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312 N Swinton Avenue - FMSF Lvi e m O From PATRICIA CAYCE Historic Preservation Planner COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DEPARTMENT To: Date: ?72 /(2.- S m� /9,2/frf-/--- -4e %e?.,e W.C. LYDIARD 5100 LAS VERDES CIRCLE - 124 DELRAY BEACH. FLORIDA 33484 14071 498-3428 : 1 .,.._ '.• ,,i.,-4. , . . V ',L..• - ''.1ey ' 7 O.,—,.., ' / 4.---.7,- 7 ft‘i- ' , . •• f g sPi,,,i.g,, ., - if ,,.' 4." 'Flr'''''''"." -.:t '. ''''''' )tit -''r.- — ...:,'?,*-- ''-'-:'-r'44...7 ' • ,-.. ,, , r.• , .. - i.- . ' •r..''' . • :'-'41ti-nt-'.-°.%,' t . --" -. -vi . 'r*Ig'::' . •W ;-, . '• - .,",'-i. • I' ' jr. , ,. • •#:1,4/,',& •,,e 1 l' r.. , 6, • ; .'4-,''.. - '' -:••—.. ' .s .— . — ' • " ''-. ' ''' 1:. ; ' ''' -- . ,,,,,........__ _ _ . _ ---- ''---n;'-',7-,.15". •'t.,;;:,,i4., ---- _.---___ ._. -----•---------------- . . ----' 312 North Swinton Avenue , 1 . i . .1 i . i . . . . , , 1 . . . . . . . , • . 1 - - i 1 ! , • . . . . , ., . . . _t • • Pr STATE OF DEPARTMENT OFRA STTATE FLORIDA MASTER SITE FILE Division of Archives,History Site Inventory Form FDAHRM 802= = and Records Management DS.HSP-3AAA Rev.3.79 1009= = Site No. Site Name 830= = Survey Date 85-86 820= = Address of Site: 312 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach 905= = Instruction for locating • 813= = Location: Linton 57 20 868= = subdivision name block no. lot no. County: Palm Beach 808= = Owner of Site: Name: ne Vr_ Rnherts Address: Same 902= = Type of OwnershipPrivate 848= = Recording Date 5-10-8o 832= = Recorder: Name & Title: J. P. Johnson ; Address: HPBCPB 818= = Condition of Site: Integrity of Site: Original Use Residential 838= = Check One Check One or More Residential Present Use 850= = ❑ Excellent 863= = RI Altered 858= = Dates: Beginning 1921) & add844= = • 0 Good 863= = ❑ Unaltered 858= = Culture/Phase 840= = ❑ Fair 863= = in Original Site 858= = Period 845= = ❑ Deteriorated 863= = ❑ Restored( )(Date: )( )858= = ❑ Moved( )(Date: )( )858= = NR Classification Category: Building 916= = Threats to Site: Check One or More C Zoning( )( )( )878= = ❑ Transportation( )( )( )878= = IC Development( )( )( )878= = ❑ Fill( )( )( )878== ❑ Deterioration( )( )( )878= = ❑ Dredge( )( )( )878== ❑ Borrowing( )( )( )878== ❑ Other(See Remarks Below): 878== Areas of Significance: Architecture 910= = Significance: • 911 = = lit A ARCHITECT Unk. 872= = BUILDER Unk. 874= _ STYLE AND/OR PERIOD Vernacular 964= = PLAN TYPE Rectangular 22 x 48 966= = EXTERIOR FABRIC(S) wood siding 854= = STRUCTURAL SYSTEM(S) Wood frame 856= = PORCHES east elevation 942= = FOUNDATION: Piers 942= = ROOF TYPE: Front gable 942= = SECONDARY ROOF STRUCTURE(S): gable 942= _ CHIMNEY LOCATION: 942= = WINDOW TYPE: wood frame sash; jalousie 942_ — CHIMNEY: 882= _ ROOF SURFACING: Asphalt shingle 882= = ORNAMENT EXTERIOR: 882= = NO. OF CHIMNEYS zero 952= = NO. OF STORIES 2 950= = NO. OF DORMERS zero 954= = Map Reference(incl. scale & date) Delray Beach, topographic, 1:24,000 1962, 1983 809= = Latitude and Longitude: 0 I II 0 , II 800= = • Site SizeJApprox.Acreage of Property): 833= = LOCATION SKETCH OR MAP N Toy uscbs hip Range Section 46 43 16 812= = 11' 7:11' 4tn St. -- UTM Coordinates: tti a 890= = L 12 > Zone Easting Northing 0 3 cn N. W. 3rd St. P" - —1 0 I-- Photographic Records Numbers 860= = Contact Print Florida _} Site#8 PB12974 1Vlaster r� � -1 HISTORICAL STRUCTURE FORM Recorder# � Fite Hill! Electronic Version 1.1.0 Field Date 3/1/2005 File 200528 Form Date 3/ / First Site Form Recorded for this Site? YES FormNo 200503 FormNo=Field Date(YYYYMM) GENERAL INFORMATION Site Name(address If none) 312 N. Swinton Ave. Multiple Listing(DHR only) Other Names Survey or Project Name Old School Square Historic Resources Survey Survey# National Register Category Building(s) LOCATION & IDENTIFICATION Address Street No. Direction Street Name Street Type Direction Suffix 312 North Swinton Avenue Cross Streets(nearest!between) NW 3/NW 4 Streets City I Town(within 3 miles) Delray Beach In Current City Limits? YES County Palm Beach Tax Parcel#(S) 12-43-46-17-01-057-0019 Subdivision Name map of Town of Linton Block Lot Ownership Private Individual Name of Public Tract(e.g.,park) Old School Square Route to(especially if no street address) MAPPING USGS 7.5' Map Name Publication Date »DELRAY BEACH;'1986 Township: Range: Section: 114 section: >> 465 43E 17;LJNSP Irregular Section Name: Landgrant UTM:Zone Easting Northing Plat or Other Map(map's name,location) DESCRIPTION Style Frame Vernacular Other Style Exterior Plan Rectangular Other Exterior Plan Number of Stories 1 Structural System(s) » Wood frame Other Structural System(s) Foundation Type(s) » unknown Other Foundation Types Foundation Material(s) » Unspecified Other Foundation Material(s) Exterior Fabric(s) >> Wood siding Other Exterior Fabric(s) Roof Type(s) » Gable Other Roof Type(s) Roof Material(s) » Composition shingles Other Roof Material(s) Roof Secondary Structure(s)(dormers etc) » Other Roof Secondary Structure(s) Number of Chimneys 1 Chimney Material Brick Other Chimney Material(s) Chimney Location(s) Pitched roof; exterior Page 1 of 3 • HISTORICAL STRUCTURE FORM 8PB12974 DESCRIPTION (continued) Window Descriptions Obscured by vegetation and shutters; unknown Main Entrance Description(stylistic details) A pebble driveway leads through jungle-like landscaping. Porches: #open #closed 1 #incised Location(s) east elevation Porch Roof Types(s) Shed Exterior Ornament Chimney pot, bargeboards, and exposed rafter tails. Interior Plan Unknown Other Interior Plan Condition Excellent Structure Surroundin•s Commercial:SOME of this category Residential: SOME of this category Institutional: Undeveloped: Ancillary Features(Number I type of outbuildings,major landscape features) Archaeological Remains(describe): None If archaeological remains are present,was an Archaeological Site Form completed? NO Narrative Description(optional) HISTORY Construction year c1930 Architect(last name first): Builder(last name first): Changes in Locations or Conditions Type of Change Year of Change Date Change Noted Description of Changes Structure Use Histo Use Year Use Started Year Use Ended » Private residence;c1930; Other Structure Uses Ownership History(especially original owner,dates,profession,etc.) RESEARCH METHODS Research Methods » Sanborn maps Other research methods SURVEYOR'S EVALUATION OF SITE Potentially Eligible for a Local Register? NO Name of Local Register if Eligible Idividually Eligible for National Register? NO Potential Contributor to NR District? YES Area(s)of historical significance » Architecture Other Historical Associations Old School Square Historic Arts District Explanation of Evaluation(required) Although this building lacks sufficient architectural distinction for individual designation and NRHP listing, it contributes to the district. Page 2 of 3 HISTORICAL STRUCTURE FORM 8PB12974 r DOCUMENTATION (Photos, Plans, etc.) Photographic Negatives or Other Collections Not Filed with FMSF,Including Field Notes,Plans,other Important Documents. Document type: Maintaining Organization: File or Accession#: Descriptive Information: >> !, RECORDER INFORMATION Recorder Name(Last,First) Hyland, Mattew; Tuk, Jared Recorder Address I Phone 618 East South Street, Orlando, Florida, 32801 407.423.8398 Recorder Affiliation GAI Consultants - SE Other Affiliation Is a Text-Only Supplement File Attached(Surveyor Only)? NO 1 ****** MASTER SITE FILE USE ONLY****** I SHPO's Evaluation of Resource Cultural Resource Type: SS Electronic Form Used: silo Date Form Type Code: NORM Form Quality Ranking: NEW Form Status Code: SCAT Supplement Information Status: NO SUPPLEMENT FMSF Staffer: Supplement File Status: NO SUPPLEMENT FILE Computer Entry Date: 3/28/2005 (. 