Capen House is an 1885 Winter Park home that was cut in two and floated across Lake Osceola in 2013 to save it from demolition. It now stands in the sculpture gardens of the Albin Polasek Museum, offering a raw, bring-your-own-caterer space for up to 150 seated guests.
James Seymour Capen, one of the men who helped found Winter Park, built this house in 1885 on the lakeshore of what is now Interlachen Drive. In 2013 it faced demolition for a private development. A coalition including the Winter Park History Museum, Friends of Casa Feliz and the Albin Polasek Museum raised more than $500,000, had the house divided in two and moved each half by barge across Lake Osceola to the museum's grounds. It opened to the public in October 2015 after two years of restoration.
The house blends Victorian and Tudor Revival detail, with original heart-pine floors and a grand staircase, and it holds portraits of Capen family members sculpted by Albin Polasek, a friend of the family. Inside there is a little over 2,500 square feet of event space, and the three or so acres of museum sculpture gardens and lakefront outside take care of ceremonies, cocktails and, with a tent, larger receptions.
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