The Norton House is a historic home located at 253 Barcelona Road in West Palm Beach,

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. On July 26, 1990, the house was added to the

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. It is also a contributing property to the

El Cid Historic District The El Cid Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on August 31, 1995) located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The district is bounded by Flamingo Drive, South Flagler Drive, Dyer Road and South Dixie Highway. It contains ...

. The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens consists of the Norton House and property, and features over 100 sculptures by

Ann Weaver Norton Ann Weaver Norton (May 2, 1905 – February 2, 1982) was an American sculptor and writer of children's books. Norton was born in Selma, Alabama, Selma, Alabama, the daughter of William Minter Weaver II and Edith Vaughan Weaver. She showed early t ...

(1905–1982), the second wife and widow of Ralph Hubbard Norton (1875–1953). The sculptures are displayed in the house, studio and gardens, which feature over 300 species of tropical palms. Ralph Hubbard Norton was the founder of the Norton Museum of Art.

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