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53-784: Located in the Boca Raton Old City Hall , the society and museum resides in the town hall built by architect William Alsmeyer (originally designed by Addison Mizner before his bankruptcy) and was founded in 1972 by the Junior Service League (Currently known as Junior League in Boca Raton.) The society also operates the Boca Express Train Museum and organizes the Florida East Coast Railway Station (currently named Count de Hoernle Pavilion ) which

106-443: A tropical monsoon climate ( Köppen climate classification , Am ). As of the 2020 United States census , there were 38,932 people, 12,398 households, and 9,708 families residing in the village. As of the 2010 United States census , there were 34,140 people, 10,856 households, and 8,453 families residing in the village. In 2000, there were 7,604 households, of which 63.9% were child-free married couples, 42% had children under

159-751: A $ 500,000 plus total of donations from corporations towards the redevelopment. The restoration effort was then awarded with the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation for preserving the historical site. By 1985, the Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency purchases the Florida East Coast Railway Station from a Boca Raton restaurateur after it was previously sold by the Florida East Coast Railway company. The agency entrusted responsibility to

212-573: A captain, and the chief based in a modern, computerized department in a building within the Village Hall complex. In 2007 the policing duties were contracted out to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's department with a significant savings to the Village taxpayers. Royal Palm Beach residents have also appreciated the security of a local fire department since a volunteer force of eight individuals

265-430: A council-authorized study by consultants, a controversial and much-debated decision was made to curtail an independent village fire department and instead merge equipment and personnel with Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue . Village recreation needs were not overlooked during the booming growth period and since 1974. Under the department's purview are approximately 325 acres (1.32 km ) of parks and green space as well as

318-415: A golf driving range, disc golf fields, a wedding pavilion, two sand volleyball courts, playgrounds, and picnic pavilions. The park is located at 11600 Poinciana Blvd, Royal Palm Beach, FL. Veteran's Park : features a playground area for children, including a playscape and small splash pad. The park has picnic tables, open turf, and a small amphitheater. Seeds Café is located within the park and regarded as

371-471: A hidden gem by many residents, open Wednesday through Sunday from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area : is a 773-acre area of protected land in Royal Palm Beach, Florida that includes pine flatwoods and wet prairie. There are hiking and equestrian trails, a nature trail, and boardwalk. Preservation Park : offers a variety of recreational facilities, including pickleball courts,

424-507: A passive bird watching and nature park. The village offers a variety of activities for the outdoor and sports enthusiast including soccer, basketball, tennis, Pop Warner youth football and cheerleading, senior activities, and year-round golf programs. The public schools within the Village consist of "A"-rated elementary and middle schools and there are numerous private schools offering classes from pre-kindergarten through high school. Incorporated on June 18, 1959, Royal Palm Beach has grown from

477-471: A primarily uninhabited swamp and natural preserve and former Seminole hunting ground into a thriving village. It was not until the 1950s, when Philadelphia supermarket magnates of Food Fair , Sam and Hattie Friedland, purchased 65,000 acres (260 km ) for approximately $ 1.25 million in what is now the Royal Palm Beach village and The Acreage areas, that the natural wilderness landed on national fastest growing community lists (in its size category) in

530-521: A recognized important figure to Boca Raton. The historical society currently holds approximately 16,000 photographs of Boca Raton's development during the 1900s to present day. This collection includes images of historic buildings, sites, farms, the Boca Raton Army Air Field , etc. The museums also possess a collection of old aerial photos of Boca which you can compare to newer present-day images. Approximately 200 manuscripts were collected by

583-402: A year, the members of the society restored four rail way cars, including a 1930 locomotive and caboose, as well as two streamline rail cars from 1947. Two years after the restoration, the historical society earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation due to their restoration efforts for the railroad station. By the year 2004, the historical society completed the interior restoration of

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636-592: Is a weekly, or more frequent, newspaper specifically located in and serving the Palms West Communities of Royal Palm Beach, Wellington , Loxahatchee Groves and The Acreage . Published weekly, the Town-Crier was founded by Bob Markey Sr. and family, but was sold in 1998 to the Manning family. The Town-Crier was published twice-weekly, with featured editions in nearby communities, on its own printing presses during

689-545: The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office : District 9, which operates from a sub-station in Royal Palm Beach, and is staffed by 56 sworn deputies and 5 civilian employees. It is commanded by Captain Ulrich Naujoks and Lieutenant Michael B. Ferrante. Located at 9300 Belvedere Road, the USCIS West Palm Beach Field Office handles a variety of immigration matters for eight Florida counties. The Town-Crier

