When Sea Gull Cottage—the oldest house in Palm Beach—was threatened with demolition in 1984, the Preservation Foundation negotiated and underwrote its relocation across the island to its original Lake Trail location. The cottage was meticulously restored in the Victorian style of the late 1800s using original photographs.
Through a partnership with the Royal Poinciana Chapel, the cottage continues a useful life of service and connects the community to the island’s early settlement along Lake Worth.
Sea Gull Cottage being moved from the ocean to the lakeside across the Breaker's Golf Course.
Sea Gull Cottage before the restoration.
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Sea Gull Cottage Comes Home
1985
Learn about the restoration of Sea Gull Cottage, the Preservation Foundation’s first town-serving project
