This history of the neighborhood plays a vital part in the identity of its residents. If you have lived in the neighborhood for many years, the neighborhood history is a heartfelt reminder of days gone by. If you have just come to call the neighborhood home, it is a way to learn more about the new community you have joined. We would love nothing more than to be able to share the history of neighborhood name with all who reside there. If you are interested in writing a brief history of the neighborhood to share with the community, please contact us! |
- Sugar Mill Country Club & Estates, New Smyrna Beach FL
Located in the charming community of New Smyrna Beach, Florida...15 minutes to the the Indian River - Intercoastal Waterway (ICW) and beaches of the Atlantic, and a fabulous country club with golf, tennis and social opportunities, are all here at Sugar Mill. As you consider locating in Sugar Mill, you will appreciate the many benefits of a strong community. Sugar Mill Country Club...If you are a golfer, tennis player, enjoy great dining and are accustomed to the lifestyle that belonging to a first class, private Country Club offers, we invite you to experience Sugar Mill Country Club of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. At Sugar Mill you'll play on three nines winding through pines, palms and ponds, giving you a choice of three different nine-hole layouts. Sugar Mill members are proud of the club's 27-hole Championship course, first class tennis facility, exceptionally fine dining and secluded locations accessible to all of central Florida. Visit the Sugar Mill Country Club website. Membership in the Country Club is separate and independent of home ownership in Sugar Mill Estates.
The Sugar Mill community...Sugar Mill is a unique community. We are inside the city limits of New Smyrna Beach, ensuring that we have city fire and police services. However, we're tucked away in a corner of the city that is still mostly rural. Most importantly, Sugar Mill is an established community. What you see is what you get; there will be no developer surprises. The architectural review committee of the Sugar Mill Association insures that any construction that is done meets our standards. Resale's of existing homes are available. In addition to the City police services, we have our own Security Service staffing the East gate entrance 24/7, the West gate entrance is limited to residents displaying a bar-coded sticker, as well as providing a roving patrol. A large portion of our Community maintain a second home elsewhere, but approximately 50% are full time residents. The homes available within Sugar Mill will allow either option and will suit any taste.
Included within Sugar Mill are several sub-communities of varying home size and amenities. Pine Valley is a Condo complex of golf townhomes, each with its own golf cart garage and connected by golf cart paths to the rest of the complex. The Brae Burn Golf Villas are slightly larger detached homes, but have the same connection with each other and the remainder of Sugar Mill by extensive cart paths. The homes of the St. Andrews complex are still larger yet, but clustered in a beautifully landscaped oval tucked into the golf course. Each of these areas has its own community pool. The homes of the Meadows complex are the largest of the several sub-communities. Several of these approach 3500 square feet. Landscape maintenance service is another feature of each of these areas. A newer sub-community is the Woodlands at Sugar Mill. This area currently includes 21 lots, some on the golf course, which are sold-out with new custom upscale homes completed or under construction. There are plans to extend the Woodlands with an additional 67 lots more or less. The remainder of the community consists of custom built single-family homes; including an area of upscale homes, tucked into the golf course, known as the Island. There are no two alike. A large number of these homes enjoy a private swimming pool, but the Club's large, heated pool is always available to club members. Landscape maintenance contractors are plentiful and relatively inexpensive. All of the custom homes are but a short drive away from the extensive golf cart trail system, so many members do without a second car and allow the golf cart to serve within the community.
There are several new communities in the planning or site preparation phase just outside of Sugar Mill's current parameter. KB Home, one of the nation's largest homebuilders is developing Sugar Mill Gardens, Isles of Sugar Mill, and The Landings at Sugar Mill. We anticipate that Sugar Mill Gardens will be annexed into, and become part of, Sugar Mill Country Club & Estates, connected by cart path. All three communities, one of which will be townhomes, are at or near the intersection of Sugar Mill Drive and Pioneer Trail. Each will have different entrances and community amenities. Isles of Sugar Mill and The Landings at Sugar Mill are located on the Southeast and Southwest corner of Pioneer Trail. Prices are currently unavailable.
- Sugar Mill Country Club HistoryDeer, bear and wild boar; even a Florida panther roamed Sugar Mill's piney woods as late as the 1960's. Some of our long-time Members recall seeing boar in the brush adjoining the fairways. A panther was seen in 1983.
The first recorded owner of the property was Jose Bonely, who received a grant 'under authority of royal order' in 1796. Today's Sugar Mill owners will find Bonely's name on abstract descriptions of their property.
Local hunters enjoyed the area until the Club opened on New Years Day, 1970. It was developed by Rolling Hills Enterprises, many of whose principals were supporters of the Ford Philpot Evangelistic Institute. If you've heard that Sugar Mill was started by a religious organization, that's the origin of the story.
Golf Course Architect Joe Lee designed the course. Initially there were eighteen holes on the White and Red courses. When the course opened, the clubhouse was still under construction. It was rebuilt and greatly enlarged in 1980. The only paved road was a section of Clubhouse Boulevard from Sugar Mill Drive to the Clubhouse.
The Village of Pine Valley and Units II and III were started in 1974. The Brae Burn communities were developed in 1978-1981. St. Andrews was begun a year later, with the second phase starting in 1986. The Clubhouse Boulevard-Sweet Bay Avenue Circle was completed with the development of Unit VI in 1987. The Island was started in 1989, the Meadows began construction in 1990, and the Woodlands started in 2003. Meanwhile, homes were being built around our community.
The Blue Nine was opened for play on New Years Day, 1984. The trees on the Blue (native palms and live oak trees) are entirely different from the White-Red, where pines at one time dominated. The difference in vegetation is due to the difference in the elevation of the land.
The Members purchased the Country Club's land and buildings from the developer in 1986. In 2001, Sugar Mill became a private club.
The club first hired a General Manager in 1989.
Time has gone by fast-this period between a shell road leading to a golf course back in the boondocks, to the outstanding golf community of today: secluded, beautiful, close to nature and yet close to the main arteries of Florida. - Historical Highlights of New Smyrna's PastThe Foundation For The New Smyrna Museum Of History In Southeast Volusia County, Inc. 1982 St. Rd. 44, # 157 * New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168Website:volusia.com/heritage/
- The Turnbull Ruinsa coquina block foundation overlooking the Intracoastal, represents the colonization by Andrew Turnbull from 1766-1777. It's believed that he attempted to build his personal mansion on these coquina remains. A foundation of sea coquina block was set, but work was never completed. The true origination of the ruins is unknown, some theorized that they may be the remnants of a pre-colonial fort or a colonial church. Located at a main intersection on the river downtown. Old Fort and Riverside Park, New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168.
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The Sugar Mill Ruinsonce a highly functional sugar mill, were built during the uprisings of the Native Americans in the early 19th century. This 17 acre historic site contains the ruins of a the highly functional sugar mill, as well as other buildings, which were destroyed during the war between the Seminole Indians and the United States. The Sugar Mill Ruins evoke a time long ago when the Seminole Indians fought the settlers, ending the area's molasses and sugar industries. Sugar Mill Ruins, 1050 Old Mission Road, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168. Phone: 386-427-2284
