Robert Ross Wason Collection

Collection Items

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  Hildabrad Park bench, c. 1955

  Woman sits on a Hildabrad Park bench next to the St. Lucie River. Situated on East 4th St, near downtown Stuart and with frontage on the St. Lucie River, Robert R. Wason began developing the Hildabrad Park community around 1949. Caption for image reads "Looking North across the St. Lucie River from the public park area in Hildabrad Subdivision."

  Tags Buildings, Unidentified portraits, Waterways
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  House in Hildabrad Park, c. 1950

  House and driveway in the Hildabrad Park community. Sign in the front yard identifies the house as belonging to "The Johnson's." Caption for image reads "One of the modern residences located on the river front in Hildabrad Subdivision.

  Tags Automobiles, Dwellings
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  Road in Hildabrad Park, c. 1955

  Tree lined road in Hildabrad Park.

  Tags Dirt roads, Streets, Trees
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  Shoreline In Hildabrad Park, c. 1955

  Note written on back of photo reads "Looking South along the shore line of Parcel 3-B."

  Tags Waterways
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  Construction in Hildabrad Park, c. 1950

  Several cars parked at a construction site in Hildabrad Park. Caption for image reads "Residence of Mrs. Robert R. Wason now under construction on the north bank of the St. Lucie River in Parcel 3-B."

  Tags Automobiles, Building construction, Construction
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  House in Hildabrad Park, c. 1950

  House with car parked in the driveway at the Hildabrad Park community. Caption for the image reads "New residence on north bank of the St. Lucie River in Parcel 3-B. This residence belongs to Mr. Edwin W. Burg."

  Tags Automobiles, Buildings, Driveways, Dwellings
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  Newspaper obituaries for Robert R. Wason, 1950

  Typed transcript of obituary, published in the Stuart News (13 Jul 1950).
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  A Stuart News Picture Story, 1956

  Article written by Ernest Lyons about the North River Shores subdivision, originally developed by Robert R. Wason and called Cocoanut Park. Photographs by Arthur Ruhnke. Published in the Stuart News (7 Jun 1956).
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  North River Shores - Cocoanut Park brochure, c. 1960

  Real estate development brochure for the North River Shores and Cocoanut Park subdivisions.
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  Clippings about North River Shores, c. 2000

  Stuart News clippings about North River Shores. Article about the 100 year old tree published August 8, 1999. Article about living in North River Shores during the 1950s was published November 8, 2003.