DeBary Hall, Historic hunting estate in DeBary, Florida, US.

DeBary Hall is a two-storey white wooden mansion built in 1871 as Frederick deBary's hunting retreat along the St. John's River. A wraparound veranda on both levels has continuous white balustrades on paired columns with carved capitals, and tall windows with dark green shutters sit behind it. The hipped roof carries two white chimneys and three small gabled dormers, and a skirt of dark green lattice panels runs above the brick foundation.

Frederick deBary, a Mumm champagne importer born in Frankfurt, bought three parcels from Oliver and Amanda Arnett in January 1871 and built DeBary Hall as a hunting retreat on the St. John's River. The family used it as a winter home until 1941, when Leonie deBary Lyon Brewster died without an heir. Additions made to host invited guests included a second dining room, a wraparound porch, two bathrooms and three guest bedrooms.

Guests at DeBary Hall came only by personal invitation, and the house was enlarged with a second dining room, a wraparound porch, two more bathrooms and three extra guest bedrooms to hold them. Hunting parties left early, with breakfast served at 4:30 a.m. Possible visitors included Presidents Grant and Cleveland and General William Tecumseh Sherman.

DeBary Hall stands at 198 Sunrise Boulevard in DeBary, beside Lake Monroe and the St. John's River. The two-storey house is entered from the wraparound veranda, with the main rooms on the ground floor and guest bedrooms above. The estate was remote in the 19th century, so allow time to walk the lawn and look for the site of the water tower and the spring-fed pool.

DeBary Hall's estate held Florida's first spring-fed swimming pool, filled and drained each day by a pump. The 8,000 sq ft lodge also had an elevator for guests' luggage, running water from a 500-gallon ceiling tank, and a wired call system throughout the house.