Camino Real from Dixie Highway to the east end of the Geist Bridge (over the Intracoastal)
Aiken House – 801 Hibiscus Street – built ca. 1926
The T Buildings are a group of World War II-era barracks constructed in 1942–1943 as part of the Boca Raton Army Airfield — one of the most important wartime radar training facilities in the United States. The distinctive T-shaped structures, built in a standardized military vernacular, trained thousands of operators in radio intelligence and early radar technology.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1994, the T Buildings now occupy a portion of the Florida Atlantic University campus. Despite their federal historic designation, several structures have been demolished over the decades. The remaining buildings continue to face pressure from campus development plans. The Boca Raton Historical Society actively advocates for the preservation and adaptive reuse of these irreplaceable wartime assets.
The historic corridor along NE Boca Raton Road retains several early residential structures that document the city’s growth during the 1920s land boom and postwar expansion.
These modest frame vernacular and Mediterranean Revival cottages represent an increasingly rare building type in Boca Raton — the modest worker and middle-class housing stock that once characterized the city’s non-resort residential neighborhoods.
Rapid redevelopment pressure along this corridor has led to the demolition of multiple historic structures in recent years. The Historical Society continues to document surviving properties and works with property owners and the City to explore preservation alternatives.
A few original homes remain on Palmetto Park Road from Boca’s earlier days. Although not under immediate threat, none are protected by designation at this point. House images below: Luff and Morada Bonita.
Spanish Village is a rare survivor of Boca Raton’s 1920s land boom — a small Mediterranean Revival commercial and residential complex originally developed as part of Addison Mizner’s ambitious plan for a city defined by Spanish-inspired architecture. The complex features interconnected archways, stucco facades, and red tile roofs characteristic of the Mizner aesthetic.
The property has faced ongoing challenges related to deferred maintenance, ownership change, and development pressure. The Boca Raton Historical Society considers Spanish Village among the most architecturally irreplaceable properties in the city and continues to advocate for its full restoration and preservation as a living testament to the city’s founding vision.
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