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

Seaboard Air Line Station

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 28, 2019

1. Seaboard Air Line Station Marker - restored

Inscription. The Seaboard Air Line Railway Station has played an important role in the history of West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County. It is a unique example of early 20th century railroad architecture in the Mediterranean Revival style. The Station opened with the arrival of the Orange Blossom Special on January 25, 1925. It was the flagship station of the entire Seaboard line running from Coleman to Homestead.

Harvey & Clarke, the largest architectural firm in Palm Beach County in the 1920s, created this new symbol for the City of West Palm Beach in the prevailing architectural style of the period. The Historic American Buildings Survey documented the station in 1971 and the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

The AMTRAK System began passenger service here in May 1971 and the TriCounty Commuter Rail Organization began passenger service from here to Miami in January 1989. The Seaboard Station was restored with substantial funding by the Florida Department of State and rededicated in April 1991.

Erected 1994 by The Palm Beach Town Committee of the National Society of the Colonial Dames

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of America in Cooperation with The Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-349.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Historic American Buildings Survey, and the The Colonial Dames of America, National Society of series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is January 25, 1925.

Location. 26° 42.718′ N, 80° 3.737′ W. Marker is in West Palm Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It is on South Tamarind Avenue 0.1 miles north of Evernia Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the south end of the station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 South Tamarind Avenue, 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.

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

Seaboard Air Line Station Marker - pre-restoration image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 3, 2016

2. Seaboard Air Line Station Marker - pre-restoration

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: Palm Beach Junior College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Palm Beach High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1916 Palm Beach County Courthouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Former State of Florida Board of Health Laboratory (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old St. Ann's Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Flagler Park (approx. ¾ mile away); Votes for Women (approx. ¾ mile away); Dade County State Bank Building (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Palm Beach.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Clematis Street Commercial Historic District (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Seaboard Air Line Station Marker at south end of station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 3, 2016

3. Seaboard Air Line Station Marker at south end of station

Seaboard Air Line Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 3, 2016

4. Seaboard Air Line Station

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,072 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 2, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 12, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.