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Designed as a home by Samuel Ogren, Sr., in 1936 for early Delray Beach winter resident J. B. Evans, a retired produce broker, the Sandoway House Nature Center is one of the last remaining Resort Colonial Revival houses in Delray Beach. Its significant Resort Colonial Revival elements include board-and-batten siding, an open second-story porch, and original double-hung windows. Built during the Great Depression, the residence shows little ostentation beyond a cathedral window on its south side. The dune garden and native plantings surrounding the house preserve the oceanfront setting typical of the neighborhood in the 1930s. In 1998, the house opened to the public as a nature center in a historical setting, after purchase and rehabilitation made possible by contributions from many local private and corporate sponsors and by public funds from Palm Beach County, the City of Delray Beach, the Florida Communities Trust, and the Florida Department of State. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
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Delray Beach, Florida · United States