742-483: The poverty line , including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 85.80% of all residents, while Spanish was at 11.49%, and Tagalog as a mother tongue made up 0.48% of the population. As of 2000, Royal Palm Beach had the eighty-ninth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 2.95%, while its Jamaican community had

795-566: The 1980s and early 1990s. The Town-Crier published the first newspaper Web site in Palm Beach County in 1995. Palms West Monthly is a monthly news and features paper published by Rob Harris in and for the communities of Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and environs. The Palm Beach Post is a daily newspaper serving all of Palm Beach County. Royal Palm Beach Commons : encompasses a 19-acre lake, providing visitors with three miles of paved walking and biking trails. Outdoor amenities include

848-409: The 1980s. The Friedlands subsequently sold their land to Miami developer Arthur Desser, founder of Lefcourt Realty Group. About 4,200 acres (17 km ) were earmarked for Desser's Royal Palm Beach development. It was Desser's vision that spurred the initial development of the Village of Royal Palm Beach. A massive drainage project ensued and in 1959, the state legislature granted a charter which named

901-643: The Boca Express Train Museum and publicly opens it for the first time. "The mission and purpose of the Boca Raton Historical Society is to collect, preserve, and present information and artifacts relevant to the past and evolving history of Boca Raton and to maintain a visible role in education and advocacy of historic preservation in our community." The historical society operates exhibits including online exhibits such as 1909 Boca Raton, Mizner's Dream, and Pearl City . As of October 2018,

954-498: The Boca Express Train Museum. The program's curriculum involves educational training to help students prepare for standardized testing, such as the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards . The society also offers free sessions discussing lesson plans exhibiting the local history of Boca Raton. It is taught in local schools such as Saint Paul Lutheran Church and School and is available online. Tours for

1007-527: The Boca Raton Council as town planner; some of his elegant details have been preserved, together with antiques, some of them Spanish, from his collection. (Because of Mizner's bankruptcy later that year, the building was completed by architect William E. Alsmeyer.) It also housed Boca's first fire bay ( fire station ), which now houses the museum's gift shop, Boca Raton's police station, and its first library. A small second floor, not currently (2016) open to

1060-449: The Boca Raton Historical Society for administering and raising funds to restore the railroad station. The society had completed their fundraising goal of earning nearly $ 1 million due to donations from the Boca Raton community, a $ 400,000 state grant, and a $ 500,000 donation from Countess de Hoernle in 1986. The railroad station was then renamed to Count de Hoernle Pavilion in recognition of the donation gifted from Countess de Hoernle. After

1113-617: The Boca Raton Welcome Center and the Boca Raton History Museum. On October 16, 1980, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . The original design was by Addison Mizner . On April 18, 2012, the AIA 's Florida Chapter placed it on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places as Boca Raton Town Hall . The building housed Boca Raton's police station, fire department, and library. The bay for

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1166-639: The Children's Museum), the relocation of the Cabana Club, the Boca Raton Old City Hall, and the F.E.C. Railway Station. By 1975, the city council of Boca Raton declares the Old Town Hall as a designated site in plans to becoming a historical museum in the future. During 1983, the historical society began the restoration for the Old Town Hall, and by November 1984, the restoration was complete as it received

1219-536: The Madison Green residential development. In 1986, both Palms West Hospital and Wellington Regional Medical Center opened with 117 and 120 beds, respectively, and both are continuing with major expansion projects to meet the health care needs of local residents. With the hospitals came a building boom of medical office complexes on the campuses of both hospitals, as well as a Royal Palm Beach health center built by West Palm Beach's Good Samaritan Medical Center . Since

1272-505: The Pearl City research project (Boca Raton's first historical black community) which contributed to the works of the 1990 book Pearl City, Florida: A Black Community Remembers . The society contains roughly 600 copies of volumes relating to Florida's history of preserving history and architecture for research purposes. Periodicals such as the Tequesta , The Florida Historical Quarterly , and

1325-549: The Scouts involves visiting Town Hall or the Boca Express Train Museum and provides opportunities for scouts to obtain certain history badges. The historical society hosts an annual spring food and wine festival for their major fundraising series in Boca Raton named the Boca Bacchanal. The event involves grand tasting and vintner diners from various professional chefs and vintners with well over 2,000 guests per year. All earnings from

1378-574: The Spanish River Papers, which is an academic journal published by the Boca Raton Historical Society. 26°21′04″N 80°05′12″W  /  26.35115°N 80.08669°W  / 26.35115; -80.08669 Boca Raton Old City Hall The Boca Raton Old City Hall (labeled as "Town Hall" on signs) is a historic site in Boca Raton , Florida , United States . It is located at 71 North Federal Highway . The former city hall now houses

