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Agenda 04-09-18 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH HISTORIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION BOARD MEETING AGENDA .z DATE: Monday, April 9, 2018 TIME: 6:30 P.M. PLACE: Commission Chambers, 100 E. Boynton Beach Boulevard, Boynton Beach, Florida 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Agenda Approval 3. Approval of Minutes 4. Communications and Announcements 5. Old Business: A. Boynton High School (125 E. Ocean Ave.) — Rehabilitation and adaptive reuse project update (see accompanying combined staff report for update). B. 2018 Florida Historic Preservation Grant Applications — Status update on Historic Boynton High School (125 E. Ocean Ave.) Special Category Grant - NOT AWARDED, and Boynton School / Schoolhouse Children's Museum (129 E. Ocean Ave.) Small Matching Grant - AWARDED (no additional back-up provided). C. Historic plaques for designated properties — Status of establishing a marker program (see accompanying combined staff report for update). D. Original street name signage— Recognition of original street names through adding name plates to existing signage, and options and costs (see accompanying combined staff report for update). E. Conrad Pickel Celebration —Status update for annual event scheduled for May 19th (see accompanying combined staff report for update). 6. New Business: A. Poinciana Elementary School "Rosenwald School" Marker — Discussion on the support for placement of a historic "Rosenwald School" marker (see description of a "Rosenwald School" attached to accompanying combined staff report). 7. Other 8. Comments by members 9. Public comments 10. Announce date of next meeting — June 11, 2018 11. Adjournment The Board may only conduct public business after a quorum has been established. If no quorum is established within twenty minutes of the noticed start time of the meeting the City Clerk or designee will so note the failure to establish a quorum and the meeting shall be concluded. 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ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS MAY BE ADDED SUBSEQUENT TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA ON THE CITY'S WEB SITE. INFORMATION REGARDING ITEMS ADDED TO THE AGENDA AFTER IT IS PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEB SITE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. Document3 MINUTES OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION BOARD MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018, AT 6:30 P.M. IN CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS, 100 E. BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA PRESENT: Barbara Ready, Chair Mike Rumpf, or Liaison Cheryl Black Dr. Ginger Pedersen Susan Oyer Hollis Tidwell, III Michael Wilson Jesse Feldman, Alternate ABSENT: Eric Salomonsson, Vice Chair 1. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Ready called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. followed by the members reciting the Pledge of Allegiance tot Flag. 2. Agenda Approval Motion Ms. Oyer moved to approve the agenda as presented. Mr. Wilson seconded the motion that unanimously passed. ® Approval of Minutes Mike Rumpf, Planning and Zoning Director, not an edit on the November 2017 meeting minutes: Communications and Announcements, fifth line, replace the two words "and intern" with "serving as interim."; and eighth line adding an "s" to building, and changing a eligibility for"to "eligibility of Motion Ms. Oyer moved to approve the minutes as amended. Mr. Tidwell seconded the motion that unanimously passed. Meeting Minutes Historic Resource Preservation Board Boynton Beach, Florida February 21, 2018 4. Communications Mr. Rumpf explained since the last meeting, Jason Shaffer resigned his position on the Board and an alternate was moved up to a regular position. The Annual Certified Local Government (CLG) report was timely submitted to the State and staff continues to fill a vacant staff position with a candidate that hopefully has some Historic Resource Preservation experience to assist Mr. Rumpf with the Board's mission and work. Former Historic Preservation Planner, Warren Adams had been contacted by a few parties regarding historic designations; however, Mr. Rumpf has not heard anything since and will follow up. Mr. Rumpf had made a contact regarding work by Conrad Pickel, at St. Cuthberts Church. He was waiting to hear from Ms. Barbara Smith, a parishioner, who may have access. Ms. Oyer noted the Unity Community Church has one Pickel piece with his name on it and possibly another. The Church is for sale and she did not know if the Church wanted to keep those pieces, move them or sell them. One piece was a window and the second was a sculpture. She agreed to provide the information to Mr. Rumpf to hopefully include in the tour. Mr. Rumpf explained the Board had previously discussed historic trail markers. He was unsure of what the average condition of existing markers were, but staff saw one that was badly damaged and off its post,which predicated further evaluation of all the markers. He noted the annual Boynton Beach Calendar was available to the members and it was mailed to City residents. 