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In January 1926, construction began on the new Breakers hotel, which required over 1,200 workers. Overall, rebuilding the hotel cost approximately $ 7 million. The lobby ceiling was painted by 72 artisans, including Alexander Bonanno, a classically trained New York City artist who
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In the immediate aftermath of the fire, the Royal Poinciana Hotel accommodated approximately 450 guests and 300 employees of The Breakers and the Palm Beach Hotel, while many other of the now-homeless guests and staffers found shelter at the residences of friends or the Rosa May Apartments.
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During the same announcement in April 1969, Flagler System also stated their plans to add 174 rooms to the hotel and create The Breakers Beach Club on the former site of the casino, which closed in 1968. In 1970, The Breakers added an air conditioning system throughout the building. The hotel
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Within two weeks of the 1903 fire, Flagler announced his intentions to rebuild the hotel. This new structure was a four-story, wood frame, Colonial-style building containing 425 rooms and suites. The Breakers re-opened on February 1, 1904. Rooms started at $ 4 per night, including
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noted on the following day that "more than 1,000 guests and servants were rendered homeless." People staying at the hotel tossed their expensive possessions out the window, but most of these items were stolen or lost. The attempts at looting resulted in the deployment of militiamen and the
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on September 26, 1944, stated that Ream General Hospital would be returned to civilian use on December 10, with the Florida East Coast Hotel company receiving $ 800,000 in compensation. Thereafter, Palm Beach architect and engineer John Volk and two Miami firms quickly restored The
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arrived at the scene, efforts to save The Breakers from burning down failed again. As with the 1903 fire, flames spread well beyond the hotel. Four cottages at The Breakers burned down. Additionally, embers blowing across the island ignited fires at many other buildings, destroying
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section into operating rooms, while also creating a maternity ward, where more than a dozen babies were born. At its peak, the Ream General Hospital included 400 staffers and approximately 750 patients, many of whom suffered injuries during the
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also appeared to be in danger, but a wind shift spared the building. Damage totals from the fire ranged from $ 2.5 million to as much as $ 7 million. Some newspapers reported multiple deaths as a direct result of the fire, but according to
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reported 4 feet (1.2 m) of standing water inside the building and sand being deposited as high as the third floor. However, The Breakers opened for business on December 10, earlier than the previous winter season by several days.
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prevented demolition of the Seagull Cottage, with the organization spending more than $ 500,000 to relocate the cottage to near the Royal Poinciana Chapel and render restoration work prior to re-opening it to the public in late 1985.
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families. Seagull Cottage, the oldest home in Palm Beach, was moved to the north side of The Breakers in 1913 and became one of the hotel's cottages. In January of the same year, Flagler suffered a serious fall at his residence,
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ravaged the Australian pine walkway linking The Breakers and the Royal Poinciana Hotel. The former lost most of its roof, windows, and the pier, while the north and south wings suffered water damage. Additionally,
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advertisement in December 1895 indicates that the hotel opened before then. Regardless, the Palm Beach Inn reached full occupancy for most of its first season. Unlike the Royal Poinciana Hotel, which sat along the
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On March 22, four days after the fire, Florida East Coast Hotel vice president H. E. Bemis announced the company's intentions of rebuilding The Breakers, with plans to abandon the wooden construction for
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noted that the Royal Poinciana Hotel "caught in half a dozen places, but superhuman efforts prevented its destruction." Losses from the fire totaled approximately $ 730,000 (1903 
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remained opened throughout the entire year for the first time in 1971, averaging approximately 50 guests per day that summer. The Breakers Hotel was listed on the
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indicated the existence of 548 homes spread across "670 acres with tall pines and old Florida vegetation.", along with two golf courses and country clubs.
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However, during the fourth expansion of The Breakers on June 9, 1903, fire broke out in the casino kitchen, which became visible as far away as
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as a result of a plane crash. The U.S. Army transformed the ballroom into a recreation hall, the Coconut Grove room into a dental clinic, the south
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Since Flagler forbade motorized vehicles on the property, patrons were delivered between the two hotels in wheeled chairs powered by employees.
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The Flagler System, owners and operators of The Breakers, announced in April 1969 the addition of the new Breakers West Golf Club along
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During the summer of 1942, Florida East Coast Hotel company officials considered keeping The Breakers closed for the upcoming season due to
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Breakers, allowing some guests to check-in as early as December 24 but not fully re-opening until January 7, 1945.
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Twelve years after Flagler's death, The Breakers caught fire again on March 18, 1925, attributed to an electric
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described in 1996 as "Perhaps the most breathtaking room at The Breakers". In September 1928, the
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This article is about the hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. For the hotel in Long Beach, California, see
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In June 2024, Americas Great Resorts added the hotel to its Top Picks as a landmark property.
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pre-Negro leagues baseball team to take on another pre-Negro leagues baseball team made up of
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in 1895. This hotel, originally known as the Wayside Inn and later the Palm Beach Inn, was a
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arrests of 25 people. In turn, some newspapers reported that Palm Beach declared
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The Palm Beach Inn underwent an expansion in 1901, at which time Flagler renamed it
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The Breakers Hotel, Cottage, South County Road, Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL
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After experiencing success in the first few years of operation of the nearby
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opened the first Breakers resort, then the only oceanfront lodging south of
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The Breakers Hotel, South County Road, Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL
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Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
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five diamond rated resort and has maintained this rating since 1996.
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In the winter of 1915–1916, the Breakers Hotel hired the services of
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National Register of Historic Places in Palm Beach County, Florida
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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three meals a day (in 2018, rooms started at $ 1,050 per night).
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NRHP in 1973. The 105-acre (42 ha) listed area included 15
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players hosted by the Royal Poinciana Hotel. The games hosted
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with 534 rooms. It is located at 1 South County Road in
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issued an order granting possession of The Breakers to the
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that had been left on in a room occupied by the wife of
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Breakers Hotel (Long Beach, California)
Hotel Breakers
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Breakers (hotel) is located in Florida
The Breakers (hotel) is located in the United States
Palm Beach, Florida
26°42′50″N 80°2′17″W / 26.71389°N 80.03806°W / 26.71389; -80.03806
Schultze & Weaver
Renaissance Revival
Shingle Style
thebreakers.com
73000598
Renaissance Revival
luxury hotel
Palm Beach, Florida
Henry Flagler
Daytona Beach
Royal Poinciana Hotel
breakers
Great Depression
National Register of Historic Places
American Automobile Association
American Institute of Architects
Forbes Travel Guide
U.S. News & World Report
Royal Poinciana Hotel
Henry Flagler
Florida East Coast Railway
Palm Beach

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