Flagler College in St. Augustine: the Tiffany connection
We visited this wonderful building that began its life in 1888 as a lavish hotel built by Henry Flagler, one of the founders of Standard Oil, and now houses Flagler College . It is such a beautiful old building and in it we saw: these fabulous Tiffany chandeliers... on a spectacular painted and embossed ceiling in one of the hotel's drawing rooms. I apologize for the quality of the indoor photos -- it was quite dark in the building. I had to laugh at these painted cherubs on the ceiling... and the way their ribbony robes encircle the chandelier mount! This large clock over the mantle is special because it's a Thomas Edison clock and because it is made from one piece of rare onyx. We were told that Edison's "signature" on his clocks is the use of the incorrect Roman numeral "4". But the most spectacular feature of the building is that Louis Comfort Tiffany himself made the stained glass windows. Most of Tiffany's windows a...
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Micki
You have lovely creations and your photos are beautiful!
Come back and visit again!
Diane
We are having a great time here..we have been so busy that last night I finally gave out and fell asleep about 8....we are still getting married in Vegas, I think in March...Probably shouldve just planned it for here, but my sister wouldve been disappointed.....
Barbara