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REQUIRE PAPER (2) LARGE SCALE STREET OR PLAT MAP ATTACHMENTS (3) PHOTO OF MAIN FACADE, B&W, AT LEAST 3"X5" Page 3 of 3 • PB 12974-200503 Supplementary Printout > USGS map name/year of publication or revision: DELRAY BEACH;1986 > Township/Range/Section/Qtr: 46S;43E;17;UNSP > Structural system(s): Wood frame > Foundation types: Unknown > Foundation materials: Unspecified > Exterior fabrics: Wood siding > Roof types: Gable > Roof materials: Composition shingles > Roof secondary structures(dormers etc): > Change status/year changed/date noted/nature: > Original, intermediate, present uses/year started/year ended: Private residence;c1930; > Research methods: Sanborn maps Pedestrian Examine local property records Library research-local Plat map > Area(s)of historical significance: Architecture Community planning&development > Repositories: Collection/Housed/Accession#/Describe > [Other name(s)]: Page 1 Of 1 a 5 5 Sane — g 15 , 12 S 2-5N �� . ‘ ‘11 Pe I., 7 11 II a • 1 I n (4,65AC) 12 17 g __ (:84 -_ / a ^�1Upc It7 1el r .13 ,54 . 22 A 7 . eCeiTcl., er , . tka alliF` u M 321 3 Qi `z �`E 44't . 1./ o q t I6 13 - I I o ,,. . 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Copyright(C)2000,Maptech,Inc. T REMEMBRANCES OF EARLY DELRAY Life at 312 North Swinton Avenue in 1921/22 As one who spent her childhood in early Delray before it became Delray Beach, I witnessed much of the life of the tiny village it was in 1921. The town had been a recognizable community for little more than 15 years when I first saw it. Growth had been slow since the town had suffered reverses because of agricultural prob- lems. The weather had not been kind to the crops which were principally pineapples, peppers, and beans. Winter vegetable sales to northern markets were also quite slow. My father, J.Frank Benedict, widowed in 1919, came to Florida from Connecticut with us, three little semi-orphans, by a method no longer available; a coastal steam- er. We settled for a short time in the small town of Miami. Finding business prospects poor there, he looked about for a more promising area, finding it in Delray where he entered the real estate business. We were happy as any children would be to be moving to a truly rural village of 1500 people. My father found a tiny cottage on the western edge of town which he could afford to rent. It cost $25 a month. This house is still standing at 312 North Swinton Avenue next to the Cason Baptist Church. A large addition was attached to the rear around 1965. Amazingly, one of the Sperry family members, the former owners of this house, was recently in Delray Beach and went to see the place he had left nearly 90 years ago. We girls slept in the unfinished attic since we were short of bedrooms. How we stood the heat under the tin roof I cannot imagine. Air conditioning was several years in the future. We were too young, all being less than eleven, to realize that we were poor. The house stood in the midst of a 22 acre citrus grove. long aban- doned. As old as the grove might have been, it supplied us with 100 trees to climb, an unused fruit packing house to play in and all the oranges, grapefruit, lemons limes, guavas, mangoes, kumquats, loquats, and dates we could eat. We girls ran a roadside business, selling grapefruit and mangoes for the great sum of a penny apiece. And all this for $25 a month! School was only two blocks south on dusty, unpaved Swinton Avenue. The re- stored building still stands there today and is the centerpiece of Old School Square. In those informal times, boys would slip to the ground through the open first-floor windows, run across the fields and return with hands and pockets bulging with fruit from the nearby groves. Some of these small truants grew up to become the leading citizens of Delray Beach. Among them I remember Jack Saunders, Pete Sundy, Jimmie Love, and O.D.Priest. Many of these childhood friendships lasted for decades. Jimmie Love's sister Mary and I remained in touch until her untimely death about 1967. There were few houses near us on Swinton Avenue. I remember homes of the Loves, Casons, Schraders, Shabingers, Saunders, Neals, and Sundys. A few of these homes still survive. Dr. Cason's home was moved to First Street to become the Cason Cottage of the Delray Beach Historical Society. Not only was Swinton Avenue unpaved but in all the rest of the town there was not one paved street. Some coral rock was spread about to make the sandy lanes passable. A few wooden sidewalks were built in the business center of town but such luxuries never came west of the Florida East Coast Railroad tracks. The road to the beach was a sandy track, really just a primitive extension of Atlantic Avenue. Every Thursday, the whole business community followed Southern custom and closed at noon. My father closed his office and took all of us down that sandy trail to the point where the chain ferry crossed what is now the Intracoastal Water- way. We pulled on the chain which was attached at either side of the canal and' soon were on our way through the woods to the usually deserted beach. Beautiful, crystal clear water and clean sand were all ours! My father, a great mixer, had lived in Miami for a year before moving to Delray and soon had as many friends in this new home as he had in the former one. Having a superior voice, he sang in a few church choirs and appeared in local entertainments. He joined the Board of Trade (now known as the Chamber of Commerce). He was asked to be President of the Tourist Club, formed to attract new people to Delray. He helped to establish the local Lions Club and became its Secretary and Treasurer. To conduct his business, he shared office space with the City Clerk. For this, he paid the city $5 a month. His real estate sales and management projects were beginning to prosper. In short, he was on his way to . becoming a leading citizen in his new home. Sadly, it was not to be. On the morning of July 27, 1922, he drove to his office, his head filled with worrisome family problems and facing the day's work. In his preoccupied state, he failed to notice a slowly-moving and late-arriving freight train close to the unguarded Atlantic Avenue crossing. Too late he tried to turn aside but was struck and