Grandview Heights Historic District

At the turn of the century, heavy influxes of new residents into South Florida and the introduction of the automobile led local developers and real estate agents to buy less expensive land outside downtown West Palm Beach and create the first speculative suburbs. Platted in the 1910s-1920s as three subdivisions, Grandview Heights was one of the earliest efforts to expand the city southwestward. Originally extending from Okeechobee Boulevard to Park Place, it was selected for its relatively steep topography for South Florida. It was considered desirable because it lay less than a mile from downtown, near the City Terminals, West Palm Beach Canal, and the Turning Basin, and offered a view of the Everglades. Built for working- and middle-class residents, its quickly constructed houses were well made yet affordable, and the neighborhood consisted primarily of bungalow homes reflecting the Craftsman and Mission styles popular during the 1920s Florida Land Boom Era.

West Palm Beach, Florida · United States