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
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System – Brelsford House (#74000653)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 13 March 2009.
- ^ a b "The Brelsford House". Historic American Buildings Survey data page, 1980. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ 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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