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Bubble house recently constructed, 1953
Bubble house. A pair of 30 ft. circular "bubble houses" were constructed in October 1953 by the Hobe Sound Corporation on the south side of Zeus Circle. Constructed by the Murphy Construction Company of West Palm Beach, Wallace Neff was the architect. The original cost was $6,000 and they were used as rental properties by the Reed Family for many years. The east building was torn down in 2012.Tags Dwellings -
Bubble house interior, 1953
Bubble house interior. A pair of 30 ft. circular "bubble houses" were constructed in October 1953 by the Hobe Sound Corporation on the south side of Zeus Circle. Constructed by the Murphy Construction Company of West Palm Beach, Wallace Neff was the architect. The original cost was $6,000 and they were used as rental properties by the Reed Family for many years. The east building was torn down in 2012.Tags Dwellings -
Bubble house interior, 1953
Bubble house interior. A pair of 30 ft. circular "bubble houses" were constructed in October 1953 by the Hobe Sound Corporation on the south side of Zeus Circle. Constructed by the Murphy Construction Company of West Palm Beach, Wallace Neff was the architect. The original cost was $6,000 and they were used as rental properties by the Reed Family for many years. The east building was torn down in 2012.Tags Dwellings -
Bubble house interior, 1953
Bubble house interior. A pair of 30 ft. circular "bubble houses" were constructed in October 1953 by the Hobe Sound Corporation on the south side of Zeus Circle. Constructed by the Murphy Construction Company of West Palm Beach, Wallace Neff was the architect. The original cost was $6,000 and they were used as rental properties by the Reed Family for many years. The east building was torn down in 2012.Tags Dwellings -
Bubble houses articles, 1953 and 2012
Articles about the Bubble Houses. A pair of 30 ft. circular "bubble houses" were constructed in October 1953 by the Hobe Sound Corporation on the south side of Zeus Circle. Constructed by the Murphy Construction Company of West Palm Beach, Wallace Neff was the architect. The original cost was $6,000 and they were used as rental properties by the Reed Family for many years. The east building was torn down in 2012. -
Palm City Bridge, c. 1920
View of the Palm City bridge. The Palm City Bridge opened in 1919. It was designed by J.W. Bow and built by C.T. Dawkins Co. of Jacksonville. It was 2,600 feet long and was a bascule style drawbridge and was replaced in 1970. -
Palm City Bridge and Palm Villa Hotel, c. 1920
View of the Palm City bridge with the Palm Villa Hotel visible on the left. The bridge tender's house visible on the far right.. The Palm City Bridge opened in 1919. It was designed by J.W. Bow and built by C.T. Dawkins Co. of Jacksonville. It was 2,600 feet long and was a bascule style drawbridge, and was replaced in 1970. -
Palm City post office and Palm Villa Hotel, c. 1920
The Palm City post office (opened in 1914), the Palm Villa Hotel (built 1913) and a pier. -
People in front of the Palm City Woman's Club, 1920
Large group of people standing in front of small building, the Palm City Woman's Club, which was opened in 1915. -
"When I went to church," c. 1915
Crowd of adults and children stand on and around the front porch of the one room schoolhouse in Palm City. Outhouse, water pump, and horse and carriage also in view. The building also functioned as a Sunday school. The structure was built around 1914 and was located on Loop Road, near what became Zarrella Farm.