Norton House

253 Barcelona Rd., West Palm Beach, Florida. County/parish: Palm Beach.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 26, 1990. NRIS 90001106.

1 contributing building. 2 contributing objects.

Also known as:

  • Anne Norton House and Sculpture Gardens
  • Norton House
  • PB02731

From Wikipedia:

Norton House (West Palm Beach, Florida)

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.

The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens consists of the Norton House and 1.7-acre (6,900 m2) property, and features over 100 sculptures by Ann Weaver Norton (1905–1982), the second wife and widow of Ralph Hubbard Norton (1875–1953). The sculptures are displayed in the house, studio and gardens, which feature over 300 species of tropical palms. Ralph Hubbard Norton was the founder of the Norton Museum of Art.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77843513

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