Northwood Harbor Neighborhood Association

Our Neighborhood

Thank you for visiting the website of Northwood Harbor Neighborhood Association (NHNA) and welcome. NHNA, which is located on the northeast side of the City of West Palm Beach, FL, is a group of volunteer residents who are friendly, family orientated, and very passionate about the appearance and value of their neighborhood. The core mission of the NHNA is to actively stay involved in the past, present, and future actions and decisions of the City of West Palm Beach that affects the growth of our area. We, as members of the NHNA, accomplishes this mission by attending regular meetings not only with the residents of the Northwood Harbor area but also with our elected officials at City Hall. As President of the Northwood Harbor Neighborhood Association, I would like to extend a warm welcome along with an invitation to come see some of the great things that we are doing and have planned for the Northwood area by browsing our website.

History

In the 1920’s the Northwood Neighborhoods were established with the arrival of Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railroad. The homes built between 1925 and 1955 are an excellent representation of “Old South Florida” and showcases a collection of styles such as Spanish, Mission Revival, Craftsman and post war architecture. The population began to grow rapidly after World War II due to the many military personnel that was stationed at McArthur Field which is now known as Palm Beach International Airport and this was the driving force behind the establishment of the different neighborhoods in the Northwood’s area. Each neighborhood started to develop its own flavor and over the years worked hard to preserve its historical style with Northwood Harbor being no different and established itself as a Historic District in fall of 2006.

Northwood Harbor (which is still an Historic District to this day) boundaries from north to south, include 59th Street to 45th Street and from east to west, include Broadway and the intercostal. The neighborhood exudes a warm friendly tree-lined ambiance and has as its main attractions 3 beautiful waterfront parks and 3 prestigious clubs, 2 of which are open to the public and the third one being private. Brian Chappel Park has a fishing pier, Osprey Park has a children’s play area, a dog park, a heart trail and a beach area for launching canoes and kayaks while Gettler Park is considered a passive park with its benches for relaxation and a dock perfectly designed for viewing passing boats on the intercoastal. The Scuba Club and the Sailing Club of the Palm Beaches provides scuba diving and sailing lessons respectively while the Flotilla Club is a private club established before World War II and acted as a Coast Guard Station during the war. The club still exhibits the Coast Guard Insignia on one of its buildings.

Thank you again for visiting our website.