Capt. Henry E. Sewall House, Historical residence in Jensen Beach, United States.

Capt. Henry E. Sewall House is a wooden residence from the late 1800s with a rectangular floor plan and a distinctive cupola on its roof. The building now sits within Indian RiverSide Park along the waterfront.

The house was constructed in 1889 and has been moved twice by barge throughout its life: first to Port Sewall in 1913 and later to its current location in 2007. These relocations reflect how the region changed and how much the community valued preserving this landmark.

The house doubled as Sewall's Point's post office once Capt. Henry E. Sewall became postmaster, and next to it he built a freight dock reaching into the St. Lucie River with a storage building at its end. The building carries his family's name, which also marks the peninsula and town of Sewall's Point.

The house sits within a waterfront park setting, so visiting can be combined with a pleasant walk and other outdoor activities in the area. Indoor space is limited, so attending a guided tour is the best way to see and understand the building properly.

The small rectangular cupola on the roof was added while the house stood in Port Sewall, and during Prohibition green or red lanterns hung there to tell incoming bootleggers whether it was safe to unload their cargoes of alcohol on the St. Lucie River.