Lincoln Hotel

The south side of this building was originally built in 1923 as the home of the Ernest Kouwen-Hoven family. During the year they lived there, it was the scene of many spectacular parties as well as more down-to-earth crab-boils held on the spacious lawn. Purchased in 1926 by the Widrig brothers, the building was enlarged and became the Lincoln Hotel. Their hopes of making Melbourne another Palm Beach with this beautiful hostelry did not materialize. In 1957, the hotel was sold to A. J. Rimer, who renamed it the Belcelona Hotel. It operated under that name until 1961, when it was sold to Jonathan Dwight to become Florida Air Academy.

Melbourne, Florida · United States