Fairbanks House, Historic residence in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

Fairbanks House is a residence featuring Italianate architecture with a flat roof, tall windows, and decorative brackets beneath the eaves on South 7th Street. The arched-top windows and ornamental details underneath the overhanging eaves showcase the careful design that typified prosperous homes of that period.

George Rainsford Fairbanks had the house built in 1885 as a surprise for his wife; the gesture reportedly did not go over well, and the house became known as "Fairbanks Folly". Architect R. S. Schuyler designed it, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1973.

The house was built in 1885 as a surprise for George Rainsford Fairbanks's wife; the gesture reportedly did not go over well, and the building became known as "Fairbanks Folly". Fairbanks, a writer and historian of Fernandina Beach, lived here while the house later became a bed and breakfast.

The property sits on South 7th Street in the heart of Fernandina Beach's historic district and is easy to reach on foot. It stands among other restored structures nearby, making it practical to explore multiple buildings from that era in a single visit.

George Rainsford Fairbanks had the house built in 1885 as a surprise for his wife, but the gesture reportedly did not go over well, and the house became known as "Fairbanks Folly". It has operated as the Fairbanks House Bed & Breakfast.