Arthur H. "Phil" Phillips, longtime partner of Duke Merwin. Together they developed Edenlawn into a prominent fernery, starting in the 1930s, then continuing after WWII. Phil was awarded the Bronze Star in WWII. In the 1940s, they focused on making Edenlawn a resort with a successful restaurant.
A woman and a man seated on a bench with two dogs. On the right is Duke Merwin (1904-1991). On the left is possibly Ethyle Mae Edwards (1914-1992), to whom Duke was married for several years.
Woman holding a large clump of ferns. Possibly Albenia Delancy (1892-1970). Asparagus ferns were grown on Edenlawn as early as 1936 by Duke Merwin and Arthur Phillips.
William Harvey Merwin (1880-1961) smoking a pipe. An opera singer in Europe early in life, he served as a St. Lucie County Commissioner 1919-1920, 1929-1932.
Capt. John Miller (1853-1946) and an unidentified little girl. Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Historic Jensen and Eden on Florida's Indian River (2004) with the caption: "Capt. John Miller moved to Eden with his young family in 1887, and for the next sixty years lived in the house he built with his own hands. For a time, he operated an Indian River schooner, the 'Maud Miller' and, through the years, built hundreds of boats for the commercial fishing industry."
