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Celebrate the holidays at Whitehall, Flagler Museum. Here's a chance to add another family-friendly activity to your holiday season.  Take a step back in time to holiday seasons in the 1900’s.  Whitehall is a 75-room Gilded Age mansion open to the public in Palm Beach. Located at 1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach, construction was completed in 1902.  The building is a major example of neoclassical Beaux Arts architecture designed by Carrere and Hastings for Mr. Flagler.  

Flagler was a prominent leader of industrialism in the late 19th century. Whitehall was to be a winter residence, and Henry gave it to his bride, Mary Lily, as a wedding gift.  He was also the foremost developer of South Florida as a vacation destination. The Whitehall building is listed as…

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The Flagler Museum, formally known as the Whitehall estate is one of the most famous homes and landmarks on the island of Palm Beach. The elegant 100,000 square foot estate was built in 1902 by Henry Flagler as a wedding gift to his wife Mary. Henry Flagler was an American Industrialist and founder of Standard Oil, who is known for developing Florida’s east coast and responsible for making Palm Beach, America’s first resort destination.

The grand estate features 75 rooms and was built and designed in the Gilded Age. Flagler commissioned John Carrere and Thomas Hastings to design and built the mansion for Flagler. Hastings and Carrere were also the architects for other landmarks during the Gilded Age such as the New York Public Library and the Waldorf…

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Every day through the season, the Café Des Beaux Arts at the Flagler Museum hosts afternoon tea Tuesday through Sunday. The café offers a large selection of refreshments, entertainment, sandwiches, delicacies and of course a large selection of different types and flavors of tea.

The café is located in the historic Palm Beach estate in the elegant Flagler Kenan Pavilion with great views of downtown West Palm Beach and the intracoastal. Café Des Beaux Arts serves a selection of traditional scones, sweets and gourmet sandwiches with every cup of tea severed on the estates exquisite Whitehall collection china.

Reservations for Afternoon Tea is highly suggested and can be made by calling 561-655-2833 or by visiting their website. The menu is prix-fixed,…

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The best tourism promoters in Palm Beach County are The Breakers and the Flagler Museum. While the gorgeous architecture and tropical climate of Palm Beach island is already enchanting to tourists and locals alike, these alluring landmarks are continually boosting its sophisticated presence.

Discover the Palm Beaches, a non-profit whose mission is to promote tourism, presented well-earned Accommodation Partner of the Year Award to The Breakers, and Non-Accommodation Partner of the Year Award to the Flagler Museum to recognize their innovative marketing programs.

“When Henry Flagler first bought land on a little known barrier island called Palm Beach, he built churches, hired baseball players to entertain people, landscape painters to capture…

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Whitehall, Florida’s first museum, was built in 1902 as a seasonal home of Mr. Henry Flagler, cofounder of Standard Oil and son of a struggling Presbyterian minister. He married his third wife, Mary Lily Kenan, he presented Whitehall to her as an extravagant wedding gift. The home was designed in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture. Whitehall was meant to rival the extravagant mansions in Newport, Rhode Island. Flagler induced influential people like the Rockefellers, the Vanderbilts, the Firestones and the Du Ponts to vacation in Florida, 

1n 1902 a New York Herald wrote a story about the mansion. The Standard Oil Company co-founder's beach home was described as, "More wonderful than any palace in Europe, grander and more magnificent than any…

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The annual Christmas Tree Lighting at the incredible Flagler Museum is taking place this Sunday from 3 to 5pm. 

This magical, holiday event features stunning performances of the piano, the organ and an incredible caroling choir. The carolers will be singing holiday classics in the courtyard while the tree is being lit. Seasonal dishes and cocktails will be served to all. Even Santa Claus will be present, greeting the little ones and taking Christmas list requests. The annual Christmas tree lighting at the Flagler Museum is one for the record books, so bring your family and friends for some holiday cheer. 

The tree lighting will take place this Sunday from 3 to 5pm at Flagler Museum, 1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach, Fl. For more information please…

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One of the most famous homes in Florida’s history is the Flagler Estate and Museum. In the early 1900’s, Henry Morrison Flagler as a wedding gift to his wife built in the incredible manor and named it Whitehall. 

“In 1902, the New York Herald proclaimed Whitehall, Henry Flagler's Gilded Age estate in Palm Beach, "more wonderful than any palace in Europe, grander & more magnificent than any other private dwelling in the world."

Henry Flagler is probably most famous for his railroads. In 1912 Henry Flagler arrived aboard the first train into Key West, marking the completion of the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway's Over-Sea Railroad to Key West. With great imagination and ingenuity, Flagler became a pioneer in the rail industry of the United States. 

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Season is here and there are dozens of activities happening in South Florida. The biggest obstacle may be choosing what to do, where to go and what to see. 

The Flagler Museum, offers a Gilded Age style lunch each afternoon during season. Cafe Des Beaux-Arts is located on the Flagler Museum grounds in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion. It is reminiscent of a 19th century Beaux-Arts railway palace. Guests will enjoy culinary delicacies in the elegance of the Gilded Age - gourmet tea sandwiches, scones and sophisticated desserts - while enjoying the panoramic views of the Downtown West Palm Beach waterfront skyline.  The Cafe Des Beaux-Arts lunch is served through March 26, 2016 at Flagler Museum Whitehall, One Whitehall…

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