5. Old Business: A. Boynton High School (125 E. Ocean Ave.) — Rehabilitation and adaptive reuse project update, and recommendation on building color scheme. (see accompanying back-up material) Mr. Rumpf advised the Board had previously discussed this item and Brian Perrault, Project Manager, from Straticon and Colin Groff, Assistant City Manager, were present to answer questions and give an update. Colin Groff, Assistant City Manager, gave a visual update of the 16-acre Town Square redevelopment project. It is a public/private partnership with E2L Real Estate Solutions. They finished the preliminary design work and have costs for the work and draft contracts. Construction on the Old High School (OHS) has begun and they are no longer deconstructing the building. The OHS is a key component in the redevelopment along with the Schoolhouse Children's Museum in the center of the Town Square. The OHS would be renamed as a Cultural Center at some point. He identified the location on a map and advised there will be a new City Hall, a hotel on the north block, apartments, parking, retail and commercial space, more apartments with restaurants on Ocean and workforce housing units and a parking garage. The Town Square will include a few large Sol# 9 t. at Meeting Minutes Historic Resource Preservation Board Boynton Beach, Florida February 21, 2018 Ms. Oyer recalled there had been discussion about having a restaurant in the OHS and rental space from hotel functions. She commented if the City was using the space for cultural activities, it would not make money for the Town Square. She inquired if the kitchen could be installed, as the building was a school that originally had a kitchen. Mr. Groff explained they spoke to event planners, and they all indicated they do not want one. They want a catering/warming kitchen so they want to cook the food and deliver it. The item they all said they wanted was a large freight elevator so caterers can go right from the kitchen to the second floor and serve the food quickly. Ms. Oyer explained the public wants to use the building. She thought the City was trying to attract a pub or something that makes the building usable for the people who live downtown. Mr. Groff explained there will be a pub one building down from the OHS. The one corner on first floor is for a small cafe, but not a cooking restaurant as there are all types of fire issues to contend with and it would be very difficult to make it fit into the building. Ms. Oyer questioned if the building would bring in enough revenue if it is loaded with classrooms. Mr. Groff advised the hotel they spoke with indicated they would fill the building all the time and it is a big name hotel. The reason they want to be downtown is to use the high school. There are not a lot of rentals for the public during the day during the week. He noted 60%of the time the rooms are empty at the Civic Center. Staff would program to make a lot of money off the building. A gift shop or retail will be on the ground floor. Ms. Oyer asked if there would be enough gallery space for art events such as the Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium. Mr. Groff thought so. The rooms are open rooms and he could create as much space as needed. Ms. Oyer pointed out if there are big name artist that will bring several pieces to sell. The front classrooms could also be converted to retail space. Mr. Groff explained the City is becoming very dense in the downtown and residents need things to do. There is 70,000 to 80,000 square feet of retail in other private buildings. Several restaurants are planned along Ocean Avenue as part of the project. City Hall will have about 3,000 square feet of incubator space for start-up companies, similar to Canvas in Orlando. The City was trying to bring in Career Source and Palm Beach State College. He commented everything in the project is flexible. The City wants the market to dictate to the project as the market will drive retail and small shops. Construction images were viewed. Mr. Groff explained Straticon finished stripping the outside and was starting to remove the gymnasium roof. Downstairs under the gymnasium a restroom was stripped. Standard windows with a historic look were ordered, Straticon is replacing floor joists where they have rotted away in one of the restmoms and they have to select a paint color. Straticon was also saving the trusses and the purlins made of Dade County Pine. Twelve trusses were removed and the rest will be saved. The architect offered some color options and recommended one. The members reviewed an image of the building painted in Dover White with the cast stone unpainted. There were various trim colors. Straticon wants to restore all the casting to what it was and 4 Meeting Minutes Historic Resource Preservation Board Boynton Keach, Florida February 21, 2018 thought their suggestion i toric l representation of the school. It alsogives guidance for what the rest of the buildingill look like and it blendsin well with Schoolhouse hiE r ' r liked the whitestit I reflect heat. She hoped Straticonl i! green as possible and thoughtgreen or blue trim with little accents was satisfactory. a noted the Schoolhouse Children's Museum is cream with hie trim and the OHS could be the opposite of the Schoolhouse Children's Museum. Mr. Tidwell thought the images were a nice representation of what the building was like and noted it was used