History
Here is what architect James Gamble Rogers II says about the creation of this house: "Barbour came along and he had this beautiful lot, you know, on North Interlachen Avenue. Evelyn and I were sitting at home one time and somebody tapped on the door and I went to the door and here were Mr. and Mrs. Barbour, whom I had never met. And he said, “I want to know who your architect was,” and I said well, I was my own... So...Mr.. Barbour said, “I want to know who your architect was,” and I told him that I had designed it myself. He said, “I want you to design me a house, but I don’t want anything like this. I think your house is beautiful, but I don’t want anything like it. He said, “I want a Spanish farmhouse. You may design it anyway you want. I won’t interfere, and if I don’t like it when it’s done, I’ll sell it. I’m not going to interfere with you one bit. You just make me a beautiful Spanish farmhouse.”
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