Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cason Cottage
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 2, 2016
1. Cason Cottage Marker with cottage in background
Inscription.
Cason Cottage. . In 1899 the Tasker family purchased this block and built a house on the southwest corner. Phoebe A. Verrill bought the house in 1909 and sold it to the Cason family in 1921. The Casons converted the house into apartments and c.1924 built a second modest frame vernacular house on the blocks east corner, known today as Cason Cottage. Although modest, the cottage exhibits the excellent craftsmanship and details typical of many early Delray Beach homes. The Cason family played a major role in the development of South Florida. The Rev. J.R. Cason, who moved to Florida in 1905, was a founder of the first Florida orphanage at Enterprise in Volusia County. He was a community leader, serving as a municipal judge and Chairman of the Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction. Cason United Methodist Church, located at 342 North Swinton Avenue, is named in his honor. Since 1989, the Delray Beach Historical Society has operated Cason Cottage as a house museum to help interpret the history of Delray Beach from 1915-1935.
In 1899 the Tasker family purchased this block and built a house on the southwest corner. Phoebe A. Verrill bought the house in 1909 and sold it to the Cason family in 1921. The Casons converted the house into apartments and c.1924 built a second modest frame vernacular house on the blocks east corner, known today as Cason Cottage. Although modest, the cottage exhibits the excellent craftsmanship and details typical of many early Delray Beach homes. The Cason family played a major role in the development of South Florida. The Rev. J.R. Cason, who moved to Florida in 1905, was a founder of the first Florida orphanage at Enterprise in Volusia County. He was a community leader, serving as a municipal judge and Chairman of the Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction. Cason United Methodist Church, located at 342 North Swinton Avenue, is named in his honor. Since 1989, the Delray Beach Historical Society has operated Cason Cottage as a house museum to help interpret the history of Delray Beach from 1915-1935.
Erected 2011 by The Robert Neff Family, the Delray Beach Historical Society, and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-718.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.
Location.
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26° 27.813′ N, 80° 4.374′ W. Marker is in Delray Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It is at the intersection of Northeast 1st Street and North Swinton Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Northeast 1st Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Delray Beach FL 33444, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Florida, on the Gold Coast, on the Treasure Coast, and in Greater Miami. 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.
2. Cason Cottage Marker looking west toward Swinton Avenue
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 2, 2016
3. Cason Cottage in background with marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,944 times since then and 163 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
