720 South Ocean - El Salano, John Lennon Residence
Scope and Contents
The Property File Collection houses over 3,000 property files that document vital information about the built environment of Palm Beach. The collection is arranged by address and contains brochures, photographs, newspaper articles, historic designaton reports, and other relevant property information. All files can be scanned upon request, although a majority are already digitized.
Dates
- circa 1920s-2024
Creator
- Mizner, Addison (1872-1933) (Architect, Person)
Biographical / Historical
This oceanside Mediterranean Revival estate, historically known as "El Salano," was designed by Addison Mizner for Harold Vanderbilt in 1919. The residence was supposedly originally occuiped by Mizner for a short period. In 1980, the town of Palm Beach designated the estate as a landmark. That same year, John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, purchased El Salano and Lennon was tragically killed later that year.
Extent
2 File(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- Mizner, Addison (1872-1933) (Architect, Person)
- Vanderbilt, Harold (Former owner, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Repository