Moses J. Taylor House | |
Location | Eustis, Florida |
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Coordinates | 28°51′2″N 81°40′20″W / 28.85056°N 81.67222°W |
Area | 1.33 acres (0.54 ha) |
Built | c. 1881 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 97000840 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 1, 1997 |
The Moses J. Taylor House, also known as the Dreamspinner Bed and Breakfast Inn, is a historic home in Eustis, Florida that has been operated as a bed and breakfast since about 1997. It was built in about 1881 as a two-and-a-half-story private home with elements of Italianate architecture. It was on a large property surrounded by citrus groves of the Taylor family until the land was split off for residential subdivisions built in the 1950s and 1960s. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The property then included four non-contributing structures in addition to the one contributing building. [1] [2]
Moses J. Taylor was involved in the incorporation of Eustis as a town and served as its first town clerk. [2]
Italianate elements of the house include a cornice with decorative brackets, chamfered columns on its wraparound porch, and pedimented windows and doors. Its gable ends include jig-sawn truss work that is described as Gothic Revival in style. [2]