The planning committee for the Addison’s 85th birthday
poses in front of the historic structure at 2 East Camino Real,
Boca Raton. From left: Patrick Duffy, Addison executive chef;
Chasity Navarro, Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce;
Susan Gillis, Boca Raton Historical Society; Helene Parsons,
the Addison; Mary Csar, Boca Raton Historical Society; Cindy
Knecht, the Addison; Cody Tomczyk. Photo provided
The Boca Raton Historical Society and the Addison will celebrate the 85th anniversary of the historic Mizner Development Corp. administration building, now home to the Addison restaurant.
The event will feature complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment and tours of the historic Mizner-designed building.
Famed Palm Beach architect Addison Mizner brought the little farming town of Boca Raton to national attention in 1925 with his Boca Raton development project.
All of the Florida-boom era projects boasted an administration building to house its offices and task force. Mizner designed the headquarters for his Mizner Development Corp. based on El Greco’s house in Toledo, Spain, for a location at Camino Real and Dixie Highway.
Completed in 1926, the “Ad Building” boasted an alfresco restaurant in the courtyard, where Mizner was known to “do lunch.”
Today the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, one of the few Mizner-designed public buildings still standing and an icon of the city’s glamorous boom-time heritage.
The open house will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the Addison, 2 E. Camino Real. Cost is $10 per guest and proceeds will benefit the Boca Raton Historical Society and Museum. RSVP to the Addison at 372-0568.
— Staff report
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