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DADE HERITAGE TRUST Historic Churehes. and .0110 oriE , 4186acred Places submiedintothepubt) record in connection Al item ("2 .on01 0(2 a • Deluxe Services Hundreds of Products Relaxing Atmosphere Miami's Classic Barbershop Haircuts • Traditional Hot Shaves • Shoe Shines • Manicures • Facials • Pedicures • Waxing 12 SE lst Street at Miami Avenue, 305.379 8615 Cr 2007 GREATER MIA'MI CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU From Art Deco to MiMo to Mediterranean... Discover Greater Miami and the Beaches' Heritage and find a Miami few ever knew existed. Experience our past within the walls and gardens of our historic places — sun -drenched landscapes, simple pioneer dwellings, stately mansions, tourist enclaves, and ethnic neighborhoods. To learn more, visit MiamiHeritage.com to order your free 130-page booklet. //VW MIAMIHERITAGE.COM CARLTON FIELDS ATTORNEYS AT LAW Carlton Fields is proud to support the Dade Heritage Trust and the firm congratulates Carlton Fields Shareholder Amy E. 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Photo courtesy of MANOLO DORESi E of INFOCUS STUDIOS. DADE — G HERITAGE 0 TRUST P� faion Today 2007 Issue Assistant Editor Leslie Rivera Photography John C. Willy 111 CEO & Editor Becky Roper Matkov i1 Artstc Director/Graphic Designer Luis E. Gonzalez Photography Manolo Doreste, INFOCUS STUDIOS Robin Hill Richard Heisenbottle, Architect Preservation. Today is published annually by Dade Heritage Trust. a non-profit 301(C)3 historic preservation membership organization. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Copyright a 2007 Dade Heritage Trust Uade Heritage Trust 190 SE 12th Terrace Miami, Florida 33131 305/338-9572 Fax 305/358-1162 www.dadeheritagetrusLorg * Email:info'•£dadeheritagetrust.org 5 2007-2008 Officers President Judith Pruett First Vice President Walter Alvarez Second Vice President Jose r_ ovenes Hugh Ryan e-urr :ry Aniy Furness Ai Lar-;e ei [bin J. , �Icd C c' uth Enid C Plrikney a„' SeribOiiic rr Welty • . Liss L:h ..an Ann Merle Cly Joseph F,_yeic r Jason Gross Jorge L. Hernandez 'r:a.shtan Frame, id ''.och I Ut_r= it!atheson ,race F e.se Ivor Kevin (Reilly Todd Schwartz V`f Robert Smith Lourdes Sclera Amy Sussman Lilian A. Walby Mary Young Advisors Michaai Leeman George Neary Gay Bondurant Lesrie f anim Gary Held Anus e Adolfo Henriques Ruth Jacobs Plater17, 'Vrk Sa llye Jude ,lea net re P col e Penny i-anteth Nurah Schaefer Nancy Liebman pen SlesniC1 poky Maclntyre Herb Sosa T hcmas J Hen tlgucicni Matko William Murphy Chief Executive Officer Becky Roper Matkov rious fundrai- , both. 1v1any thai future." molimmimmimNIMMINIMIN Message From the President DHT Celebrates 35th Anniversary r Since our founding in 1972 as a no -ofit t ). n. rribership or- ganization, Dade Heritage Trust (DI l - « ..vorked t. . iessly to pre- serve Miami's architectural, e,li „ 1 n, h - • i nge. We have advocated for historic preservat.o i ._ in iLe lrt, '.r„, , have produced educational ,l Dade Heritage Days celebration. . _ . _ r rr,r l 1t „ Jackson's Office and the 1855 Cape Florida Li :thouse to tit, t !I; [lice lt, .• Kendall. at CcIllk[114sNt••. 1 HI_ r r-1( ill r. , u Dade 1-leritage Trust is proud of sa•. n,t fro toliti Hubbard/Alvarez House, ll: f IL , _. r :iledere bungalow in the t= , ,.f- it -.. To restore t . °rungalow, DHT was allocated S250.000 'l t otter Dade ()(-1": c r1tlirtg. Unfortunaoo lri buns placed T,;. .h l;• ±,-cluded our ti` k tic funds as planned 7 e consider landntark. Ilowever. -fir 1, h , by tfic , : is n I16i'.L 4u a.n 1 that the , li• •-Lill retain i' li` - 1-.J1'. NW 1 tie Avenue and considered DHT has r,., r. h 1, . i forward with the restoration of the 1905 old lv1iatui high School, the first public- 111 ,1 iio .l -: r•l ' liarni, now located in South - side Park. The stricture will serve as a park olhe's l trtnlui:. [LI- and historic classroom. The battle continues to secure repairs to our own historic DHT Headquarters caused by the Solaris high rise constriction project built twenty feet away from our office. At the same time we take pride in showing the public our historic frame stricture in the midst of towering condo and office build- inis: "Miami Then and Now." As advocates, we have supported the designations of the 1LIiklo Historic District and Brickell Ave- nue. Vizcaya in its efforts to preserve its garden vista from a high rise condo project, and the preser- vation of Hialeah Park. Our educational focus has been v, r with the Shenandoah Middle and students history through architect' DHT orchestrated a great Dade FL., • Il th - year, with Dill Advisor Ruth Jacobs working Sebt>o4 Museum Magnet Program to teach ;i- 1, . i . tlunty as our museum." And, one again, e Days! To do :Lit we do requires fund ri a u. r. Last year's Fundraising Committee put on a glo- .ol ...-.nt and cocktail t1 r. al. the historic Indian Creek Country Club and tried a new d oi. iriyg during Dade i i,. ii =e Days. Our efforts were so successful we're repeating to al! of you over the decades who have helped in "preserving the past, enriching the Judy Pruitt DADE HERITAGE TRUST: 1972-2007 35 YEARS OF PRESERVING MIAMI'S HERITAGE and HISTORIC PLACES Through ADVOCACY: Preservation Ordinances Art Deco and MiMo Historic Districts Sears Tower Hampton House Stiltsville Freedom Tower Miami Circle Vizcaya Hialeah Park RESTORATION: Dr, Jackson's Original Office Wagner Homestead Cape Florida Lighthouse Hurricane Andrew Restorations Coppertone Sign Miami City Cemetery Dice House Hubbard Alvarez House Old Miami High EDUCATION: Dade Heritage Days Preservation Today magazine Miami's Historic Neighborhoods Coral Gables, Miami Riviera History Through Architecture Activity Book TV Shows and Videos Seminars and Conferences Museum Magnet School Program 7 Sun & Moon Shine Over Bay for Dade Heritage Trust Fundraiser at Indian Creek 'nests at Dade Heritage Trust's 2006 Annual Golf Tournament and Fabulous Cocktail Auction basked in glorious veather October 27`s at Indian Creek Country Club. Thanks to premier sponsor TotalBani., golf foursomes enjoyed a luncheon and afternoon playing the legendary greens. For the evening cocktail buffet, sponsored by Bill UsseryMo- ors, Inc„ over 180 guests reveled in the beautiful historic setting of the 1928 clubhouse, The Billingsley Trio played on the terrace overlooking Biscayne Bay as guests bid on a silent auction, followed by a spirited live auction featuring art, 'eweir-y, cruises and a stay at a private chateau in France. TV personality Bob Soper was guest auctioneer and master of ceremonies. Mary Young and Amy Sussman chaired the fundraiser, with Jose Goyanes, Kevin Reilly and Chico Goldsmith co-chairing the golf tournament. Over $50,000 was raised for Dade Heritage Trust's efforts to save Miami's endangered historic places, with all involved lnnkino far -ward to an encore. DHT Trustee Kevin Regly, Goff Co -Chair Ashley Cusack DHT Fundraising Co -Chair Amy Sussman and Indian Creek General Manager Michael Krick lndian Creek Village Mayor Anne McDougal, Bud McDougal and DHT Fundraising Chair Mary Young C?HTAdvrsor Tom Mini, DHT CEO Becky Roper Matkov, Leslie Rivera, ,yeas and Peter Katy ulh and JacF Susan Soper, Master of Ceremonies Bob Soper and Connie Russell Jose A. Beguinstain and DHT Goff Co -Chair Chico Goldsmith Renee Beier, Susanne Kayyali Liz duetting, Ann Mane Cfh' From the CEO IN SMALL TOWN OR BIG CITY PRESERVING THE PAST IS A GIFT TO THE FUTURE I just returned from a visit to Fayette. Alabama, where 1 was born, Though 1 was raised in Virginia, I spent every summer of my youth visiting nay grandparents' farm in this small town near Tuscaloosa. Suburban Washington may have educated my mind, but the people and places of Fayette shaped nay soul. What f longed to see again were the huge willow oaks and the front porch columns too big for a child to hug -- the green fields of cotton dappled with pink and yellow blossoms --and the downtown stores with familiar faces behind every counter. As I drove: down the highway into Fayette, I noted with sadness the farms that had disappeared, the garment plant that had tell for foreigni shores, the paved -over mu- nicipal swimming pool, the missing trees on Temple Avenue. But then I saw the historic Fayette County Courthouse! A few years ago, there had been talk of building a new courthouse and main post office out from town near the HI:static Fayette County