PALM BEACH ATLAS - SHEET 30
Billionaires row, just South of Mar-a-Lago and Southern Blvd. (Sheet 27) and North of Widener's curve (Sheet 31)
Several interesting early property owner names on this sheet
Francis P. Bolton was married to Chester Bolton and served for 14 terms in the United States House of Representatives in Ohio
Millicent V. Hearst - wife of Randolph Hearst
According to Wikipedia Alice DeLamar was the lesbian heiress to Joseph Raphael De Lamar. She was a relatively important supporter of the arts, helping fund plays by Mercedes de Acosta. DeLamar also donated some of her land in Palm Beach, Florida to the Audubon Society in the 1960s
Louis J. Horowitzr - Built many of New York Cities skyscrapers in the early 1900's
Lake Worth to the Atlantic Ocean
The two little islands in Lake Worth could be spoil islands indicating the digging of a channel leading to the Bolton Estate
It's my best guess that most of the regular pencil markups found in the atlas were made in the late 1940's. On the few sheets that have red pencil markups, like this one, that they were made a couple decades later
Sheet 30
1341 S. Ocean Blvd. sold for ~95 million dollars in May 2021
The 2003 built home, named Pietra Mare, is located on what would be the lower quadrant of the Bolton property - From S. Ocean Blvd. to the Atlantic. Here's a link to a Palm Beach Daily News article about the sale
Beachfront mansion brings $95 million on Palm Beach’s Billionaires Row: deed
Casa Apava
Built around 1920 for Chester and Francis Bolton stands on this property and had an original address of 1300 S. Ocean Blvd. The estate has been subdivided with ~200' oceanfront sections on both the North and South sides and the land West of S. Ocean Blvd. parceled out
Designed by Abram Garfield son of President James Garfield
1300 South Ocean Boulevard
1933 Aerial View
Casa Apava aerial view from beachside
The estate once had 800 feet of oceanfront and went from the Atlantic to Lake Worth. Landmark preservation status saved the house, however the property West of Ocean Blvd and sections to the North and South were subdivided
Image - Robert Yarnall Richie Collection DeGolyer Library SMU
Sheet 30 - Top Right
Here's a link to an extensive article about Casa Apava as well as info about Figulus which was located on the Blossom estate to the North. With pictures
From the Palm Beach Social Diary 12/18/17
Palm Beach Social History: Casa Apava: Architectural Flashback
Close up of the South Section of Sheet 30
Millicent V. Hearst, Alice DeLamar, S. Vere Smith and Louis Horowitz properties.
Indicates the Realtor had an Exclusive on Louis F. Bader property for sale at $250,000.
Also indicates that DeLamar bought the oceanside section of the Hearst property
Just North of Widener's curve
Alice DeLamar Estate
Alice DeLamar's estate (center) with her forward looking planted and groomed dune beachfront. On the left is the Horowitz estate and to the right, North, is the Hearst estate.
Pencil markups on the sheet indicate she purchased the Hearst property after the time of printing
Image - DeGolyer Library SMU
Gmap overlayed
Google Map overlayed on sheet 30. Gives a nice perspective of how the original properties have been subdivided
Google Maps 2021 & George S. Brockway Civil Engineer circa 1936
Sheet 30 overview
Just South of Mar-a-Lago and Southern Blvd. Next sheet North of Widener's curve
George S. Brockway Engineer circa 1936