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Home My WebLink AboutExhibit AFLORIDA DEPARTMENT Of STATE RON DESANTIS Governor August 12, 2022 Ms. Anna Pernas Preservation Officer Historic and Environmental Preservation 444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, 3rd Floor Miami, FL 33130 CORD BYRD Secretary of State Re: Grove Park Historic District (DA06207), bounded by NW 17' Ave., SR-836, NW 14th Ct., and NW 7"' St., Miami, FL 33125 Dear Ms. Pernas: A Florida National Register Nomination Proposal for the above referenced property has been prepared by the State Historic Preservation Office. We solicit your review and recommendation concerning eligibility in accordance with the procedures established by the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (54 U.S.C. 302504), which created the basis for the participation of Certified Local Governments in the Florida National Register of Historic Places nomination process. According to the Act, before properties within the jurisdiction of the certified local government may be considered by the State to be nominated for inclusion on the National Register, the State Historic Preservation Officer shall notify the owners, the applicable chief local elected official, and the local historic preservation commission. The commission, after reasonable opportunity for public comment, shall prepare a report as to whether or not such properties meets the eligibility criteria. Within sixty days of the notice from the State Historic Preservation Officer, the chief local elected official shall transmit the report of the commission and their recommendation to the State Historic Preservation Officer. If no such report and recommendation are received within sixty days, the State shall proceed with the nomination process. If either the preservation agency or the chief local elected official supports the nomination of the property, the proposal will be scheduled for consideration by the Florida National Register Review Board. We have tentatively scheduled the nomination for the above property for consideration by the Florida National Register Review Board at their November 10, 2022, meeting. If both the commission and the chief local elected official recommend that a property not be nominated to the National Register, the State Historic Preservation Officer shall take no further action, unless within thirty days of the receipt of such recommendation by the State Historic Preservation Officer an appeal is filed with the State. Any party may file an appeal with the State Historic Preservation Officer. If the Division of Historical Resources R.A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street* Tallahassee, Florida 32399�� 850.245.6300 • 850.245.6436 (Fax) • FLHeritage.com Pernas August 12, 2022 Page Two State Historic Preservation Officer, after hearing the appeal, determines that the property is eligible, he shall proceed with the nomination process. The State Historic Preservation Officer shall include any reports and recommendations from any party along with the nomination submitted to the Keeper of the Register. We look forward to your recommendation and comments regarding this property. If we can be of any further assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact me at Ruben.Acostaku dos.mN tiorida.cor: or 850-245-6364. Sincerely, a". #=:7- Ruben A. Acosta Survey and Registration Supervisor Bureau of Historic Preservation raa Enclosures L FLORIDA DEPARTMENT Of STATE RON DESANTIS Governor August 12, 2022 The Honorable Francis Suarez Mayor, City of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 CORD BYRD Secretary of State Re: Grove Park Historic District (DA06207), bounded by NW 17' Ave., SR-836, NW 1411, Ct., and NW 7th St., Miami, FL 33125 Dear Mayor Suarez: A Florida National Register Nomination Proposal for the above referenced property has been prepared by the State Historic Preservation Office. We solicit your review and recommendation concerning eligibility in accordance with the procedures established by the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (54 U.S.C. 302504), which created the basis for the participation of Certified Local Governments in the Florida National Register of Historic Places nomination process. According to the Act, before properties within the jurisdiction of the certified local government may be considered by the State to be nominated for inclusion on the National Register, the State Historic Preservation Officer shall notify the owners, the applicable chief local elected official, and the local historic preservation commission. The commission, after reasonable opportunity for public comment, shall prepare a report as to whether or not such properties meets the eligibility criteria. Within sixty days of the notice from the State Historic Preservation Officer, the chief local elected official shall transmit the report of the commission and their recommendation to the State Historic Preservation Officer. If no such report and recommendation are received within sixty days, the State shall proceed with the nomination process. If either the preservation agency or the chief local elected official supports the nomination of the property, the proposal will be scheduled for consideration by the Florida National Register Review Board. We have tentatively scheduled the nomination for the above property for consideration by the Florida National Register Review Board at their November 10, 2022, meeting. If both the commission and the chief local elected official recommend that a property not be nominated to the National Register, the State Historic Preservation Officer shall take no further action, unless within thirty days of the receipt of such recommendation by the State Historic Preservation Officer an appeal is filed with the State. Any party may file an appeal with the State Historic Preservation Officer. If the Division of Historical Resources R.A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street* Tallahassee, Florida 32399 850.245.6300 • 850.245.6436 (Fax) 9 FLHeritage.com Mayor Suarez August 12, 2022 Page Two State Historic Preservation Officer, after hearing the appeal, determines that the property is eligible, he shall proceed with the nomination process. The State Historic Preservation Officer shall include any reports and recommendations from any party along with the nomination submitted to the Keeper of the Register. We look forward to your recommendation and comments regarding this property. If we can be of any further assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact me at Ruben.Acosta ei,dos.myflorida.con or 850-245-6364. Sincerely, &v,.A, ftZa Ruben A. Acosta Survey and Registration Supervisor Bureau of Historic Preservation raa Enclosures NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking 'Y' in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name Grove Park other names/site number DA06207 2. Location street & number Bounded by NW 17 AV, SR-836, NW 14 CT, and NW 7 ST ❑ not for publication citv or town Miami ❑ vicinitv state Florida code FL countv Miami -Dade code 025 zip code 33125 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this ® nomination ❑ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ❑ meets ❑ does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant ❑ nationally ❑ statewide ❑ locally. (❑ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Bureau of Historic Preservation State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property ❑ meets ❑ does not meet the National Register criteria. (❑See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: Signature of the Keeper Date of Action ❑ entered in the National Register ❑ See continuation sheet ❑ determined eligible for the National Register ❑ See continuation sheet. ❑ determined not eligible for the National Register ❑ See continuation sheet. ❑ removed from the National Register. ❑ other, (explain) Grove Park Historic District Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply) ® private ® public -local ❑ public -State ❑ public -Federal Category of Property (Check only one box) ❑ buildings ® district ❑ site ❑ structure ❑ object Name of related multiple property listings (Enter "NIA" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) "N/A" 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC / single dwellings Number of Resources within Property (Do not include any previously listed resources in the count) Contributing Noncontributing 69 22 buildings 1 0 sites 0 0 structures 0 0 objects 70 22 total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 0 Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC/ single dwellings 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURYAMERICAN REVIVALS AND MOVEMENTS/ Mission, Mediterranean Revival, ,Colonial Revival, MODERN MOVEMENT/ Ranch foundation CONCRETE walls STUCCO, WOOD, TILE, CONCRETE BLOCK roof oth er Narrative Description Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) TERRA GOTTA, ASPHALT Grove Park Historic District Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark 'Y' in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing.) ® A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. ❑ B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. ® C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. ❑ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark 'Y' in all the boxes that apply.) Property is: ❑ A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. ❑ B removed from its original location. ❑ C a birthplace or grave. ❑ D a cemetery. ❑ E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. ❑ F a commemorative property. ❑ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ARCHITECTURE Period of Significance 1921-1961 Significant Dates 1921 Significant Person Cultural Affiliation N/A Architect/Builder Bibliography Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: ❑ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 36) has been requested ❑ previously listed in the National Register ❑ previously determined eligible by the National Register ❑ designated a National Historic Landmark ❑ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey ® State Historic Preservation Office ❑ Other State Agency ❑ Federal agency ❑ Local government ❑ University ❑ Other Name of Repository ❑ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # GROVE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT Name of Property MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL County and State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property 22 UTM References (Place additional references on a continuation sheet.) 