oftenin Palm Beach. Chair Ready also thought it was nice. There s brief discussion the color s may haveinadvertently switched, r White a creamy color and the cast tone was white. Mr. Groff thoughtDover White was the whiter color. The OHS will be the centerpieceof the project and Mr. Groff thought the building intedor finishes wouldt Boynton Beach far ahead of every other City in the County as a venue. The buildingcan offer a gardenwedding setting s there are single French doorsleading the outside patio area. Four rooms downstairs coulda opened to create two large roo s. Mr. Groff thought the rooms l be used frequently on the weekends as wouldthe upstairs audiri . The upstairs of also be used for conferences and luncheon a tin s and he emphasized there are not many places such as this in Palmhotel that reviewed the plans was excite and they felt it would sell their hotel. Chair Ready noted the Palmeach County School system interested in usinguildin r. Groff agreedline idea is to alertoutside entitiespublic agencies the building is availablefor use. The school was needed to activate the downtown. Ms. Black asked about the playground and learned it wouldbe bigger than what was shown on the Ins. Mr. Groff explained the Phase Il contract is signed, former City o issir Mike Fitzpatrick volunteered to be the lead with the playground e did a great job withthe prior playground. The Cityill try to save as much as they can, but the playground doesnot meet current standards and some componentsto be replaced. r. Fitzpatrick has reconfigured the park addin new items. Modem materials will be used, but they will try to save all the fence pickets and bricks. The playground ill be safe II the time and not used at night. They are trying to designthe park with only one entrancer ill be controlled ccs . There is alsolarge park on the west sideof the OHS withthe Kapok tree, whichill be another active familypark. It will be onei rk with different areas, benches and staffs contemplating r feature. Mr. Feldman asked about the interior with gray exposed bricks and learned r t'r i trying restore one classroom to its original condition, and leave some of the plaster over the brick to show how a historic building was constructed. They saved7,000 square feet of flooring for one of the classrooms. h stairwell has round railings that are not t Code, but there would be a safe railing in front of it that will be to Code. It will look very nice and meet ADA standards. Staff wouldsalvage all they could. Mr. Groff advised thereill be futurer r. Tidwell appreciated Mr. Groffs zeal for the project. It Meeting Minutes Historic Resource Preservation Board Boynton Beach, Florida February 21, 2018 was noted building tours will be offered. They will repurpose all they can and will have displays. B. 2018 Florida Historic Preservation Grant Applications — Status update on Historic Boynton High School (125 E. Ocean Ave.) Special Category Grant and Boynton School /Schoolhouse Children's Museum (129 E. Ocean Ave.) Small Matching Grant. (see accompanying back-up material) Mr. Rumpf explained the information was available online and was included in the meeting materials. The City should get final word about the two applications during the summer. The OHS was ranked pretty high. Depending on what the ultimate allocation of the State budget is, the renovation funds for the other grant for the Schoolhouse Children's Museum may have less chance of approval. (Mr. Tidwell left the dais at 7:18 p.m. and returned at 7.19 p.m.) Chair Ready requested Mr. Rumpf let her know if the Board needed to write a support letter. C. Historic plaques for designated properties — Status of establishing a marker program and obtain direction from Board. (see accompanying back-up material) Mr. Rumpf advised the markers were discussed at the last meeting and some preferred designs had been reviewed. Mr. Adams had contacted a foundry that produces the markers and gives preferences to entities that identify historic structures. He did not know if Cerematalics was contacted for additional quotes. The item is on the agenda as he was looking to the Board for further direction. Mr. Rumpf commented one or two funding sources had been contemplated, but he was unsure if the Board would look to the Historical Society as a potential funding source or even a partial subsidy. The majority of the cost may also have to be borne by the property owner. Chair Ready recalled the Board was in the fact-finding mode regarding materials and cost. Some districts or towns pay for them. In other areas owners pay for them and sometimes the cost is split or there is a fund to pay for them. Chair Ready commented she could approach the Historical Society, but noted it would be an easier decision to make if they knew the cost. Ms. Oyer liked the markers used in West Palm Beach and thought it was a good template, but liked the wording of another plaque depicted on the top of the materials. She felt the City did not have to reinvent the wheel and they could use the same company. The plaques could have the City seal and a medallion looking design located on the front of the OHS. The markers are brass and West Palm Beach uses them. The seal is print ready and that might be easier and less costly. Mr. Rumpf will reach out to sister cities with historic preservation programs