in West Palm Beach. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System  Brelsford House (#74000653)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 13 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 "The Brelsford House". Historic American Buildings Survey data page, 1980. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  3. Marshall, Barbara. "Tales from the crypts. The horror stories and forgotten histories of the tombstones at Woodland Cemetery". Palm Beach Post . Retrieved 5 February 2018.