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Flagler Museum

Coconut Row & Whitehall Way # 10am– 5pm Tue–Sat, noon–5pm Sun flaglermuseum.us

One of Palm Beach’s most distinctive and alluring buildings, this museum was once home to the Flagler family, who made their money bringing the railroad to Florida. It’s now a museum where visitors can experience the Flagler’s luxurious lifestyle.

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t The Beaux Arts facade, designed by John Carrere and Thomas Hastings

Experience The Gold and Treasure Coasts

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t The sumptuous interiors of the Flagler Museum

This mansion– known as Whitehall – was built in 1902 by the famous railroad tycoon Henry Flagler. He gave the home to his wife, Mary Lily Kenan, as a wedding present. It was intended only as a winter residence, when the Flaglers would travel down to Palm Beach every year in one of their private railroad cars. Railcar No. 91, which was constructed to resemble a Gilded Age railway palace, is now on display in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion at the southern end of the grounds.

In 1925, 12 years after Flagler’s death, a ten-story tower was added to the rear, and Whitehall became a hotel. Jean Flagler Matthews bought her grandfather’s mansion in 1959 and, after costly restoration, turned it into an art museum and a key cultural venue for Palm Beach.

Did You Know?

The New York Herald once claimed Whitehall to be “more wonderful than any palace in Europe.”

Flagler’s Palm Beach

After a shpwreck in 1878, a cargo of coconuts was strewn along the beach near Lake Worth and soon took root. Later Henry Flagler spotted the lovely palm-fringed beach and was smitten with the area’s beauty. He bought up land, opening the Hotel Royal Poinciana and setting the course for the growth of the exclusive resort of Palm Beach.

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