Lilian Place Bed and Breakfast FL USA

Description of Lilian Place Bed and Breakfast: Lilian Place was built in 1884 and is the oldest home on the beachside of Daytona Beach. When it was built, there were no bridges to the mainland. In order to cross the Halifax River, residents and visitors to the home had to row, sail, or take the ferry. The house was built by Lawrence Thompson, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who owned a general store on Beach Street. The Thompson family owned the home for 101 years. It has changed hands twice since the family sold the home in 1985. The "Lilian" of Lilian Place was the sister of Lawrence Thompson. Her cousin, Alice Dalton, named the house in her honor as the original family member who lived there the longest. Lilian Place is listed on the United States Department of Interior's Register of Historical Places. Lilian Place is where author Stephen Crane stayed after his shipwreck in Ponce Inlet in 1897. There, the author most famous for "The Red Badge of Courage," was inspired to write his short story "The Open Boat." Compiled for The Daytona Beach News Journal by Patricia Thompson Bennett, the granddaughter of Lilian Place's builder