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Property Files Collection
Collection
Identifier: PF.00
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.Photographs for properties within files include photographs dated c.1990 taken by Sotheby's for real...
Dates:
circa 1920s-2024
Found in:
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
Research Files
Collection
Identifier: RF.00
Scope and Contents
The Research Files are a collection created by the Preservation Foundation. It includes newspaper clippings and various documents on significant topics, places, and people in Palm Beach.
Dates:
1980-2024
Found in:
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
Richard Kearns Papers
Collection — Box: RK
Identifier: RK-00
Scope and Contents
The Richard Kearns Papers (1971-1985) contain the records documenting the work completed by Kearns in his role as Executive Director of the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach between 1980-1983. Materials include correspondence, personal handwritten notes on projects, memoranda drafted by Kearns, and internal institutional records for the Preservation Foundation. Also included in the collection are research documents, newspaper clippings, court briefings, Town of Palm Beach town...
Dates:
1971 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1983
Found in:
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
South Florida Architecture Collection
Collection
Identifier: FLARC-00
Scope and Contents
The South Florida Architecture Collection contains architectural drawings, blueprints, renderings, and copies of architectural materials for residential and commercial buildings spanning 1917-2009. The properties are mainly based in Palm Beach, Florida, however some drawings depict structures in other areas of the South Florida region, including North Palm Beach and Tampa. A small portion of drawings are for buildings in New York, however there is significant overlap between work done by...
Dates:
1917 - 2009
Found in:
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
Town of Palm Beach Architectural Collection
Collection
Identifier: TOPB-00
Scope and Contents
The Town of Palm Beach Architectural Collection contains plat maps/aerials, original architectural drawings, blueprints, and copies of drawings marked as "office copy" or "inspection copy." Materials were used in entitites contained within the Town of Palm Beach, including the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) and Architectural Commission (ARCOM). Buildings represented within collection include private residences, commercial structures, clubs, hotels, and apartment/condominium...
Dates:
1917 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1929 - 1985
Found in:
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach