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Dining room, Railcar No. 91. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 4

Click here for all posts on the Flagler Museum. This week we’re looking at Henry Flagler’s private railcar, built in 1886 by Jackson and Sharp of Wilmington, Delaware. In 1912, Flagler celebrated the opening of the Florida East Coast Railway by riding in this car from Jacksonville all the way to Key West.

I’d never been in a private railcar before, so this was pretty cool.

Railcar No. 91. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante
Parlor / office of Railcar No. 91. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante
Flagler’s monogram in the parlor / office of Railcar No. 91. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante
Hallway, Railcar No. 91. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante
Bedroom in Railcar No. 91. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante
Place for shower, Railcar No. 91. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante
Dining room, Railcar No. 91. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante
Dining room / guest bedroom, Railcar No. 91. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante
Kitchen, Railcar No. 91. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante
Railcar No. 91: exquisite attention to details such as the railing. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante
Railcar No. 91: more exquisite detail on the gilt designs on the outside. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Exterior of the Flagler Museum

Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

The iron fence around the Flagler property was the work of Carrere and Hastings, who also designed the house.

Fence of the Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

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