It's a good thing we don't throw away everything from old houses. Unfortunately Kirkland was tore down in the 1950s. The home was designed by Carerre and Hastings and built by McGuire and McDonald. The home was built for Henry Flagler and his second wife Ida Alice. The columns in the picture are part of the Kirkside Apartments today in St. Augustine. However the name "Kirkside" lost its importance with the placement of the columns.
Next to a scottish church ---- the house was beside Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Kirkside – Carrere and Hastings designed and McGuire and MacDonald built the English Renaissance Colonial home started in July 1892 and completed in March 1893 as a home for Flagler and his second wife Ida Alice. It was a fifteen-bedroom home. Rooms were well furnished and the salon was modeled after Versailles. The house was two stories painted white with green blinds. The east wing of the house served as offices. The house was equipped with electric lighting. Today the Corinthian Columns grace Kirkside Apartments. |
