Boca Express Train Museum
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The Boca Express Train Museum, operated by the Boca Raton Historical Society, is housed in a restored 1930 Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) train station in Boca Raton, Florida. designed by Chester G. Henninger, built for Clarence H. Geist. It is located at 747 South Dixie Highway, off U.S. 1 (Federal Highway). On October 24, 1980, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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Boca Raton Florida East Coast Railway Station | |
Location | 747 South Dixie Highway Boca Raton, Florida United States |
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Coordinates | 26°20′33.92″N 80°5′20.38″W |
Built | 1930 |
Architect | Chester G. Henninger |
Architectural style | Mediterranean Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 80000959[1] |
Added to NRHP | 24 October 1980 |
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That the building was restored and turned into a museum must be credited to the philanthropist Countess de Hoernle, who bought the abandoned building as a present for her husband.