Palm Cottage, Historic house in Downtown Miami, United States.
Palm Cottage is a two-storey house with yellow horizontal wood siding and white trim, its front porch carried on white posts with arched brackets and enclosed by a white balustrade. Six windows with dark green shutters face the street, three per floor, and a yellow door stands to the right of the porch. Built around 1897, it is one of Miami's few surviving Folk Victorian houses.
The house dates to 1897 and originally served as housing for workers involved in constructing the Royal Palm Hotel during Miami's earliest growth phase. It survived into the modern era and was moved to its current location in 1980 for protection.
Palm Cottage is one of at least 30 rental houses Henry Flagler built around 1897 for workers constructing his Royal Palm Hotel. Its name comes from the coconut palms that once stood nearby. The house was moved to Fort Dallas Park in 1980 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1989.
The cottage is located within Fort Dallas Park in downtown Miami and is easy to spot among the park grounds. Visit during daylight hours to see the details of the wooden structure and decorative elements clearly.
Palm Cottage is the last known building in Miami directly tied to Henry M. Flagler. It was one of at least 30 rental houses he built around 1897 for workers constructing his Royal Palm Hotel, and it is among the city's few surviving Folk Victorian houses. In 1980 it was moved to Fort Dallas Park at 60 Southeast 4th Street.
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