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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…

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.

This Everglades Island residence was commissioned by Carl E. Troy. To make the most of the location on the Intracoastal, Harding thoughtfully situated all the living areas with a lake view through plate glass sliding doors that open to the terrace…

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,…

Volk added a two-story studio onto this existing residence (originally designed by Treanor and Fatio in 1936) and a roofed garden. He also designed a new bar for the clients. Louis E. Marron was an oil corporation executive, and his wife was a…

The Royal Poinciana Playhouse is located on the same site as the Royal Poinciana Plaza. It included a 900-seat auditorium and modern theater design elements for the time. The Celebrity Room was a popular destination for visitors and Palm Beach…

John S. Phipps of Bessemer Properties commissioned Volk to design the Royal Poinciana Plaza where the Royal Poinciana Hotel was once located. Phipps asked Volk to “design for us a shopping plaza in any style you wish; however, it must endure for…