The original building that housed the Children's Museum began it’s rich and colorful history in October of 1912 when the Myrick family, originally from North Carolina, purchased a piece of property in Boca Raton, FL from the Model Land Co., a land division of Henry Flagler’s railway. William and Mamie Myrick began building their new home at 301 SW 1 st Ave., which was located on the west side of the railroad tracks just south of Palmetto Park Rd. The Myrick’s three children, Robert, Aldah and Joseph, all “pitched in” and the construction became a family affair. The house was “handmade”, and it is believed some of the sills may have been made with local wood, often found on the beach. The craftsmanship speaks for itself, as it has weathered many a hurricane and survived Boca Raton ’s tremendous real estate development as well as the Great Depression.

"Morning" by Lillian Race Williams, July 3, 1947

I've named it "Singing Pines", when they're musical
They sing to me tunefully -
Radio playing cheerfully,
Diesel engine mooing carefully,
Poor old Huhson waiting faitfully,
All these things bringing Joy to me,
In the morning-Here beside the sea.

Lillian Race Williams was the second and last owner of the house that eventually became the Children's Museum.