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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TN8_sea-gull-cottage-historical_Palm-Beach-FL.html
Constructed in 1886 by R.R. McCormick, a Denver railroad developer, Sea Gull cottage was purchased by Henry Flagler in 1893 and became Flagler's first winter residence in Palm Beach. The Royal Poinciana, Flagler's first resort hotel in Palm Beach,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TN7_royal-poinciana-hotel-historical_Palm-Beach-FL.html
The Royal Poinciana Hotel, built by Henry M. Flagler, was opened February 11, 1894. One of the largest wooden structures in the world at the time, the hotel cost over $1 million. Its rooms accommodated 2,000 guests and its dining room seated 1,600…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TMW_ducks-nest-historical_Palm-Beach-FL.html
Oldest standing house in Palm Beach built in 1891 by Henry Maddock for his home. Parts of the house were assembled in New York and brought by barge to Palm Beach, as this was the only means of transportation.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TMV_bethesda-by-the-sea-historical_Palm-Beach-FL.html
East of this marker is the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-By-The-Sea built in 1894 (last service held Easter Sunday April 12, 1925). Most of the worshippers came by boat as there was no roadway to the church, which was bordered on the east by an ext…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TMT_former-state-of-florida-board-of-health-laboratory-c-1921-historical_West-Palm-Beach-FL.html
With the construction of the Board of Health Laboratory in 1921, Palm Beach County secured its first state building. Still considered an area of the country that was just being settled, establishing an outpost for public health was an essential co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TM9_boynton-womans-club-historical_Boynton-Beach-FL.html
The Boynton Women's Club was designed in Mediterranean Revival style by the famous Palm Beach architect Addison C. Mizner. The Woman's Club is significant for both its architectural merit and contributions to the cultural development of Boynton Be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TM6_1913-boynton-elementary-school-historical_Boynton-Beach-FL.html
Boynton Elementary School/Boynton School, designed by West Palm Beach architect William Maughlin is of the masonry vernacular style, has two floors, six classrooms and attic space leading to the belfry. The original staircase and floors were built…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TM5_south-lake-worth-inlet-historical_Boynton-Beach-FL.html
The South Lake Worth Inlet was constructed between 1925 and 1927 to improve water quality and circulation between the south end of Lake Worth and the Atlantic Ocean. The first inlet to Lake Worth was cut in the mid-19th century at the north end of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TM4_little-red-schoolhouse-historical_Palm-Beach-FL.html
Founded in 1886 as a community project, the Little Red Schoolhouse was the first one-room school built in southeast Florida. With $200 of limber from the Dade County School Board, the men of the community, led by George W. Lainhart, volunteered th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TM3_el-cid-neighborhood-historical_West-Palm-Beach-FL.html
In 1876, Benjamin Lanehart homesteaded land that is now the north end of El Cid. He started the first commercial pineapple operation in the area, and this fruit soon dominated the local agriculture. Soon afterward, Elizabeth Wilder Moore settled j…