mortally wounded. So much time passed while he was being pried from the wreckage and driven to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach in the only available vehicle, a delivery truck, that he lived only a few hours. Doctor Cason was on the scene almost at once and did all he could but even the hospital could not cope with such massive injuries, using all the medical skill available in that day. It is still a disturbing memory that we were unable to see him again, if only to say goodbye. A few days after the tragedy, my two sisters, my grandma, and I got on the train which had destroyed our hopes for a good life in Delray. We travelled back to Connecticut to live with relatives. Mrs. Love packed us a lunch so large it lasted for the entire trip. What a kind person she was and is still remembered for her charity that day. It was forty long years before I returned to Delray but there stood the little house on Swinton Avenue, apparently unchanged from the time I lived in it. Nina Wilcox Putnam, a famous author of the 1920/1940 era had bought the place when we left it. Most recently, it was owned by a Mrs Roberts. There it remains, a piece of solidly-constructed Delray history, looking better than ever. Each time I pass it I feel a twinge at the memories of all that happened to me there when, unknow- ingly, I was a part of the town's early history. Elizabeth (Mrs.W.C.) Lydiard 5100 Las Verdes Circle-124 Delray Beach FL 33484 February 1993 4° a F'D . . R . i .1 t ,....., , . . __._ .ILITLILITOM L No. 48. DELRAY, FLA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2, 1922. . 2nd Year • J. F. LENEDICT Atlantic avenue he evidently had have his family and business af- • his mind intently on something fairs adjusted. • . MEETS DEATH entirely foreign t8 the crossing At Good Samaritan hospital in of a 'railroad. This belief be- W. Palm Beach Doctors Powell, _ ACCIDENTALLY cause he showed no sign of stop- VanLandingham and Conkling ping his auto, so we have been met the ambulance accompanied • • informed, to await the passing by Dr. Cason, and Mr. Benedict An Atlantic Avenue Crossing of the southbound passenger was rushed to the operating • Incident that Threw Delray u late to near H si until stop crossing, . etl en evi Examination.only ened the cloud of sorrow over thethick- too into Mourning. dently endeavored to turn south city of Delray, for it was an- . along the track, but failed, as the nounced that nothing could be Last Thursday morning Mr. auto ran across the track. ahead done to save him— that it would J. Frank Benedict met with an of the engine and long, heavy be but a few hours at the best accident at the Atlantic avenue train. The train, by reason of before he would pass away. railroad crossing that caused his warnings of track repair work All this, and yet he continued death a few hours later and corn- for some distance north of the to smile and talk until within a • pletely demolished his auto—a crossing, was running not half few moments of his last heart • 5-passenger Franklin. . its usual speed. It was lack of beat at 2:15 p. m. Mr. Benedict was 33 years old. usual speed that caused the auto After his death preparations • - His wife died about one year ago to roll ahead of the engine in- were commenced to have his leaving to his care three daught- stead of being thrown one side body sent,on the Friday evening ers, the eldest being ten years the instant it was hit. So it was train destined for his native home • old. He and the children and a that horrified observers saw the at Waterbury, Conn., where a . housekeeper moved to Delray train :=lowly stopping, roll and sister and a brother live. Same • last fall from Miami where he smash along the track *for two to be accompanied by his three had been for some time and had hundred feet, the auto in which little daughters and by his moth- friends by the score. was Mr. Benedict. No sooner er who came here a few weeks On coming to Delray le rentcd had the train stopped than many ago for a visit. the property known as the Sper- people, including Dr. Cason, who Friday at 4:30 p. m., a number ry place on Swinton avenue. He most fortunately happened to be of Delray friends, all who had engaged in the real estate busi- near, were at.the scene to assist learned such a service would be ness and made friends ae rapidly the man everyone prayed might held, met at his late residence to as he became acquainted. He be spared from serious injury. listen to remarks by Rev. Jones had a smile and a good word for But to their bitter disappointment of the Delray Methodist church, everyone and no criticism of any he had severe cuts about his head and by Rev. Garrett of the Mi- one. He was elected president and both legs horribly mangled. ami Presbyterian church. Since of the tourist club at its organiz- And yet, he talked and smiled to coming to Delray he attended the ation last fall. He was a good those praying and working to aid Methodist church. At Miami he • • • singer and was a leading numb- him. The engine to his auto had was a member of the Presbyter- er on the program of all enter- not stopped running and after ian church. tainments. Doing, with smiles several attempts of others not Friday evening the heart-brok- • and songs,"enthusiastically those familiar with it, to stop it, he en mother and little daughters things that would attract thevis- smilingly said: "Let me try it." left on their sad journey. Mr. . itor to Delray as a home town. And he reached and did the act Benedict's body being placed on A recently perfected organiza- that stopped it. the train as it passed W.- Palm • tion of the young business men, To get him out of the tangled Beach. now known as the Lions Club, mess_without further injury was In this death Defray has lost a an organization to push, smile seemingly slow. The train had valuable citizen. And the man- `. and boom Delray, was largely a to be backed up and the auto ner in which he met that death, part of his effort and he was the parts pried one way and another. compells us to say, a citizen with secretary and treasurer. In the meantime an ambulance ;a spirit for upbuilding and good Thus it is easy to understand had been called from West Palm who has a rare equal in value. why deepest regret and mourn- Beach. As soon as taken from ing entered the heart of each in- the position he was in. he was dividual as the story of a fatal placed on a stretcher and all aid Lions Lyceum Course accident to him, in the heart of .possible t,o make him easy was The last act of J. F. Benedict the city last Thursday at a little given. as secretary of the Lions, was to after nine a. m., spread over the While on'the cot awaiting the sign in behalf of that organiza= city. arrival of the ambulance, he tion a contract with an Atlanta At the time mentioned he was smiled and uttered not a word of Lyceum company, a contract for with his auto coming from home blame on anyone. But talked of four high class entertainments • to his offic^ in the Sperry block• . his deceased wife, of