 |
North Brevard
|
|
|
William's Point - Windmill and water tower
In October 2005, Pat and Henry Bayer donated the water tower, windmill and Cook's house to the North Brevard Heritage Foundation for historic restoration and preservation. Pat gave this account of their history. "As you know, these were all once a part of the property where Corky Bell's restaurant is being rebuilt. The original restaurant on the site was built around 1935 and was run by my mother, Myralene Williams. She called it "Myralene's Pit Bar-B-Que for the first year. My Mom has many diaries that I have not read yet, but hope to find you more dates and information in the future."
Click on picture to see an enlargement.
Use the BACK button of your Browser to return.The Williams Point Windmill, an elevated water tank, and field station house, an example of a pineapple field station, complete with growing pineapple plants
Pat also recalled, "All the houses had names when they were built. Mine/Mom's was named "Pine Bough". The big pine is gone now, but there were tales of artists who used to come and paint it. Sure wish I could find one of those paintings." If anyone knows the location of one of these paintings or any information about the artists who painted them, please let the Foundation know by calling one of the officers listed on our website.
The proposed plan is to take the towers down, move them and the Cook's house to a staging site. They will be moved to a designated site at the Chain of Lakes Project when it is ready, where they will be restored. All three structures will replicate a pineapple field station.
The Williams Family of Williams Point
Pineapple Plantation
This is the steroscope of the Merritt Island Pineapple Plantation which we hope to replicate with the 3 elements of the Water tower and tank, the windmill, and the cook's house at the Chain of Lakes Project. We hope to plant 3 rows of pineapples next to this complex, and get the slips from a man who still grows them on Merritt Island for commerical use.