1L_L_I IIIIIIII 2 l Zone Eastin I I Northing ingl I I I Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 3 W Zone Eastin 4 W ® See continuation sheet I I I I I I I I Northing I I I I I I I I 11. Form Prepared By name/title Megan McLaughlin, AICP oraanization Plusurbia Design date O1/21/2022 street & number 1385 Coral Wav Suite 401, Miami, FL 33145 telephone 305-444-4850 citv or town Miami state FL zip code 33853 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Clear and descriptive photographs under separate cover. The size of each image must be 3000x2000 pixels, at 300 ppi (pixels per inch) or larger. Each photograph must be numbered in the order they are referenced in the manuscript, and that number must correspond to the photograph number on the photo log. Additional items (check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) name street & number citv or town state telephone zip code Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and amend listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127, and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number SUMMARY Page Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Grove Park Historic District is a neighborhood of single-family residences located on the south side of the Miami River, approximately two miles west of Downtown Miami. The district is approximately twenty-two acres in area and is roughly bounded by the Dolphin Expressway to the north (SR 836), NW 17th Avenue to the west, NW 7th Street to the south, and NW 14th Court to the east. The district is comprised of ninety-two (92) resources, including ninety (90) residences and one (1) historic site. A total of sixty-nine (69) residences and one historic site (the Grove Park Mini Park) contribute to the district's historic period of significance (1921 — 1961). Twenty-two (22) residences are non-contributing resources. There are five (5) vacant lots. All of the buildings are one or two stories in height, and approximately half of the residences have an ancillary structure behind the main house. Grove Park Historic District represents a wide variety of early twentieth century architectural styles, including Mediterranean Revival, Mission, Colonial Revival, Minimal Traditional, and Ranch. SETTING The Grove Park Historic District is made up of two 1920s Florida Land -Boom Subdivisions, Grove Park and Oak Terrace. Grove Park was platted in January 1921 by S.M. Tatum and B.B. Tatum of the Lawrence Estate Land Company (Figure 1: Grove Park Plat). It included nine (9) blocks subdivided into individual lots for detached, single-family homes. Grove Park had deed restrictions in place that restricted the size, price, use, and construction materials of buildings, ensuring that all properties were developed with large, generally two-story, single-family homes built of concrete. Oak Terrace was platted in February 1921 by T.C. and Kate C. Havens, and Hamilton and B.H. Michelsen (Figure 2: Oak Terrace Plat). It included four (4) blocks subdivided into individual lots for detached, single-family homes, and its street connected directly with the streets of Grove Park to the west. Oak Terrace had similar deed restrictions ensuring large single-family homes, however it did not require masonry construction and there are a number of wood frame homes in this section of the neighborhood (Figure 3: 1940 Sanborn Map). The construction of streets in both Grove Park and Oak Terrace followed high quality standards for paved roads, curbing, sidewalks, planting strips, lighting, landscape, and utilities. A 1957 photograph of a large two-story residence at 1523 NW 8th Terrace shows the original 1920s landscape with mature coconut palms planted as street trees, as well as Bougainvillea and Royal Palm trees (Figure 4). This early investment in the rights of way has ensured that the neighborhood has maintained its landscape aesthetic and its property value over time. The Grove Park subdivision also integrated a network of parks and pedestrian paths through the neighborhood, providing a community amenity that was originally restricted only to property owners, but has since evolved into a City Park at the heart of the neighborhood. This layout of high -quality streets, curbing, on -street parking, sidewalks, planting strips NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) for street trees, pedestrian paths, and neighborhood parks is a unique urban design feature of the Grove Park Historic District that sets it apart from most Miami neighborhoods. Today, Grove Park represents one of the highest concentrations of intact Boom -time architecture in the City of Miami. All the buildings within the neighborhood are single-family homes, and many are large two-story homes with Revival -style architectural design. Many residences have a detached ancillary building in the rear, which would have originally been a garage or a combination of garage and living unit, often for servants. Unique in Miami, most of the historic homes in Grove Park retain their character -defining features, have few alterations, and possess strong architectural integrity. The landscape of Grove Park is also noteworthy, as most homes retain their original open front lawn — i.e., the property owners have not fenced in the front yard. The open lawns of Grove Park allow the architecture to be more visible from the street, and also allow a continuous streetscape of historic homes to be seen as a collection. Finally, the front yards and planting strips of Grove Park have mature street trees, which provides a shade canopy in the neighborhood that is also unique within the City of Miami (Photos 1&2). The construction of SR 836 and the widening of 17th Avenue has altered the edge of the neighborhood. The construction of SR-836 in the late 1960s took multiple blocks by eminent domain, divided the neighborhood, and separated the heart of the neighborhood from the Miami River (Photo 3). NW 17th Avenue was widened at around the same time, and multiple homes at the west end of each block were demolished in order to accommodate the road widening (Photo 4). Finally, NW 7th Street has developed as commercial corridor and very few residential homes remain on this street. Even with this significant encroachment by highway overpass construction, road widening, and commercial development, the Grove Park Historic District contains an intact cluster of historic residences that are significant for their size, high quality construction, design, and their original architectural fabric and features. NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION Contributing Resources in Grove Park Historic District include the Grove Park Mini Park with its network of pedestrian lanes that connect through the neighborhood, and sixty-nine (69) residences. The Grove Park Mini Park was created in 1921 as part of the original plat of the Grove Park subdivision. It was originally part of a network of pedestrian paths and parks that once connected NW 7th Street to the Miami River. It is approximately 20,000 square feet, or half an acre in size. It is now a City -owned park located in the center of the Grove Park Historic District. The park is in a mid -block location on the 1500 block spanning NW 8th Street and NW 8th Terrace (Photo 5). The original pedestrian paths that connect the park to the broader neighborhood remain between NW 8th Terrace and NW 9th Street, and between NW 8th Street and the commercial properties fronting NW 7th Street. NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) The sixty-nine (69) contributing buildings in the Grove Park Historic District were constructed over a forty -year span between 1921 and 1961, which is the historic period of significance. The greatest period of building activity was between 1921 and 1928, correlating with the rise, peak, and decline of the Florida Land Boom, when thirty-six (36) residences were constructed in a variety of Spanish -inspired Revival styles, including Mission Revival and Mediterranean Revival (Photo 6). Another significant period of home construction was the federal government -generated FHA Boom between 1935 and 1941, when fourteen (14) residences were constructed in transitional styles ranging from the Revival to the Modern, including Colonial Revival, Mediterranean Revival, Minimal Traditional, and Ranch. A third notable period of building activity in Grove Park was from 1946 to 1950, when an additional nine (9) residences were constructed primarily in Modern styles including Minimal Traditional and Ranch. Mission Revival The most frequently occurring architectural style in Grove Park is the Mission Revival style of the 1920s. An outstanding example of the Mission Revival style is found at 1617 NW 8th Street (Photo 7). The residence is two-story, concrete construction with a rough stucco exterior finish. The form is symmetrical and boxy, related to the American Foursquare building typology. It has a flat roof and a parapet with a decorative visor roof with Spanish tile. There is a one-story, full -width front porch with a repeated flat roof with parapet and a decorative visor roof with Spanish tile. The porch has a decorative shaped parapet feature over the entrance, a classic feature of the Mission style. The home retains its original form and character -defining features; the front porch openings were enclosed with windows but the structure retains historic integrity. Mediterranean Revival The Mediterranean Revival style was another popular architectural style of the 1920s Florida Land Boom. It was a style of choice for deed -restricted, planned neighborhoods as the style was well suited for larger homes built out of concrete. An excellent example of the Mediterranean Revival style in Grove Park is located at 931 NW 14th Court (Photo 8). The residence is two -stories in height, with irregular, picturesque massing that includes an L-shape floor plan and two one-story wings. It has a rough stucco exterior finish. The residence has multiple rooflines and roof types. The main body of the house has a low -pitch intersecting hip roof with Spanish tile, overhanging eaves, and exposed rafter tails. A one-story side porch has a low -pitch shed roof with exposed rafter tails, and a rear one-story wing has a flat roof with a parapet. The residence features wood double -hung sash windows and a three-part focal window with transoms and sidelights. There is a recessed entry porch located at the interior intersection of the L-shape floorplan, the entry porch has a shed roof and chamfered door surround. The side porch features large openings on three sides with a decorative draped arch detail in the profile. There is an exterior chimney. There is a rear detached two -car garage with a flat roof and parapet; the garage is connected to the main house with an open loggia that has a gable roof with Spanish tile and supported with wood posts with wood knee braces. NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page 4 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Italian Renaissance Another popular style of the Florida Land Boom that shared many Mediterranean design