The Fairbanks House (also known as the Maj. George R. Fairbanks House) is a historic site in
Fernandina Beach Fernandina may refer to:
*Fernandina Beach, Florida
**Original Town of Fernandina Historic Site
*Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands
*Fernandina (fruit), a citrus
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,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
. It was built in 1885 for
George Rainsford Fairbanks
George Rainsford Fairbanks (1820–1906) was a lawyer, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Florida State Senator, president of Florida Fruit Growers Association and the Florida Fruit Exchange; editor of the '' Florida Mirror''; the author of books on ...
.
R. S. Schuyler was the building's architect. It is located at 227 South 7th Street. On June 4, 1973, it was added to the
U.S.
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National Register of Historic Places
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. Built as a surprise for his wife, it was reported not to have gone over well and became known as "Fairbanks Folly".
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It operates as the Fairbanks House Bed & Breakfast.
Fairbanks House Bed & Breakfast
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Gallery
File:Fernandina Beach FL Fairbanks House01.jpg
Image:Fernandina Beach FL Fairbanks House plaque01.jpg, Marker outside Fairbanks House
References
Further reading
Folly no more
External links
Fairbanks House Bed & Breakfast
Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
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Nassau County listings
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Great Floridians of Fernandina Beach
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
Houses in Nassau County, Florida
Bed and breakfasts in Florida
National Register of Historic Places in Nassau County, Florida
1885 establishments in Florida
Houses completed in 1885
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Hotels in the Jacksonville metropolitan area
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