Flagler Museum, Beaux-Arts mansion in Palm Beach, United States
Whitehall is a three-story Beaux-Arts mansion of white stone with a red tile roof, built around an open-air central courtyard and modeled on palaces in Spain and Italy. Its projecting portico has four tall fluted columns on square bases, with a dark arched entrance behind them and iron balcony railings on the flanking windows. Inside, 55 restored rooms have marble floors, walls and columns, ceiling murals and heavy gilding.
Henry Flagler commissioned two New York architects to build his winter residence, which was completed after just over two years. The house was later converted into a museum to document the era of the late 19th century.
Whitehall takes its name from the white marble used throughout the house. Flagler gave it to Mary Lily Kenan as a wedding present, and the couple arrived each winter in their private railcar No. 91. The museum keeps Gilded Age furnishings and hosts an annual chamber music series and a lecture series on Gilded Age topics.
The tour leads through living areas, reception rooms, and private chambers, with visitors moving at their own pace. On certain days musical events and lectures take place, adding to the program.
A separate pavilion displays a parlor car from the 1880s that was once used for travel along the East Coast. The interior of the car features velvet, wood paneling, and gilded details.
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