The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Whitfield Estates was formerly a 682-acre (276 ha) wooded area that had been homesteaded by General John Riggin, aide-de-camp to Ulysses S. Grant. The property included the 218-acre (88 ha) bayfront estate of Alfred Ringling. In 1924, the property was purchased from Richard T. Ringling, son of Alfred, by a corporation called Whitfield Estates, Inc., held by Louis Broughton Whitfield, D. G. Haley, E. H. Price, and E. S. Delaplane Jr., who were from Alabama.
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8 historic places in Whitfield
8 places in Whitfield are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1993Whitfield Estates-Broughton Street Historic District
Listed 1996John M. Beasley House
Listed 1997Whitfield Estates Lantana Avenue Historic District
Listed 1998Austin House
Listed 2000Reid-Woods House
Listed 2000Villa Serena Apartments
Listed 2000Paul M. Souder House
Listed 2001Stevens-Gilchrist HouseThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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