National Register of Historic Places

Ann Norton House and Sculpture Gardens (Additional Documentation)

West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
Listed
July 25, 1990
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
90001106

About this property

The Norton House is a historic home located at 253 Barcelona Road in West Palm Beach, Florida. On July 26, 1990, the house was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, with a boundary increase in 2025 to include the sculpture gardens. It is also a contributing property to the El Cid Historic District. Constructed in 1925 and designed by Maurice Fatio, the two-story home was originally a Mediterranean revival-style architecture. After Ralph Hubbard Norton (1875–1953), founder of the Norton Museum of Art, bought the residence in 1935, Marion Sims Wyeth converted the dwelling to the Modern Movement and Monterey styles of architecture. The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens consists of the Norton House and approximately 2-acre (8,100 m2) of property, and features over 100 sculptures by Ann Weaver Norton (1905–1982), the second wife and widow of Ralph Hubbard Norton. The sculptures are displayed in the house, studio and gardens, which feature over 300 species of tropical palms.

Location

253 Barcelona Rd.
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
26.69534, -80.05048

Categories

ARCHITECTUREARTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

El Cid Historic District
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0.1 mi
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0.3 mi
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Ann Norton House and Sculpture Gardens (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 1990.

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Ann Norton House and Sculpture Gardens (Additional Documentation) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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