HISTORICAL SOCIETY PREVIEWS PROPOSED MUSEUM
AT FORMER KENNEDY ESTATE
PALM BEACH, Fla. (March 24, 2003)--- The
Historical Society of Palm Beach County hosted an intimate
reception to preview its plans for the proposed Palm Beach
County history museum at the home of John and Marianne Castle,
who graciously offered a rare glimpse inside John F. Kennedy’s
“Winter White House,” where the late President
of the United States selected key cabinet members and drafted
his famous inauguration speech. Former butler to the Kennedy
family for over 40 years, Leo Recine, guided guests on a
tour of the historic home, which included most of the Kennedy
family’s original furnishings. The home was purchased
by the Castle’s in 1996 and magnificently restored
to preserve its place in the nation’s and Palm Beach
County’s history.
Among the Historical Society supporters in
attendance were Danielle Hickox; Steven Stolman; Donald
Trump and Melania Knauss; Bill and Alicia Blodgett; Dominick
and Susan Telesco; Ron and Michele Royal; Malcolm and Natalie
Pray; Ted and Anne Brown; Anne Washburn and Jane Volk. The
highlight of the evening was an opportunity for these guests
to meet with Patrick Gallagher, president of award-winning
design firm, Gallagher & Associates, who presented an
overview of designing and building the county’s first
history museum with state-of-the-art, interactive exhibits.
Gallagher & Associates, whose blue-chip portfolio includes
the International Spy Museum, the Smithsonian Institution,
the Florida Center of Political History & Governance,
and the Museum of Dallas History, was selected by the Historical
Society to perform the interior design and exhibit build
out for the Palm Beach County history museum, to be located
inside the restored 1916 County Courthouse in Downtown West
Palm Beach.
For more information about the Historical
Society of Palm Beach County and its plans for a history
museum, contact marketing director, Kae Jonsons, at (561)
832-4164.
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