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2. The Breakers (hotel) - Wikipedia

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   The Breakers Palm Beach is a historic, Renaissance Revival style luxury hotel with 534 rooms. It is located at 1 South County Road in Palm Beach, Florida.During the 1895–96 winter season, business tycoon Henry Flagler opened the first Breakers resort, then the only oceanfront lodging south of Daytona Beach, to accommodate additional tourists due to the popularity of his Royal Poinciana Hotel.

3. 'The Breakers is on fire!': 120 years ago, blaze wiped out ...

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   Palm Beach (which wouldn’t be incorporated as a town until 1911) didn’t have a fire department at the time. And it wouldn’t until 1921. The Breakers' 1903 fire as seen from the hotel's ocean ...

4. Henry Flagler - Wikipedia

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   Henry Flagler. Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio. He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway. He is also known as a co-founder and major investor of ...

5. Royal Poinciana Hotel - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates: 26°42′56.5″N 80°02′29.6″W. The Royal Poinciana in 1900. The Royal Poinciana Hotel was a Gilded Age hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Developed by Standard Oil founder Henry Flagler and approximately 1,000 workers, the hotel opened on February 11, 1894. As Flagler's first structure in South Florida, the Royal ...

6. The Breakers: Five things you may not know about the Palm ...

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   Unique facts you may not know: The Breakers was known as The Palm Beach Inn when founder Henry Flagler opened the oceanfront luxury hotel in 1896.

7. Tour Palm Beach like a '60s socialite at these 'Palm Royale ...

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   Founded in the 1890s by Henry Flagler, The Breakers is an Italian Renaissance-style hotel and piece of Florida history, occupying 140 acres of oceanfront property on the island of Palm Beach. The ...

8. The Breakers Palm Beach takes concierge to next level with ...

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   More: Fortune names The Breakers in Palm Beach one of 100 best companies to work for The Breakers debuted its redesigned Flagler Club, described as a 'boutique hotel-within-a-hotel,' in November.

9. Royal Poinciana Way Historic District - Wikipedia

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   The Royal Poinciana Way Historic District is a historic commerce and residential district in Palm Beach, Florida. The district is bounded by the area from 207-283 Royal Poinciana Way, 95-118 North County Road, and 184-280 Sunset Avenue, with some exceptions. There are 36 buildings within the district, 26 of which are considered contributing ...