influences was the Italian Renaissance style. An example of the Italian Renaissance style in Grove Park is located at 1610 NW 8th Terrace (Photo 9). This residence is two stories with concrete construction and a smooth stucco exterior finish. It has a simple rectangular floor plan and a symmetrical facade with three bays. It has a low pitch hip roof with Spanish tile and overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails. There is an exterior side chimney and a one-story side porch with a low -pitch hip roof. The entry porch is one-story in height with a Palladian motif: it has an arched roof over the front door, flanked by flat -roof extensions on each side. The entry porch is supported on classical -style columns made of cast concrete. Colonial Revival There are six (6) examples of the Colonial Revival style in Grove Park, dating from 1930 to 1948. Many of the example are of wood frame construction and are located in the Oak Terrace subdivision, where wood construction was permitted. An excellent example of a wood -frame construction Colonial Revival style residence in Grove Park is located at 1458 NW South River Drive (Photo 10). The residence is two stories in height with a side -facing gable roof. It is wood frame construction with a horizontal wood siding exterior. The form of the residence is very simple: it is two -ranked, or two bays, with a main entry bay with a window above and a side bay with paired windows on the first and second floor. There is a one-story side wing on the northwest side of the house with a side -facing gable roof and horizontal wood siding. There is a one-story side porch on the southeast side of the house with a side -facing gable roof, the side porch is brick construction and the brick has a painted exterior finish. The residence features paired sash windows, an exterior brick chimney on the side gable end, and a Regency -style entry porch with a metal canopy roof and scrolling metal porch supports. Minimal Traditional Much of the Grove Park neighborhood was built out by the 1930s in Revival styles, however most of the remaining lots were developed in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s through FHA -insured small homes in the Minimal Traditional and Ranch style. The Minimal Traditional style arrived on the scene after 1935 as FHA housing policies for the construction of small owner -occupied home began to be implemented at the local level. An excellent example of a Minimal Traditional home is found at 821 NW 15th Avenue (Photo 11). This one-story Minimal Traditional style residence features a small, compact "gable -and - wing" form with a front -facing gable wing on the front facade. It has a low -pitch gable roof with Spanish tile and close eaves, and a gable roof extension over the attached one -car garage and the incised entry porch. It is constructed of concrete block with a smooth stucco surface. Finally it has minimal added architectural detail, featuring a change of materials in the gable end (horizontal wood siding with a scalloped edge) and scrolling metal porch supports. Ranch During the post-war period the Ranch style of architecture gained prominence in Miami, as it conservatively incorporated some modern stylistic elements, but still met all of the qualifications for an FHA -insured home loan. A defining feature of a Ranch -style home is its horizontality and the way that NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) it stretches across the front of a wide suburban lot, leaving a large backyard for outdoor living. In already -platted neighborhoods such as Grove Park, the narrow urban 1920s lots did not allow for the classic Ranch floorplan, and so the floorplan was modified to fit the lot. In many cases, Ranch -style homes were built on corner lots and they were rotated to face the side, or the long side of the lot. A classic example of a Ranch -style home that was modified to fit a standard Grove Park lot is located at 730 NW 15th Avenue (Photo 12). This residence is rotated to face the long side of the lot on NW 15m Avenue, while all of the other homes on the block are oriented to face NW 8 h Street. The residence features a low -pitch hip roof with wide overhanging eaves and Spanish tile. The massing is low and horizontal, and the front facade features an incised front porch flanked by two projecting wings. The secondary frontage of the house on NW 8th Street features a projecting wing with a two -car garage. The home is concrete block construction on a continuous foundation and a smooth stucco exterior finish. Applied brick is used as an accent wall material on a wing wall, on an integrated planter along the base of the house, and around the garage doors. The general character of the district and the size and quality of its homes through the 1920s and 1930s can be attributed to deed restrictions that were enforced in the Grove Park and Oak Terrace subdivisions. The minimum construction price of each residence was specified to be $5,000, which ensured that homes were large, generally two-story, and had a high level of architectural design. In Grove Park, masonry was the only permitted building material, while in Oak Terrace, both wood frame and masonry were permitted. Setbacks were established for the subdivision, with twenty-five feet front setbacks, five-foot side setbacks. Land use was restricted to single family residences and an ancillary garage apartment, and density was limited to one house per lot. The Contributing Buildings of the Grove Park Historic District provide a sense of time, place, and historical development of a deed -restricted, close -in, Florida Land Boom -era single-family neighborhood in Miami that continued to be built out through the 1960s. These Contributing Buildings have integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. ALTERATIONS Typical alterations to buildings in the Grove Park Historic District include windows, doors, roofing, and porch, garage, and porte-cochere enclosure. These alterations have been made to respond to climatic, economic, social, and cultural conditions in the neighborhood, and are considered to be common alterations in South Florida. The majority of these alterations do not significantly impact the original character, massing, and overall design intent of the architecture, and a building is still considered to be a Contributing Resource so long as the alterations do not remove, obscure or change character -defining features of the building. Replacement of windows and doors is often influenced by tropical storm conditions as well as the rainy, humid, and termite -friendly climate of South Florida. Double -hung sash wood windows, wood NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) casement windows, and steel casement windows were frequently replaced with metal awning and jalousie windows in the 1960s and 1970s. During more recent decades, insurance incentives for installing hurricane -impact windows and doors has driven a wave of window and door replacements across South Florida. Examples of Contributing buildings in Grove Park that have had their windows and doors replaced include 741 NW 15m Avenue (Photo 13) and 721 NW 14m Court (Photo 14). Changes to roofing materials have the potential to impact the architectural character of a building, however the replacement of tile roofs with asphalt shingle roofs is common for economic reasons, as asphalt shingles are much cheaper than tile. Examples of Contributing Buildings that originally had barrel tile or flat tile roofs, and today have asphalt shingle roofs include 1533 NW 8 ST (Photo 15), 1462 NW 8 TER (Photo 16), and 1545 NW 8 TER (Figure 5, Photo 17). Enclosure of porches, porte-cocheres, and garages is common throughout South Florida. These enclosures provide relatively low-cost living space for expanding households. When the enclosure respects the original massing, openings, and architectural design of the porch, porte-cochere or garage, it does not impact the Contributing status of a building in the Grove Park Historic District. An example of a front porch enclosure on a Contributing Mission -style residence in Grove Park is found at 870 NW 14th Court (Photo 18). INTEGRITY Integrity is reflected in seven aspects of a resource: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. If a resource no longer has integrity with respect to location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, it will no longer adequately reflect or represent its associated historically significant context. To be considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C: Architecture, a resource must retain enough of its physical characteristics to reflect the architectural style, building typology, or work of the artisan that it represents. There are fourteen (14) Non -Contributing buildings in the Grove Park Historic District that were built during the historic period of significance but have been significantly altered and no longer retain their historic architectural integrity. Although Non -Contributing, these buildings are compatible in terms of use, materials, and setting and do not detract from the overall architectural character of the district. Examples of Alterations that have resulted in a loss of Integrity and have therefore rendered a building Non -Contributing to the Grove Park Historic District include additions to the front facade, and removal of character -defining features. Additions to the front facade can include new front porches, new wings to the front, and unsympathetic enclosures of existing porches. The residence at 1511 NW 9m Street is a Mediterranean Revival -style NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) home that was affected by the construction of SR 836 in its backyard in 1968. Photographic evidence shows the evolution of the home before (Figure 6, 1966) and after the construction of SR 836 (Figure 7, 1978), and the eventual construction of an aluminum screened porch in the front yard (Photo 19, taken in 2020) perhaps because this side of the home was buffered from the noise and the sight of the elevated roadway. The residence at 743 NW 14m Court has been significantly altered with a large two-story addition on the front facade that has obscured the massing and features of the house, including what may have been a Mediterranean Revival -style square tower with a hip roof (Photo 20). Finally, the residence at 876 NW 14m Court was originally a Frame Vernacular or Colonial Revival style home with a side - facing gable roof. Over time, a front porch was added or expanded to be a full -width, two-story front porch with a mansard roof, this porch was eventually enclosed on both levels, leaving only a small incised entry on the ground level. As a result, the original character of the home is obscured (Photo 21). The removal of character -defining features on a historic home can also impact its historic integrity, rendering