West Palm Beach holds 2 places documented in this archive, among them Alfred J. Comeau House and American National Bank Building (West Palm Beach, Florida).
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in West Palm Beach, United States: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
West Palm Beach is the oldest incorporated municipality of South Florida, incorporated as a city on 5 November 1894, two years before Miami; it holds the Norton Museum of Art.
Origins and history
West Palm Beach was incorporated as a city on 5 November 1894, two years before Miami, which makes it the oldest incorporated municipality in the South Florida area. Its Northwest neighbourhood, the first historic district of the city to be included on the National Register of Historic Places, in February 1992, was first settled in 1894, when the black community was moved there from the Styx, in Palm Beach.
Key facts
- Country: United States
- Region: Florida
- Places in this archive: 2
- Centre of the documented entries: 26.7469°N, -80.1311°E
Places documented in West Palm Beach
- Alfred J. Comeau House — A 1924 Mediterranean Revival residence in West Palm Beach, Florida, designed by Harvey and Clarke for businessman Alfred J.
- American National Bank Building (West Palm Beach, Florida) — A 1922 Beaux-Arts bank in West Palm Beach, Florida, and the first project there by local architects Harvey and Clarke.
What is on in West Palm Beach
- Ralph Coburn: Land, Sea, Sky — Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, through 3 January 2027 — 13 October 2026 — 3 January 2027
Sources
The entries listed above are the source of the counts, the names and the position on this page.
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