The Edward Hill Brewer House
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| The residence of E. H. Brewer circa 1909 | The Brewer estate circa 1957 |
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| The driveway to "The Palms" about 1917 | A garden at the Brewer estate |
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Located on the eastern shore of Lake Osceola, "The Palms" was built by Edward Hill Brewer as a winter cottage in 1899. It was renovated in 1924 to duplicate Brewer’s other residence in Cortland, New York. Originally, the house was clapboard covered with a wooden shingle roof and a spindle-balustraded veranda. James Gamble Rogers II redesigned the interior in 1937-38 at the request of the owners at that time, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Detmar Trismen.
"The Palms" was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 22, 1982.
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden ~ All Saints' Episcopal Church ~ Annie Russell Theatre ~ The Comstock-Harris House ~ Edward Hill Brewer House ~ Knowles Memorial Chapel ~ Winter Park Country Club and Golf Course ~ Woman's Club of Winter Park