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Brelsford House

Coordinates: 26°42′35″N 80°2′16″W / 26.70972°N 80.03778°W / 26.70972; -80.03778
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Brelsford House
Front of the house
Brelsford House is located in Florida
Brelsford House
Brelsford House is located in the United States
Brelsford House
Location1 Lake Trail, Palm Beach, Florida
Coordinates26°42′35″N 80°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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System – Brelsford House (#74000653)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 13 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b "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.
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