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Cultural Arts Complex
Board of Directors
Patricia Braynon
June 13, 2017
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Clarence Woods, Director
Southeast Overtown Park West
Vice chair
Community Redevelopment Agency
819 NW 2"d Avenue, Floor 3
Steven J. Helinquez, CPA
Miami, FL 33136
Treasurer
Karen Rundlet Dear Director Woods:
DorodiyJenkins Fields, This letter comes seeking support from the Southeast Overtown Park West
Pli.D. Community Redevelopment Agency for funding to do restoration work on the
historic D. A. Dorsey House located at 250 NW 9th Street. As you are aware, the
Ste plrenJohnsou,Esq. Dorsey House sit on the National Register of Historic Places, and plays a pivotal
role in the make-up of the Overtown community. We are seeking a grant for One
AndreaJ. Pelt-Thoniton hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) to repair hurricane damage from
previous years, termites, water intrusion, and security for the facility.
N. Patrick Rauge II, Esq. The Dorsey House in the past has played a role as office, a clothing store, and
space for a not for profit agency. As we move forward, we plan to give more
Garth C. Reeves public access to the space so that more people can learn about D. A. Dorsey and
his contributions to the make-up of Miami, as well as, a conversation to create a
Carole "U111'raylor place that will draw more tourist attention to this amazing venue.
We have submitted quotes for the needed work and pictures. Thank you for your
attention. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank
you again for your continued support.
Founder
DorodiyJcukins Fields, *Sincerel
Ph.D.
Executive Director
_ Timothy A. Barber
Timothy A. Barber
The Black Archives
Historic Lyric Theater
The Black Archives History and Research Foundation of South FL, Inc.
819 Northwest 2"d Avenue, Miami, FL 33136 * www.BAHLT.om, baf theblackarchives.org,
Office (786) 708-4610 " Fax (305) 400-8756
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D. A. DORSEY HOUSE
250 N.W. 9 STREET
Designation Report
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City of Miami
REPORT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI PLANNING DEPARTMENT
TO THE HERITAGE CONSERVATION BOARD
ON THE POTENTIAL DESIGNATION OF
D. A. DORSEY HOUSE
250 N.W. 9th STREET
AS A HERITAGE CONSERVATION ZONING DISTRICT
Prepared by Sarah E. Eaton 1 /14i
Historic Preservation Date
Consultant
Accepted by Charles E. Chase 1 /25/83
Chairman, Heritage Date
Conservation Board
Designated by Miami City Commission
Ordinance No. 9627
Date 5/31 /83
CONTENTS Page
I. General Information 4
II. Significance 7
III. Historical Information 8
IV. Architectural Information 9
V. Planning Context 12
VI. HC Zoning Elements 13
VII. Bibliography 14
GENERAL INFORMATION
Historic Name:
D. A. Dorsey House
Current Name:
D. A. Dorsey House
Location:
250 N.W. 9th Street
Miami, Florida 33142
Present Owner:
Dor-Cha, Inc.
1790 N.W. 59th Street
Miami, Florida 33142
Present Occupant:
Vacant
Present Use:
Vacant
Present Zoning District:
R-4
HC Zoning Overlay District:
HC-1
Tax Folio Number:
01-0103-50-1070
Boundary Description of HC Zoning District:
Lot 7 of Block 35 of the plat of MIAMI NORTH, as recorded in Plat Book 13 at Page
41, of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida.
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HC Zoning Classification:
Historic Site
Dade County Historic Survey Rating:
Architectural Significance - 2
Historical Significance - 1
Contextural Significance - 2
D. A. DORSEY HOUSE
250 N. W. 9 STREET
N.W. 9 Sir.
(1)
location
Site Plan
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II. SIGNIFICANCE
tatement of Sianificance:
The D. A. Dorsey House is significant for its association with Miami's first black
millionaire. Dana A. Dorsey, a pioneer citizen and developer of early "Colored
Town," is generally recognized as Miami's most famous black resident.
Dorsey came to Miami in 1897 and soon began to purchase lots in Colored Town.
The value of these $25 lots quickly skyrocketed as Miami expanded to the north,
and Dorsey's fortune grew. Dorsey eventually amassed the largest real estate
empire ever owned by a black man in the history of Dade County.
Dorsey suggested and helped organize South Florida's first black bank, The Mutual
Industrial Benefit and Saving Association. He also served as chairman of the
Colored Advisory Committee to the Dade County School Board and as registrar for
black men in Dade County during World War I. In addition, Dorsey was a noted
philanthropist and was well -respected as a civic leader in Colored Town.
