Whitehall, Home of Henry Morrison Flagler, Palm Beach Island, FL National Historic Landmark #2
Henry Flagler put Florida on the map and made it accessible by train to all. He started in St. Augustine and worked his way down the coast to Palm Beach. Whitehall was the home he built for his second wife, Mary Lily. It was a rainy day when I visited Whitehall. I have to say I was slightly underwhelmed when I saw it. It's very nice but it certainly didn't look like it was going to live up to the reputation that had been reported by a New York paper in 1902 as "More wonde