1431-502: The Village Council find a permanent home in the present Village Hall complex. To date, there have been 15 mayors who have served the village—some as single-term and part-term mayors—others, like Sam Lamstein (1982–1990), formal County Commissioner Tony Masilotti (1992–1998), and current Mayor David Lodwick (since 1998) have won voter approval for multi-terms. Arthur Desser's dream of a "nouveau" Palm Beach were short-lived, however, with

1484-527: The age of 18 living in them, 11% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-related individuals. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.20. In 2000, the village, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

1537-431: The bankruptcy of Lefcourt in 1961. His interest was bought out by Friedland who then established Royal Palm Beach Colony Inc. to continue village development. A grocery store magnate with no experience in the housing market, Friedland nonetheless was a savvy businessman who put together a team of professionals who set up a comprehensive land sales/development/building enterprise. With the late Herbert Kaplan as RPB Colony CEO,

1590-505: The company and the town grew slowly from 1960-67 — first in the original "Colony" section of floral-named streets east and west of the southern end of Royal Palm Beach Blvd., and then expanded with vigor into the Willows and LaMancha subdivisions (east of RPB Blvd.). A marketing push began in 1979 to offer to builders tracts of land. With this growth phase the Village ballooned over the next 15 years. In 1983, Crestwood Middle School opened as

1643-562: The county's first paramedic-rescue course and, less than a week later, answered a cardiac arrest call for a village resident who would have died had Combs not taken the course. Within the next four years, the department hired 18 additional paramedic/EMT trained firefighters. A second station opened in 1994 at the entrance of the Counterpoint Estates to cut response times to residents living in the State Road 7 area. In March 1999, following

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1696-441: The development Royal Palm Beach. According to a former Lefcourt engineer living in nearby Wellington , Desser wanted the name "Palm Beach" to be included in the new community's name, so it was decided that since Desser also liked the stately royal palms of Palm Beach, he would dub his development "Royal Palm Beach." On June 30, 1959, with Seminole tribe officials on hand for the festivities (and to renounce all former claims to

1749-519: The event is benefited toward the Boca Raton Historical Society to provide an increasing growth in Boca Raton heritage educational programs for students, residents, and visitors. The festival has been a major fundraising for the Boca Raton Historical society since its establishment in 2003. The society is known for directing their annual celebration of recognized individuals and organizations that have served significance and commitment of improving

1802-429: The fire engine is currently (2018) the gift shop. The Boca Raton History Museum is located in downtown Boca Raton, Florida . Sponsored by the Boca Raton Historical Society, whose offices and library are located there, it is also the welcome center for Boca Raton. The building it is housed in was Boca Raton's original town hall , which began as a commission in 1926 to well-known architect Addison Mizner, designated by

1855-462: The first community school followed in 1985 and 1989, respectively, by H.L. Johnson and Cypress Trails Elementary schools. Royal Palm Beach High School opened its doors to 1,100 students in 1997. Schools in the western communities continue to open in rapid succession — often with student bodies at or near capacity the first year. The 2002–2003 school year included the opening of the village's third elementary school on Okeechobee Blvd. , just west of

1908-482: The first invented IBM Personal Computer in Boca Raton. The society also preserves a collection of more than 150 furniture and decorations from Mizner Industries displayed in the Old Town Hall. One of the special pieces the society holds is a Maxwell House coffee can that was salvaged from a merchant ship that had been attacked by a U-boat off the coast of Boca Raton. The society holds approximately 120 oral history copies that have been collected from local pioneers of

1961-411: The following are established and filled as: Currently, Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the citizens of Royal Palm Beach. There are two fire stations assigned to the village: Station 28 is the headquarters for Battalion 2, which covers Royal Palm Beach and the other Palms West Communities . Law enforcement in Royal Palm Beach is provided by

2014-488: The land), a groundbreaking ceremony was held. Engineering began for the village's myriad waterways and a basic system of roads. A sales/recreational center was built with a motel facility in the area now occupied by the Royal Inn and two bedroom, one-bath model homes were erected starting at $ 8,250. Village government—initially in the form of a developer-appointed council—later became popularly elected in 1964. Not until 1977 did

2067-550: The lives of Boca Raton citizens called the Walk of Recognition since 1997. Inductees are publicly nominated and selected by a group of judges determined by their impact as a community leader. The selected inductees have their name engraved into a black granite star and displayed on the Walk of Recognition memorial at Royal Palm Place. Each November, the event is held to honor the legacy of each and every Walk of Recognition recipient that have been

2120-471: The present and future fiscal integrity of the municipal government. The Village of Royal Palm Beach strives to provide its citizens with a clean, safe, family oriented community. After Fred Pinto’s untimely passing in September, the mayor seat is vacant as of October 16th, 2024. Vice Mayor Jeff Hmara has stepped in to assume Pinto's responsibilities. The city council consists of four chairs. As of April 2024,

