Boca Raton Garden Club Commemorative Ornaments

If you’re interested in Boca Raton history, the Boca Raton Garden Club’s commemorative ornaments are a must have! Longtime residents and newcomers alike are collecting them and giving them as gifts as well. The ornament series started in 1994 with the intent of honoring historic sites in Boca Raton. Ornaments are 3-dimensional and made out of solid brass and coated in 24 karat gold plate. They come in a gift box with a brochure detailing the ornament’s history. This year’s ornament honors the First Schoolhouse of Boca Raton which was a one room schoolhouse built in 1908 and located on the present site of the Boca Raton Police Department on N.W. 2nd Avenue. It features the first schoolhouse in the background with the first school bus, a horse-drawn wagon, in the foreground.

The First Schoolhouse ornament can be purchased for $18.00 each. Prices vary for past ornaments. Those that are still in stock include: Children’s Museum, Florida Atlantic University, Beach Pavilion, Inlet Bridge, Boca Raton Air Field, Hong Kong Orchid, Mizner Park, Giles House, Pearl City, and Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce.

Purchases can be made by contacting Kestrels2@bellsouth.net.