Coil/Mouse, Fayette, Alabama rBecfry RoperMatkav at her familys!Wavle home in Fayette Alabama 1 community college and WaI-Mart—a familiar scenario that can rip out the heart of a downtown. Fortunatef.. ,s presentation -minded judge and a generous donor led campaign to restore the stately otd court- house, weir-h was constructed in 191 I after the town had been destroyed by lire. Pla( byRe ky RoperklatkQY The neoclassical brick building, with its Ionic columns and gold dome, had been an optimistic declaration that the town would grow and pros- per in the twentieth century. The beautiful restoration of the court- house was an affirmation of this sane faith in Fayette's future for the twenty-first century. Indeed, the historic buildings in Fay- ette are its greatest treasure. Well - maintained older horses grace quiet streets. A Victorian house has been renovated as a bed and breakfast, another as a charming store. The old elementary school is now an impres- sive art museum, auditorium and civic center. The twin station has become the historical museum. The old post office, built by the WPA. is being reincarnated as the new C'it\. Hall. Police horse in historic Lummus Park wrfh Miami -Dade County Courthouse In dlslance Preserving historic buildings, whether in Fayette or Miami, is always a challenge. Arguments .for building biggei. newer, cheaper or with more parking!- are made every where. It takes imagination. fundraising and perseverance to save rather than demolish, to adapt older buildings for today's needs. to make sympathetic addiiions, to plan space crea- tively. But the difference it makes to a community! What a loss to Miami iamni if preservationists had not saved our own Dade County Courthouse —and Villa Vizcaya, the Cape Florida Light- house, thc l3iltmore Hotel, the Art Deco hotels of South Beach, the Deering Estate, the Barnacle. [. iusman Cultural Center and the Lyric Theater! And how less rich and varied a place Miami would be without the Merrick House. thc f-recdorn Tower, Miami City Hall. Dr. Jackson's Office, the Alamo. the Wagner Homestead in Lummi ' Park. the War- ner House, the Sears Tower, the Miami River Iran_ t __ Tower Theater, the Hampton House, the Dice l louse, the City ilemetery, told Miami High, the Miami Circle and our many historic hoi • of worship! Preserving historic landmarks weaves a community'; heritage into the architectural fabric of its present and future. This differentiates a community from all others and creates a sense of continuity and per- manence. Ilt makes a place more interesting to live in and to visit. Like planting an oak tree that you will never sec at full maturity, pre- serving historic places is an unselfish act of giving for the future. Becky Roper Matkov Decades -old oak free on Coral Way, Coral Gables DHT Works with Museum Magnet Schools There is a near generation of young pres- ervationists discovering South Florida with Dade Heritage Trust guidance. Thanks to a federal grant. the Museum Magnet Program of Miami -Dade County Public° Schools is completing a third year of experimental curriculum changes to involve students in the history and cul- ture ofilie area where they lire. Working with Dade Fleritage Trust. teachers at Shenandoah Middle School and Southside 'Elementary have incorpo- rated knowledge about historic sites and early pioneers into class activities. The students are Naming titsthand that "preserving. the past does enrich the future." Shenandoah Middle School was boll clueing the Depression by the WPA. significant buildings. Shenandoah opened in 1940 as part of the national "Works Progress Admini- stration- (WPA),, initiated by President. Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat the great Depression. Southside opened in 19 i4. the ; .md replacement for the Iittle. frame situ,.. re that was Southside Gram- mar Sala i from lc)1I-1914, (That fmL first Nliarni I-figh School t{azais I :a,•:as barged dovai Bis- cayne Mr..' .; , lino being restored in Southside Park by Dade Heritatte Trust and the City ill -Miami,/ There is a natural inter- est in history both Shen- andoah and South .idc as [trey are each housed in historically Dade Heritage Trust has planned tours and provided study materials for both schools,. including copies of the book Cora/ Gablesillictnii Riviera, the video "Micretr .v Living 4Pemrnries" and the recently revised edition of the Dade By Ruth Jacobs Heritcegcr Trust Preset-Iv/ion flrtivi7r The tours guided by the Trusi have included the Wagner Homestead [restored by MT} and the Fort Dal- las/Slave Quarters in Lttrnmus Park. the Miami C'ircic. Dr. James Jackson's office,. the Lyric Theater, the Barnacle, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens and the Miami Riper. The special tours o1' Coral Gables demonstrated to Shenandoah 71r' grad- ers what pre -planning a city can pro- duce. Shenandoah teachers remember their own introductory tour provided by DHT three years ago. They mar- veled as they enjoyed a snug dry luncheon on the veranda of the Coral Gables Merrick House with rain pour- ing down all around them --a tribute to Althea Merrick's house design for the Florida climate. The City of Coral Gables was so in" - pressed with Shenandoah students after their Gables Tours that they were invited to display their work at City Hall for Dade Heritage Days 2007. Following an opening reception hon- oring the students. the public was in- vited to view the work Isar the entire month of March. Shenandoah teachers and students have also developed a school garden inspired by the ancient "coinptie" starch plant shown to theist on the DHT tour of the Wagner Homestead. That garden has expanded and has been featured in a Miami lleruid arti- cle earlier this spring. Student -teacher enthusiasm at Shenan- doah is .leading to other projects: a Museum Exhibit Mall at the school. the forming of a Young Preservation- ists Club and plans to celebrate the 7t.h anniversary of the WPA. The City of Miami hosted a student photo- graphic exhibit of historic paces in September 2007 al the Miami Riverside Center. Miami Mayor Manny Diaz rec- ognized Shenandoah Middle School at a Commission Meeting. Southside Elementary has displayed exhibits from Vizcaya and Miami River trips, enjoyed a DI -IT -led Brickell area 'walking tour and invited Dr. Jim Hutson. Dr. James Jackson's grandson. to ialk to then[ about early medical practices in Miami. Plans are in motion for more exploration of t=. • • i stone 13rickell area around the scll„a•l ird for the creation of an envir0i ii •sternly -green" school garden aro, ' I _ l i rises. Soutslde, Miami's oldest elementaey school, is an oasis of history amid mcxfem Britdrelf area highnises. To support the Museum Magnet School program. students at Shenandoah have created post cards to sell of historic sites, using their own photography. These wilt he available through DI IT. 12 Shenandoah Middle School 7th grade leacher Teres/la Herrera, students and stafffrom Shenandoah Middle School adept awards from me City of Coral Gables Soumside Elementary students team Miami history on a Miami River tour. Coral Gab/es tvor Don Slew,;` ° 1.'ncu/um Support Specialist Mane Hermes, Shenandoai ' . r;Ypal Lourdes J MDCPS Director of Schools of Choice Ray Azcuy, I.". sor and Pnyect Gz inator Rulh Jacobs, Coral Gables; Commis- sioner klrAnderson and DHT CEO Becky Matkov at the Coral Gab/es City Hall ceremony honoring Shenandoah Middle School Students tour the new adition of the restored historic Lyric Theater in Over/own. A Shenandoah Middle School student photographs The 1858 Wagner Homestead the oldest house un Miami -Dade County. forupcoming exhibit. Wiliam Keddeil of the Troy Academy Program and Miami Po- lice OMcer Carlos Saavedra wa/come students to historic Lum- mus Pal* on the Miami River, Mien /.§ oldest park.. DHT Membersh Events DHT Past President Richard Heisenbotde Coral Gables Mayor Don Slesnick and deemed 5lesnick, pvidi Holiday Party hosts aHT Trus- tee Rage! Penalver, Ana Pena/vet and children Ralphie and Ana Mann Penalver at the Penatvers historic Coral Gables home on South Greenway Katherine Hepburn and DHT Trustee Enid Pinkney Tom and DHT AdvisorRuth Jacobs Mean Kelly, Senior Vice President of DHT Corporate Member Swim Properties, and DHT Second Vice Premien! Jose Gey- anes Sebastian Eden, Erin Ryan and DHT Treasurer Hugh Ryan P Don Sackiider, DHT Trustee Lilian Waibyand Kay Rhew DHT Advisor Tom Maikov with DHT Trustee Betty 8rodv and Paul