Martin Digital History

Palm Beach Land Co. building, c. 1915

Item

Title

Palm Beach Land Co. building, c. 1915

Subject

Description

People in rocking chairs on the front porch of the Palm Beach Land Company building, which was opened in 1911 by Charles Curtis Chillingworth after purchasing 12,000 acres in what is now Palm City and dividing it into ten acre lots and sold them as Palm City Farms.

The building was also called the McPherson building, located on First Street and Albany Avenue in Stuart.

Poor quality image.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 1x1.5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-039-brown-027
2025.039

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

“Palm Beach Land Co. building, c. 1915,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/17754.