his child- in Delray during the corn ing-fall As he approached the crossing at ren, and how •he would like to and winter. • • 74 r Florida Site#8 PB12974 Master ` Site ^ HISTORICAL STRUCTURE FORM Recorder# tiJkElectronic Version 1.1.0 Field Date 3/1/2005 File : � � Form Date 3/28/2005 FormNo 200503 First Site Form Recorded for this Site? YES ForrnNo=Field Date(YYYYMM) GENERAL INFORMATION Site Name(address If none) 312 N. Swinton Ave. Multiple Listing(DHR only) Other Names Survey or Project Name Old School Square Historic Resources Survey Survey# National Register Category Building(s) LOCATION & IDENTIFICATION Address Street No. Direction Street Name Street Type Direction Suffix 312 North Swinton Avenue Cross Streets(nearest!between) NW 3/NW 4 Streets City/Town(within 3 miles) Delray Beach In Current City Limits? YES County Palm Beach Tax Parcel#(s) 12-43-46-17-01-057-0019 Subdivision Name Nap of Town of Linton Block Lot Ownership Private Individual Name of Public Tract(e.g.,park) Old School Square Route to(especially if no street address) MAPPING USGS 7.5' Map Name Publication Date »DELRAY BEACH;1986.. Township: Range: Section: 114 section: » 46S ;43E i7;UNSP Irregular Section Name: Landgrant UTM:Zone Easting Northing Plat or Other Map(map's name,location) DESCRIPTION Style Frame Vernacular Other Style Exterior Plan Rectangular Other Exterior Plan Number of Stories 1 Structural System(s) » Wood frame Other Structural System(s) Foundation Type(s) » Unknown Other Foundation Types Foundation Material(s) » Unspecified Other Foundation Material(s) Exterior Fabric(s) _ » Wood siding Other Exterior Fabric(s) Roof Type(s) » Gable Other Roof Type(s) Roof Material(s) » Composition shingles. Other Roof Material(s) Roof Secondary Structure(s)(dormers etc) » Other Roof Secondary Structure(s) Number of Chimneys 1 Chimney Material Brick Other Chimney Material(s) Chimney Location(s) Pitched roof; exterior Page 1 of 3 • T f HISTORICAL STRUCTURE FORM 8PB12974 DESCRIPTION (continued) Window Descriptions Obscured by vegetation and shutters; unknown Main Entrance Description(stylistic details) A pebble driveway leads through jungle-like landscaping. Porches: #open #closed 1 #incised Location(s) east elevation Porch Roof Types(s) Shed Exterior Ornament Chimney pot, bargeboards, and exposed rafter tails. Interior Plan unknown Other Interior Plan Condition Excellent Structure Surroundin•s Commercial:SOME of this category Residential: SOME of this category Institutional: Undeveloped: Ancillary Features(Number/type of outbuildings,major landscape features) Archaeological Remains(describe): None If archaeological remains are present,was an Archaeological Site Form completed? NO Narrative Description(optional) HISTORIC'. Construction year c1930 Architect(last name first): Builder(last name first): Changes in Locations or Conditions Type of Change Year of Change Date Change Noted Description of Changes Structure Use Histo Use Year Use Started Year Use Ended >> Private residence;c1930 Other Structure Uses Ownership History(especially original owner,dates,profession,etc.) RESEARCH METHODS Research Methods » Sanborn maps Other research methods SURVEYOR'S EVALUATION OF,SITE Potentially Eligible for a Local Register? --No— 'E3 Name of Local Register if Eligible Idividually Eligible for National Register? NO Potential Contributor to NR District? YES Area(s)of historical significance » Architecture Other Historical Associations Old School Square Historic Arts District Explanation of Evaluation(required) Although this building lacks sufficient architectural distinction for individual designation and NRHP listing, it contributes to the district. Page 2 of 3 f HISTORICAL STRUCTURE FORM 8PB12974 DOCUMENTATION (Photos, Plans, etc.) Photographic Negatives or Other Collections Not Filed with FMSF,Including Field Notes,Plans,other Important Documents. Document type: Maintaining Organization: File or Accession#: Descriptive Information: RECORDER INFORMATION . Recorder Name(Last,First) Hyland, Mattew; Tuk, Jared Recorder Address I Phone 618 East South Street, Orlando, Florida, 32801 407.423.8398 Recorder Affiliation GAI Consultants - SE Other Affiliation Is a Text-Only Supplement File Attached(Surveyor Only)? NO ******MASTER SITE FILE USE_ONLY*****i` ' SHPO's Evaluation of Resource Cultural Resource Type as" Electronic Form Used:;2110 Da te t Form Type Code NORM ' Form Quality Ranking, NEw Form Status".Code: SCAT Supplement Information Status NO SUPPLEMENT " FMSF Staffer Supplement File Status NO::SUPPLEMENT FILE - Computer Entry Date 3/28/2005 Form Comments = ••? _ • "'fib Y•'• r' I '� +.ri� ,.Ala _Yr:F r+ sw, ' ..' . . )/r. 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't} I ,_ i /3a� a .i s• .i `—t , ? ww-w^ t ". �'' I:1 = F ; 'sS .- €it Copyright(C)2000.Maptech.Inc. F REMEMBRANCES OF EARLY DELRAY Life at 312 North Swinton Avenue in 1921/22 As one who spent her childhood in early Delray before it became Delray Beach, I witnessed much of the life of the tiny village it was in 1921. The town had been a recognizable community for little more than 15 years when I first saw it. Growth had been slow since the town had suffered reverses because of agricultural prob- lems. The weather had not been kind to the crops which were principally pineapples, peppers, and beans. Winter vegetable sales to northern markets were also quite slow. My father, J.Frank Benedict, widowed in 1919, came to Florida from Connecticut with us, three little semi-orphans, by a method no longer available; a coastal steam- er. We settled for a short time in the small town of Miami. Finding business prospects poor there, he looked about for a more promising area, finding it in Delray where he entered the real estate business. We were happy as any children would be to be moving to a truly rural village of 1500 people. My father found a tiny cottage on the western edge of town which he could afford to rent. It cost $25 a month. This house is still standing at 312 North Swinton Avenue next to the Cason Baptist Church. A large addition was attached to the rear around 1965. Amazingly, one of the Sperry family members, the former owners of this house, was recently in Delray Beach and went to see the place he had left nearly 90 years ago. We girls slept in the unfinished attic since we were short of bedrooms. How we stood the heat under the tin roof I cannot imagine. Air conditioning was several years in the future. We were too young, all being less than eleven, to realize that we were poor. The house stood in the midst of a 22 acre citrus grove. long aban- doned. As old as the grove might have been, it supplied us with 100 trees to climb, an unused fruit packing house to play in and all the oranges, grapefruit, lemons limes, guavas, mangoes, kumquats, loquats, and dates we could eat. We girls ran a roadside business, selling grapefruit and mangoes for the great sum of a penny apiece. And all this for $25 a month! School was only two blocks south on dusty, unpaved Swinton Avenue. The re- stored building still