National Register of Historic Places

Administration Buildings

Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida
Listed
June 26, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85001372

About this property

The Administration Buildings are a historic site in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. They are located at 2 East Camino Real. With both designed by well-known South Florida architect Addison Mizner in the mid-1920s, each of the Administration Buildings contain Mediterranean Revival-style features and are two stories in height. Mizner intended for these structures to house the offices for his Mizner Development Corporation and serve as prototypes for his plans for the then-new city of Boca Raton, but the end of the 1920s Florida land boom forced him to transfer the project to Clarence H. Heist in 1928. Nonetheless, the buildings remain important because transactions for thousands of acres of land occurred there under Mizner's ownership. The Boca Raton Club used the structures for lodging its staff from 1928 to 1983. On June 27, 1985, the Administration Buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places. Currently, the structures are known as The Addison, an event venue.

Location

Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida
26.34041, -80.08917

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Administration Buildings listed on the National Register?

Administration Buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Administration Buildings?

Administration Buildings is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Administration Buildings?

The period of significance for Administration Buildings is recorded as the industrial era.

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