Later this month, the Historic Stranahan House Museum will host “Party in Paradise for Preservation.” Pineapple Jam will take place on Saturday, March 29, from 7 to 11 p.m., with the picturesque New River creating the perfect backdrop for the casual tropical soirée at Broward County’s oldest and most historic home.
More than 250 community leaders dressed in tropical chic attire will enjoy an open bar with tropical-inspired drinks, fantastic food and live music. Guests will also have the opportunity to bid on luxurious items and exclusive experiences through a raffle and silent auction.
Co-chaired by Whitney Dutton and Maggie Gunther, Pineapple Jam is the Historic Stranahan House Museum’s largest annual fundraising event. The 2025 event will honor Paul and Jodi Tanner as the Individual Honoree and Rogers, Morris and Ziegler, LLP as the Corporate Honoree.
All proceeds will support the year-round historic preservation and education programs at the Historic Stranahan House Museum, one of the top cultural attractions in Fort Lauderdale. The Historic Stranahan House Museum is the oldest house in Fort Lauderdale and the epicenter of Broward County’s long and fascinating history. Built in 1901, Stranahan House is recognized as the birthplace of Fort Lauderdale and was home to the area’s first businessman, Frank Stranahan, and the first schoolteacher, Ivy Cromartie Stranahan. Stranahan House opened as a museum in 1984.
Event sponsorships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 are available at stranahanhouse.org/pineapple-jam-2025. Individual tickets are available for $175.
The 2025 Pineapple Jam sponsors confirmed to date include Akerman, Amazon, Rogers, Morris, and Zeigler, Tripp Scott, Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors, Cushman & Wakefield, Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, Gulf Stream Distillery, John Knox Village, Las Olas Company, Water Taxi, Whitney Dutton & Family, DDA, Forvis Mazars, LLP, George Aspinall Band, Miller Construction, MHG Insurance and South State Bank.
The 2025 Pineapple Jam committee members include A.J. Belt, Caroline Carrara, Whitney Dutton, Maggie Gunther, Lindsay Hotte, Nicholas Kollias, Abbie Lipton, Sarah Lis, Kristina Lucia, Peter Neirouz, Brianna Reeves, Ashley Sawyer Smith and Marianna Seiler DeJager.
The Stranahan House is located at 335 SE 6th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301. Complimentary parking is available at the Riverside Hotel, located at 620 E. Las Olas Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301. For more details, please visit https://stranahanhouse.org/pineapple-jam-2025/ or contact Executive Director Jennifer Belt at 954-524-4736 or [email protected].
About Historic Stranahan House and Museum:
The Historic Stranahan House and Museum, the oldest and most historically significant surviving structure in Broward County, has served as a trading post, post office, town hall and home to the Stranahans. Frank Stranahan is Fort Lauderdale’s first businessman and most respected pioneer. His wife, Ivy Cromartie Stranahan, was the area’s first school teacher and a champion of many civic, social service, environmental and educational causes. Today, the mission of the Historic Stranahan House Museum is to tell the story of the birth of the community through the lives of two extraordinary people and the homestead they created and to serve as an enduring legacy of historic preservation. Its purpose is to preserve, interpret and promote the House, historic site and history of our community’s founding family. Every year, more than 3,000 fourth-grade school children and 30,000 tourists and locals visit, making the House one of the top cultural attractions in Fort Lauderdale. Stranahan House and Museum is located at 335 SE 6th Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, please visit www.stranahanhouse.org.
