Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum
The Boca Raton Historical Society (BRHS) is a non-profit membership organization, founded in 1972. Since its inception, the BRHS has taken on ambitious restoration projects, provided first-rate cultural programming, and followed its mission: to collect, preserve, and present information and artifacts relevant to the past and evolving history of Boca Raton, and to maintain a visible role in education and advocacy of historic preservation in our community.
The Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum is known primarily for its stewardship of two landmark buildings in Boca Raton: Town Hall and the F.E.C. Railway Station (the Count de Hoernle Pavilion)plus two 1947streamline rail cars. The buildings and cars are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The Historical Society's current focus is its collection of Addison Mizner furnishings and artifacts and its heritage education programs for the community.