it difficult to make associations with the original historic context. The residence at 859 NW 14th Court is considered Non -Contributing due to multiple alterations to the front facade that obscured what was originally a simple Mediterranean Revival design with picturesque massing and multiple rooflines, wings and porches. The progression of the front facade of the home can be seen in photos taken in 1974 (Figure 8), 1976 (Figure 9), and finally 2020 (Photo 22). NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Grove Park Historic District Name of Property National Register of Historic Places Miami -Dade County, FL Continuation Sheet County and State n/a Section number 7 Page 8 Name of multiple listing (if applicable) GROVE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT LIST OF RESOURCES Year National Register FMSF Site Name / Address Built Style District DA18279 Grove Park Mini Park 1921 Park Contributing DA11324 1633 NW 8 TER c.1921 Mission Contributing DA18256 1612 NW 8 TER c.1923 Mission Contributing DA11325 1615 NW 8 TER c.1923 Mission Contributing DA18261 1617 NW 8 ST c.1923 Mission Contributing Italian Renaissance DA18255 1610 NW 8 TER c.1924 Revival Contributing DA18264 1533 NW 8 ST c.1924 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA15733 1503 NW 8 TER c.1924 Mission Contributing DA18262 1611 NW 8 ST c.1924 Mission Contributing DA18275 741 NW 15 AV c.1924 Mission Contributing DA18236 818 NW 14 CT c.1924 Mission Contributing DA02575 1459 NW South River DR c.1925 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA11336 1520 NW 9 ST c.1925 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA18247 1534 NW 8 ST c.1925 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA18259 1644 NW 8 TER c.1925 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA15743 901 NW 14 CT c.1925 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA18245 1520 NW 8 ST c.1925 Mission Contributing DA18278 1540 NW 8 ST c.1925 Mission Contributing DA18248 1600 NW 8 ST c.1925 Mission Contributing DA02522 737 NW 15 AVE c.1925 Mission Contributing DA15741 870 NW 14 CT c.1925 Mission Contributing DA11342 905 NW 15 AV c.1925 Mission Contributing DA11341 911 NW 15 AV c.1925 Mission Contributing DA18266 1521 NW 8 ST c.1926 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA11328 1545 NW 8 TER c.1926 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA18257 1636 NW 8 TER c.1926 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA18241 811 NW 14 CT c.1927 Craftsman Contributing DA18265 1527 NW 8 ST c.1927 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA18237 802 NW 14 CT c.1927 Mediterranean Revival Contributing NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 9 OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Year National Register FMSF Site Name / Address Built Style District DA18252 1510 NW 8 TER c.1927 Mission Contributing DA18246 1530 NW 8 ST c.1927 Mission Contributing DA11331 1552 NW 9 ST c.1927 Mission Contributing DA18258 1638 NW 8 TER c.1927 Mission Contributing Italian Renaissance DA11327 1547 NW 8 TER c.1928 Revival Contributing DA11335 1528 NW 9 ST c.1928 Mission Contributing DA18243 721 NW 14 CT c.1928 Mission Contributing DA18238 738 NW 14 CT c.1930 Colonial Revival Contributing DA18249 1610 NW 8 ST c.1930 Mission Contributing DA15739 868 NW 14 CT c.1930 Mission Contributing DA11326 1605 NW 8 TER c.1930 Tudor Contributing DA11339 931 NW 14 CT c.1931 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA11332 1458 NW SOUTH RIVER DR c.1935 Colonial Revival Contributing DA11340 935 NW 15 AV c.1935 Colonial Revival Contributing DA15742 865 NW 14 CT c.1935 Frame Vernacular Contributing DA05842 1625 NW 8 TER c.1935 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA18253 1512 NW 8 TER c.1936 Minimal Traditional Contributing DA18240 829 NW 14 CT c.1938 Colonial Revival Contributing DA11334 920 NW 14 CT c.1938 Colonial Revival Contributing DA18263 1545 NW 8 ST c.1938 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA18267 1511 NW 8 ST c.1938 Minimal Traditional Contributing DA18272 1462 NW 8 TER c.1938 Ranch Contributing DA11323 1650 NW 9 ST c.1938 Ranch Contributing DA11329 1535 NW 8 TER c.1939 Masonry Vernacular Contributing DA18273 821 NW 15 AVE c.1940 Minimal Traditional Contributing DA18268 800 NW 15 AVE c.1940 Ranch Contributing DA11333 1536 NW 9 ST c.1941 Mediterranean Revival Contributing DA18274 811 NW 15 AVE c.1941 Minimal Traditional Contributing DA18250 1628 NW 8 ST c.1945 Ranch Contributing DA18251 820 NW 15 AVE c.1946 Minimal Traditional Contributing DA18254 1530 NW 8 TER c.1946 Ranch Contributing DA18260 1645 NW 8 ST c.1948 Colonial Revival Contributing NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Grove Park Historic District Name of Property National Register of Historic Places Miami -Dade County, FL Continuation Sheet County and State n/a Section number 7 Page 10 Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Year National Register FMSF Site Name / Address Built Style District DA18270 904 NW 15 AVE c.1948 Minimal Traditional Contributing DA11322 1600 NW 9 ST c.1948 Ranch Contributing DA11320 851 NW 17 AV c.1949 Ranch Contributing DA18277 82x NW 14 CT c.1950 Prairie Contributing DA18244 730 NW 15 AVE c.1950 Ranch Contributing DA18242 731 NW 14 CT c.1950 Ranch Contributing DA15734 850 NW 15 AV c.1960 Ranch Contributing DA18239 720 NW 14 CT c.1961 Mid -Century Modern Contributing NON-CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES N/A — OPS* 1481 NW 7 ST 1972 Not Applicable Non -Contributing N/A — OPS* 1618 NW 8 ST 1972 Not Applicable Non -Contributing N/A — OPS* 1529 NW S RIVER DR 1978 Not Applicable Non -Contributing N/A — OPS* 724 NW 14 CT 1979 Not Applicable Non -Contributing N/A — OPS* 801 NW 14 CT 1979 Not Applicable Non -Contributing N/A — OPS* 1635 NW 8 ST 1999 Not Applicable Non -Contributing N/A — OPS* 1515 NW 7 ST 2001 Not Applicable Non -Contributing N/A — OPS* 1699 NW 7 ST 2001 Not Applicable Non -Contributing DA15736 841 NW 15 AV c.1924 Frame Vernacular Non -Contributing DA18290 1511 NW 9 ST c.1925 Mediterranean Revival Non -Contributing DA18284 743 NW 14 CT c.1925 Mediterranean Revival Non -Contributing DA15735 859 NW 15 AV c.1925 Mission Non -Contributing DA18269 1503 NW 9 ST c.1925 No Style Non -Contributing DA11337 876 NW 14 CT c.1925 No Style Non -Contributing DA05840 1480 NW S RIVER DR c.1926 Mediterranean Revival Non -Contributing DA18288 1646 NW 8 ST c.1927 Mediterranean Revival Non -Contributing DA15740 859 NW 14 CT c.1930 Mediterranean Revival Non -Contributing DA15737 1419 NW 8 TER c.1936 Mediterranean Revival Non -Contributing DA11330 1523 NW 8 TER c.1937 Moderne Non -Contributing DA18281 820 NW 14 CT c.1940 Ranch Non -Contributing DA15738 851 NW 14 CT c.1949 Split Level Non -Contributing DA18287 1620 NW 8 ST c.1954 Ranch Non -Contributing NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 11 OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Year National Register FMSF Site Name / Address Built Style District 1491 NW SOUTH RIVER DR N/A** - southern half 0 Not Applicable Vacant Lot N/A** 1540 NW 8 TER 0 Not Applicable Vacant Lot N/A** 1630 NW 9 ST 0 Not Applicable Vacant Lot N/A** 835 NW 17 AVE 0 Not Applicable Vacant Lot N/A** 843 NW 17 AVE 0 Not Applicable Vacant Lot *N/A — OPS: These addresses do not have an assigned Florida Master Site File number because the residences at these locations were constructed Outside of the Period of Significance (OPS) of 1921- 1961. ** N/A: These addresses do not have an assigned Florida Master Site File number because they are vacant lots. NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 12 SUMMARY Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) The proposed Grove Park historic district is potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A: Community Planning and Development and Criterion C: Architecture. The overall period of significance for the Historic District is 1921-1961. The period of significance for Community Planning and Development is 1921-1925. Grove Park was a suburban neighborhood developed during the Florida Land Boom period of the 1920s. It was one of Miami's finest subdivisions and it was platted by the Tatum Brothers, prominent Miami developers, in January 1921. The Tatum Brothers had completed all of the neighborhood improvements by April 1921,1 and continued to maintain the public spaces of the neighborhood until December 31, 1925.E The Tatum Brothers placed emphasis on the latest advances in neighborhood development, incorporating parks, pedestrian paths, sidewalks, curbs, and planting swales into the design of the neighborhood. Grove Park was promoted as their "Million -Dollar Suburb" because they purportedly spent one million dollars on the infrastructure improvements for the neighborhood, including paved streets with curbs, piped fresh water from on -site wells, electric, telephone and gas lines connecting to every lot, public parks with playgrounds, and landscaping that was maintained by a supervisor living on site.3 The period of significance for Architecture in Grove Park is 1921- 1961. Grove Park is noted for its collection of Spanish influenced architecture consisting mainly of Mission and Mediterranean Revival - style buildings that characterized construction in Miami during the Boom period, as well as a strong collection of Revival architecture, Modern -era architecture, Minimal Traditional homes, and Ranch style 1 "Grove Park Fruit is on Every Lot Everything Completed in Subdivision before Property Was Put on the Market." Miami Herald, vol. 11, no. 136, 10 Apr. 1921, p. Page Five. NewsBank: Access World News — Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document- view?p=WORLDN EWS&docref=image/v2%3A114CF48AE24B9638%40W H N PX-11A35B7C1A683D18%402422790- 11A3567C9FF37180%404- 11A35B7F2CD38660%40Grove%2BPark%2BFruit%2Bis%2Bon%2BEvery%2BLot%2BEverything%2BCompleted%2Bin%2BSub division%2Bbefore%2BProperty%2BWas%2BPut%2Bon%2Bthe%2BMarket. Accessed 7 June 2022. 2 "Advertisement." Miami Herald, vol. 13, no. 10, 5 Dec. 1922, p. Page Seven. NewsBank: Access World News — Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document- view?p=WORLDN EWS&docref=image/v2%3A114CF48AE24B9638%40W H N PX-117ECC2F9F392A00%402423394- 117ECC3OE43C94BO%406-117ECC3A5096E708%40Advertisement. Accessed 7 June 2022. 3 "Advertisement." Miami Herald, vol. 11, no. 62, 26 Jan. 1921, p. Page [One]. NewsBank: Access World News — Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document- view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A114CF48AE24B9638%40WHNPX-1190F6DFB65B11DO%402422716- 1190F6EOF9CAB168%4010-1190F6E2E5A1E170%40Advertisement. Accessed 7 June 2022. NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 13 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) homes that reflect successive evolutions in Miami's growth and development.' The first home in Grove Park was built in 1921 in the Mission style of architecture, and by 1961 the neighborhood was essentially built out, with a Mid -Century Modern home built in that year. HISTORIC CONTEXT The Grove Park and Oak Terrace subdivisions are a product of the 1920s Florida Land Boom, a historic event with national significance for its impact on population migration, speculative investment, construction volume, and ultimately, its role in precipitating the Great Depression. 