Bonnet House Museum and Gardens  
				the house is also known as the Bartlett House,
				 located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, originally acquired by Hugh Taylor Birch in 1895, and then
				  given to his daughter, Helen and her husband, artist Frederic Clay Bartlett to be a wedding gift
				   for them in 1919.  Frederic would have a plantation style home constructed on the property, 
				   wintering there with his wife and child, Frederic, Jr. from a former marriage.  Helen would
				    pass away in 1925, and Bartlett would marry Evelyn Fortune Lily, the ex-wife of Eli Lilly.
				      The couple would use the home for a winter retreat until Frederic passed away in 1953, and				      
 then, Evelyn in 1997.  She deeded the beautiful estate to the state of Florida in 1983, so that it would be used 
 as a historic house museum.  While living here, Frederic would continue his artistic endeavors, while Helen would compose music and poetry.   
				
			 
		 
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