Bingham-Blossom House "Figulus" | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 East facade of Figulus. | |
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| Location | Palm Beach,Palm Beach County, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 26°40′19″N80°2′28″W / 26.67194°N 80.04111°W /26.67194; -80.04111 |
| Built | 1893 |
| Architect | George Lainhart |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000344 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 5, 1972 |
| Removed from NRHP | January 4, 2012 |
TheBingham-Blossom House, also known asFigulus, was a historic home and landscaped estate inPalm Beach, Palm Beach County, southeasternFlorida. It was located at 1250 SouthOcean Boulevard. It was damaged by fire and demolished in 1974.
The residence was completed in 1893 in theShingle Style, for Charles William Bingham and wife, Mary Payne Bingham, ofCleveland, Ohio.[1] It was the first privately owned residence on the ocean in Palm Beach.[1] The original 17 acres of grounds contained many tropical trees brought from around the world byDavid Grandison Fairchild, noted botanist and friend of the Bingham family. It was designed by local artisan and builder George Lainhart, with deep recessed porches, wide overhangs, and cross ventilation that provided the necessary comfort, without air conditioning.[1]
On December 5, 1972, it was added to theU.S.National Register of Historic Places.[2] It was also documented by theHistoric American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1972.
Subsequently, the residence was seriously damaged by fire and was demolished in 1974.[1] The site was cleared except for the plantings.[1][3]
The Bingham's gave their daughterFrances Payne Bingham Bolton and her husbandChester C. Bolton an estate named Casa Apava, that was built just south of Figulus in 1919.[4] The large laterally ramblingMediterranean Revival style complex was designed by architectAbram Garfield, the son ofPresident Garfield.[4][5] The residence remains in near original condition, and was sold for $71.2 million in 2015.[6]
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