When I looked up things to do in Fort Lauderdale I hardly imagined I would be visiting historic gardens. Nonetheless that's exactly what happened when I visited an old friend in Florida last week. Bonnet House is now basically a museum and garden located at 900 North Birch road in downtown Fort Lauderdale just by the coastline. It was declared a historic landmark by the city in 2002 and hopefully will remain that way as per the wishes of Evelyn F. Bartlett. Definitely worth a visit if you are planning a visit to that part of Florida and interested in doing interesting activities beyond going to the pool and/or beach.
From the Bonnet House: The Life & Gift
"The Bonnet House is the legacy of Frederic Clay Bartlett's vision and talent which translated his years of exposure to the arts and architecture of Europe into a native Floridian house. Built in 1920, Mr. Bartlett's personal interpretation of a plantation house was designed to promote a gracious indoor-outdoor lifestyle filtered by coastal breezes from the Atlantic Ocean and to express his sense of whimsy with decorative delight. The life and love shared at Bonnet House radiates from within the artistry of the home and tranquility of its thirty-five acre setting. Bonnet House, named after the yellow water lily that once grew in the property's marshland, exemplifies the lives of the families who owned the property for nearly a century."
For more fascinating background information: Bonnet House
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