HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE MACDONALD HOUSE Jonathan G. Lammers James J Miller of James J Miller PHD LLC version of February 3, 2017 Bender & Associates, Architects Key West
Billy s Tap Room MacDonald House Former Location of the Ormond Hotel John D. Rockefeller House The Casements
1845 Section 14 platted by US General Land Office into 4 Lots 1877-83 John Bostrom, Charles Bostrom and John Anderson receive Patent Deeds for Lots 2, 3 and 4 1886-87 Stephen Van Cullen White finances railroad, Ormond Hotel and bridge across Halifax River 1888 Ormond Hotel opens with 75 rooms, John Anderson and J.D. Price managers 1889 Worthy & Hubbard Addition platted south of Granada Blvd., 40 lots 150 x 100 ft 1889 Henry Flagler purchases Whites interest in Railroad and Ormond Hotel and expands hotel 1890 Margaret Stout employed as manager of news and curio department at Ormond Hotel 1903 Margaret Stout purchases part of Lot 20, hires Sumner H. Gove architect to construct residence 1905 Flagler expands Ormond Hotel, builds second bridge to accommodate railroad spur 1909 Margaret Stout s residence is advertised as a boarding house called The Wayside Lodge 1911 Anderson and Price die, Anderson bequeaths $200 to Margaret Stout 1914-17 John D. Rockefeller winters at Ormond Hotel 1918 Rockefeller purchases The Casements across from Ormond Hotel and next door to Margaret Stout 1922-32 Margaret Stout opens a gift shop (1922) and library (1924) at her residence, operates through 1932 1922 William MacDonald recruited to operate a tea room next to the Hotel 1926 MacDonald purchases drugstore/dwelling at 58 E. Granada Blvd, later opens Billy s Tap Room 1933 Margaret Stout dies at West Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada; property passes to her siblings 1941 Siblings of Margaret Stout sell property to William MacDonald for $3,000 1944 William MacDonald dies, property passes to widow Elizabeth 1964-79 Chain of multiple owners 1979 City of Ormond Beach purchases the MacDonald House 1997 City restores MacDonald House with state Historic Preservation Grant
1845 US Government Survey of Township 14 S, Range 32 E, Section 14 Divided into four government lots Grid on cardinal directions Available for homestead Transferred by Patent Deed 1870 John Bostrom s First House Homestead Deeded 1877
Hotel Ormond under construction ca. 1887 Hotel Ormond in operation, 1896
Worthy & Hubbard Addition, 1889 40 lots 150 x 100 ft with streets MacDonald House on Lot 20 in Red Center 50 ft of 150 ft width, west 50 ft added
Daytona Gazette News, May 9, 1903 Architect Sumner H. Gove contracts with Margaret A. Stout to construct a large residence Daytona Gazette News, June 6, 1903 G.P. Ballough contracts to install sanitary plumbing at residence of Miss M.A. Stout
MacDonald House MacDonald House, ca. 1905, showing turret and gable roof, across from Ormond Hotel View east toward today s Billy s Tap Room and St. James Church
MacDonald House Ormond Pharmacy (future Billy s Tap Room) St. James Church MacDonald Block on Granada Ave., View to Northeast, Showing MacDonald House, Ormond Hotel Grounds, Ormond Pharmacy and St. James Church, ca. 1920
Sanborn Co. Map, 1921 Ormond Hotel Wing FEC Railway Line Granada Blvd. Rockefeller Estate MacDonald House Ormond Pharmacy Post Office St. James moved
John Bostrom s residence Bosarve, completed 1903, Note castellated diagonal tower Coat Room at Ormond Hotel Lobby, Note diamond-light windows
Billy s Tap Room Diamond-Light Windows on Granada Blvd. Ormond Memorial Museum Building The Casements Entrance MacDonald House
Margaret Alison Stout, aka Marguerite, 1856-1933 Born in Dunrossness, Shetland Family had moved to Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada by 1896 First visited Ormond Beach in 1900 or earlier Employed as head of the news and curio department at Ormond Hotel in 1900 Acquired part of Lot 20 in 1903, resident of Brooklyn, NY at the time Engaged architect and contractor Sumner H. Gove in 1903 to construct the three-storey house Seasonal resident of the area, during the winter season when the Hotel was most busy Rented her house out in the off-season Operated a notions shop and library in the house Spent 1914 season at Hammock Home, with widow of Joseph D. Price, co-founder of the Ormond Hotel Also a close friend of co-founder John Anderson, who left her a bequest in his will Listed in the press and tourist guides as a merchant Also as proprietress of Wayside Lodge Died at Bathurst, New Brunswick on September 2, 1933 at age 77 Left property to brother and sister Appraisal showed the house contained a shop, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and closet on the first floor; three bedrooms, a sitting room and a closet on the second floor; and two attic bedrooms.