Frascslla 14 Don and JanetMacCu/lough, DHT Trustee Jose Goyanes, DHTAdvi- sor Dolly Maclotyre and Armando Gutierrez Jr Coral Gables Mayor Don Slesnick, DHT CEO Becky Matkov and Doug Oppenheimer DHT Advisor Gay 9ondurant, DHT Trustee Bruce Matheson, Denise Kmieck, DHT President Judy Pruitt Amy and Ken Sussman welcome Helen and Joe Banos to their bison?: Coral Gables home. Robert Shelley whir Renan and Tracy Nance Debbie Tackett DHT Office Manager Luis E Gonzalez, DHT Trustee Amy Suss- man and Grimsley Matkov !AUE H..ERITAGE DAYS VIP Tour and Reception at the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts s the kick-off to Dade Heritage Days. which had a theme of "Miami's Entertaining Past," Dade Heritage Trust mem- bers and Quests. were trcat.ed to a special insider's tour of the new Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, A reception I )Homed on the plaza beside the Sear;/Art Deco Tower. The Tower was bunt by Sears Roebuck in 1.929 as the centerpiece for the first Art Deco de- velopment in Miami and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Preservationists led by Dade Fie.ri tape Trust Huglrl tin _.curs it. prevent its demolition, resulting in the Art Deco Tower being incorporated in the Cesar Pelli-designed Per- forming Arts Center, Dade Heritage Trust presented the Carnival Center with a historic marken to he buns: on the Sears./Art Deco Tower. DHT Trustee Rafael Penalver k and Ana Penalver with children 4na Maria and Ralphie. Carnival Center's Valerie Riles -Robinson, wrth son Joshua, leads a tour of Use Carnival Center. Crowds waning iUr Ube first tour to beegin. Sandia and .toe Cummings with DHT Trustee Dr Joseph and Monica Fifrgeraid 16 Women's Heritage Luncheon Dade Heritage Trust's African American Committee sponsored its 9"` annnal Women's Heritage Luncheon on March 19"1 at Legion Memorial Park to honor pioneer women buried in the Historic Mia;y i City Cemetery. Vickie Agustus-F/delia Chief ofStaf:ar Ciiy Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones, rec- ognizes the familyofBessie Brennan Forbes. Angela Calmer with Leome Culmer, water of skit depicting the lives of the women honored this year DHTAdvisor Penny Lambeth with Mona Ball who has 31 family members buried in the Miami Civ Cemetery Historic Miami City Cemetery Commemorative Service and Procession For l4 ycar, Dade Heritage Trus'! _ ,1l ir7n .' 1murican Committee, chaired icy iifi 1 'nF nc y has celebrated Miami's 1897 Mian.: +_ lay Cemetery as the of many of Miami's lac and white, Christian and Jiro. - h t)n April 29th the Pr,,gressi' ornet Band led the annual Dads procession from St. Agnes , _ nurch to the historic cei, Liery rounds at 1800 NE ?" `' Avenue. Ur ,r __tc shade of a giant tent a commemor: was held to honor the departed and welcome the future. A tribute to the late Athalie Range is displayed in the procession. The Honor Guard awaits the opening of the Commemorab've Service. t7edii;abng a monument to Scott Payne, an fncorf aratrrr of the (:ity of Muni,, are DHT Trustee Enid Pinkne , center, the Rev. Dr. Preston Marshall and the Rev. Jesse Martin, ,joined by Pamela Braynon and family. Dr. Richer d SGachen leads The Arcola Lakes Singing Angels. Student Essay Contest Winners of •W/iy /Am Proud of My Heritage `are Tony O'Sryant Hams, third place, awarded $200,,. Amber "organ, first place, awarded $500, andAzaria Samuels, second place, awarded $300. Dade Heritage Days Events A mIniatury horse grazes a yard on The Garden TourVdf,�gers irk 161 aIIa ion aim as iisa Bumham Nell and ProrAn' Was discuss antique postcards at are Miami Memorabilia Club's Entertaining History' Open House for Dade Heritage Days Seth Bramson leads a tour of the Colony Theater on Miami $each. Enjoying the tour are Suzanne and Brute Irving and V8ite,r1 Sherrnan. Girls Spouts pause aftera Dade Heritage Days tour oft're Cape Florida Lrrght- house on Kay Biscayne. Dade Heritage Days at Stiltsville On a breezy and beautiful St. Patrick's Day, Dade lleritage Days visitors enjoyed a VIP boat trip to Stiltsville for corned beef and. cabbage at the retreat of the Miami Springs Power Boat Club. Stiltsville is aremarkable collection of weekend cabins set on pilings in the middle of Biscayne Bay, with