Near Flagler Beach in Flagler County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Bulow Plantation House
Photographed By James Hulse, January 21, 2022
1. The Bulow Plantation House Marker
The house was once visited by naturalist John James Audubon on Christmas Day 1831. Audubon walked 14 miles from the Mala Compa Plantation located in what is now known as Palm Coast, Florida. Audubon completed a painting of the Greater Yellowlegs shorebird here in the marsh across Bulow Creek.
In 1828 James Ormond III lived here with John Bulow and later wrote that the house was 62 feet by 42 feet and had 2 separate kitchens. Ormond noted that the library contained an extensive collection of fictional works. Troops found the mansion destroyed with burned and torn books scattered around the area. Only 2 books were salvaged, one by William Shakespeare and one by poet John Milton.
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Lower Left: Sherds of 19th century shell edge dinnerware were found in the kitchen building area and at the slave cabin 1 site. There are sherds and other artifacts on display in the interpretive museum at the sugar mill ruins.
Erected by Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park.
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Location. 29° 26.1′ N, 81° 8.261′ W. Marker is near Flagler Beach, Florida, in Flagler County. Marker can be reached from Bulow Plantation Ruins, one mile east of Old Kings Road. The marker is located at the east section of the Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park at the Plantation House Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3501 Old Kings Road, Flagler Beach FL 32136, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Indigo Production (a few steps from this marker); Slave Cabin Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Bulow Ville Plantation House (within shouting distance of this marker); Slave Cabin Site (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boat Slips (about 300 feet away); Bulow Sugar Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); Driven by Sweat & Steam (approx. 0.3 miles away); Beyond the Plantation (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Flagler Beach.
More about this marker. There is a small entry fee required to visit the ruins at the park.
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Photographed By James Hulse, January 21, 2022
2. The Bulow Plantation House Marker
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park is a Florida State Park in Flagler Beach, Florida. It is three miles west of Flagler Beach on CR 2001, south of SR 100, and contains the ruins of an ante-bellum plantation and its sugar mill, built of coquina, a fossiliferous sedimentary rock composed of shells. It was the largest plantation in East Florida, and was operated with the forced labor of enslaved Africans and African Americans. Source: Wikipedia(Submitted on February 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, January 21, 2022
3. The view of the Bulow Plantation House Marker next to the park pavilion
Photographed By James Hulse, January 21, 2022
4. Closeup of the The Bulow Plantation House drawing from the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 6, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