Relationship to Criteria for Designation:
The D. A. Dorsey House is eligible for designation under the following criteria:
Is associated in a significant way with the life of a person important in the past.
The D. A. Dorsey House is the most important remaining structure associated
with the life of Miami's first black millionaire and one of its most prominent
businessmen.
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III. HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Date of Erection:
1913
Architect:
The D. A. Dorsey House is said to have been designed by D. A. Dorsey
Builder/Contractor:
The D.A. Dorsey House is said to have been built by D. A. Dorsey.
Historical Context:
Dana A. Dorsey was born in Quitman, Georgia in 1872. A sharecropper's son,
Dorsey probably attended a freedman's school through the sixth grade.
After moving to Miami in 1897, Dorsey engaged in truck farming, but soon began
to invest in real estate. He purchased lots for $25 each in the vicinity of the old
Seaboard Station at N.W. 7t" Avenue and N.W. 19t" Street and soon accumulated
large blocks of real estate. Listed as the only black real estate agent in Miami in
1914, Dorsey went on to acquire Elliot Key and Fisher Island, where he provided a
public beach for blacks.
Dorsey built the house at 250 N.W. 9t" Street in 1913 for his second wife Rebecca
Livingston.
The Dorseys lived in the house until 1940. D.A. Dorsey died on February 29, 1940,
and his wife died three months later. Dorsey's daughter, Dana Albert Susie
Chapman, inherited the house and Dorsey's estate.
IV. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION
Description of Building:
The D.A. Dorsey House is a two story rectangular structure with three bays across
the north (front) fagade. This wood frame building is covered with shiplap siding
and is topped with a hipped roof covered with composition roll roofing.
The north fagade features a front porch which is supported by three masonry posts
and is topped with a hipped roof. This porch, added during the 1940's, replaces
the building's original porch which featured finely turned wooden balusters and
columns.
Windows and doors throughout the building feature plain wood surrounds. All
openings are presently boarded up.
The D.A. Dorsey House originally fronted directly on the sidewalk but was moved
approximately 50 feet back on the same lot around 1950.
Description of Site:
The D.A. Dorsey House faces north and is located in the center of the block. A one
story concrete block garage is located directly west of the house. When the D.A.
Dorsey House was originally constructed, two one-story frame residences were
located behind the main house.
D.A. Dorsey House
250 N.W. 9 Street
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V. PLANNING CONTEXT
Present Trends and Conditions:
The D.A. Dorsey House has been vacant for numerous years and has undergone
severe deterioration. It is further threatened by vandalism and arson in its present
location and condition.
The Metro -Dade Office of Community and Economic Development has awarded
a grant to the Black Archives, History, and Research Foundation, Inc. to study the
feasibility of restoration and adaptive reuse of the house. Preliminary structural
investigations have shown that much of the building material is beyond repair and
would require replacement.
The house is located within the Southeast Overtown Redevelopment Area, which
is slated for redevelopment with public assistance through tax increment
financing. The block in which the Dorsey House is located is proposed for new
housing development. The owners wish to have the Dorsey House moved, so that
the land will be available for redevelopment.
Conservation Objectives:
The Southeast Overtown Redevelopment Plan calls for the D.A. Dorsey House to
be moved from its present location to a public plaza area located along a
principal pedestrian access corridor to the Overtown Metrorail Station. This new
location would be acceptable because it is within the small neighborhood of its
original location, and because the structure would receive maximum security,
public exposure, and use within the activity area generated by the Metrorail
Station.
As an alternative, the D.A. Dorsey House could be retained on its original site,
provided that appropriate use and security could be arranged.
These conservation objectives can best be achieved by maintaining the present
zoning of the property, requiring only the review of physical changes to the
property.
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VI. HC ZONING ELEMENTS
Boundaries:
The boundaries of the HC zoning district have been drawn to include the entire
tract of land owned by Dor-Cha, Inc.
Maior Exterior Surfaces Subiect to Review:
All four facades of the D.A. Dorsey House shall be considered major exterior
surfaces subject to review.
Maior Landscape Features Subiect to Review:
The major landscape features subject to review shall include all features which are
subject to requirements for tree removal permits, as set forth in Chapter 17 of the
City Code.
