Seminole Inn Hotel

Seminole Inn Hotel Early Inn History

In 1925 Mr. Originally, the Seminole Inn was used as accommodations for guests of Warfield as well as railroad dignitaries.

Solomon Davies Warfield, then President of the Seaboard Airline Railways, found what he believed to be the perfect location to build the center piece of the now Indiantown. The price for constructing the Seminole Inn was $66,000.00 by a contractor out of Coral Gables. The condition was that the Inn had to open in time for season in January of 1926. With almost no delays the Inn open in time with a

big Gala Event at which Warfield’s niece, Wallis Warfield, is believed to have been the Social Hostess. At the time she was married to a hard drinking and reportedly abusive naval lieutenant by the name of Earl Winfield Spencer. She divorced him after 11 years of marriage in 1927. The next year she married Earnest Aldrich Simpson, an American business man residing in London. This is where she met Edward VIII, then Prince of Wales. In April 1937 the Simpson’s divorce became final and Mrs. Simpson legally changed her name back to Wallis Warfield. Edward became king in January 1936 but abdicated the throne in December 1936 to marry Wallis Warfield in France on June 3rd 1937. It was declared that she would not share her husbands’ royal rank and she was exiled from England. She and Edward stayed in France until she was officially invited back to England in 1967. She attended Edwards funeral in 1972 and buried next to him after her death in 1986. The architectural design style of the Inn is Mediterranean Revival, which was typical of the upper end construction used during the Florida Railroad Boom period. The outer walls measure 18 inches in width. The wood for the Pecky Cyprus ceilings, also typical of that period, was cut from the Allapattah Flats slightly northwest of Indiantown. Pecky Cyprus wood was believed to be created when a epidemic of worms infested the Cyprus usually cut for fence posts. When the locals could no longer use the Cyprus for fence posts the typically thrifty Crackers began to use the wood in their houses for ceilings and walls. The wood floors are of Dade County pine and are some seventy-five years old now. The Inn has survived several major hurricanes with the hurricane of 1929 being the worst because of high loss of local lives. She has withstood the Great Depression along with serious economic downturns and still her doors are open to those who seek “Old Florida”. Eighty years of providing a “home away from home” for travelers, still she welcomes you. Stay a while, you’ll see “another Florida” a softer, gentler one.

09/22/2022

Do you remember what Florida was like before all the development?🧐You can visit "Old Florida," by traveling to this magical, unspoiled area near Martin County!🤩

08/27/2022

The restaurant will be closed till the 4th of September.

01/07/2020

Chicken & Dumplings today

Today 10-2 bring the kids
12/15/2019

Today 10-2 bring the kids

Have a happy and safe 4th 🇺🇲️
07/02/2018

Have a happy and safe 4th 🇺🇲️

Have a happy and safe Memorial Day Weekend! CLOSED on Monday. We will reopen Tuesday, May 29th normal business hours 🇺🇲️
05/26/2018

Have a happy and safe Memorial Day Weekend! CLOSED on Monday. We will reopen Tuesday, May 29th normal business hours 🇺🇲️

1 Star for being old!!!Yes, we were built in 1926“The Historic Seminole Inn”
04/26/2018

1 Star for being old!!!
Yes, we were built in 1926
“The Historic Seminole Inn”

03/15/2018

Corned Beef & Cabbage on Friday’s lunch buffet. YUMMY!

We have a special Valentine's package for you! Bring your significant other on Feb.10th or 17th & enjoy a romantic stay....
01/23/2018

We have a special Valentine's package for you! Bring your significant other on Feb.10th or 17th & enjoy a romantic stay. LIMITED rooms available 💖 CALL and BOOK now 772-597-3777

12/24/2017

Santa at the Inn today!

12/19/2017

Join us for Brunch on Christmas Eve! By Reservations Only - CALL 772-597-3777 💫🎄

Address

Indiantown, FL
34956

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+17725973777

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