1920s Florida Land Boom The Florida Land Boom had an unprecedented effect on Miami and brought the city into the national spotlight as investors, speculators, and hopeful new residents poured into town from all over the United States. The increased mobility of the population, as well as more money, more jobs, and more leisure time, enabled all classes of people to respond to the brochures promoting the wonders of Miami.' Real estate development in Florida had been brewing in the early years of the 1920s, but it wasn't until 1924 that Miami's real estate market became red hot. In that year, the State of Florida changed the state constitution to prohibit income and inheritance taxes, and the State has never been the same. People began coming in droves. Author Christopher Knowlton explains in his book Bubble in the Sun: "The great Florida land boom would prompt the country's greatest migration of people, dwarfing every previous westward exodus, as laid -off factory workers, failing farmers, disaffected office clerks - anyone unemployed or seeking a better quality of life — boarded southbound trains or climbed into their Tin Lizzies and made their way to this emerging land of opportunity, touted as a tropical paradise. Six million people flowed into the state in three years. In 1925 alone, an estimated two and a half million people arrived looking for jobs and careers, and, for a time, found them in the building trades. As one observer wrote: `All of America's gold rushes, all of her building booms, and all her free -land stampedes dwindled by comparison with the torrent of migration pouring into Florida. `6 In 1925, housing construction in established subdivisions like Grove Park, Shenandoah, Bayshore (known today as Morningside), and Coral Gables reached the highest levels of the 1920s. Across Florida, housing construction and subdivision construction was underway at a rate that was unprecedented in the history of 4 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: "Grove Park Historic District, Miami, Florida: DA6207." United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, NR. Determined Potentially Eligible March 1", 1996. Section 8, page 10 5 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: "Bay Shore Historic District, Miami, Florida: DA5201." United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, NR. Listed October 2"1, 1992. Section 8, page 1 6 Knowlton, Christopher Bubble in the Sun Simon & Shuster Paperbacks: New York, 2020. xvi NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 14 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) the United States. On the ground, the crush of newcomers and the frenzy to make money turned the streets of Miami into a free-for-all. Journalist Theyre Hamilton Weigall remembered: "My first impression, as I wandered out into the blazing sunlight of that bedlam that was Miami, was of utter confusion... Hatless, coatless men rushed about the blazing streets, their arms full of papers, perspiration pouring from their foreheads. Every shop seemed to be combined with a real estate office; at every doorway, crowds of young men were shouting and speech -making, thrusting forward papers and proclaiming to heaven the unsurpassed chances they were offering to make a fortune... Everyone in Miami was real estate mad."7 By 1926, skepticism in the Florida land boom was growing, and national newspapers were sowing the seeds of doubt in investors' minds. On January loth, 1926, the Prinz Valdemar, a large ship brought to Miami to serve as overflow hotel rooms for the overcrowded city, capsized and blocked the harbor channel. For twenty-five days, all shipping in and out of Miami was stalled, putting a halt to the arrival of building materials. This caused a pause in the exuberant building boom and gave investors pause in their frenzied speculation. Finally, the boom officially went "bust" on September 17th, 1926 when a great hurricane devastated the City and caused many of the recent arrivals to simply pack up and head back to their northern homes.8 For Miami, the fall of 1926 was the official start of the Great Depression. In other parts of Florida, construction continued through 1928, though at a more subdued pace. The subsequent land "Bust" affected investors across the United States, to the extent that Wall Street j ournalist and author Christopher Knowlton suggests that the collapse of the Florida Land Boom and the associated loss of investment capital nationwide eventually caused the 1929 Stock Market collapse and the subsequent Great Depression. 9 HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE Criterion A: Community Planning and Development The Grove Park area was developed by the Tatum brothers, Smiley, John, and Bethel (B.B.), who were prominent developers in Miami. The holdings of the Tatum Brothers Real Estate and Development Company and its subsidiary companies included two thousand acres of land in the Everglades, five miles of ocean front property on Miami Beach, Biscayne Park, and the four hundred -acre Lawrence Estate.10 The companies were involved in a number of community development ventures including a trolley line, ' Weigall, T.H. Boom in Paradise, New York: A. H. King, 1932. p50 $ Knowlton, p230 9 Knowlton, xvii 10 Metropolitan Dade County 1992:71; Blackman 1921:99 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 15 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) baseball diamond and grandstand, street paving, bridge building, and subdivision development.) l The Tatum Brothers' first subdivision developments were Riverside and Riverside Heights planned right after the turn of the century. In 1912, the Tatum Brothers purchased 400 acres of General Samuel C. Lawrence's grapefruit grove and platted the Lawrence Estate Subdivision. In 1920, B.B. Tatum announced plans for "The Million Dollar Sub -Division" replatting a portion of the Lawrence Estates as Grove Park.12 The Tatums advertised the "Grove Park Fruit Covered Lots" for their location, infrastructure, deed restrictions, and convenient location outside of City limits but easily accessible to Downtown (Figure 10). Amenities offered were parks, spring water obtained from deep wells, electric lights, telephones, sidewalks, paved streets, and landscaping. Ornamental natural stone and brick columns with copper plates bearing the name "Grove Park" adorned the neighborhood entrance at 17th Avenue off of NW 7m Street (Figure 11). Deed restrictions were placed on each lot to ensure a uniform and desirable residential area. According to contemporary newspaper articles of the time, Grove Park deed restrictions included a prohibition on commercial, hotel, or apartment buildings, on home construction costing less than $5,000, on garages or shacks constructed as temporary living space, on livestock and poultry, and on the neglect of landscaping. 13 These types of deed restrictions were typical stipulations in planned communities throughout Florida at this time. Lots in Grove Park were not taxable due to their location outside of the city limits. Additionally, transportation to downtown was to be provided by the Tatum trolley line.14 The Grove Park and Oak Terrace subdivisions were a success story of the Florida Land Boom, with the neighborhood nearly halfway built -out with large two-story homes between 1921 and 1928. Prominent Miamians chose to build their primary residences in Grove Park, establishing it as a neighborhood of proud homesites rather than just a speculative venture. Some of the early Miami residents who were building their home in Grove Park by 1922 included D.B. Sutton of the Sutton & Gibson Jewelry company, J.W. Bennett, contractor, Abram Voorhess, contractor from New Jersey, Fred M. Bootchen of Buffalo, NY, George A. Mutch, contractor, T.F. Hynes, of the Miami Supply company, Captain F.W. Synnes, George E. McCaskill, attorney for the Dade County Commission, and Joseph Gladden. 15 11 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Grove Park Historic District, Miami, Florida: DA6207." United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, NR. Determined Potentially Eligible March 11t, 1996, Section 8, page 10 " Gaby 1993: 108 13 "Advertisement." Miami Herald, vol. 11, no. 45, 9 Jan. 1921, p. Page [Three]. NewsBank: Access World News — Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document- view?p=WORLDN EWS&docref=image/v2%3A114CF48AE24B9638%40W H N PX-1190F6511DB4ACE0%402422699- 1190F65258477FF8%4019-119OF654A285DC30%4OAdvertisement. Accessed 7 June 2022. 14 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Grove Park Historic District, Miami, Florida: DA6207." United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, NR. Determined Potentially Eligible March 1St, 1996, Section 8, page 10 is "Will Rush Grove Park Street Car Extension City to Commence Laying Rails to Tatum Subdivision." Miami Herald, vol. 13, no. 15, 10 Dec. 1922, p. Page [Fourteen]. NewsBank: Access World News — Historical and Current, NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 16 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) According to historian Paul George, other prominent Miamians who lived in Grove Park in later years included Harry Tuttle, the son of Julia Tuttle, Miami's "Mother," Senator Frederick Hudson, president of the Florida State Senate, Hoke Maroon, prominent banker and financier, Jackie Ott, the fabled "aqua tot," Judge Tom Ferguson, and Dr. Thomas Hutson, the grandson of Dr. James M. Jackson, and a leading figure in medical and civic circles, Dr. B. F. Stebbins, a noted optometrist. In later years Howard Gary, the city of Miami's only black City Manager lived in the neighborhood. 