Two children in front of the Vera Hotel, 1911
Permanent Link:

Material Information

Title:
Two children in front of the Vera Hotel, 1911
Series Title:
Boynton Beach Photograph Collection
Donor:
Gift of Hazel Daugharty Houston.
Publication Date:
Physical Description:
1 sepia print; 2x2 inches
Physical Location:
Collection A0013, Box 33, Section 2

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Children
Hotels
Buildings
Hotel Vera (Boynton Beach, Fla.)
Ocean Avenue E (Boynton Beach, Fla.)
Portraits, Group
Boynton Beach Photograph Collection
Spatial Coverage:
Florida -- Boynton Beach
Coordinates:
26.52731 x -80.060876

Notes

General Note:
Twins Mildred and Milton Strickland, children of FEC Railway agent. Historical note: Built by Andrew Freedland in 1909 using wood from the shipwrecked Coquimbo, the hotel was first called the Freelund Hotel. It was then purchased by Willis and Loretta Funk and renamed the Vera Hotel after their daughter. In 1911, the property was purchased from the Funks by B. C. Hodges. In 1915, the hotel was purchased by Ohio native Buck Muster and renamed the Buckeye State Hotel. Close to the railroad station, it provided more affordable lodgings for travellers than the Boynton Hotel. In the 1930s, the property was purchased by Bertha Chadwell and renamed the Palm Lodge Apartments. It was demolished in the spring of 1972.
General Note:
Item number: A0013-33-2-002; Gift of Hazel Daugharty Houston.

Record Information

Source Institution:
Boynton Beach City Library Local History Archives
Holding Location:
Boynton Beach City Library Local History Archives
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
FI19041231 ( FIUnumber )
2016.022

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:
Boynton Beach City Library Local History Archives