West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Flamingo Park Historic District

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 3, 2016

1. Flamingo Park Historic District Marker

Inscription. There are 501 contributing structures within the Flamingo Park subdivision, which was officially platted on May 17, 1921, with more than 76 building permits issued in 1923. Built on the highest of all coastal ridges between downtown West Palm Beach and Miami, with an ocean view, Flamingo Park was home to many of the most prominent citizens of the time. The Florida Land Boom era is represented here in a concentration of architecturally significant homes in Mission and Mediterranean Revival and Frame Vernacular styles, constructed between 1921 and the mid-1930s. Numerous Masonry Vernacular, Art Moderne, American Foursquare, Colonial Revival and Craftsmen Bungalow residences are found here. The Alfred Comeau House at 701 Flamingo Drive was built in 1924. Comeau was a prominent businessman, who also built one of the first West Palm Beach skyscrapers in 1925. The Flamingo Park Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 2001 by The Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-442.)

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topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 17, 1921.

Location. 26° 41.777′ N, 80° 3.493′ W. Marker is in West Palm Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It is at the intersection of Flamingo Avenue and Georgia Avenue, in the median on Flamingo Avenue. Marker is in a traffic circle at the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Palm Beach FL 33401, 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

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Grandview Heights Historic District (approx. ¼ mile away); Flamingo Park (approx.

Flamingo Park Historic District Marker in traffic circle. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 3, 2016

2. Flamingo Park Historic District Marker in traffic circle.

¼ mile away); Pioneer Memorial Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mango Promenade Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens/Ann Weaver Norton (approx. half a mile away); El Cid Neighborhood (approx. 0.6 miles away); Palm Beach High School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Palm Beach Junior College (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Palm Beach.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,413 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.