Bonnet House Museum and Gardens
Florida · United States
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10 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Bonnet House Museum and Gardens
Welcome to the Bonnet House Museum and Gardens, an extraordinary sanctuary nestled among the towering high-rises of modern Fort Lauderdale. I am delighted to guide you through this profound intersection of human history, artistic…
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Our journey begins at the Welcome Center, the threshold between the relentless pace of modern Fort Lauderdale and the suspended tranquility of the Bonnet House estate. As you step away from the paved roads and onto the crushed…
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Passing through the large main doors, we step into the central courtyard, which serves as the pulsing, architectural heart of the Bonnet House. Instantly, the spatial dynamics of the Caribbean plantation style become brilliantly…
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Stepping away from the central courtyard, we enter a space of profound creative significance, the Artist's Studio. For Frederick Clay Bartlett, a professional and highly regarded artist, a dedicated workspace was an absolute…
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Let us now shift our focus from the realms of fine art to the fascinating mechanics of domestic life in the early twentieth century. We are stepping into the Kitchen and the adjacent Butler's Pantry. …
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Transitioning from the bustling energy of the service quarters, we arrive at the interior social spaces of the home, beginning with the Dining Room. You might be immediately struck by the surprisingly modest scale of this room,…
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Exiting the rear of the main house, we venture into an area of the estate that truly showcases the eccentric and deeply personal passions of the Bartlett family. Before us stand a series of remarkable outbuildings, the most…
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As we move further away from the immediate domestic sphere of the house, we enter the expansive and highly curated landscape of the estate's grounds. Our path leads us first through the Desert Garden, a striking botanical…
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Continuing our exploration of the estate's outer reaches, our path now leads us into the dense, shaded canopy of the Maritime Hammock. The word hammock is an Anglicized derivative of a Native American term, which translates…
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As our walking tour of the Bonnet House Museum and Gardens draws to a close, it is essential to reflect upon the sheer improbability of this estate's survival. We have walked through ancient archaeological sites, marveled at…
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What is Bonnet House Museum and Gardens?
Bonnet House Museum and Gardens is a place in Florida · United States with 10 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Florida · United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 10 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 26.1367, -80.1072 |
| Last updated |
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