- Norton House (West Palm Beach, Florida)
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Norton House
Location: 253 Barcelona Rd., West Palm Beach, Florida Coordinates: 26°41′42″N 80°3′3″W / 26.695°N 80.05083°WCoordinates: 26°41′42″N 80°3′3″W / 26.695°N 80.05083°W Built: 1935 Architect: Wyeth,Marion Sims Architectural style: Modern Movement, Monterey Style Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 90001106
[1]Added to NRHP: July 26, 1990 The Norton House is a historic home located at 253 Barcelona Road in West Palm Beach, Florida. On July 26, 1990, the house was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is also a contributing property to the El Cid Historic District.
The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens consists of the Norton House and 1.7-acre (6,900 m2) property, and features over 100 sculptures by Ann Weaver Norton (1905–1982), the second wife and widow of Ralph Hubbard Norton (1875–1953). The sculptures are displayed in the house, studio and gardens, which feature over 300 species of tropical palms.
Ralph Hubbard Norton is also the founder of the Norton Museum of Art.
References and external links
- Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens - official site
- Palm Beach County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
Categories:- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- West Palm Beach, Florida
- National Register of Historic Places in Palm Beach County, Florida
- Sculpture gardens, trails and parks
- Art museums in Florida
- Museums in West Palm Beach, Florida
- Artist studios
- Historic house museums in Florida
- Biographical museums in Florida
- Women's museums in the United States
- Houses in Palm Beach County, Florida
- Florida Registered Historic Places building and structure stubs
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