The Historic Watermelon - Summer Haven, FL

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The Historic Watermelon - Summer Haven, FL The Historic Watermelon is a luxury vacation rental home located in Summer Haven (St. Augustine, FL). Mr.

The Historic Watermelon is a newly restored and renovated property that was once owned by the Mellon family. The 5,000 square-foot, 6 bedroom, 8 bath property has a long and storied history. It was originally built in the 1890s as the Seacrest Inn, and is the oldest surviving building in Summer Haven. It existed before there were roads to the area, or even cars, when the only way to get to Summer

Haven was by a full day or two of boat travel on the rivers, carefully timed with the tides. The back of the home at that time was the front of the inn, facing the river, and what later became the garages started out as the wharf house for the property. Mellon fell in love with the area, partly due to his ability to sleep well in the ocean air, so he purchased the property in Summer Haven and turned it into the family’s summer home, later building numerous small cottages around the property to house the family’s many guests. The Mellon family frequently hosted famous friends and high profile guests, including the likes of Hollywood elite like Gary Cooper and Cary Grant. Well known writers such as Earnest Hemingway, Robert Frost, and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings were also among the home’s noted guests. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt is also said to have dined there.

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