MacDonald House Margaret Stout s Shop and Library, 1920 to 1930s
Margaret Stout s Death Certificate Died, West Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada Born Fair Dale, Scotland Parents listed Occupation, retired Date of Death, September 4, 1933
William and Elizabeth MacDonald, Second Owners William "Billy" MacDonald born in Everett, MA in 1890 Employed as a bartender in 1917 at Briarcliff Lodge, near Ossining, NY, opened in 1902 as one of the largest luxury resorts in the world William and Elizabeth Lowry married in 1920, lived in Ossining throughout the 1920s, but also at a tea room in Ormond Beach seasonally Employed by Thomas Kennedy in the Hotel Street Tea Room through 1922 Employed by Macon Thornton in the drugstore that would become Billy's Tap Room William MacDonald acquired Billy's Tap Room building and the adjacent building on the west, added another building on the east and unified the whole. Appears to have been influenced by the Tudor Style Briarcliff Lodge, with decorative half-timbers William was a winter resident of Ormond, and Billy's Tap Room operated seasonally through 1939 The MacDonald family moved to Ormond full time, around 1939, lived above the pharmacy Purchase Margaret Stout's house from her siblings around 1940 for $3000 William died in 1944 and his wife and sons continued to live at the house The house was rented out around 1950 for a short period to Maud von Woy, and served as a dormitory for girls attending the Junior College for Young Women at The Casements The property was sold by the MacDonald family to Ormond Hotel Casements, Inc. in 1964 The property had a series of owners and was acquired by the City of Ormond Beach in 1979
Billy s Tap Room, recent view, Tudor Style with half-timber decoration Briarcliff Lodge, where William MacDonald worked before moving to Ormond Beach
MacDonald House, ca. 1940, from Ormond Hotel Grounds, note porch
Frank MacDonald and sister Betty, ca. 1940s MacDonald House, ca. 1940s, with modified porch and steps
MacDonald House, 1996, prior to rehabilitation, porch removed ca. 1944
MacDonald House, ca. 1997, after restoration and rehabilitation, porch reconstructed, windows replaced
Sumner Hale Gove, 1853-1926 One of Daytona s most prominent residents Moved to Daytona in 1883 for health reasons Architect, builder and contractor A major influence on the physical character of early Daytona Managed three bridge building companies President, East Florida Telephone Company Co-founder and President, Halifax River Yacht Club Designed and built: Rexall Building Clarendon, Colonnades and Ridgewood Hotels Ormond Hotel Wing, Deland High School Charles G. Burgoyne residence Delos A. Blodgett House Ormond Yacht Club
Clarendon Hotel Colonnades Hotel Delos A Blodgett House Charles G. Burgoyne House Daytona Public School
Casino Burgoyne Prince George Hotel Ormond Yacht Club Halifax River Yacht Club
Existing Basement Plan
General View of Basement Equipment stand- possibly for boiler. Original light fixture EXISTING BASEMENT DETAIL PHOTOS
Existing First Floor Plan
Historic Interior Stair Original door hardware Original fireplace hearth hidden under carpet Original decorative handrail bracket Base trim and plaster moulding at stair EXISTING FIRST FLOOR DETAIL PHOTOS
Existing Second Floor Plan
Door trim detail Curved plaster walls and trim Historic 4 panel door and hardware Winding stair Plaster and Lath EXISTING SECOND FLOOR DETAIL PHOTOS Historic base trim
Existing Third Floor Plan
Stair guardrail detail Original window sash Plaster and lath dormer walls Attic roof framing Original water tank at attic EXISTING THIRD FLOOR AND ATTIC DETAIL PHOTOS Original shaft for chimney
Probable Historic Basement Plan
Probable Historic First Floor Plan
Probable Historic Second Floor Plan
Probable Historic Third Floor Plan
Probable Historic North (Front) Elevation circa 1920s
Site Context - Opportunities
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