Flagler College will host Open House as part of 50th Anniversary Celebration

On Saturday, November 3rd, Flagler College will open its doors to the public for a campus-wide open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The open house event will feature several key buildings: former Hotel Ponce de Leon, Solarium, Pollard Hall, Hanke Hall, Markland House, WFCF Radio Station, and Alumni House. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a National Historic Landmark opened in 1888 by railroad pioneer and Standard Oil co-founder Henry M. Flagler.

The college was founded in 1968 and the open house is one of several events marking Flagler's 50th anniversary.

Previous College History Garden posts featuring Flagler College may also be of interest:

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