and markers and maybe the City could piggyback. He agreed to investigate the issue further as it has been over a year since original costs were obtained. Dr. Pedersen commented they had discussed 6 Meeting Minutes Historic Resource Preservation Board Boynton each, Florida February 21, 2018 one company that made markers out of a modern material that looked brass that also weathered well. Mr. Adams was concerned people would not polish the markers. Chair Ready commented using a modern material may be less costly and it uses 3-D printing. Mr. Tidwell not with brass, the cost is for the first die and they then have to change the year. D. Magnuson House,211 E. Ocean Avenue—Update on adaptive reuse project. (see accompanying back-up material) Mr. Ru explained the project remains in the permit stage. He had included explanations why the project was taking so long in the meeting materials, Permits came in and deviated from the approved original site plan and there have been slow responses from the private side design team. Staff will review submissions as expeditiously as possible as they are time limited. Mr. Wilson asked about the last contact made with Planning and Development, but Mr. Rumpf did not know. The Building Official had made attempts to contact the architect, but has not had a response. The plans were directly from the site plan. Ms. Black recalled the developer had submitted plans that moved the stairs from the outside of the building and put the inside. Mr. Rumpf explained the developer purchased the property from the CRA, however, the CRA has a reverter clause in the sales contract sot are requirements, but not anything regulating the day-by- i i the project. E. Renaming of downtown streets— Project status to be discussed and the Board's desired direction requested. (no back-up material included) Mr. Rumpf explained he familiarized himself with this item and asked internal staff about the proposal. If the Board wants to rename streets, it would go to the City Commission. He pointed out there are some logistical issues whether any renaming out be one in conjunction with street improvements for the Town Square project or some other way. He also spoke with Jeff Livergood, Director Public Works, and he understood the streets to be within the Town Square boundaries. Chair Ready suggested becoming more familiar how the signs looked and samples of be helpful. The current name would be listed and underneath, have the original name insmaller letters. Mr. Rumpf agreed to bring back samples, noting Seacrest Boulevard was originally Green Street; Ocean Avenue was always Ocean Avenue and there were other avenues and streets that had different names. There Was discussion going back tothe original names. Ms. Oyer commented studies show that the value of homes increases significantly versus number or letter named streets and crime rates go down with proper street names versus number names. Mr. Wilson explained prior to 1955, the post office requested street names as there were streets that were not numbered. He had provided Mr. Adams with a map with circa 1955 information that listed all the street names and what the new numbered names were. Dr. Pederson noted some streets do not exist anymore due to the construction of 1-95. Chair Ready thought the Board should pursue the its Ms. Oyer thought it of give a nice atmosphere to the Town Square. Chair Ready thought 7 Meeting Minutes Historic Resource Preservation Board Boynton Beach, Florida February 21, 2018 if there was a cost and examples to view, it would be easier for the City Commission to make a decision. F. Black History Interactive Website (GIS &Virtual Tour)— Project status to be presented which includes completion of the grant project and website. City I.T. staff currently trouble-shooting problems with website. (no back-up material included) Mr. Rumpf discovered an issue with the interactive map. He contacted ITS and they are looking into it. Some computers may have software issues. 6. New Business: None. 7. Other None. S. Comments by members Ms. Oyer asked about the status of the upcoming Conrad Pickel event held in May for National Historic Preservation Month. This year is also the 50th anniversary of the Boynton Beach Historical Society and they will plan some activities. She thought it would be nice to expand the event and include another local artist, Bernard Thomas, who painted the mural inside the Woman's Club. He donated five oil paintings to Forest Park Elementary School and the Historical Society recently paid to clean the paintings and repair the frames. Mr. Thomas was married to Betty Thomas, who was the principal of Boynton Beach Elementary School. There is also a park named after her. Ms. Oyer noted his kids still live in the area and they are willing to allow the family collection to be viewed. Mr.Thomas was a Mason and he painted Masonic Temples around the U.S. He lived in the Midwest when he was younger and painted western scenes. He painted the mural in the Lantana Autorama, which was a museum of old cars. Chair Ready thought the event could be expanded and include some of Bernard Thomas' work. Ms. Oyer suggested looking at the UCC Church as there is a Conrad Pickel piece there, but there had never been public access to it. She thought the bus tour could be dropped and a dine and dash done