Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
J. B. Evans House
Also known as the Sandoway House Nature Center
Photographed by Judith Barber, April 7, 2011
1. J. B. Evans House Marker
Inscription.
J. B. Evans House. Also known as the Sandoway House Nature Center. The Sandoway House Nature Center was designed as a home by Samuel Ogren, Sr., in 1936 for early Delray Beach winter resident J. B. Evans, a retired produce broker. It is one of the last remaining Resort Colonial Revival houses in Delray Beach. Significant Resort Colonial Revival elements include the board-and-batten siding, the open second-story porch, and original double-hung windows. Built during the Great Depression, the only ostentation is the cathedral window on the south side of the residence. The dune garden and native plantings surrounding the house retain the ocean front setting that was typical of the neighborhood in the 1930s. In 1998, the house opened to the public as a nature center in an historical setting. Purchase and rehabilitation was made possible through contributions from many local private and corporate sponsors and through public funds from Palm Beach County, the City of Delray Beach, the Florida Communities Trust, an the Florida Department of State. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
The Sandoway House Nature Center was designed as a home by Samuel Ogren, Sr., in 1936 for early Delray Beach winter resident J. B. Evans, a retired produce broker. It is one of the last remaining Resort Colonial Revival houses in Delray Beach. Significant Resort Colonial Revival elements include the board-and-batten siding, the open second-story porch, and original double-hung windows. Built during the Great Depression, the only ostentation is the cathedral window on the south side of the residence. The dune garden and native plantings surrounding the house retain the ocean front setting that was typical of the neighborhood in the 1930s. In 1998, the house opened to the public as a nature center in an historical setting. Purchase and rehabilitation was made possible through contributions from many local private and corporate sponsors and through public funds from Palm Beach County, the City of Delray Beach, the Florida Communities Trust, an the Florida Department of State. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
Erected 2008 by Palm Beach County, the City of Delray Beach and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-617.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location.
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26° 27.49′ N, 80° 3.533′ W. Marker is in Delray Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It is on S Ocean Blvd. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1895 S Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach FL 33483, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Florida, on the Gold Coast, on the Treasure Coast, and in Greater Miami. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 940 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
