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house built in 1880s with Sabal palmetto trunks

Eric in Orlando

By Eric in Orlando
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This house is in the historic district of Ormond Beach, just across the bridge a few blocks off the beach. It was built in the 1880s and is built with the trunks of Sabal palmetto. There were lots of tall S. palmetto in the surrounding yards but none on this property.

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

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Trópico Grand Master

Trópico

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That is beautiful! How did you find this gem!?

Frank

 

Zone 9b pine flatlands

humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

with yearly freezes

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edric Grand Master

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Hi Eric, I forgot all about that place, I remember going to see that as a kid, Ed

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Palmateer Community Regular

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No tall Sabal palmetto palms on the property, and we all know why!

Tom
Mid-Pinellas (St. Petersburg) Florida, USA

Member of Palm Society 1973-2012
Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum development 1977-1991
Chapter President 1983-84
Palm Society Director 1984-88

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Many of the older Flagler era homes in St. Augustine used sabal trunks for columns. At the back of Flagler College on the 2nd floor of the old artist colony on Valencia Street you can see the columns. Also, many of the houses on south St. George Street have sabal columns on their front porches. They are all very old homes. If I get a chance this weekend I will take some photos. I have never seen a house totally made of the trunks. That is awesome.

Lou St. Aug, FL

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Lou-StAugFL

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What street in Ormond is the sabal house on?

Lou St. Aug, FL

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Do you have anymore pictures of this house, external or internal? I am in love with it.

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obviously Sabal Timber is quite durable.....not too many other palms would last that long.

Andrew,
Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

Tropical Queensland

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What street in Ormond is the sabal house on?

Its on Orchard St, just a couple blocks north of Granada and just east of the riverfront

Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

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Do you have anymore pictures of this house, external or internal? I am in love with it.

No others, it was morning and the front of the house faces west so the sun was just behind the house

Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

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