instead with a slide show. Chair Ready and Ms. Oyer offered to assist Mr. Rumpf with the event. On a different matter, Mr. Tidwell asked about membership and term expiration reminders. Ms. Oyer reminded the members she was collecting used, clean mascara wands to clean baby rescue animals at a wildlife preserve. Chair Ready read on the National Trust for Historic Preservation website, the government decided to continue with the 20% Historic Tax credits which will be spread out over five 8 Meeting i ut Historic Resource PreservationBoard Boynton .Beach, Rorida February 21, 2018 announcedyears. She also i ri E Society will hold a program on February1 on the historyFlorida ti , by Donn R. Colee, Jr., author of Towers Sand. The new meetinglocation is the PresbyterianChurch 6th Avenue as the Woman's lu longer available for meetings. Public9. None. 10. Announce date of next meeting —Aprils 2018 11. Adjournment There i no further business to discuss, it Ready properly adjourned the meeting t 1 p.m. Catherine ,t{ Minutes p iali t DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT ,, PLANNING AND ZONING Memorandum PZ 18-026 TO: Chair and Members Historic Resources Preservation Board FROM: Michael Rumpf Planning & Zoning Director DATE: April 6, 2018 RE: Staff Report for April 9, 2018, HRPB Meeting. This report represents the combined back up for the above referenced agenda. Item 5.A: Boynton High School (125 E. Ocean Ave.) On March 13 fnthe City Commission approved several resolutions accomplishing various objectives to keep the Town Square progressing to the Phase 11 services agreement with P3 partner E21L Real Estate Solution, LLC. These resolutions and agreements advance the P3 program through the necessary funding mechanisms, continued partnerships, and completion of the different components of the master plan including the Historic High School. Phase I improvements are still being completed which will secure the building with a new roof, windows and doors. A few photographs were taken on Friday, April 6t" to show the status and vital progress toward the completion of the Phase I improvements. The pictures, in slideshow format, will be presented to the Board. Phase 11 will essentially involve the remaining improvements necessary to prepare the building for final occupancy. Item 5.C: Historic plaques for designated properties As requested, staff contacted Tilden Mfg. Inc for cost comparison purposes. This company was very responsive to my request, forwarding me the image of the Palm Beach marker and corresponding specs including size, approximately 6"x 8"; shape, oval; material, bronze; and the purchase cost of$125 for an order of 10 to 20 markers per order. Upfront design costs for this general size is normally around $250-300. They can do practically any shape or size, logos or designs etc. The standard finish is a dark brown background, polished surface and several coats of clear lacquer for protection. The company only uses "Evendur" which is commonly used in statues and plaques. For smaller orders, it was estimated that we would pay an additional $25 to $50 for each plaque. See attached image of the Palm Beach marker manufactured by Tilden Mfg. Inc. (EXHIBIT —A) Item 5.11): Original Street Name Signage The Board has been considering the feasibility of recognizing originally-platted street names within the downtown area, and possibly installed in conjunction with the boundaries and timing of the Town Square redevelopment project. Staff obtained the cost estimate of$75 for each sign plate and since the signage could be added as part of the redevelopment project, it would not be necessary to account for the cost of the pole or labor. However, the cost should be doubled to plan for a double-faced design (two identical signs mounted back- to-back). See the attached examples showing a street sign with a matching commemorative sign, and a standard Boynton Beach street sign for visualizing the intent to stack the original name under the existing name plate. (EXHIBIT— B) Alternatively, staff reminds the Board how the historic Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. has been enhanced with the addition of the "Robert E. Wells Memorial Ave" signs posted at both ends of the street. Although this alternative may lead to a visually "busy" streetscape and possibly get lost among other elements along the street, it is worthy of consideration given past precedence. See attachments for a photograph of the subject sign. (EXHIBIT— B) Item 5.E: Conrad Pickel Celebration A tentative schedule has been prepared and included in the attachments. Several details are still to be finalized before promotion begins, and Ms. Coles-Dobay is working diligently to reach that point. This event is scheduled for May 19th, from 8 am to 1:30 pm. See the latest draft of the planned itinerary. (EXHIBIT — C) Item 6.A: Poinciana Elementary School "Rosenwald School" Marker Chair Ready requested that this item be added to the agenda, to facilitate discussion regarding the promotion of the placement of a "Rosenwald School" sign to commemorate the notable history of the original Poinciana School. Staff understands that Jerry Klinger of the Jewish American Society would fund the cost of the marker, and Janet Naughton from the Palm Beach State College would complete and submit the application to the School District. Ms. Naughton seeks the Boards support as the "sponsor" of the marker. See the attached description of a "Rosenwald School" as prepared by Ms. Naughton, Librarian, Associate Professor. 