Christmas in Orange County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Brown House
circa 1900
Photographed By Jay Kravetz, August 10, 2017
1. Brown House Marker
Inscription.
Brown House. circa 1900. Ephriam Legrand Brown built this house in 1900. Mr. Brown was born in Americus, Georgia in 1859 and came to Florida at the age of sixteen. He worked as a surveyor. In 1882 he married Julia Roberts of the Roberts Plantation on Lake Mills. He purchased a 40-acre parcel of land where he built a log home and planted an orange grove. When the log home was destroyed by fire, the family lived in the barn while a new home was built. He used the charred, but sound timbers from the log home for the floor joists in the building. Citrus trees planted by Mr. Brown bore fruit until the freeze of 1985. In that year the Brown family was recognized by the Florida Department of Agriculture as a pioneer farm family under the One Hundred Year Farm Family Program.
Ephriam Legrand Brown built this house in 1900. Mr. Brown was born in Americus, Georgia in 1859 and came to Florida at the age of sixteen. He worked as a surveyor. In 1882 he married Julia Roberts of the Roberts Plantation on Lake Mills. He purchased a 40-acre parcel of land where he built a log home and planted an orange grove. When the log home was destroyed by fire, the family lived in the barn while a new home was built. He used the charred, but sound timbers from the log home for the floor joists in the building. Citrus trees planted by Mr. Brown bore fruit until the freeze of 1985. In that year the Brown family was recognized by the Florida Department of Agriculture as a pioneer farm family under the One Hundred Year Farm Family Program.
Erected by Fort Christmas Historical Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 28° 33.723′ N, 81° 1.322′ W. Marker is in Christmas, Florida, in Orange County. Marker can be reached from North Fort Christmas Road (County Road 420) 1.8 miles north of East Colonial Road (State Road 50), on the left when traveling north. The house is located in Fort Christmas Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1300 N Fort Christmas Rd, Christmas FL 32709, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2017, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 9, 2017, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