16 Although construction slowed during the Great Depression years, the neighborhood steadily continued to be built out in successive waves of Miami's development, including during the late 1930s FHA Boom and during the Post -World War II housing boom. The neighborhood was almost entirely built out with single-family residences by 1961. The continued development of this area gradually brought in commercial enterprises along NW 7th Street. Although some historic properties still front this street, most have lost their historic context and have been excluded from the proposed district boundaries. With the construction of elevated SR-836 and the associated widening of NW 17m Avenue in the late 1960s, Grove Park lost more of its original residences. Almost half of the neighborhood was taken by eminent domain for construction of the roadways, and the riverfront estates were cut off from the core of the neighborhood by SR 836. The only riverfront home that remains on the south side of SR 836 is 1459 NW South River Drive. (Figures 12 and 13). This loss of historic context warrants the exclusion of the riverfront area from the Grove Park Historic District boundaries. The remaining historic blocks on the south side of SR 836 contain an important collection of buildings that comprise Grove Park, one of the Florida Land Boom period's most prominent and successfully built -out neighborhoods in Miami.17 ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXT Architecturally, the Grove Park Historic District reflects a variety of styles that were prevalent in South Florida from 1921-1961 (Photo 23). The largest and most significant representation of architectural styles are of the Spanish Revival styles associated with the 1920s Florida Land Boom, including Mission (23), Mediterranean Revival (15), and the closely -related Italian Renaissance Revival style (2). Other 1920s and 1930s Revival styles represented in the Grove Park Historic District include Colonial Revival infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document- view?p=WORLDN EWS&docref=image/v2%3A114CF48AE24B9638%40W H N PX-117 ECF8F017AA598%402423399- 117ECF9307054978%4039- 117ECFC6F2DCCC38%40Will%2BRush%2BGrove%2BPark%2BStreet%2BCar%2BExtension%2BCity%2Bto%2BCommence%2B Laying%2BRails%2Bto%2BTatum%2BSubdivision. Accessed 7 June 2022. 16 George, Paul. "Miami's Picturesque Grove Park: The Million Dollar Subdivision" article, Dade Heritage Trust, 2020. 1' National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Grove Park Historic District, Miami, Florida: DA6207." United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, NR. Determined Potentially Eligible March 11t, 1996, Section 8, page 11 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 17 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) (6) and Tudor (1). Modern houses are also well -represented in Grove Park, including Ranch (10), Minimal Traditional (6), Craftsman (1), Prairie (1), and Mid -Century Modern (1). There are two residences in the neighborhood that can be classified as Vernacular: Frame Vernacular (1) and Masonry Vernacular (1). The historic residences of Grove Park are noteworthy as a cohesive grouping of large single-family homes built in Revival and other Modern -era styles, that retain historic and architectural integrity. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNFICANCE Grove Park is a significant collection of single-family homes built between 1921 and 1961. The architecture of Grove Park reflects 1920s and 1930s Revival -style architecture, as well as FHA - influenced housing design from the 1930s through the 1950s. In the historical development of the City of Miami and its environs, Grove Park stands out as one of the few 1920s Boom -era neighborhoods that was mostly built out by the 1930s with large single-family homes. It is also unique as one of the few neighborhoods that retains historic integrity from its earliest periods, and where many of the residences remain unaltered or minimally altered. Comparable Boom -era Miami neighborhoods that were platted and built out with Revival -era residences in the 1920s and 1930s include the Bayshore neighborhood (also known as Morningside) which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, Shenandoah, which was surveyed and recommended for the National Register of Historic Places in 2018, as well as particular 1920s single- family residential neighborhoods in the City of Coral Gables, the City of Miami Shores, and the City of Miami Beach. In comparison to most 1920s neighborhoods in the City of Miami, Grove Park is distinctive for its high level of historic integrity; the surrounding neighborhood of Riverside, for example, has evolved significantly over time as the Little Havana neighborhood, with building adaptations from the 1960s through the present day, many of which have become historically significant for their associations with the Cuban migration to Miami after 1960. Mission Revival The most commonly occurring architectural style in the neighborhood is the Mission Revival style, with twenty-three (23) residences constructed in this style. The Mission Revival homes in Grove Park have decorative shaped parapets with stucco moldings or barrel tile coping, which are often seen on the roof and repeated on front porches. The buildings have rough stucco exterior surfaces and chimneys. The buildings also often have arched openings and arcaded front porches supported by large square piers or columns. In terms of form, there are two distinctive types of Mission Revival residences. Many Mission Revival homes have a cube -like form, symmetrical facade, and large, full -width front porch. These large Mission homes can be considered a Spanish -style evolution of the earlier, more vernacular NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 18 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Foursquare typology, with its square floor plan and two-story height. Distinctive examples of the "Foursquare" typology of the Mission Revival style in Grove Park include 1617 NW 81h Street (Photo 7), and 737 NW 15th Avenue (Photo 24). The other typology for Mission style residences is a more picturesque, asymmetrical building form that is related to the Mediterranean Revival form. Mission residences with this more picturesque form include 1510 NW 8th Terrace (Photo 25), and 868 NW 141h Court (Photo 26). Mediterranean Revival The Mediterranean Revival style is also well represented in Grove Park with fifteen (15) residences constructed in this style. The Mediterranean Revival style was influenced by the original Spanish Colonial architecture of Florida, particularly St. Augustine. It takes components from other architectural styles along the Mediterranean Coast, most evident its decorative features from Italian, Moorish, and French architecture. Mediterranean Revival homes are typically two stories and have asymmetrical, picturesque massing, with one -and two-story wings. They have generously applied ornamentation, especially around doorways, windows, and balconies. Distinguishing features of this style are the use of arches for doorways and windows, rough stucco exterior surfaces, and red tile roof covering. Decorative parapets are common, and other ornamentation consists of wrought iron grills, wood brackets, wood balustrades, twisted columns, and ceramic tile and oolitic limestone decorations. Rather than a front porch, homes in this style typically have courtyards, terraces, patios, and balconies. Examples of Mediterranean Revival architecture in Grove Park are 1644 NW 8th Terrace (Photo 27), 901 NW 141h Court (Photo 28), 931 NW 141h Court (Photo 8), and 1520 NW 9th Street (Figure 14). Other 1920s Revival styles — Italian Renaissance and Tudor Two other architectural styles representative of the 1920s Architectural Revival movement that are found in Grove Park are Italian Renaissance Revival (two examples) and Tudor (one example). Both styles were used on large two-story homes in the neighborhood. Italian Renaissance Revival has a "cube -like" form much like the Mission / Foursquare variety of architecture. The two Italian Renaissance Revival residences in Grove Park feature a low-pitched hip roof with Spanish tiles, decorative brackets or open rafters under widely overhanging roof eaves, and main entryways with arches and classical columns. Examples of the Italian Renaissance Revival are found at 1610 NW 8th Terrace (Photo 9) and 1547 NW 81h Terrace (Figure 15). The single Tudor Revival -style residence in Grove Park is located at 1605 NW 8th Terrace (Photo 29). It is an unusual example of the style in South Florida, with the stucco exterior and the applied NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 19 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) decorative elements mimicking stone construction, rather than the more informal Tudor -style half- timbering. The home is recognizable as Tudor architecture for its Tudor arches, tabbed masonry detail around the ground -level windows and entrance, and quoining at the corners. The cast -stone applied crests, medallions, and mascarons (faces) reinforce the appearance of stone construction on this concrete -block and stucco residence. Colonial Revival There are six (6) residences built in the Colonial Revival style in Grove Park. Colonial Revival examples in Grove Park feature a rectangular shape, a medium -pitched hipped or gabled roof with shingles and moderately overhanging eaves, and wood clapboard or stucco exterior. There is often a chimney in the gable end of the house, and large sash windows that are symmetrically balanced and often paired. The Colonial Revival examples in Grove Park were constructed primarily between 1930 and 1938, with one example constructed in 1948. The various examples reflect evolving design, materials, and detailing of the period, whether Depression -era (1930), FHA -Boom era (1935-1940: Figures 16 & 17), or post-war era (1948: Figure 18). A strong example of the Colonial Revival style in Grove Park is the two-story, wood -frame residence at 1458 NW South River Drive (Photo 10). Minimal Traditional There are six (6) examples of the Minimal Traditional style in Grove Park. The Minimal Traditional style was a transitional style between the grand Revival -style homes of the 1920s and 1930s, and the stripped -down, "modern" Ranch homes of the 1950s and 1960s. The style is intimately tied to the Federal Housing Agency (FHA) during the 1930s and its efforts to bring the country out of the Great Depression through economic stimulus and home ownership opportunities for White individuals. The size, form, and architectural design of Minimal Traditional homes was strictly controlled through FHA mortgage insurance requirements, financing guidelines, and FHA -published house plan books. Homes in this style are usually small, one story, have low or moderately pitched tile roofs with close eaves, and usually have at least one front -facing gable (Figure 19). Miami variations of the style often incorporate Mediterranean Revival elements such as a barrel -tile roof and arches, such as at 1503 NW 91h Street (Figure 20). A classic example of the Minimal Traditional style in Miami is found at 821 NW 151h Avenue, featuring an attached one -car garage and a wood scalloping detail in the gable (Photo 11). Ranch The Ranch style of architecture is the third most prevalent style found in Grove Park, behind Mission Revival and Mediterranean Revival. There are ten (10) examples of Ranch -style NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 20 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) residences