Memory Lane: Before Whitehall, Henry Flagler hung his hat at these Palm Beach places

Though he spent most of his time in Palm Beach at his opulent marble-pillared mansion, Henry Flagler — whose 1890s railroad arrival and luxe hotels...

October 29, 2022
2:58 AM

Though he spent most of his time in Palm Beach at his opulent marble-pillared mansion, Henry Flagler — whose 1890s railroad arrival and luxe hotels were game-changers — also stayed overnight elsewhere during his winter visits.After all, his 55-room manse, Whitehall — a gift to his third wife and now the centerpiece of the Flagler Museum — wasn't completed until 1902.So where did Flagler stay in Palm Beach before he and Mary Lily Kenan Flagler moved into the palatial Whitehall after they were married in 1901? As many locals know, Whitehall wasn't Flagler's first Palm Beach residence.

M.M. Cloutier