Rear of large house, c. 1905
Item
Title
Rear of large house, c. 1905
Description
Rear of large house or hotel, with an ornamental pond and plants. Probably the McFarlan family, Louis Cass McFarlan on the left.
William Dowling McFarlan Jr. (1836-1925), brother Robert M. McFarlan (1843–1914), and cousin Louis Cass McFarlan (1850-1913) and his wife Lorena Maule McFarlan (1873-1962) and young son were regular winter visitors to Stuart from their home in Pennsylvania, between 1895 through about 1910. Both William, a retired merchant, and Louis, a cloth merchant, purchased several properties in Stuart between 1904 and 1907. William first wintered in Rockledge, Florida, but found the fishing in Stuart to be superior.
William Dowling McFarlan Jr. (1836-1925), brother Robert M. McFarlan (1843–1914), and cousin Louis Cass McFarlan (1850-1913) and his wife Lorena Maule McFarlan (1873-1962) and young son were regular winter visitors to Stuart from their home in Pennsylvania, between 1895 through about 1910. Both William, a retired merchant, and Louis, a cloth merchant, purchased several properties in Stuart between 1904 and 1907. William first wintered in Rockledge, Florida, but found the fishing in Stuart to be superior.
Creator
Source
Scan gift of Stuart Heritage Museum.
Contributor
Rights
No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
4x5 glass plate negative
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
SHM-GPN-030
2023.002
Coverage
Original Format
Glass plate negative
Collection
Citation
Louis Cass McFarlan (1850-1913), “Rear of large house, c. 1905,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/300.