Home and property
Sea Gull Cottage keeps Palm Beach's oldest house story close
Sea Gull Cottage gives Palm Beach a small-house landmark story, with an 1880s cottage, a rescue move, and a restored place by Lake Worth.
Sea Gull Cottage is small next to many grand Palm Beach names. That is part of what makes it stick.
The Town of Palm Beach landmark list includes Sea Gull Cottage at 58 Cocoanut Row. Its local designation date is June 11, 1985. The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach identifies it as the oldest house in Palm Beach. In 1984, the cottage was at risk of being torn down. The foundation helped move it across the island and restored it near its old Lake Trail setting.
That gives the place a different kind of Palm Beach story. It is not only hotels, estates, and big formal rooms. It is also a late-1800s cottage tied to early life along Lake Worth. The old scale still has a place in public memory.
For a visitor, check the Preservation Foundation and Royal Poinciana Chapel area before assuming access or hours. For a Palm Beach owner, the lesson is plain: older buildings can have landmark status, review steps, easements, or old records. Check those pieces before a contractor starts work.
Where to see it
Sea Gull Cottage is listed at 58 Cocoanut Row on the Town of Palm Beach landmark list. The Preservation Foundation story places it back by its original Lake Trail setting.
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Official sources
- Town of Palm Beach - Landmarks and Historically Significant Buildings
- Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach - Sea Gull Cottage
Last checked against these sources: July 6, 2026.
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