The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum, Florida, United States

4Miles Archer 5:00 PM Oct 23, 2014

SMALL BUT INTERESTING
The museum is small but interesting. It's housed in what was once the City Hall. The building was completed in 1927. The names of the offices, such as "mayor," are still plainly visible on some of the doors to the rooms off the main corridor. After its use as City Hall, the building served the city as an office building when a new city hall was constructed elsewhere. In 1983, the Historical Society took over the building from the City and refurbished it into a museum. On display I saw a series of large black and white photos from bygone decades of pioneer women of Boca Raton. In one room I watched a video about Palm Beach society architect Addison Mizner and the Mizner era. Some of the furniture and other artifacts, that decades ago resided in the Mizner home, on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, were on display. Mizner was strongly influenced by Spanish architecture, and it was obviously reflected in his architectural works. About four times a year, Town Hall Talks are held here at the museum. For instance, on January 21, 2015, there will be a talk entitled "Boca Raton's Eco-Treasures," by a county environmental analyst. And on April 15, 2015, the talk will be "Spain: The Forgotten Alliance, Independence of the United States," by a Smithsonian scholar. The museum is open every day, except Sunday, starting at 10 AM. It's well worth a visit.

4marshabc2015 5:00 PM Jul 12, 2018

Nice surprise in the heart of Boca Raton
Am history and art buff. Loved this small Museum, filled with the 1920s style Spanish Colonial Revival furniture, beautiful with exhibits and video telling the story of Boca Raton, from its beginnings onward.