2173-693: The public, provided housing for the fire chief. The Boca Express Train Museum , a few blocks away, is also operated by the Historical Society. This article about a property in Palm Beach County, Florida on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Royal Palm Beach, Florida Royal Palm Beach is a village in southeast Florida, located within Palm Beach County . Despite its name,

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2226-640: The society first led the Boca Raton Preservation Board project created by the city which preserved the Boca Raton Old City Hall, the Cloister Inn , the Mizner Administration Building, and the Florida East Coast Railway Station from any future destruction as they were designated as historically important. Over the span of a decade, the community started several projects to restore historical areas, including Singing Pines (also known as

2279-716: The society is preparing installations for their new exhibition renovated in the Town Hall called History Alive! The historical society and museum offers several tours that include the Boca Express Train Museum , Boca Raton Resort & Club , Historic Town Hall , and a seasonal Halloween themed walking tour at the Boca Raton Cemetery & Mausoleum. The society also offers virtual tours of Old Town Hall and other Boca Raton historic sites. The historical society provides elementary schools their educational program named Ticket to Ride , which offers students various history tours of

2332-791: The society, including documents of pioneer farmers, developments of historical sites such as the Yamato Colony and Pearl City , and the Boca Raton Army Airfield during World War II . The society holds a collection of roughly 500 maps published in Boca Raton dating through all eras. The historical society preserves microfilmed copies of the Boca Raton News , and mimeographs of The Pelican, and Weekly Tattler. The newspapers are currently digitized and can be publicly viewed in their website. The society preserves about 2,000 items of artifacts and memorabilia of World War II and including

2385-409: The thirty-second highest percentage in the US, with 4.10% of the population (tied with Tamarac and Goulds .) Royal Palm Beach is governed by a mayor-council government . The Mission of the Village of Royal Palm Beach Mayor and Council is to represent the public interest, promote quick, courteous response to residents' problems, provide leadership and direction to the Village's future, and assure

2438-400: The two full-timers on staff made about $ 6,000 a year. The following year, three more full-time firefighters were hired, and in 1975, Karl Combs became the first full-time chief at a salary of $ 13,500 a year. With a growing population, and thankfully few structural fires, the focus of the department expanded to include emergency medical treatment. Combs and a department lieutenant were enrolled in

2491-450: The village has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26.1 km ), of which 9.9 square miles (25.6 km ) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km ) (1.79%) is water. Royal Palm Beach has a tropical climate , similar to the climate found in much of the Caribbean . It is part of the only region in the 48 contiguous states that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has

2544-556: The village is located approximately fifteen miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean . It is part of the Miami metropolitan area . The population was at 38,932 residents in the 2020 US census . Royal Palm Beach is known for its many parks and general mission to protect green space , as evidenced by the recent acquisition of 190 acres (0.77 km ) to create a master central park and the development of 25 acres (100,000 m ) preserved into

2597-497: The village's 6,300-square-foot (590 m ) Cultural Center which opened in 1993. Since 1990, Royal Palm Beach has been named as a Tree City USA . Its entire area is designated as a bird sanctuary . Royal Palm Beach is located at 26°42′21″N 80°13′36″W  /  26.70583°N 80.22667°W  / 26.70583; -80.22667 (26.705851, –80.226554). According to the United States Census Bureau ,

2650-455: The village's inception, public safety has been foremost in the minds of residents and village officials. In June 1960, Joseph Klopp became the first Royal Palm Beach police chief. That first year, "Klopp the Cop" was the sole full-time officer with several auxiliary part-timers. Today, the accredited department counts nearly 50 sworn officers in addition to dispatchers, school crossing guards, detectives,

2703-423: Was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $ 54,766, and the median income for a family was $ 61,063. Males had a median income of $ 39,356 versus $ 29,991 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 21,875. About 3.7% of families and 4.3% of the population were below

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2756-518: Was recruited in a construction trailer in January 1963. In 1969, the department moved its headquarters to a maintenance building in the present Commerce Park, which featured three bays and two trucks. A final move in 1976 to the department's building on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. enabled the department to expand its manpower and equipment. At that time, the department shared the building with the police department . Village firefighters weren't paid until 1972 and

2809-521: Was restored to offer public tours about its history. The historical society additionally runs an annual food and wine festival as the beneficiary in Boca Raton called the Boca Bacchanal . The Boca Raton Historical Society was created as a project incorporated by the Junior Service League in 1972, which had sparked the interest of creating a local historical museum in the Old City Hall. After two years,

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