Editing Palm Beach, Florida (section)

==Historic preservation==
The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), established by an ordinance approved by the town council in 1979, studies and protects historic structures in Palm Beach. The LPC has a list of 328&nbsp;properties, sites, and vistas it works to protect under the 1979&nbsp;ordinance.<ref name="Historic Preservation">{{cite web |url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/289/HistoricPreservation |title=Historic Preservation |publisher=Town of Palm Beach |access-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708230906/https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/289/HistoricPreservation |url-status=live }}</ref> Similarly, the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach is "dedicated to preserving the architectural and cultural heritage and the unique scenic quality of the Town of Palm Beach", according to its mission statement.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.palmbeachpreservation.org/Mission |title=Mission |publisher=Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach |access-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806113528/https://www.palmbeachpreservation.org/Mission |url-status=live }}</ref> The town of Palm Beach also conducts historic sites surveys in collaboration with preservation organizations, historians, and local officials, with the most recent survey completed in December&nbsp;2020.<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/DocumentCenter/View/14050/Palm-Beach-Report-REV-FINAL-12142020_pdj-reduced |title=Town of Palm Beach 2020 Historic Site Survey |date=December 2020 |publisher=Environmental Services, Inc. |access-date=September 16, 2022 |format=PDF |archive-date=July 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709130158/https://townofpalmbeach.com/DocumentCenter/View/14050/Palm-Beach-Report-REV-FINAL-12142020_pdj-reduced |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2010&nbsp;survey identified 50&nbsp;structures that had been demolished since the previous survey in 2004 and others that had been altered significantly.<ref name="2010hss">{{cite report |url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/DocumentCenter/View/167/Historic-Sites-Survey?bidId= |title=Town of Palm Beach, Florida 2010 Historic Sites Survey |page=52 |date=December 2010 |publisher=Research Atlantica, Inc. |access-date=April 24, 2020 |format=PDF |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806031552/https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/DocumentCenter/View/167/Historic-Sites-Survey?bidId= |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|52}}

Federally, thirteen structures and one historic district have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="RPW NRHP"/><ref name="2010hss"/>{{rp|24}} However, two of the designated buildings have since been destroyed.<ref name="2010hss"/>{{rp|24}} A fire and subsequent burglaries at the [[Bingham-Blossom House]] likely contributed to the owner's decision to have it demolished in 1974,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49483455/the-palm-beach-post/ |title=Bingham-Blossom House To Be Torn Down in Fall |date=August 15, 1974 |newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |first=Joyce |last=Heard |page=C3 |access-date=April 24, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com }}</ref> while construction crews razed the [[Brelsford House]] in 1975 after trustees at the Royal Poinciana Chapel (the property where the building was located) believed "the aging structure was more of a liability than an asset" and also cited its high costs of renovation for public use, according to ''The Palm Beach Post''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49482255/the-palm-beach-post/ |title=Historic Crash |page=C1 |date=August 22, 1975 |newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |access-date=April 24, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804002155/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49482255/the-palm-beach-post/ |url-status=live }}</ref>