stands there today and is the centerpiece of Old School Square. In those informal times, boys would slip to the ground through the open first-floor windows, run across the fields and return with hands and pockets bulging with fruit from the nearby groves. Some of these small truants grew up to become the leading citizens of Delray Beach. Among them I remember Jack Saunders, Pete Sundy, Jimmie Love, and O.D.Priest. Many of these childhood friendships lasted for decades. Jimmie Love's sister Mary and I remained in touch until her untimely death about 1967. There were few houses near us on Swinton Avenue. I remember homes of the Loves, Casons, Schraders, Shabingers, Saunders, Neals, and Sundys. A few of these homes still survive. Dr. Cason's home was moved to First Street to become the Cason Cottage of the Delray Beach Historical Society. Not only was Swinton Avenue unpaved but in all the rest of the town there was not one paved street. Some coral rock was spread about to make the sandy lanes passable. A few wooden sidewalks were built in the business center of town but such luxuries never came west of the Florida East Coast Railroad tracks. The road to the beach was a sandy track, really just a primitive extension of Atlantic Avenue. Every Thursday, the whole business community followed Southern custom and closed at noon. My father closed his office and took all of us down that sandy trail to the point where the chain ferry crossed what is now the Intracoastal Water- way. We pulled on the chain which was attached at either side of the canal and. soon were on our way through the woods to the usually deserted beach. Beautiful, crystal clear water and clean sand were all ours! My father, a great mixer, had lived in Miami for a year before moving to Delray and soon had as many friends in this new home as he had in the former one. Having a superior voice, he sang in a few church choirs and appeared in local entertainments. He joined the Board of Trade (now known as the Chamber of Commerce). He was asked to be President of the Tourist Club, formed to attract new people to Delray. He helped to establish the local Lions Club and became its Secretary and Treasurer. To conduct his business, he shared office space with the City Clerk. For this, he paid the city $5 a month. His real estate sales and management projects were beginning to prosper. In short, he was on his way to . becoming a leading citizen in his new home. Sadly, it was not to be. On the morning of July 27, 1922, he drove to his office, his head filled with worrisome family problems and facing the day's work. In his preoccupied state, he failed to notice a slowly-moving and late-arriving freight train close to the unguarded Atlantic Avenue crossing. Too late he tried to turn aside but was struck and mortally wounded. So much time passed while he was being pried from the wreckage and driven to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach in the only available vehicle, a delivery truck, that he lived only a few hours. Doctor Cason was on the scene almost at once and did all he could but even the hospital could not cope with such massive injuries, using all the medical skill available in that day. It is still a disturbing memory that we were unable to see him again, if only to say: goodbye. A few days after the tragedy, my two sisters, my grandma, and I got on the train which had destroyed our hopes for a good life in Delray. We travelled back to Connecticut to live with relatives. Mrs. Love packed us a lunch so large it lasted for the entire trip. What a kind person she was and is still remembered for her charity that day. It was forty long years before I returned to Delray but there stood the little house on Swinton Avenue, apparently unchanged from the time I lived in it. Nina Wilcox Putnam, a famous author of the 1920/1940 era had bought the place when we left it. Most recently, it was owned by a Mrs Roberts. There it remains, a piece of solidly-constructed Delray history, looking better than ever. Each time I pass it I feel a twinge at the memories of all that happened to me there when, unknow- ingly, I was a part of the town's early history. Elizabeth (Mrs.W.C.) Lydiard 5100 Las Verdes Circle-124 Delray Beach FL 33484 February 1993 - .F1.•/ A 1111' - CO a El°E tj R Ay - =_= __==-THE OGFQ_ C%T-_Y =_ == =:�: • No. 48. DELRAY, FLA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2, 1922. . 2nd Year J. F. LENEDICT Atlantic avenue he evidently had have his family and business af- his mind intently on something fairs adjusted. . MEETS DEATH entirely foreign VI the crossing At Good Samaritan hospital in of a 'railroad. This belief be- W. Palm Beach Doctors Powell, ACCIDENTALLY cause he showed no sign of stop- VanLandingham and Conkling ping his auto, so we have been met the ambulance accompanied ' • informed, to await the passing by Dr. Cason, and Mr. Benedict An Atlantic Avenue Crossing of the southbound passenger was rushed to the operating Incident that Threw Delray ck- too lately toa stop.ual ner the cHes�then ng, nevi- ened the cl udtof sorrow overntil room. Examiation.only the into Mourning. dently endeavored to turn south city of Delray, for it was an- along the track, but failed, as the nounced that nothing could be Last Thursday morning Mr. auto ran across the track_ ahead done to save him—that it would J. Frank Benedict met with an of the engine and long, heavy be but a few hours at the best • accident at the Atlantic avenue train. The train, by reason of before he would pass away. railroad crossing that caused his warnings of track repair work All this, and yet he continued death a few hours later and corn- for some distance north of the to smile and talk until within a pletely demolished his auto—a crossing, was running not half few moments of his last heart 5-passenger Franklin. . its usual speed. It was lack of beat at 2:15 p. m. Mr. Benedict was 33 years old. usual speed that caused the auto After his death preparations • - His wife died about one year ago to roll ahead of the engine in- were commenced to hare his leaving to his care three daught- stead of being thrown one side body sent,on the Friday evening ers, the eldest being ten years the instant it was hit. So it was train destined for his native home old. He and the children and a that horrified observers saw the at Waterbury, Conn., where a . housekeeper moved to Delray train slowly stopping, roll and sister and a brother live. Sams' last fall from Miami where he smash along the track Tor two to be accompanied by his three had been for some time and had hundred feet, the auto in which little daughters and by his moth- friends by the score. was Mr. Benedict. No sooner er who came here a few weeks On coming to Delray 1-e rented had the train stepped than many ago for a visit. the property known as the Sper- people, including Dr. Cason, who FridaY at 4:30 p. m., a number ry place on Swinton avenue. He most fortunately happened to be of Delray friends, all who had engaged in the real estate busi- near, were