# Boston House > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boston_House > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boston_House.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_House > Source revision: 1301480104 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Historic house in Florida, United States}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox NRHP | name = Cresthaven | nrhp_type = | image = BostonHouse.jpg | caption = | location = 239 S. Indian River Drive ([CR 707](/source/CR_707_(FL))) [Fort Pierce](/source/Ft._Pierce%2C_Florida), [Florida](/source/Florida) 34950 | coordinates = {{coord|27|26|44|N|80|19|25|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Florida#USA | area = | built = 1909 | architect = C.A. Justice | architecture = [Colonial Revival](/source/Colonial_Revival), [Classical Revival](/source/Classical_Revival), [Georgian Revival](/source/Georgian_Revival) | added = 11 April 1985 | refnum = 85000770 }} '''The Boston House''' (also known as '''Cresthaven''') is a historic building in downtown [Fort Pierce](/source/Fort_Pierce%2C_Florida), [Florida](/source/Florida). It is located at 239 South Indian River Drive ([County Road 707](/source/County_Road_707_(St._Lucie_County%2C_Florida))). On April 11, 1985, it was added to the [U.S.](/source/United_States) [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places). It is recognized for its unique mixture of [Neo-classical](/source/Neoclassical_architecture) and [Georgian](/source/Georgian_Architecture) architecture. It is also recognized for its part in local history. On April 18, 2012, the [AIA](/source/American_Institute_of_Architects)'s Florida Chapter placed the building on its list of ''Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places'' as '''Cresthaven/Boston House'''. ==History== {{more citations needed section|date=July 2014}} In the early 1900s, William T. Jones, who later became the third Sheriff of [St. Lucie County](/source/St._Lucie_County%2C_Florida), worked as an engineer for [Henry Flagler](/source/Henry_Flagler) on the [Florida East Coast Railway](/source/Florida_East_Coast_Railway). Jones suffered an injury in a railroad accident and received a settlement for his injury. With his settlement he built Cresthaven which is known today as The Boston House. Historical records show the cost of building the house was $6,000 and it wasn't completed until 1909. Some of the materials used to build the house were brought to Fort Pierce from Georgia by the FEC Railroad as Jones was a personal friend of Henry Flagler. Jones lost the house during the [Great Depression](/source/Great_Depression). The McCarty family, whose most famous member was [Dan McCarty](/source/Daniel_T._McCarty), the thirty-first [governor of Florida](/source/governor_of_Florida), bought the house in 1949, but didn't live in it. They preferred to stay across Boston Avenue in the family home built in 1905. That house was later known as The Governor's House until its demolition. The Boston House (Cresthaven) was restored in 1984–85 and is now a law firm's office. There are many myths surrounding the house's history. ==References== {{Reflist|refs= {{NRISref|2007a|refnum=85000770|name=Boston House|dateform=dmy}} {{cite web |url= http://www.aiaflatop100.org/Current-Standings.cfm |title= Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places |website=aiaflatop100.org |publisher= |date= |accessdate= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |url-status= }} }} ==External links== * [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/St.+Lucie/state.html St. Lucie County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places] * [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs] ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20101123052243/http://flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=St.%20Lucie St. Lucie County listings] ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310170832/http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/fht/record_t.cfm?ID=914&type=c&index=56 Cresthaven] {{National Register of Historic Places in Florida}} {{Clear}} Category:Fort Pierce, Florida Category:Houses in St. Lucie County, Florida Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Category:National Register of Historic Places in St. Lucie County, Florida Category:Houses completed in 1909 Category:1909 establishments in Florida {{StLucieCountyFL-NRHP-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Boston House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_House) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_House?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.