in Grove Park. Ranch -style homes in Grove Park were constructed as early as 1938 and as late as 1960, with majority of those homes built in the years immediately following World War II, from 1945 to 1950. The design of these homes, like the Minimal Traditional style, were strongly influenced by Federal housing policies and lending practices. Ranch style homes are notable for their horizontal sprawling form and architectural elements. They have low-pitched hipped roofs with overhanging eaves (Figure 21), and often have decorative horizontal lines in the facade, including scored stucco banding, or a band of applied brick or pressed stone around the base or in line with the windows, such as at 731 NW 14th Court (Photo 30). In Grove Park, the narrow and deep lots inherited from the 1921 Boom -era subdivision meant adapting the wide Ranch floorplan by rotating homes in this style to face the side -yard. Alternatively, long, wide homes were built on corner lots facing the long side of the lot, such as the example at 73 0 NW 151h Avenue (Photo 12). Ranch homes typically have an incorporated one -car garage when possible. Other Modern Styles — Craftsman, Prairie, Mid -Century Modern There are three examples of residences in Grove Park that reflect an evolving Modern tradition of architecture like the Minimal Traditional and the Ranch style. This includes one example of Craftsman at 811 NW 14m Court (Figure 22 and Photo 31), one example of Prairie, and one example of Mid - Century Modern architecture. All three examples are located on NW 14th Court in Oak Terrace. Vernacular — Frame Vernacular and Masonry Vernacular There are two examples of Vernacular architecture in Grove Park, one in Frame Vernacular and the other Masonry Vernacular. The term "Vernacular" in architecture refers to a method of construction that is the product of the builder's experience, available resources, and response to the environment. An example of a Frame Vernacular residence in Grove Park is found at 865 NW 14m Court (Photo 32). This residence is of frame construction with minimal stylistic detailing. It has a wood clapboard exterior, a central brick chimney, and a side -facing gable roof. It has one-story wings on each side. NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 9 Page 21 BIBLIOGRAPHY Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) "Advertisement." Miami Herald, vol. 13, no. 10, 5 Dec. 1922, p. Page Seven. NewsBank: Access World News — Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document- view?p=WORLDNEW S&docref=image/v2%3 A 114CF48AE24B 963 8%40WHNPX- 117ECC2F9F3 92A00%4024233 94-117ECC3 OE43 C94BO%406- 117ECC3A5096E708%4OAdvertisement. Accessed 7 June 2022. "Advertisement." Miami Herald, vol. 11, no. 62,26 Jan. 1921, p. Page [One]. NewsBank Access World News — Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document- view?p=WORLDNEW S&docref=image/v2%3 A 114CF48AE24B 963 8%40WHNPX- 1190F6DFB65B 11DO%402422716-119OF6EOF9CAB 168%4010- 1190F6E2E5AIE170%4OAdvertisement. 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National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: "Bay Shore Historic District, Miami, Florida: DA5201." United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, NR. Listed October 2nd, 1992. Section 8, page 1 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Grove Park Historic District, Miami, Florida: DA6207." United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, NR. Determined Potentially Eligible March 1st, 1996, Section 8, page 10 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, 1940. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of the City of Miami. Sanborn Map Company, New York. Weigall, T.H. Boom in Paradise, New York: A. H. King, 1932. p50 "Will Rush Grove Park Street Car Extension City to Commence Laying Rails to Tatum Subdivision." Miami Herald, vol. 13, no. 15, 10 Dec. 1922, p. Page [Fourteen]. 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NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 10 Page 23 UTM References 1. 17R 577950 2851793 2. 17R 578184 2851901 3. 17R 578290 2851944 4. 17R 578312 2851874 5. 17R 578318 2851598 6. 17R 578272 2851596 7. 17R 577968 2851596 Verbal Boundary Description Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) The boundary for the proposed Grove Park historic district is shown in Figure 23 and includes the area generally bounded by SR 836 to the north, NW 17th Avenue to the west, NW 7th Street to the south (properties fronting NW 7 h Street were not included in the boundary), and NW 14m Court to the east (properties on both sides of NW 14th Court were included in the boundary). As defined by the subdivision plat, this includes the following parcels of property: Grove Park (Plat Book 5, Page 66): • Block 4, Lots 1-14 • Block 5, Lots 1-24 • Block 6, Lots 1-28 • Block 7, Lots 27-28 and a portion of Lots 24-26 • Block 9, Lots 1-19 Oak Terrace (Plat Book 6, Page 126) • Block 1, Lots 1-2 • Block 2, Lots 1-10 • Block 3, Lots 1-7 and a portion of Lot 8 • Block 4, Lots 1-8 • Block 5, Lots 1-8 Lawrence Grove (Plat Book 2, Page 55) 0 Portion of Lot 3 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 10 Page 24 Boundary Justification Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) This boundary includes all the properties and streetscapes historically associated with Grove Park and currently maintaining substantial historic physical integrity. The properties fronting NW 7m Street have been excluded due to new infill, demolition of structures, and the commercial character of this street. Additionally, the area north of SR-836 has been excluded due to the effects of the elevated roadway on the only two extant houses left in this portion of Grove Park. Although one of these houses is the residence of B.B. Tatum, a potentially eligible building, its historic context as part of the neighborhood has been compromised and is not included in the proposed district boundaries. The B.B. Tatum residence can be nominated for individual listing on the National Register as a separate application. Additionally, the residences of the original Oak Terrace subdivision on NW 14m Terrace have been included in the Grove Park Historic District since this portion of the neighborhood is connected historically, geographically and stylistically to the Grove Park neighborhood core. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Grove Park Historic District Name of Property National Register of Historic Places Miami -Dade County, FL Continuation Sheet County and State n/a Section number Add. Doc. Page 25 Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Additional Documentation (Figures, plans, historic photos) 1. Grove Park Plat Map, 1921 (Figure 1) 2. Oak Terrace Plat Map, 1921 (Figure 2) 3. Sanborn Map of Grove Park, 1940 (Figure 3) 4. Photo of a large two-story residence with the original landscape from the 1920s Grove Park development, including mature coconut palms planted as street trees. Bouganvilla and Royal Palm trees are visible in the background. Located at 1523 NW 8th Terrace _1957 (Figure 4) 5. Mediterranean Revival style residence at 1545 NW 8th Terrace_1968 (Figure 5) 6. 1511 NW. 9th Street_1966 (Figure 6) 7. 1511 NW 9th Street after construction of SR 836_1978 (Figure 7) 8. 859 NW 14th Court in 1974 (Figure 8) 9. 859 NW 14th Court in 1976 (Figure 9) 10. Grove Park Sales Advertisement, 1921 (Figure 10) 11. Photo of Grove Park Entrance, 1923 — intersection of NW 7th Street and NW 17th Avenue (Figure 11) 12. 1459 NW South River Drive, c.1950s (Figure 12) 13. 1459 NW South River Drive, with SR 836 cutting the house off from the Miami River, 1981 (Figure 13) 14. Mediterranean Revival -style residence at 1520 NW 9th Street_1950s (Figure 14) 15. Italian Renaissance Revival style residence at 1547 NW 8 Terrace_1970 (Figure 15) 16. Colonial Revival -style residence at 829 NW 14th Court_1956 (Figure 16) 17. Colonial Revival -style residence at 935 NW 15th Avenue_1968 (Figure 17) 18. Colonial Revival style residence at 1645 NW 8th Street _1970 (Figure 18) 19. Minimal Traditional -style residence at 820 NW 14th Court_1968 (Figure 19) 20. Minimal Traditional style residence with Mediterranean Revival elements at 1503 NW 9th Street_1950s (Figure 20) 21. Ranch -style home, also known as "Ranchette" or "Minimal Ranch" for its adaptation to small urban lots. Located at 1530 NW 8th Terrace_1969 (Figure 21) 22. Two-story Craftsman Style residence at 811 NW 14th Court _1978 (Figure 22) 23. Grove Park Historic District Map with Contributing and Non -Contributing Resources and District Boundary (Figure 23) 24. Grove Park Historic District Sketch Map with Photo Key (Figure 24) 25. Grove Park Historic District shown on USGS Map (Figure 25) 26. Grove Park Historic District UTM Reference Map (Figure 26) NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 26 4' �` ve i nen �..i5io, Pcsva an �., y ;1 er / ry %I.fLGicl , ay ai. Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) q p e GsPOVF— PARK _ J�� LAK'PENGP 'ESTATE LAND CO. OVETBPS. -o � m ICI � Y C a.y SOUri, _ 0. r a RIV, `�Ty..- 5 1 a su��T.'W. TENT � STREET • .s �� ,e 7 1 N W NINTH S F.T '— _9 y 0 p ' 2 NW P[GHT"H k{TeP.RACE ;{ z 14 ' 6,1 Md,,drn r.r .,. .:.?d'-: ✓,�5—. � - T � kTe 3J�_—. __.. ]V.W=�EVENTH STREET -- _ __ Figure 1: Grove Park Plat Map, 1921 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 27 Nnowpr W 0) rhxs< Prz.Senta: rhai the uvkrsgr,¢11c.Na,rns and hls wik NateCXurrns, n¢niPon Methriema uwih ee. 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A EI Mor Public` MY Cemmiaie^, E%7res Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) I f K. kh Div rg i ¢d C h b4 urt�ly Sk I ih `Lr.%'e1 tM= ]rq'�'rY K' oY Pvl , rcplo 1uF on E ma n that rrxanxi eyu,m ,mx. and glai'� ocWroie Md ��m4 a� �r rm �wr5e wrar _. �KiYp,G..nra SmecitvG and srtnb l�(ors me ihis�t� {u��AQ 1921 m9GRmision.�y„e,Y. � � � r✓ Tels florwad aypm.5d -1wlutioe He I h (7p�scd and gGo ed t7• the Cty C—li If diiami, Flar�a T�+r.. r. / (•Y A�.91��21. _ 'd �i:, - cM or Lty Co�ncol AI 4 y C1crh-.a `, 1k. �L[e.Ir71�u-.-t6Q./.I Fn9in¢P �. ' � APGrovd, t'ln i ' kAle21, SChLE� e0' C�nry En9irw'er', H _ 1 a� v. 14 COURT -�IOYj J 9 d T i G 4 ®K TERPRCE . .A Sbd iv, 5lo, o! Lcts 1.2, b Part of S,,t 5 of Lawrence Estate G-rOv¢S,in Szc.35-53-46 DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. Figure 2: Oak Terrace Plat Map, 1921 f M.ashworlh, C.E. NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 28 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) .SCALE LOOFT TO qN INCN _..ems ............ *__ J�o "i r Figure 3: Sanborn Map of Grove Park, 1940 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 29 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Figure 4: Photo of a large two-story residence with the original landscape from the 1920s Grove Park development, including mature coconut palms planted as street trees. Bouganvilla and Royal Palm trees are visible in the background. Located at 1523 NW 8th Terrace_1957 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 30 /O,W- eopov 00140e 7 Y lr4*11' Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) A C CO n Figure 5: Mediterranean Revival style residence at 1545 NW 8' Terrace_1968 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 31 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Figure 6: 1511 NW. 9 h Street 1966 Figure 7: 1511 NW 9th Street after construction of SR 836_1978 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 32 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Figure 8: 859 NW 14m Court in 1974 �own M Figure 9: 859 NW 14m Court in 1976 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 33 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) January 11, 1921 1 Miami herald (published as The Miami Herald) I Miami, Florida I Advertisement I Volume 11 1 Issue 47 1 Page Page [Eleven] "I AT[IM S NEW SUBDIVISION '•" 'PW- W-C-H Ali—i . t. A. C mi.g d 0.,r L d &u 5n6d:.uw.. nil[, a vd ..Ff.hff . ...d M;..,:$:..r. C.." A 1921 ,cats Covered With Bea aring Fruit Tree: of A. ftnnt y.il:tr .F 0...@a ..d Gnpef n:t. Two 1 r ihJ plavgt..ad part. - M..e.Ft1..1.t,_j n3:00fnt,am.-1, l.,p-r. o.n.m.. l r.tr.nm. from Fikh.nrc.t. All eaar-.:mrs.:.rj.dine tL-6e.".pplr R-A—w.11 ..A riPatve prin.7gra. of draking.r.r<r,.hwin.d Fr ..r..rn r.-16, - Ga. and w.tnma:me.suihL: t..9-.y l.t_ Th= rvt:n prope.m cn lee ma:nfained. >. , - _ Ek.tri. l:glw and t.l.PL— P.A. ' �. :'-.�. P..r.d ud ailed.- C®rm milk. a.d..rbiug..@.:n..illd—h....pl..d:d.a.pp.rlu.ity f.r Gr...a.d,Lr.l.hasp.rkw,r.an.Ilra:<.n. z6:ghrthuh.mnix. - ' OPENING SALES " DAY, 17 TA. C—,P-,k R.,—C. 1...d L. V. i — 'y .• !�ti `t X �.... .yip ij d tiY Figure 10: Grove Park Sales Advertisement, 1921 Figure 11: Photo of Grove Park Entrance, 1923 — intersection of NW 7m Street and NW 17m Avenue NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 34 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Figure 12: 1459 NW South River Drive, c.1950s Figure 13: 1459 NW South River Drive, with SR 836 cutting the house off from the Miami River, 1981 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 35 OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) *i F' Figure 14: Mediterranean Revival -style residence at 1520 NW 9m Street 1950s 0 Figure 15: Italian Renaissance Revival style residence at 1547 NW 8 Terrace_1970 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 36 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Figure 16: Colonial Revival -style residence at 829 NW 14th Court1956 Figure 17: Colonial Revival -style residence at 935 NW 15th Avenue_1968 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 37 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Figure 18: Colonial Revival style residence at 1645 NW 8m Street 1970 Figure 19: Minimal Traditional -style residence at 820 NW 14m Court 1968 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 38 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) 1W . . /" 1h Figure 20: Minimal Traditional style residence with Mediterranean Revival elements at 1503 NW 9m Street_1950s Figure 21: Ranch -style home, also known as "Ranchette" or "Minimal Ranch" for its adaptation to small urban lots. Located at 1530 NW 8th Terrace 1969 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Add. Doc Page 39 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) i Figure 22: Two-story Craftsman Style residence at 811 NW 14th Court1978 &WSMVERDR - {{ Tip SR 636 Rb�1 f �--� SR S36 RAMP -k �4 4y� SR 63b Ftp mP SAM SR i336 AMP r m 1 DA71323 DA11322 t , m � f � r � pA18733 'd 'd o o ❑ NW —TER _ — — n DA18251 a DA18272 a PAi324p = of y 4 18277 O Cp 0 0 DA18273 ■■ "¢2¢ yg DA10236 PA1$i41 DA1827a O p _ ed PA18260 a 4 p DAMP 0 NW KH ST _ — DA18275 DAIB238 DA18284 o- `� pA13244 PAOM2 DA18242 m a a o o DA18239 ❑ DA18PA3 Grove Park Historic District Boundary Map andContributing Resources � I .n_ �r (DA0257S DAn332 �..� pA11340 DA11339 DA11334 DA11341 DA15743 DA 113a2 DA15747 DA15741 DA1574" DA15739 DA75738 Site Category 0 Contributing - Non -Contributing Vacant Lot rr' Grove Park Historic District Boundary SR 636 RA�1 f �--� SR S36 RAMP -k A - SR 83h RAMP SR S' 977 SR $36 RAMQ Po8 r - � � � 'I ^ 1462 `y 7nsm 1600 � 821 1141 g ^ 741 NW TTH ST Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Photo Key i 920 870 868 818 802 138 7" 937 901 ■■� 86s ' as's' i ' 891 A `C 879 s N 82x 871 743 731 721 Site Category 0 Contributing - Non -Contributing - Vacant Lot m m Grove Park Historic District Boundary Grove Park Historic District USGS Map with Historic District Boundary s = Grave Park Historic District Boundary Miami Quadrangle Florida - Miami -bade County 7.5-Minute Series 2021 Grove Park Historic Distric Boundary Map Bounded by NW 17thAve., SR-836, NW 14th Ct., and NW 7th St. Miami, Miami -Dade County Florida, 33125 ITIMIi1U11LebYY! UTM: 1. 17R 577950 2851793 2. 17R 578184 2851901 3. 17R 578290 2851944 4. 17R 578312 2851874 5. 17R 578318 2851598 6. 17R 578272 2851596 7. 17R 577968 2851596 Legend ® Grove Park HD Boundary Date:8/12/2022 N 1:2.000 A 0 50 100 200 300 400 Feet Meters 012.525 50 75 100 Drawn by: Ruben A. Acosta, BHP, DHR Basemap Source: Esri, HERE, Garmin, Intermap, increment P Corp., GEBCO, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community (SWO ;' gyp, � � uM i� N SOUTH 3 z 835 5 4 1 1 z 7 6 h�7y v`lelg reen� CIE,. NNW ITH ST W TTH ST NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Photos Page 44 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Submit clear and descriptive photographs. The size of each image must be 1600x1200 pixels (minimum), 3000x2000 preferred, at 300 ppi (pixels per inch) or larger. Key all photographs to the sketch map. Each photograph must be numbered in the order they are referenced in the manuscript, and that number must correspond to the photograph number on the photo log. Property Name: City or Vicinity Photographer: Grove Park Historic District Miami County: Miami -Dade State: FL Megan McLaughlin Date Photographed Julv 2020 Description of photograph(s) and number, including description of view indicating direction of camera: • Photo 1_NW 8th Terrace 1500 Block looking west. Grove Park Historic District features a high concentration of 1920s Revival architecture and lush landscape. It has the highest percentage of open lawns in the southwest area of Miami. • Photo 2_NW 14th Court 900 Block looking south. Grove Park Historic District features a high concentration of 1920s Revival architecture and lush landscape. It has the highest percentage of open lawns in the southwest area of Miami. • Photo 3_1459 NW S RIVER DR looking northwest. The construction of SR-836 in the 1960s divided the neighborhood, took multiple blocks by eminent domain, and separated the heart of the neighborhood from the Miami River. • Photo 4_1646 NW 8 ST looking south. NW 17th Avenue was widened around the 1960s, and multiple homes at the west end of each block were demolished in order to accommodate the road widening. 1646 NW 8th Street, shown here, was once a mid -block residence before its western neighbor was demolished. • Photo 5_Grove Park Mini Park looking south. Grove Park Mini Park is approximately 20,000 square feet, or half an acre in size and is located in the center of the Grove Park Historic District. • Photo 6_NW 14th Court 800 Block looking north. The greatest period of building activity in Grove Park was between 1921 and 1928, correlating with the rise, peak, and decline of the Florida Land Boom, when 36 residences were constructed in a variety of Spanish -inspired Revival styles. • Photo 7_1617 NW 8 ST looking north. Mission style residence at 1617 NW 8 ST. 0 Photo 8_931 NW 14 CT looking east. Mediterranean Revival style residence at 931 NW 14 CT. NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Photos Page 45 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) • Photo 9_1610 NW 8 TER looking south. Italian Renaissance style residence at 1610 NW 8 TER. • Photo 10_1458 NW South River DR looking southeast. Colonial Revival style residence at 1458 NW South River DR. • Photo 11_821 NW 15 AVE looking east. Minimal Traditional style residence at 821 NW 15 AVE. • Photo 12_730 NW 15 AV looking west. Ranch style residence at 730 NW 15 AV. • Photo 13_741 NW 15 AV looking east. Window replacement from wood double -hung sash to metal awning windows at 741 NW 15 AV. • Photo 14_721 NW 14 CT looking east. Window Replacement from steel casement to metal fixed or casement at 721 NW 14 CT. • Photo 15_1533 NW 8 ST looking north. Roofing material change from Spanish tile to asphalt shingles at 1533 NW 8 ST. • Photo 16_1462 NW 8 TER looking south. Roofing material change from flat concrete tile to asphalt shingles at 1462 NW 8 TER. • Photo 17_1545 NW 8 TER looking north. Roofing material change from Spanish tile to asphalt shingles at 1545 NW 8 TER. • Photo 18_870 NW 14 CT looking west. Front porch enclosure and addition of a covered terraceW at 870 N14 CT, using compatible materials and design. • Photo 19_1511 NW 9 ST looking north. Front porch addition that alters the character of the front facade at 1511 NW 9 ST. • Photo 20_743 NW 14 CT looking east. Addition of a large two-story wing across the front facade at 743 NW 14 CT. • Photo 21_876 NW 14 CT looking west. Addition of a large two-story wing across the front facade at 876 NW 14 CT. • Photo 22_859 NW 14 CT looking east. Loss of character -defining features at 859 NW 14 CT, including a two-story addition on the front facade, addition of a full -width front porch with arches of a different design, and change of the flat roof to a hip roof with overhanging eaves. NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Grove Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Photos Page 46 Name of Property Miami -Dade County, FL County and State n/a Name of multiple listing (if applicable) • Photo 23_NW 8th Terrace 1500 Block looking East. Architecturally, the Grove Park Historic District reflects a variety of styles that were prevalent in South Florida from 1921-1961. • Photo 24_737 NW 15 AV looking east. Mission style residence at 737 NW 15 AV. • Photo 25_1510 NW 8 TER looking south. Mission style residence at 1510 NW 8 TER. • Photo 26_868 NW 14 CT looking west. Mission style residence at 868 NW 14 CT. • Photo 27_1644 NW 8 TER looking south. Mediterranean Revival style residence at 1644 NW 8 TER. • Photo 28_901 NW 14 CT looking east. Mediterranean Revival style residence at 901 NW 14 CT. • Photo 29_1605 NW 8 TER looking north. Tudor style residence at 1605 NW 8 TER. • Photo 30_731 NW 14 CT looking east. Ranch style residence at 731 NW 14 CT. • Photo 31_811 NW 14 CT looking east. Craftsman style residence at 811 NW 14 CT. • Photo 32_865 NW 14 CT looking east. Frame Vernacular style residence at 865 NW 14 CT.