Casa Feliz shows Winter Park's save-the-house story
Casa Feliz gives Winter Park a James Gamble Rogers II house story, with Spanish farmhouse style, local preservation, and one very careful move.
Casa Feliz is a Winter Park house with a second act. James Gamble Rogers II designed it in 1932 for Robert Bruce Barbour. The old Barbour Estate was built as an Andalusian-style masonry farmhouse during the Great Depression, with heavy walls, arched openings, a tile roof, and a courtyard feel.
The rescue is the part people remember. When the house was threatened in 2000, local supporters raised more than $1.2 million. In 2001, the building moved across Interlachen Avenue to its present site beside the Winter Park Golf Course. It was not a small job, and that is part of the charm. Casa Feliz now says a lot about Winter Park: old houses, civic pride, and a town willing to work hard to keep a landmark.
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