Sites built between 1910-1919. Note: some construction dates listed on this website are approximate and based on currently available information.
Poinciana Elementary School
In 1896, Robert E. Wells and other members of St. Paul AME Church asked the Dade County School Board to provide a black teacher for the community. On September 7th, 1896 the School Board sent a black teacher from West Palm Beach and established Boynton Elementary School. Originally, the school was a one room building on Federal Highway near 3rd Avenue. In 1925, due to segregation laws, the school was physically moved to Wells Avenue and the name of the school was changed to Boynton Colored Elementary.
Site of Mary Eberhart House
Wood frame, wood siding, wood frame sash windows. Demolished.
Site of Harry Benson House
Built by pioneer Harry Benson reportedly from "Coquimbo" lumber. Remodeled for use as a restaurant which operated under various names. Demolished.
Mary Law House
Wood frame, clapboard siding, battered wall base, exposed rafters, continuous four-bay dormers, double-pitched roof, front addition added c.1968/69.
Site of Alfred E. Phillips House
Harvey Oyer Building
Site of the 500 Building
Housed the Boynton Hotel, the Bank of Boynton, and other businesses. Stone cornice, brackets, diamond motifs. Later faced with cast stone. Demolished.
Site of Boynton's First Post Office
Site of Original Boynton Woman's Club Building
Built from salvaged "Coquimbo" lumber, the building also housed the town's first library. Extensively altered for commercial use. Demolished.
Murray House
Built by the pioneer Murray family with lumber salvaged from the 1909 "Coquimbo" shipwreck. Asbestos shingles,