at the scene to assist learned such a service would be ness and made friends as rapidly the man everyone prayed might held, met at his late residence to as he became acquainted. He be spared from serious injury• listen to remarks by Rev. Jones had a smile and a good word for But to their bitter disappointment of the Delray Methodist church, everyone and no criticism of any he had severe cuts about his head and by Rev. Garrett of the Ali- one. He was elected president and both legs horribly mangled. ami Presbyterian church. Since of the tourist club at. its organiz- And yet, he talked and smiled to coming to Delray he attended the ation last fall. He was a good those praying and working to aid Methodist church. At Miami he singer and was a leading numb- him. The engine to his auto had was a member of the Presbyter- er on the program of all enter- not stopped running and after ian church. tainments. Doing, with smiles several attempts of others not Friday evening the heart-brok- and songs,'enthusiastically those familiar with it, to stop it, he en mother and little daughters things that would attract the vis- smilingly said: "Let me try it." left on their sad journey. Mr. . itor to Delray as a home town. And he reached and did the act Benedict's body being placed on A recently perfected organiza- that stopped it. the train as it passed W.- Palm tion of the young business men, To get him out of the tangled Beach. now known as the Lions Club, mess. ;•ithout further injury was In this death Delray has lost a ' an organization to push, smile seemingly slow. The train had .valuable citizen. And the man- ` and boom Delray, was largely a to be backed up and the auto ner in which he met that death, part of his effort and he was the Parts pried one way and another. compells us to say, a citizen with secretary and treasurer. In the meantime an ambulance a spirit for upbuilding and good Thus it is easy to understand had been called from West Palm who has a rare equal in value. - Beach. As soon as taken from why deepest regret and mourn ing entered the heart of each in the position he was in, he was Lions Lyceum Course dividual as the story of a fatal Placed on a stretcher and all aid accident to him, in the heart of possible t,o make him easy was The last act of J. F. Benedict the city last Thursday at a little given. - as secretary of the Lions, was to after nine a. m., spread over the While on'the cot awaiting the sign in behalf of that organiza city. arrival -of the ambulance, he tion a contract with an Atlanta At the time mentioned he was smiled and uttered not a word of Lyceum company, a contract for with his auto coming from home blame on anyone. But talked of four high class entertainments to his otfic� in the Sperry block. his deceased wife, of his child- in Delray during the corn ing"•fall As he approached the crossing at,ren, and how -he would like to and winter. • • 74 Page Separator 314 N Swinton Avenue 1947 Box # 22 Folder # 5A Delray SO 8373 A R Properties that Opted-out in 2010 from OSSHAD during the reclassification from non-contributing to contributing st 131 NE 1 Avenue 1950 326 NE 1st Avenue 1945 21 NW 2nd Street 1950 8 East Atlantic Avenue 1950 16 East Atlantic Avenue 1950 38 East Atlantic Avenue 1955 10 N. Swinton Avenue 1951 255/65 N. Swinton Avenue 1945 314 N. Swinton Avenue 1947 337 N. Swinton Avenue 1945 II Properties that"Opted-out" of reclassification from non-contributing to contributing in 2010. st Address: 131 NE 1 Avenue Year Built: 1950 Architectural Style: Masonry Vernacular Evaluation: ...contributes to the district as a representative example of domestic architecture from the district's period of significance. Address: 326 NE 1st Avenue Year Built: 1945 Architectural Style: Frame Vernacular Evaluation: 2005: Although this building lacks sufficient architectural distinction for individual designation and NRHP listing, it still contributes to the district as a representative example of domestic architecture from the district's period of significance. Note: City Building Records note 1928 construction; 1949 Sanborn Insurance Map shows existing footprint. Staff cannot verify 1945 date. 1988 designation map indicates 1957, likely from Property Appraisers Office. Staff has found that this date is frequently an incorrect one when noted by the Property Appraisers office. Address: 21 NW 2nd Street Year Built: 1950 Architectural Style: Frame Vernacular Evaluation: 2005: Although this building lacks sufficient architectural distinction and historical significance for individual designation and NRHP listing, it contributes to the surrounding historic district through its architecture. Note: This building was relocated in 1990 from 106 North Swinton Avenue when the structure at 102 North Swinton Avenue was enlarged on the North and converted to office-use from single- family. Address: 8 East Atlantic Avenue Year Built: 1950 Architectural Style: Masonry Vernacular Evaluation: 2008: Contributes to historic district in its stylistic features and scale. 2005: This building possesses sufficient architectural distinction and historical significance for individual local designation only. It contributes to the district as a representative example of commercial architecture from the period of significance. Address: 16 East Atlantic Avenue Year Built: 1950 Architectural Style: Art Deco/Moderne Evaluation: 2008: Contributes to the historic district in its stylistic features and scale. 2005: ...possesses sufficient architectural distinction & historical significance for individual local designation... contributes...as representative example of commercial architecture from the POS. 1999: Located on Delray Beach's main thoroughfare,...is representative of the city's historical commercial architecture...illustrates the early 20th century development of Delray Beach's central commercial area...could be considered a contributing resource within a local historic district.. Address: 38 East Atlantic Avenue Year Built: c.1955 Architectural Style: Masonry Vernacular Evaluation: 2005: ...contributes to the district as a representative example of domestic architecture from the district's period of significance. 1999: Located on Delray Beach's main thoroughfare,... is representative of the city's historical commercial architecture...also illustrates the early 20th century development of Delray Beach's central commercial area...could be considered a contributing resource within a local historic district.. Address: 10 North Swinton Avenue Year Built: 1951 Architectural Style: Masonry Vernacular Evaluation: 2005: Docs represents the historic and development of commercial fast-food preparation, post World War II commercial architecture, and car culture in Delray Beach. It maintains integrity and contributes to the surrounding historic district. Address: 255/65 North Swinton Avenue Year Built: 1945 Architectural Style: Frame Vernacular Evaluation: 2005: ...contributes to the district as a representative example of domestic architecture from the district's period of significance. 