Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach

Beauty and elegance mingle with extravagance in the Palm Beach style of architect Marion Sims Wyeth, a kind of home design that takes the standard fixtures of paradise—palm trees, ebullient fountains, glistening pools, and gardens, views of the sea—and mixes them with a dash of the exotic, like a Moorish-style balcony or doorway, Venetian archways, fanciful courtyards in the Spanish...

Palm Beach Style is the expression of elegance and romance everywhere evident in this paradise, epitomised in the lives and work of architect John Volk and artist-preservationist Jane Volk. Together, they conjured up much of the magic that now defines the place. The book explores this unique chemistry and the dazzling homes that are the result. John Volk was one...