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Council affirms Singing Pines historic designation applies to structure, not the land, and preserves status after clarifying ordinance
Summary
By unanimous vote the council confirmed that the 1988 historic designation for the Merrick/’Singing Pines’ house applies to the building itself — not automatically to the underlying parcel — and added clarifying language while reaffirming the structure's protected status.
The Boca Raton City Council on Sept. 9 adopted ordinance 57-47 to clarify that the 1988 historic designation for the property known as Singing Pines (the Merrick–Williams House) applies specifically to the building rather than to the underlying land. The council added a clarifying sentence that reaffirmed the structure’s historic status "irrespective of its physical location," and said the city supports relocating the building if necessary to enhance public access and programming.
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