2001: ...associated with the developmental history and exhibits the architectural elements of the Old School Square area during the 1950s. Due to its historical and architectural significance...could contribute...when the historic district is re-evaluated and the period of significance is expanded to include later historic resources. Address: 314 North Swinton Avenue Year Built: 1947 Architectural Style: Masonry Vernacular Evaluation: 2005: ...it contributes to the surrounding historic district through its architecture. 2001: ...associated with the developmental history and exhibits the architectural elements of the Old School Square area during the 1940s. Due to its historical and architectural significance,...could contribute to the locally listed Old School Square Historic District, when the historic district is re-evaluated and the period of significance is expanded to include later historic resources. Address: 337 North Swinton Avenue Year Built: 1945 Architectural Style: Frame Vernacular Evaluation: 2005: Although this building lacks sufficient architectural distinction for individual listing and designation, it contributes to the district as a modest example of domestic architecture from the time period of significance. 1985-1986: Good Condition *Florida •* ,r Site#8 PB10492 ' �Mastrerr I �' \ 47HISTORICAL STRUCTURE FORM Recorder# Filee i Electronic Version 1.1.0 Field Date 3/1/2005 File Form Date 3/28/2005 FormNo Site Form Recorded for this Site? No FormNo 200503 =Field Date(YYYYMM) GENERAL INFORMATION Site Name(address If none) 314 N. Swinton Ave. Multiple Listing(DHR only) Other Names » Survey or Project Name Old School Square Historic Resources Survey Survey# National Register Category Building(s) LOCATION & IDENTIFICATION Address Street No. Direction Street Name Street Type Direction Suffix 314 North Swinton Avenue Cross Streets(nearest!between) NW 3/NW 4 Streets City!Town(within 3 miles) Delray Beach In Current City Limits? YES County Palm Beach Tax Parcel#(s) 12-43-46-17-01-057-002 Subdivision Name Map of Town of Linton Block Lot Ownership Private Individual Name of Public Tract(e.g.,park) Old School Square Route to(especially if no street address) MAPPING USGS 7.5' Map Name Publication Date »DELRAY BEACH;1986 Township: Range: Section: 114 section: » 46S ;43E 17;UNSP Irregular Section Name: Landgrant UTM:Zone Easting Northing Plat or Other Map(map's name,location) DESCRIPTION Style Masonry Vernacular Other Style attenuated Mediterranean Revival influen Exterior Plan L-shaped Other Exterior Plan Number of Stories 1 Structural System(s) » Wood frame Other Structural System(s) Foundation Type(s) » Continuous Other Foundation Types Foundation Material(s) » Concrete Block Other Foundation Material(s) Exterior Fabric(s) » Stucco Other Exterior Fabric(s) Roof Type(s) » Gable Other Roof Type(s) Roof Material(s) » Barrel tile Other Roof Materials) Roof Secondary Structure(s)(dormers etc) »Hip extension Other Roof Secondary Structure(s) Number of Chimneys 1 Chimney Material Brick Other Chimney Material(s) Stucco Chimney Location(s) Pitched roof; exterior; gable end Page 1 of 3 HISTORICAL STRUCTURE FORM 8PB10492 DESCRIPTION (continued) Window Descriptions Awning Main Entrance Description(stylistic details) A pebble paved driveway leads to a brick tile porch Porches: #open 1 #closed #incised Location(s) east elevation Porch Roof Types(s) Shed Exterior Ornament Tile window surrounds, a tile frieze, decorative metal porch posts, and corner windows Interior Plan unknown Other Interior Plan Condition Excellent Structure Surroundin•s Commercial:SOME of this category Residential: SOME of this category Institutional: Undeveloped: Ancillary Features(Number/type of outbuildings,major landscape features) A two-bay garage stands at the rear of the house lot. Archaeological Remains(describe): None If archaeological remains are present,was an Archaeological Site Form completed? NO Narrative Description(optional) HISTORY Construction year 1947 Architect(last name first): Builder(last name first): Changes in Locations or Conditions Type of Change Year of Change Date Change Noted Description of Changes Structure Use Histo Use Year Use Started Year Use Ended » Private residence;1947; Other Structure Uses Ownership History(especially original owner,dates,profession,etc.) RESEARCH METHODS Research Methods » Sanborn maps Other research methods SURVEYOR'S EVALUATION OF SITE Potentially Eligible for a Local Register? NO Name of Local Register if Eligible Idividually Eligible for National Register? NO Potential Contributor to NR District? YES Area(s)of historical significance » Architecture Other Historical Associations Old School Square Historic Arts District Explanation of Evaluation(required) Although this building lacks sufficient architectural distinction for individual listing and designation, it contributes to the surrounding district through its architecture. Page 2 of 3 HISTORICAL STRUCTURE FORM 8PB10492 I DOCUMENTATION (Photos, Plans, etc.) •hotographic Negatives or Other Collections Not Filed with FMSF,Including Field Notes,Plans,other Important Documents. Document type: Maintaining Organization: File or Accession#: Descriptive Information: RECORDER INFORMATION Recorder Name(Last,First) Hyland, Mattew; Tuk, Jared RecorderAddressiPhone 618 East South Street, Orlando, Florida, 32801 407.423.8398 Recorder Affiliation GAT Consultants - SE Other Affiliation Is a Text-Only Supplement File Attached(Surveyor Only)? NO ****** MASTER SITE FILE USE ONLY****** Cultural Resource Type: SS SHPO's Evaluation of Resource Electronic Form Used: S110 Date Form Type Code: NORM Form Quality Ranking: NEw Form Status Code::SCAT Supplement Information Status: NO SUPPLEMENT FMSF Staffer: Supplement File Status: NO SUPPLEMENT FILE Computer Entry Date: 3/28/2005 Form Comments: ° _sc • nto :f 'iF .) F_ F'''�+ ' , ,F'_ : +1�;~ I�M� j ,may ,tr4' 4 t. ,2 i� 'r d 141 � J.'(j„i • .`Fig �'�L�p j•4 j pi 1. !�f� xj : L_________it —- �� r fit`. �� _, ..+I t f. , I. 