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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.

Scope and Contents This collection includes mostly architectural drawings done by Gosman, Volk, Gottfried, Bennet, Bell, Stone, Wyeth and other small architectural groups. The collection also is home to a few photographs, pencil renderings, and correspondence within the architectural rolls. Both residential and commercial plans exist within the collection. The location of the projects are mostly in Palm Beach, but Jupiter, West Palm Beach, Vero Beach, North Palm, Georgia, Virginia and New Jersey are also...

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Architectural drawings by Henry Harding encompass his work primarily in Palm Beach, the Maisonettes in Ocean Ridge, and the Village of Golf in Boynton Beach. Artwork by Harding consists of renderings filed in a scrapbook that were noted as, “pre-1955 Jobs Journal folio of pictures and plans for presentations”. Photographic material includes documentation of Harding projects throughout Palm Beach and Port Royal, Naples.

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Architectural drawings by John Volk encompass his work in Palm Beach, South Florida, the Bahamas, and throughout the United States. Artwork by Volk or draftsmen include renderings of many of these projects. Photographic materials extensively document Volk’s career and include personal photographs of Volk as a young man, with his wife Jane Volk, and social events in Palm Beach. Printed material includes periodicals that feature the work of Volk.

Scope and Contents Architectural drawings by Marion Sims Wyeth encompass his work primarily in Palm Beach, South Florida, and projects throughout the United States and the Bahamas. The drawings are by Wyeth & King, and later Wyeth, King, and Johnson. Artwork by Wyeth includes watercolors painted in Italy circa 1912-1915. A sub-series of this collection includes renderings created by William Johnson, partner at the firm, of note are studies of the statues of Diana and Actaeon at the Norton Museum of Art....

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...

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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.

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...

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...