Still two months to catch Naples tour

  • 2020-09-08
A historic building in Naples is open for tours, but the opportunity to visit will end soon, as the building closes for the season.

The Historic Palm Cottage™ is located at the corner of Gulfshore Boulevard and 12th Avenue South, and is a perfect example of the charm found throughout Naples. The Naples Historical Society preserves the Cottage as a museum, where visitors can find out what it might have been like to live in Old Naples. The museum is staffed by docents who are well-informed and happy to share historic facts, their own insights, and intriguing stories about the Cottage, and what Naples was like early in its history. If a docent is unavailable, visitors can take a self-guided tour with the help of a detailed pamphlet.

The Cottage was built in 1895, and is Naples's oldest house. It is built of tabby mortar, a building material common in the south, comprised of water, shells, and sand. Walter N. Haldeman, who was one of the founders of the city, built the cottage. Among its attractions are both donated and original works of art, tools, and furnishings that span more than 100 years.

Tours of the Historic Palm Cottage™ end this year on November 21. The tours that day are at 5:45 pm and 6:45 pm. The museum has detailed pamphlets available when docents are not present, indicating how valuable flyer printing can be in situations like this.