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VII. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Black Archives, History and Records Foundation of South Florida, Inc., Miami,
Florida. Black Photographic Archives and Oral History Collection of Pioneers
in Dade County, Florida, Between 1896 and 1946, Portfolio # 1, Archives #26.
"Black Miami: The Way It Was," The Miami Times, Miami, Florida. November 4,
1982.
Dade County, Florida. Community and Economic Development, Historic
Preservation Division. Dade County Historic Survey, Site Inventory File for 250
N.W. 9t" Street, Miami, Florida.
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GOPHERWOOD
PROPOSAL.
SUBMITTED TO:
CUSTOMER BLACK ARCHIVES HISTORY & RE- JOB D. A. Dorsey House Wood Work and Roofing
NAME: SEARCH FOUNDATION INC NAME: Restoration
ADDRESS: 819 NW 2 AVE STREET: 250 NW 9 ST
CITY: Miami CITY: STATE: FL
STATE: FL ARCHITECTIENGINEE NIA
We hereby submit a proposal to provide service for the scope of work as follows:
MatedaUE mt Labor
Mobilization
ROOFING
Repair rear 1-story structure (Approximately 4 squares) of damaged existing 18" long
$ 2,000.00 $ 3,250.00
cedar shakes, roll composition paper, roofing sheathing and roofing trusses.
Repair front 2-story structure (Approximately 8 squares) of damaged existing 18"
$ 8,000.00 $ 8,000.00
long cedar shakes, roll composition paper, roofing sheathing and roofing trusses.
WOODWORK
Replace damaged/rotted wood within the substructure, repair/replace 3 - 48 front
$ 2,800,00 $ 4,500.00
facade wood beams, restore/replace 40 front facade wood balusters, and wood
columns to match existing. Repair/replace window trim wood work and rear wood
work. Install new fasteners, anchors, screws, nuts, and bolts as needed during the
woad restoring process.
EXTERIOR SIDING
Replace damaged wood exterior wood sheathing, as needed (approximately 1500
$ 3,000.00 $ 7,500.00
Replace existing shiplap siding and replace with new wood shiplap or equivalent
$ 4,500.00 $ 9,000.00
siding back to original condition. (Approximately 1600 SF or entire structure)
Replace damaged fascia board (Approximately 280 t-F or entire fascia board)
$ 2,800.00 $ 5,600.00
Replace front porch and upper level porch decking , reinforcement substructure, as
$ 1,500.00 $ 3,000.00
WOOD WORK
Front Porch Wood Columns and Balusters. finely turned wooden baluster and
Window Molding and Trim work
Replace existing Siding (Approximately 3600 SF)
$ 24,000.00 $ 32,000.00
Paint exterior walls and trim work. Color to be selected by owner (Approximately
$ 3,000.00 $ 4,000.00
4200 SF)
Replace exterior wall sheathing and vapor barrier with 518" plywood sheathing and
30 lbs. felt composition paper fastened with 1-114" fasteners. (Approximately 1500
$ 5,000,00 $ 5,000.00
Replace existing front facade exterior floor decking (approximately 96 SF)
$ 500.00 $ 650.00
SUBTOTAL
$57,100.00
1 $82,500.00
Additional work separate from the above list shall be add}tional work/change orders.
We hereby proposed to do the above work according to industry standards, including material, TOTAL: $139,600.00
equipment, and labor in the amount of:
The above prices, specifications and conditions are hereby accepted. You are authorized to do work as specified.
Contractor's Acceptance: Date
Customers Acceptance: Date
Pioneer Construction
Management Services, Inc,
3711 S V'47thAvenue, #203 _
Davie, FL 33314
CG C1515488
To: Larissa Kurtz
The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of
819 NW 2nd Ave
Miami, FL. 33136
786-708-4610
The Dorsey House
Quote
Date:
Invoice Y:
Customer 101
Expiration Date:
April 28, 2016
General Conditions
$
1 17,880.00i
Law Voltage Demolition & Reconhguxafion
00
Carpentry Interior Exterior
_-1.,-6-5-0-.- _ -
57,000.00
Roofing Repairs
14,400.00
Pest Control
2,000.00.
Painting Interior & Exterior
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5,500.00
Window Repairs
1000.00
Drywall Work
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1
1.000.00
Insurance
8,035.60 5
Overhead & Profit
..........
13,055.90
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Thank you for your business!
Subtotal. $ 121,521.50
Sales Tax'
Total $ 121,521.50