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My father's Hacienda del Sol work

7/28/2019

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 MY FATHER'S HACIENDA DEL SOL WORK
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My father Harry Routzong worked almost daily for seven years for Mrs. Evelyn Stewart at her south Merritt Island estate called Hacienda del Sol.

The Stewart family built the estate in 1930 on 30 acres overlooking the Indian River.  The estate was designed after the Southern California Mission of San Juande Capestrano. The place was nicknamed the White House of the South because of all the dignitaries that were entertained there.

Mrs. Stewart was very pleased with my father’s creative and outstanding work.  He built the entrance and exit gates into the estate and spent many years remodeling the home.


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Grandmother Duke and the cocoa Village Rooming House

7/28/2019

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GRANDMOTHER DUKE AND THE COCOA VILLAGE ROOMING HOUSE
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In 1933 after moving to the Cocoa area, my grandmother Bess Cole Duke  “Mama Duke” decided to open a rooming house in Cocoa Village. She had lived her entire life in Jackson, Georgia and raised her two daughters. Her husband had passed away at a very young age. She chose the Cocoa area because her sister and family lived here.


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Florida Red Cedar Rocking Chair Story

7/28/2019

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Florida Red Cedar Rocking Chair Story
 

In 1942 my father came home and announced that he had sold our house in Cocoa and  had bought 30 acres of land in West Cocoa. We had to be out of the house in 7 days therefore he and one helper built our new  home in a week and we moved in.

During the first year of living there  many trees were planted but the main one was a small Florida Red Cedar.


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my father Harry Routzong and his contributions to Cocoa Village, Florida and surrounding areas

7/28/2019

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My father Harry Routzong and his contributions to Cocoa Village, Florida and surrounding areas

​This article is about my father Harry Routzong and his contributions to Cocoa Village, Florida and surrounding areas.

It was 1908 and his family lived in Berryville Virginia. His mother had seen a magazine advertising land for sale in Florida so without telling anyone she started paying for it monthly. When it was paid for she announced to the family that they were moving to Florida.


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    Florida Memories From A Florida Native By Tom Routzong

    Tom Routzong shares memories of old Florida

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