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PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
Photo by Robert Stevens
PALM BEACH THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OF Palm Beach is a private, non-profit membership organization dedicated to the preservation of the historic, architectural and cultural heritage of Palm Beach. As the community advocate for maintaining the outstanding quality of life in Palm Beach, the Foundation has created a communitywide perspective seeing the unique buildings of Palm Beach as integral to the Town’s character as well as its future. What once would have been only issues of growth have been reshaped as issues of quality of life. By combining history, inventiveness and ingenuity the Preservation Foundation has helped forge a contemporary Palm Beach informed by its achievements in architecture, culture and design. Over the past 30 years, the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach has given millions of dollars for the preservation and restoration of historic properties; advocated for over 270 landmark properties; recognized numerous architects, owners, and properties with awards; educated hundreds of thousands of children
about the architectural, cultural and environmental legacy of Palm Beach; and saved thousands of archival documents in its library, among many other accomplishments. One of the Foundation’s legacy projects is Pan’s Garden, located at the corner of Hibiscus and Peruvian Avenues. Opened to the public throughout the year, the garden profiles the botanicals of Florida’s native plants. The garden has over 300 species of upland and wetland plants. The pavilion is the lively center for the winter musicales presented by the Foundation, featuring such groups as the Princeton Tiger Tones, the Yale Alley Cats, the Yale Whiffenpoofs and Brown Derbies, along with local talent from area schools. Join us in celebrating all that is Palm Beach, its glorious past, its vibrant present and its enduring future. Alexander Ives Executive Director
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