Belford Shoumate designed this 1937 Nautical Moderne residence on a half-acre Intracoastal parcel along South Flagler Drive in the Pershing Park Lake Addition of West Palm Beach. The property has been comprehensively updated while retaining its original Art Deco period details, including sea-foam green terrazzo floors, a domed ceiling frieze above a circular staircase, and curved ironwork banisters throughout.
Belford Shoumate designed this 1937 Nautical Moderne residence on a half-acre Intracoastal parcel along South Flagler Drive in the Pershing Park Lake Addition of West Palm Beach. The property has been comprehensively updated while retaining its original Art Deco period details, including sea-foam green terrazzo floors, a domed ceiling frieze above a circular staircase, and curved ironwork banisters throughout.
Shoumate's Nautical Moderne Architecture
Belford Shoumate was among the most prolific architects working in South Florida's pre-war period, and this residence is a textbook example of the Nautical Moderne vocabulary he helped define: steamship-inspired railings, scrolled stucco detailing, and curved structural forms that echo ocean-liner silhouettes. The home's Art Deco classification carries weight in Palm Beach County, where properties of this vintage along S Flagler Drive fall within the city's historic review framework, meaning any exterior modifications would likely require compatibility review before permitting.
Interior Walkthrough
The entry sequence begins at a scrolled stucco banister leading to a side entrance, opening into a foyer anchored by the circular staircase with its wavy ironwork balustrade and domed ceiling overhead. Sea-foam green terrazzo floors run through the principal rooms, a hallmark of 1930s South Florida construction that has proven nearly indestructible over nine decades. A curved fireplace serves as the focal point of the main living area. The residence includes an elevator serving the upper floors, and the six bedrooms and seven full bathrooms are distributed across 6,212 square feet of air-conditioned space within a total footprint of 9,268 square feet.
Outdoor Living & Waterfront Grounds
The grounds face the Intracoastal Waterway on a 0.55-acre lot, with a blue-tile-lined heated pool positioned between the residence and the water. An outdoor kitchen extends the entertaining capacity along the waterfront edge. The three-car garage is a notable asset on this stretch of S Flagler, where many properties of this era were built with one or two-car configurations.
Location & Access
South Flagler Drive between Southern Boulevard and Belvedere Road is one of the more tightly held Intracoastal corridors in West Palm Beach, offering direct water views without the bridge traffic that affects parcels farther north near Flagler Memorial. Palm Beach International Airport is under ten minutes by car. The Southern Boulevard bridge provides direct access to Palm Beach Island's Worth Avenue district in approximately five minutes. Properties of this architectural pedigree along S Flagler are rare; most comparable waterfront lots in this section have been cleared for new contemporary construction, making an intact Shoumate residence an increasingly uncommon offering.
Key Features
- Designed by Belford Shoumate in 1937 in the Nautical Moderne style
- 0.55-acre Intracoastal waterfront parcel on S Flagler Drive
- Original sea-foam green terrazzo floors throughout principal rooms
- Circular staircase with domed ceiling frieze and wavy ironwork banisters
- Blue-tile-lined heated pool facing the Intracoastal
- Outdoor kitchen and steamship-inspired exterior railings
- Three-car garage and elevator
- Comprehensively updated with period details preserved
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