The Del-Ida Park subdivision was first recorded on September 18, 1923. Motivated by patriotic spirit and the optimism of Florida’s land boom, it originally contained streets named after six U.S. Presidents. J. C. Secord of Miami organized the Ocean City Development Company and purchased the 58-acre tract containing 300 lots and three pie-shaped public parks. Within days of its recording, 58 lots had sold, and Del-Ida Park was reported to be growing fast. Frederick Henry Link, a former craftsman at Addison Mizner industries in West Palm Beach, purchased several lots and served as the subdivision’s general contractor. In 1923, he began construction of his own home at 524 NE 2nd Avenue. Built in the Mediterranean Revival style, the house started a trend for such designs that remained popular through 1930. Link’s daughter, Catherine Link Strong, lived on Dixie Boulevard as an adult and became Delray Beach’s first woman mayor in 1954. Although originally a rather elite development, the real estate bust left the area with little growth until the 1940s and later.