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Volk’s last Mediterranean Revival home features a grand entrance arch influenced by the houses of Majorca, Spain. It was designed for Mr. E.B. Adams, a senior member of the brokerage firm of E.F. Hutton. A plaster model of the house traveled to Cuba,…

Volk designed this modern house for Jane Tibbett and her husband, opera singer Lawrence Tibbett, in what was once the quiet fishing village of Naples. It featured a moon gate, a traditional architectural element found in Chinese gardens. Many of the…

Volk introduced the British Colonial Style to Palm Beach with a house commissioned by Byron Chandler. Prior to construction, Volk visited Jamaica via seaplane to conduct research. Along with a white tile roof, covered balconies, and green shutters,…

The Clark-Warwick Oldsmobile Dealership was designed by Volk for owners Harper A. Clark Sr. and Harvey S. Warwick. The smooth finish of the building itself, embellished with neon signage and dramatic lighting, reflected the style of the Oldsmobiles…

Volk renovated the Colony Club – located in the Fashion Beaux Arts Building – for landlord Stanley Warrick. The modern classical style club featured a merry-go-round bar in the garden terrace along with an outdoor eating area and dancefloor.

The Cultural Center for the Performing Arts would have been located on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard. The center was commissioned by Mary Howe, founder of the Palm Beach fine arts festival and would have included a 31,000-seat theater equipped for…

Volk designed this Adam style (part of the Georgian Revival tradition) home for Mr. Charles Davis who was the president of the Borg-Warner Corporation, on South Lake Trail. He also designed extensive gardens with reflective pools and parterre…

Volk designed the Florida Capital Corporation Building in the Neoclassical style for businessman Alfons Landa. The six-story commercial building has a smooth stucco exterior finish with double and triple hung windows. The building’s two facades,…

Bernard Henry Kroger, an American businessman who created the Kroger chain of supermarkets, commissioned Volk to renovate an existing Beaux Art structure into something more innovative and progressive. Volk transformed the building into the Art…

Portrait of John L. Volk