James D. and Alice Butler House

The James D. and Alice Butler House, commonly known as the Butler House, is a historic house museum in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is located at 380 East Hillsboro Boulevard. On July 28, 1995, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[2]

James D. and Alice Butler House
Florida Historic Site
James D. and Alice Butler House is located in Florida
James D. and Alice Butler House
James D. and Alice Butler House is located in the United States
James D. and Alice Butler House
LocationDeerfield Beach, Florida
Coordinates26°19′04.97″N 80°05′52.74″W
NRHP reference No.95000916
Significant dates
Added to NRHP28 July 1995[1]
Designated FHS1974

Building

Built in the Mediterranean Revival style it was the home of early Deerfield Beach settlers and civic leaders, James D. and Alice Wood Butler. Alice Butler obtained the plans for the house from a popular ladies' magazine, the Ladies Home Journal of September 1923. Situated on almost four city lots the home was built by Gulfstream Lumber Company of Delray at a cost of $10,000.[3] It was built on the site of home the Butlers had purchased in 1912 for $300.[4] The building is constructed of hollow tile, the interior walls are plaster on lath and the roof is made from Spanish terracotta tiles.

In 1974 the home was designated a Florida Historic Site.[5] In 1977 the Butler family deeded the home and grounds to the Deerfield Beach Historical Society which operates it as a historic house museum.[6]

Modern times

The Butler House has been fully restored and contains many of the original furnishings, an exception being the dining room table that was replaced after the original had been used to protect the west dining room window during the San Felipe Segundo hurricane in 1928. The wicker furniture purchased by the Butlers in 1923 for $500 is featured, as are hats from the flapper era and the lion's paw bathtub.[5] As of 2018 the house is open to the public monthly. The property features a one–hundred year old Banyan tree where the Deerfield Beach Historical Society holds events.[7][8] The society operates the property as an event venue and maintains its headquarters there in addition to the function of the home as a museum.[7]

References
  1. "National Register Information System – James D. and Alice Butler House (#95000916)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
  2. Piland, Sherry (June 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James D. and Alice Butler House". National Park Service."Accompanying 9 photos, from 1992". National Register of Historic Places Inventory.
  3. Justice, L.A. (25 September 1994). "The green house". City Plus. Sun-Sentinel. p. 9. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018.
  4. Roberts, Elizabeth (25 August 2013). "Work the bugs out - After termite treatment historic Deerfield home still needs repairs". Community News. Sun-Sentinel. p. 1. Retrieved 7 December 2018 – via NewsBank.
  5. Roeback, A. Tacuma (27 December 1998). "Placing a call for aid - Deerfield Beach Historical Society asks for $25,000 - staff shortage, termites, house repairs cited". Community Close Up. Sun-Sentinel. p. 1. Retrieved 25 November 2018 – via NewsBank.
  6. Woolfe, Tao (12 July 1996). "House serves sip of history - cozy gift shop, cup of tea add to Butler home". Palm Beach. Sun-Sentinel (Palm Beach ed.). p. 3. Retrieved 25 November 2018 – via NewsBank.
  7. Neuberger, Phyllis (29 January 2018). "Dedicated volunteers run the landmark Butler House Museum, home of the Deerfield Beach Historical Society". News. The Pelican. Pompano Beach, FL. p. 10 – via NewsBank.
  8. Diaz, Karen A. (30 January 2005). "Historical society toasts holidays at Butler House". Community News. Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 25 November 2018 – via NewsBank.
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