Brelsford House

Brelsford House
Front of the house
Location 1 Lake Trail, Palm Beach, Florida
Coordinates 26°42′35″N 80°2′16″W / 26.70972°N 80.03778°W / 26.70972; -80.03778Coordinates: 26°42′35″N 80°2′16″W / 26.70972°N 80.03778°W / 26.70972; -80.03778
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1903
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference # 74000653[1]
Added to NRHP May 3, 1974

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 (West Palm Beach).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 The Brelsford House, Historic American Buildings Survey data page, 1980. Accessed 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 February 5, 2018.


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