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OLD SCHOOL SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
Delray Beach, Florida
DESIGNATION REPORT
OLD SCHOOL SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT
I. PURPOSE.
II . LOCATION.
III . DISTRICT INVENTORY.
IV. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.
V. PRESENT USE, CONDITION AND ZONING.
VI . IMPACT.
VII . RESOLUTION.
OLD SCHOOL SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT
OSSHD)
I . PURPOSE.
The purpose of the Old School Square Historic District is
to:
A. Provide a legal framework for protecting the historic
buildings constructed between the 1900s and 1940s;
B. Spotlight the contribution of the Delray Beach
Schools, now renamed Old School Square, as the geo-
graphic center of the town;
C. Encourage the reappraisal and reinvestment of the
community in its historic resources;
D. Accentuate the existing structures with design guide-
lines for complimentary new construction; and,
E. Recreate walking streetscapes.
II . LOCATION.
The Old School Square Historic District is the approxi-
mately 15 block area near the town's geographic center.
The district is bounded on the north by N.E. Fourth
Street, on the south by S.W. and S.E. Second Street, on
the west by S.W. and N.W. First Avenue and on the east by
S.E. First and N.E. First Avenue. The east side of First
Avenue includes only the west half of Blocks 74, 75, and
76. ( See the attached map of the historic district for
exact legal boundaries.
III . DISTRICT INVENTORY.
A. The Old School Square Historic District is comprised
of:
1 . Contributing Buildings 101
2 . Non-Contributing Buildings 75
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III . DISTRICT INVENTORY (Continued) .
B. The Contributing Buildings were built in:
1. 1900 - 1909 5
2. 1910 - 1919 10
3. 1920 - 1929 51
4. 1930 - 1939 25
5. 1940 - 1943 10
C. The 101 Contributing Buildings represent the
following architectural styles:
1. Vernacular 65
2. . Craftsman/Bungalow 9
3. Mission 7
4. Mediterranean Revival 14
5 . Commercial Vernacular 6
IV. HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.
The Old School Square Historic District is located at the
geographic crossroads, Atlantic Avenue and Swinton
Avenue, of the original 1896 plat of the Town of Linton
later renamed Delray Beach). This area features the
residence of Delray's first Mayor, the Delray Beach
Schools and some of the finest frame and block buildings
in the City.
Situated between the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (1927)
and the Florida East Coast Railroad (1895) , the area
provides the initial footprint for the settlement and
development of the town.
14-38-106 South Swinton are prime examples of turn of the
Century frame architecture. All three properties have
been maintained and represent the values of the earliest
settlers, and are of stylistic note.
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Page Three
IV. HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Continued) .
The OSSHD features:
Rhoden Building c.1910 , early block bldg.
Masonic Building c.1920, site of first P.O.
Sundy House c.1902
Cathcart House c.1907
Love House" c.1906
Cason Cottage c.1915
Bungalow Styles 120-52-108 N. Swinton are
examples of this prominent
style.
Clark House c.1905
St. Paul' s Episcopal c.1937
Church Sam Ogren, Sr. , architect
N.E. 1st Avenue 218-226-234-238-248
Prominent Med. Revs. c.1925
SamOgren, Sr., architect)
4th Street, North Original Town Limits
Old School Square 1st Community Center
1st School Site
Buildings c. 1913 , 1925 , 1928
High School and Gymnasium
Nominated for National Reg.
V. PRESENT USE, CONDITION AND ZONING.
A. Present Use.
1. Swinton Avenue buildings are predominantly single
and multi-family. Buildings zoned for RO (Resi-
dential-Office) are predominantly residential
rental.
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Old School Square Historic District
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V. PRESENT USE, CONDITION AND ZONING (Continued) .
A. Present Use (Continued) .
2. In some instances, multi-family functions are
straining the structural integrity of the
buildings.
3. Commercial contributing buildings have been
slipcovered and defaced.
4 . The Old School Square site is presently an
Elementary School.
B. Condition.
The condition of the buildings span the spectrum:
1. Unaltered and well maintained.
2 . Good Condition (habitable with cosmetic repairs
needed) .
3. Fair Condition (structural and cosmetic repairs
needed) .
4. Deteriorated (major rehabilitative work needed) .
C. The current zoning in the district is mixed with:
1 . Commercial.
2 . Residential Office.
3. Single Family.
4. Multi-Family.
VI . IMPACT.
The OSSHD designation would actively encourage
restoration and preservation of historic buildings. The
present physical conditions of some buildings reflect
years of neglect, deterioration and lack of incentives.
The OSSHD can serve as a model for the rehabilitation and
rebuilding of the town' s historic neighborhoods.
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Old School Square Historic District
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VI . IMPACT (Continued) .
The long term economic impact will result in
revitalization, new construction and an increase in
property values.
VII . RESOLUTION.
OSSHD provides an historical perspective of the
architectural and historic development that gave Delray
Beach a prominent status in Palm Beach County. As a
tribute to the quality construction of the buildings that
have withstood time, as a reminder for native citizens
and new residents of the foundations of Delray Beach, and
as an incentive for today's community to experience the
continuity of the past while rebuilding a new town
center, the Historic Preservation Board adopts this
designation report and resolution to create the OSSHD.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1-88
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, .DESIGNATING AN AREA BOUNDED ON THE WEST
BY N.W. AND S.W. 1ST AVENUES, ON THE SOUTH BY S.E. AND
S.W. 2ND STREETS, ON THE EAST BY N.E. 1ST AVENUE, S.E.
1ST AVENUE AND THE ALLEYS IN BLOCKS 74 , 75 AND 76, TOWN
OF LINTON PLAT, AND BY N.E. AND N.W. 4TH STREET ON THE
NORTH, AN HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT; AMENDING ZONING
MAP OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, 1983; PROVIDING AN EFFEC-
TIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board, at the meeting held
on November 12, 1987, unanimously recommended the designation of the Old
School Square as an Historic District,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the following described property in the City
of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby designated the Old School Square
Historic District:
Blocks 57-62, Blocks 65-70, the west half of Blocks 74
and 75, and Lots 1-6 of Block 76, Town of Linton Plat, as
recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 3, Palm Beach County
Records.
Section 2. That the Planning Director of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida shall, upon the effective date of this ordinance, amend
the Zoning Map of Delray Beach, Florida, to show, in an overlay manner,
the above designation.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall become effective ten days
after passage on, second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final
reading on this the 9th day of February 1988.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City C1 rk
First Reading January 26, 1988
Second Reading February 9, 1988