Shoumate, Belford (1903-1991)
Dates
- Existence: 1903 - 1991
Biography
Belford Shoumate was born in Aberdeen, Ohio. He studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and worked with architect Joseph Urban in New York City. Shoumate worked in Miami for one year with Carlos B. Schoeppl before coming to Palm Beach. Since the late 1930s, Belford Shoumate has left his architectural imprint, in either design or restoration, on more than 500 buildings of many styles in South Florida, from Bermuda and Colonial to Art Deco. His first Palm Beach commission was the 1937 Art Moderne style “Boat House” on North Lake Way, which was rumored to have won the award for “House of the Future” at the 1939 World’s Fair. Early in his career in Palm Beach, Shoumate designed and built a home and office in Phipps Plaza where he lived and worked until his death in 1991.
Occupations
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Belford Shoumate Architectural Collection
Architectural drawings by Belford Shoumate encompass his work primarily in Palm Beach and South Florida. Many projects are conceptual or renovations and additions to existing structures. Artwork by Shoumate includes pastel renderings of numerous projects, many of which are not identified. Photographic materials include documentation of Shoumate’s work, of note are the Wagner house in West Palm Beach and the MacNichol Manor apartments in Delray Beach.
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