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Today's Boca Raton is the product of a rich and fascinating history, a study in utter defeat and extraordinary success; of Japanese farmers, captains of industry, Hollywood stars - remarkable individuals with courage and vision. And the story is far from over.
The Boca story begins with its first residents, the Calusa Indians, for whom the Everglades and Boca Raton represented a bounty of natural resources. The name Boca Raton, although first associated with a Biscayne Bay inlet, was attached to the present site by 1838. In 1895, in stark contrast to the prized real estate that was to come later, the first house was built by civil engineer Thomas Moore Rickards. With the completion of Henry Morrison Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway in 1896, families arrived from Georgia and South Carolina, and the fledgling settlement was born.
Life for these early pioneers was hard work. The small community, which included several ethnic groups recruited by railroad magnate Flagler, tackled the backbreaking work of growing crops of Florida oranges, pineapples and vegetables to ship to Northern markets.
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BOCA GRAND
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The Boca Raton Resort and Club. What an enviable location! We're in the heart of Aventura, perched on the 18th fairway of the world-famous Turnberry Isle Resort and Country Club
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OCEAN CAOVE
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Residents and guests will be welcomed into Ocean Cove through the elegant gated entryway, reminiscent of seventeenth century Venetian gardens. |
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PALMETTO PLACE
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Palmetto Place features a classic Mediterranean design, enhanced with a pastel facade, geometry of tile roofs and ornamental balconies.
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THE EXCELSIOR
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The Excelsior consists of twenty-eight (28) elegantly designed residences price from $2.5 million to over $6 million, each with a panoramic view of both the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Boca Raton.
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