Eden
N 30° 22.272 W 086° 07.063
16R E 584777 N 3360248
Historical marker at the Wesley House in Eden Gardens State Park, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMAVKG
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2011
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Marker Text:
“Who loves a garden, still his ‘Eden’ keeps.” Amos Bronson Alcott
The estate was bought in 1963 by Lois Genevieve Maxon, who planned the gardens which enhance the lovely natural setting and restored the mansion in antebellum style. Built in 1895 by lumberman William Henry Wesley, the house had elaborate Victorian trimming. The restoration fulfills a local legend which claims that the original design was inspired by an antebellum plantation house where the builder was given shelter on his way home from the War Between the States. Wesley’s lumber partner and father-in-law, Simeon Strickland, had an identical house nearby, of which a portion still stands. Traces of their mill, where lumber for the two houses was cut, may still be seen on the “Eden” grounds.
GIVEN TO THE FLORIDA BOARD OF PARKS AND HISTORIC MEMORIALS
December 1968 by Lois Genevieve Maxon in loving memory of her parents: Harry Russell Maxon 1883-1960
Lois Adelheide Gustava Margarethe von Purucker Maxon 1885-1960
Marker Number: F-172
Date: 1969
County: Walton
Marker Type: Other
Sponsored or placed by: Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials
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