Auburndale in Polk County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Ephraim M. Baynard House
1894
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 24, 2014
1. Ephraim M. Baynard House 1894 Marker
Inscription.
Ephraim M. Baynard House. Ephraim M. Baynard, born in South Carolina in 1861, arrived in Auburndale soon after its founding. By 1893, he owned one of the general stores in the community and acreage planted in citrus and tomatoes. As a highly successful grower, Baynard owned and operated the Chase Packing Plant until it was destroyed by fire. He sold his general store in 1902 and became intensely involved in real estate development in the 1920s. Baynard built several commercial buildings and at least two residences in Auburndale. Mr. Baynard's home, located on West Lake Avenue, was built in 1894 by Alfred Chipman Thorpe and is an example of the Folk Victorian architectural style. Another barnyard home was built in 1914 by Thorpe's son, Harry, and later became the Kersey Funeral Home. Ephraim M. Baynard received recognition from the State of Florida as a Great Floridian in the year 2000. The Baynard House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Ephraim M. Baynard, born in South Carolina in 1861, arrived in Auburndale soon after its founding. By 1893, he owned one of the general stores in the community and acreage planted in citrus and tomatoes. As a highly successful grower, Baynard owned and operated the Chase Packing Plant until it was destroyed by fire. He sold his general store in 1902 and became intensely involved in real estate development in the 1920s. Baynard built several commercial buildings and at least two residences in Auburndale. Mr. Baynard's home, located on West Lake Avenue, was built in 1894 by Alfred Chipman Thorpe and is an example of the Folk Victorian architectural style. Another barnyard home was built in 1914 by Thorpe's son, Harry, and later became the Kersey Funeral Home. Ephraim M. Baynard received recognition from the State of Florida as a Great Floridian in the year 2000. The Baynard House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 2011 by City of Auburndale, Auburndale Community Redevelopment Agency, Auburndale Historic Preservation Commission, Centennial Celebration Committee.
4.032′ N, 81° 47.377′ W. Marker is in Auburndale, Florida, in Polk County. It is at the intersection of West Lake Avenue and Shelby Street, on the left when traveling south on West Lake Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 208 W Lake Ave, Auburndale FL 33823, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Florida. 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.
More about this marker. This marker has a companion marker located on the opposite side of the house. Though text is identical, sponsorship and date erected are different.
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 24, 2014
2. Ephraim M. Baynard House 1894 Marker with house decorated for Christmas
Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,672 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