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Archaeological Remains Present ❑ None Observed FMSF Archaeological Site Form Completed (if yes, attach) ❑ Printed Tuesday,May 07,2002 Page 2 HISTORICAL STRUCTURE FORM Site# 8PB10492 Consult Guide To Historical Structure Forms for detailed Instructions 11 RECORDER'S EVALUATION OF SITE U ble for National Register? Yes ❑ No ® Likely, Need Information ❑ Insufficient Information ❑ Significant as Part of District? Yes k No ❑ Likely, Need Information ❑ Insufficient Information ❑ Significant at Local Level? Yes No ❑ Likely, Need Information ❑ Insufficient Information ❑ Areas of Significance Community Planning And Development Summary of Significance This building is associated with the developmental history and exhibits the architectural elements of the Old School Square area during the 1940s. Due to its historical and architectural significance,this building could contribute to the locally listed Old School Square Historic District,when the historic district is re-evaluated and the period of significance is expanded to include later historic resources. DHR USE ONLY OFFICIAL EVALUATIONS DHR USE ONLY DATE LISTED ON NATIONAL REGISTER DATE KEEPER DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY «-.DATE YES " NO SHPO EVALUATION OF ELIGIBILITY DATE YES 1 NO LOCAL DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY DATE YES NO LOCAL OFFICE DOCUMENTATION Research Methods Past sites and surveys search at FMSF, Building Permits, Local and Non-Local Library Research Bibliographic References Delray Beach Historic Sites Survey, 1987; Delray Beach Historic Resources Report, 1999 Location of Negatives Janus Research Negative Numbers Roll 2184-14, Exp.30 Facing SW RECORDER INFORMATION Recorder Name Susan Daniel, Skye Wheeler,Jennifer Bradley Recorder Affiliation JANUS RESEARCH,2935 First Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33713 Telephone 727-821-7600 REQUIRED: 1. USGS 7.5' MAP WITH STRUCTURES PINPOINTED IN RED 2. LARGE SCALE STREET OR PLAT MAP 3. PHOTO OF MAIN FACADE, PREFERABLY B&W,AT LEAST 3x5 Printed Tuesday,May 07,2002 PHOTOGRAPH' •i ^-„`*c 6 FPS r �'„ Lt �n',,S: 1 r r'. 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Swinton Ave. Multiple Listing(DHR only) Other Names Survey or Project Name Old School Square Historic Resources Survey Survey# National Register Category Building(s) LOCATION & IDENTIFICATION Address Street No. Direction Street Name Street Type Direction Suffix 314 North Swinton Avenue Cross Streets(nearest!between) NW 3/NW 4 Streets City I Town(within 3 miles) Delray Beach In Current City Limits? YES County Palm Beach Tax Parcel#(s) 12-43-46-17-01-057-002 Subdivision Name Map of Town of Linton Block Lot Ownership Private Individual Name of Public Tract(e.g.,park) Old School Square Route to(especially if no street address) MAPPING USGS 7.5' Map Name Publication Date »DELRAY" BEACH;1986" Township: Range: Section: 1/4 section: » 46S. '.;43E ;17;UNSP. Irregular Section Name: Landgrant UTM:Zone Easting Northing Plat or Other Map(map's name,location) DESCRIPTION Style Masonry Vernacular Other Style attenuated Mediterranean Revival influen Exterior Plan L-shaped Other Exterior Plan Number of Stories 1 Structural System(s) » Wood frame Other Structural System(s) Foundation Type(s) » Continuous. Other Foundation Types Foundation Material(s) » Concrete Block .. Other Foundation Material(s) Exterior Fabric(s) » stucco Other Exterior Fabric(s) Roof Type(s) » Gable Other Roof Type(s) Roof Material(s) » Barrel tile Other Roof Material(s) Roof Secondary Structure(s)(dormers etc) >>Hip extension Other Roof Secondary Structure(s) Number of Chimneys 1 Chimney Material Brick Other Chimney Material(s) stucco Chimney Location(s) Pitched roof; exterior; gable end Page 1 of 3 HISTORICAL STRUCTURE FORM 8PB10492 DESCRIPTION (continued) Window Descriptions Awning Main Entrance Description(stylistic details) A pebble paved driveway leads to a brick tile porch Porches: #open 1 #closed #incised Location(s) east elevation Porch Roof Types(s) Shed Exterior Ornament Tile window surrounds, a tile frieze, decorative metal porch posts, and corner windows Interior Plan Unknown Other Interior Plan Condition Excellent Structure Surroundin•s Commercial:SOME of this category Residential: SOME of this category Institutional: Undeveloped: Ancillary Features(Number!type of outbuildings,major landscape features) A two-bay garage stands at the rear of the house lot. Archaeological Remains(describe): None If archaeological remains are present,was an Archaeological Site Form completed? No Narrative Description(optional) HISTORY '. Construction year 1947 Architect(last name first): Builder(last name first): Changes in Locations or Conditions Type of Change Year of Change Date Change Noted Description of Changes Structure Use Histo Use Year Use Started Year Use Ended » Private residence;1947; Other Structure Uses Ownership History(especially original owner,dates,profession,etc.) RESEARCH METHODS Research Methods » Sanborn maps Other research methods SURVEYOR'S EVALUATION OF SITE Potentially Eligible for a Local Register? —ire—\{Eg Name of Local Register if Eligible Idividually Eligible for National Register? NO Potential Contributor to NR District? YES Area(s)of historical significance >> Architecture Other Historical Associations Old School Square Historic Arts District Explanation of Evaluation(required) Although this building lacks sufficient architectural distinction for individual listing and designation, it contributes to the surrounding district through its architecture. Page 2 of 3 HISTORICAL STRUCTURE FORM 8PB10492 DOCUMENTATION (Photos, Plans,etc.) Photographic Negatives or Other Collections Not Filed with FMSF,Including Field Notes,Plans,other Important Documents. Document type: Maintaining Organization: File or Accession#: Descriptive Information: RECORDER INFORMATION Recorder Name(Last,First) Hyland, Mattew; Tuk, Jared Recorder Address I Phone 618 East South Street, Orlando, Florida, 32801 407.423.8398 Recorder Affiliation GAI Consultants - SE Other Affiliation Is a Text-Only Supplement File Attached(Surveyor Only)? NO .` ******-MASTER SITE FILE USE ONLY *****k SHPO's Evaluation of Resource Cultural Resource Type: Ss" Electronic Form Used: silo _` Da te Form Type.Code:-NORM , Form Quality Ranking"NEW.; Form�Status Code: SCAT "-"- Supplement Information Status No SUPPLEMENT FMSF Staffer SupplementFileStat US NO � SUPPLEMENT FILE Computer Entry Date: 3%Z$/2005 Form Comments ;;: .:;4• ~' .. - .... -c•yeti. . K� �+ -c . /V •,. 1.• Li�.r•• ^�Ll �� E"s 2, ------ .• •- r— - ,a t.,lY '•• "t"• •ii .t 1 • wY r�. -�,...Fcr`" ♦�} i Y Ma '?F_ ,v�,u' mow-} tf -cJ..e h' • . _ 1 r r;'J;,y&-k <`. vA �" rt r!,,.' Yi'4-° `*ft a.�1.- 'y`� •5Y' p. a - s �15.-`,i+.•,+`', ei' ` P`Y '�M e-t'•< y !"` r��K �yrS'u�fs:;.� 7Z�'�'.q� 'i `" ��'°cr'i�'- r' '.s:d: �r^ {• F -�J'` w'C, •a` �`cV'�f�;i' " r.��i rrs: sti fS'+t'T^ ._i $Ci :`dr ,,,•, �-,'�s.s.�y �'4.` - �Way^�k4.,�•�� t{ REQUIRE .Yd a•?v-.r �N4 t • -.-. Y PAPER 's�• rcL w ATTACHMENTS (3) PHOTO OF MAIN FACADE, B&W, AT LEAST 3"X5" Page 3 of 3 PB10492-200503 Supplementary Printout > USGS map name/year of publication or revision: DELRAY BEACH;1986 > Township/Range/Section/Qtr: 46S;43E;17;UNSP > Structural system(s): Wood frame > Foundation types: Continuous > Foundation materials: Concrete Block > Exterior fabrics: Stucco > Roof types: Gable > Roof materials: Barrel tile > Roof secondary structures(dormers etc): Hip extension > Change status/year changed/date noted/nature: > Original, intermediate, present uses/year started/year ended: Private residence;1947; > Research methods: Sanborn maps Pedestrian Examine local property records Library research-local Plat map > Area(s)of historical significance: Architecture Community planning&development > Repositories: Collection/Housed/Accession#/Describe > [Other name(s)]: Page 1 Of 1 • k �h f" 1 `` '... r> i -s '., 11r J,V - c 4 ! :'1! f; : •f ?. 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