DeBary in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Tenant House

DeBary Hall Historic Site

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 16, 2021

1. The Tenant House Marker

Inscription. This plain house ounce stood on a road just east of its present site. Donated and moved, it recalls the deBarys’ largely forgotten workers. The building appears in an 1882 estate survey, though local traditions say these “quarters” predated the 1870s DeBary Hall itself. That remains unproven—but the structure’s pier bricks and hand-hewn beams definitely are old.

For decades, both white and black people occupied the worker’s house, maintaining a big estate for seasonal visitor’s. The deBarys’ helpers lived like most residents hereabouts—very simply.

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The tenant house in 1942. DeBary Collection.

Erected by the County of Volusia and the City of Debary.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 28° 52.524′ N, 81° 17.875′ W. Marker is in DeBary, Florida, in Volusia County. It can be reached from the intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Mansion Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Located within the DeBary Hall Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 198 Sunrise Blvd,

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Debary FL 32713, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Working (here, next to this marker); DeBary Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Tracking the Tenant House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stable (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ice House (within shouting distance of this marker); Equipment Shed (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ice Trade (within shouting distance of this marker); DeBary Hall / Florida Federation of Art, Inc. (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in DeBary.

Also see . . . DeBary Hall Historic Site.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 16, 2021

2. The Tenant House Marker

(Submitted on June 27, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.