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In 1938, Dr. William and Isabel George commissioned a house from Henry Harding. The residence, known as Tranquility, predates he Foundation’s Harding architectural collection (1945-1984) and no drawings of the house are extant. It is believed to be…

E.F. Hutton commissioned Wyeth to build the clubhouse and facilities of the Seminole Golf Course, located in Juno Beach. Designed in Spanish revival style, the new club featured an eighteen-hole golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts, and…

Using money from a bank loan, Mizner established Mizner Industries in 1919 to meet the demand for building supplies and decorations for his Palm Beach clientele. Los Manos Potteries was the first division of Mizner Industries and produced tiles and…

Mizner constructed Villa Mizner just to the west of his newly completed office building on Worth Avenue. The five-story villa contained shops on the first floor, living room, dining room, and kitchen on the second, a mirador studio-library on the top…

In 1923, Mizner constructed Via Mizner, a shopping complex to display Mizner Industries wares, complete with pedestrian vias, courtyards, and covered arches. Situated opposite the Everglades Club, Via Mizner showcased Mizner’s products from Los Manos…

The Everglades Club was one of Mizner’s first architectural projects. Funded by Paris Singer of Singer Sewing Machine Company fame, the private club was originally conceived as a hospital to meet wartime building restrictions. Mizner drew inspiration…

Portrait of Addison Mizner

Spearheaded by Dr. Axel Wenner-Gren and funded by investor Huntington Hartford of the A&P Company, Paradise Island was another massive project that Volk undertook in The Bahamas. The comprehensive plan for the whole island included: Paradise…

Volk was commissioned by Swedish industrialist Dr. Axel Wenner-Gren to develop and plan Andros Town at Fresh Creek, and the Lighthouse Club. Wenner-Gren acquired the land on Andros Island, the largest island in the Bahamas, from the Bahamian…

Garden of Eden Postcard