Seminole Inn

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Seminole Inn
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Location Indiantown, Florida
Coordinates 27°1′22″N80°28′13″W / 27.02278°N 80.47028°W / 27.02278; -80.47028 Coordinates: 27°1′22″N80°28′13″W / 27.02278°N 80.47028°W / 27.02278; -80.47028
Built1926
ArchitectHarvey, Henry Stephen
Architectural style Mission Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 06000442 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 31, 2006

The Seminole Inn, also known as the Seminole Country Inn, is a Mission Revival style historic hotel located at 15885 Southeast Warfield Boulevard in Indiantown, Florida. It was built by S. Davies Warfield, who was president of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, which developed Indiantown. His niece Wallis Warfield Simpson, later the Duchess of Windsor, was its most famous guest. On May 31, 2006, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 137