1336 Seabreeze Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida. County/parish: Broward.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 21, 2006. NRIS 06000059.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Dr. Willard Van Orsdel King House is an historic U.S. home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is located at 1336 Seabreeze Boulevard. It was built in 1951 and is an architectural example of the Mid-century modern design movement. On February 21, 2006, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
The three bedroom home was designed by William F. Bigoney to be bright but cool in the subtropic environment. A large central room with two walls of windows is the central axis of the building. It was built in the beginning of the post war development boom in Fort Lauderdale. Entomologist Willard Van Orsdel King who worked in mosquito control lived in the home.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77842148