Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 4
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…

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Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 3
Heliotrope Room, one of the guest bedrooms at the Flagler Museum. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 3

Click here for all posts on the Flagler Museum. This week we're looking at the upstairs of the mansion. Master Bedroom Master Suite, Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright ©…

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Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 2
Drawing Room, Breakfast Room, Hotel Addition, 1925. Grand Ballroom, Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 2

The introduction to this series is in last week's post. Click here for all posts. South Hall Off the South Hall open the Billiard Room (left) and the Grand Ballroom…

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Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 1
Grand Hall. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 1

Henry Morrison Flagler (1830-1913) became enormously wealthy as one of the founders of Standard Oil, which he joined in 1867. He was credited by John D. Rockefeller with developing the…

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