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Whitehall (Henry M. Flagler House)

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Whitehall is a 75-room, 100,000 square foot Gilded Age mansion open to the public in Palm Beach, Florida in the United States. Completed in 1902, it is a major example of neoclassical Beaux Arts architecture designed by Carrère and Hastings for Henry Flagler, a leading captain of industry in the late 19th century, and a leading developer of Florida as a tourist destination. The building is listedNational Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary accessed on June 13, 2006 a National Historic Landmark. It now houses the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, named after its builder. Read more on Wikipedia

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