Bonnet House
Bonnet House is an historic property located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I decided to visit this local attraction because the history of the property dates back to around 2000 BC. It was purchased by Hugh Taylor Birch, a businessman from Chicago in 1895 and given to his daughter and her artist husband, Frederic Clay Bartlett in 1919. They started building the present house in 1920 so they could have a winter retreat to work on their art. In 1983 the house was given to the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation and was declared a Historic Landmark by the City of Fort Lauderdale in 2002. Being close to the main beach and massive development in the area, Bonnet House is listed as one of the 11 most endangered properties in the USA. You can find more information about Bonnet House on their web site at: http://www.bonnethouse.org/
Unfortunately, I wasn't permitted to make photos inside any of the rooms in the house, however there was still lots to photograph on the property. My new site has 4 separate Galleries:
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