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Portrait of Addison Mizner

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…

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…

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…

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…

Portrait of Belford Shoumate

Ralph Wagner, the president of the Palm Beach Art League and engineer designed the concept for his home on South Flagler Drive facing the Intracoastal. He commissioned Shoumate to design the Art Deco house known for its opulence and stylized water…

Shoumate designed the Penn Castle studio apartment building for the Pennocks in Phipps Plaza. The building was designated as a landmark in 1982.

Shoumate designed Casa del Lago for Robert Harris. Its name comes from its location on South Lake Drive. The building was originally designed as an apartment complex and became condominiums in 1968. Casa del Lago is known for its unique hybrid of…

Mt. Vernon Motor Lodge was built for E.B. Walton and R.B. Wagner in the Neocolonial (or Palladian) style. Walton was greatly influenced by elements of President Washington’s famous residence, Mount Vernon--including the two story-porch columns,…