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CELEBRATION FOCUS: Highlight Conrad Pickel's attributes: • Imprint on Boynton Beach and South Florida's history • International legacy to stained glass industry • Visionary for global art's and architecture projects • Advocate for the Arts and Culture CELEBRATION COMPONENTS: The Conrad Pickel Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, 2018, 8am - 1.30pm. A bus tour will be offered for a $10 fee. Participants can sign up for the tour via Evite. The tour includes a narrated bus tour by Susan Oyer to locations that feature Conrad Pickel stained glass windows, as well as glass works and stained glass organizations. The tour will stop at each of the location listed below for a one-half hour. A specialized representative will be at each location to provide unique narrative about the location. The tentative tour schedule and locations are as follows- 8 a.m. - 1:30 a.m. - TOURS. LOCATIONS & NARRATIVES Buses will pick up at paid tour participants at: Boynton Beach Congregational Church, 115 N Federal Hwy, Boynton Beach, FL 33435 During the bus tour travels from one location to another, Susan Oyer will provide information about Conrad Pickel's life, historic imprint on Florida's history and vision for the Arts & Culture globally. #1 TOUR 8:00 - 8:30am - Boynton Beach Congregational Church. Former pastor, Lewis Wollenweber, will narrate the process the congregation commissioned Conrad Pickel to create and install stained glass windows to transform the former bank building into a church. 8:30 - 9am travel to: McMow,701 North Dixie Hwy., Lake Worth, FL 33460 #2 TOUR 9 - 9:30am - McMow Glass Studio See how this family owned art glass studio uses imported and domestic glass to create a original stained glass artworks. Creative Director Taylor Materio will walk visitors through this one-of-a-kind process, and hear President Shanon Materio's stories of working with Conrad. McMow.com 9:30 - 10:00am travel to: Benzaiten,1105 2nd Avenue South, Lake Worth, FL 33460 #3 TOUR 10:OOam - 10:30am Benzaiten Creative Center Glass Art Benzaiten's Executive Director Anita Holmes, will narrate a tour of this permanent arts center. See artist create blown, fused and welded glass right before your eyes in the 14,500 square foot historic FEC Train Depot facility. BenzaitenCenter.org 10:30 - 11:OOam travel to: Iglesia Adventista, 2727 Georgia Ave, West Palm Beach, FL (just south of Belvedere Rd) #4 TOUR 11:30 - 12:OOpm - Iglesia Adventista See the largest Conrad Pickel stained glass in Florida with a talk by historians Ginger Pedersen and Janet DeVries. 12:00 - 1:30pm travel to: St. Thomas More, 10935 S Military Trail, Boynton Beach, FL 33436 #5 TOUR 12:30 - 1:00 - St. Thomas More Conrad Pickel's son, Paul, will narrate the process for the creation and installation of the Conrad Pickel Stained Glass windows in the church. stmbb.org 1:00 - 1:30pm travel back to: Boynton Beach Congregational Church, 115 N Federal Hwy, Boynton Beach, FL 33435 EXHIBIT— D ROSENWALD SCHOOL DESCRIPTION What is a Rosenwald School? A Rosenwald School was the name informally applied to over five thousand schools, shops, and teachers' homes in the United States which were built primarily for the education of African-American children in the South in the early 20th century. The landscape of schools for Black students in Palm Beach County began to change in the 1920s. Until that time, little had been done in the name of formal education for Black students. When it came to building public schools and paying teachers to educate Black youngsters, separate and unequal treatment still reigned in the south. Though he was not the first white philanthropist to support the education of Blacks, Julius Rosenwald, the president of the Sears Roebuck Company propelled the effort to new heights. Rosenwald was the impetus that created better schools, longer school years and school libraries for southern Black children. Mr. Joseph Youngblood, who served as the first president of Palm Beach Junior College (now Palm Beach State College), was instrumental in petitioning for better schools for Black students. Between 1925 and 1931, the Julius Rosenwald Foundation Fundprovided money to erect 11 much-needed public schoolhouses for Black children in Palm Beach County. The buildings ranged in cost from $2,491 to $17,150 to erect. Though none of the original school buildings are still in existence today, the new schoolhouses provided not only a place for Black students to get an education, but the new structures provided space for community events and provided a haven for peace, order and cleanliness in their lives. The Rosenwald Foundation not only created permanent schoolhouses for Black children in Palm Beach County, the end result was a longer school year, more Black students attending high school, and a sense of pride and self-esteem for the Black community. When Palm Beach County schools integrated in the 1960s, the Rosenwald schools were phased out and the schoolhouses replaced by newer school buildings. by Janet Naughton, Librarian, Associate Professor Palm Beach State College