Palm Beach: Stories in Preservation and Architecture

This elegant volume focuses on the captivating Palm Beach houses and gardens, which exude a sense of timeless grandeur while remaining wonderfully alive and relevant for today. With its lush gardens, palm tree-lined promenades, and romantic homes, Palm Beach has long been esteemed as a playground for the rich and famous.

The book, "Palm Beach: An Architectural Heritage," serves as an inspiration by featuring thirty-eight classic houses and other buildings that have been restored or preserved with a high degree of sensitivity and taste. These properties have won the coveted Ballinger Award, presented by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach to commemorate restorations or renovations that best exemplify the traditions of Palm Beach's original houses and the architects who designed them.

From the captivating Casa de Leoni to the enchanting Junglewood, and from the alluring Villa Artemis to the majestic Las Palmas, the houses of Palm Beach are fantasies of splendor, inspiring dreams of fine living in the sun amid beautiful, fragrant gardens. The book showcases not only the works of renowned architects such as Addison Mizner, Joseph Urban, Marion Sims Wyeth, and Maurice Fatio but also those of less recognized architects and builders whose feats of imagination rival those of the most celebrated professionals.

Through this elegant volume, readers are invited to explore the meticulous restorations of these thirty-eight grand houses and public buildings, which have been carefully preserved to capture the original traditions and architectural brilliance that define Palm Beach's unique character. The lush gardens, palm tree-lined promenades, and romantic homes featured in this book serve as a testament to the enduring allure and timeless grandeur of this exclusive resort town.

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