a colorful history dating back to the 193Ds. Only 7 of what were once over 25 buildings remain. Funds raised from this event were donated to the nonprofit Stiltsville Trust tor the maintenance and preservation of these unique structures, which are now a part of Bis- cayne National Park. Guests enjoy the shade and the swing at Shitsville. Elizateth Eich Sari Mass, Matthew Shore, Diane Fess and Roy ealsenb Many thanks for great a day. Miami Springs Power Boat Club regulars Frank and Geo-s7 . Krell welcome the visitors with wit, story- telling and good food. Jim Bowers, Stiltsville Trust and Miami Springs Power Boat Club board member and DHT CEO Becky Roper Matko v 1C. DADE HERITAGE TRUST ANNUAL MEETING and. PRESERVATIO1 J AWA.RUS CE1 E. ONY Dade Heritage Trust thanked sponsors and honored outstanding restoration projects, groups and individuals at the Trust's Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards, held April 26th. A complimentary cocktail and hors d' oeuvres reception preceded the ceremony, hosted by Northern Trust Bank at 700 Brickell Avenue. New Trustees were installed by DI-T's Nominating Chairman, Coral Ga- bles Mayor Don Slesnick. Other highlights included the dedication of a bronze marker donated by Dade Heritage Trust to the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts to be hung on the historic Sears/Art Deco Tower Outstanding Historic Business Award: Miarali Scaquariurri Outstanding .Historic Preservation Organizations: Shenandoah Middle School Museum Magnet Program The Villagers, inc. The 11f1ilirfo Coalition Outstanding Individual Preservationists: Dolly llaclntyre, Sallee Jude, Jane Caporelli and Kathryn Kassner Willrarn Hopper Doug La Rue Elyn Johnson Helen Gage Joseph H. Scrota Mary Ann Goodlett-Taylor Henriette Harris Award: Seth Brarnson 20 UHT CEO Becky Ma4tovand oHrPresident Judy Pruitt present a bronze historic market for the Sears/ArtDea, rower to Carnival Center President Michael Hardy. Andrew Hark, Execub've Vre President and General Manager at the Seaquarium, and DI -IT Trustee Ann Mane Clyatt Acceptng the MIMO award from DHr Trustee Soh Smith are Nina Korman and Ten L7Amico. Ac epfing the Dice House award are Julie Zepnick, Miami -Dade County Preservation Director Ivan Rod - ngue , Miami -Dade County Parks Director Vivian Rodriguez, and Ray Tepper and Jean Paul Renuart .of TumKey Conslnrcton. DHT First Vice President Walter Alvarez and Northern Trust Vice President Sill Murphy DHT Trustee Amy Sussman with arfard ysginnerHelen Gage Seth Brarnson receives ere lienrieffe Harris ,?ward from past recipient Ruth Jacobs. New DHT Trust Board Members Olga Veira, Todd Schwartz, Francena Koch, Jason Gross, Jorge Hernandez and feltyBrody Aspirin' The Villager award are Villager President Mar- tha Anne Calks, Past President Srlgia Licha and Treas- urer Verna Hodge. 2 22 Dade Heritage Trust Preservation Awards for Outstanding Restoration Projects Dice House, 10000 SW g2°`t Avenue, Miami. Built in 1917 and the oldest house in Kendall, this frame vernacular house was relocated and restored as a commu- nity meeting facility in Continental Park, thanks to a public./private partnership of owner Bernardo and Beatriz Junco, Dade Heritage Trust, Miatrni-Dade County Commissioner Katy Sorenson, and the Miami -Dade County Parks Department. William 13. Medeltin, Architect P.A. was the architectural firm and TurnKey Con- struction was the contractor. TEMPLE COURT APARTMENTS, 431-439 NW 3rd "`Street, M1- anti. Located across from historic Lutnmus Park near the Mi- ami River, this complex was built in two phases between 1914-1918 in the Masonry Vernacular style. The owner is Transom Developers Corporation, which renovated the build- ings into affordable housing. RJ Heisenbottle Architects was the architectural firm. ANGLER'S BOUTIQUE RESORT, 634 Washington Avenue. Miami Beach. This project melds two new buildings with two old buildings designed by Henry Maloney in 1930 into a condominium hotel on a campus -like setting in the heart of South Beach_. Allan T, Shulman. Architects- P.A. was the design architect, Gregg Covin Real Estate Development, Inc. was the developer and Aviara Hospitality Management will operate the resort, GEORGE LINDEMANN RESIDENCE. 1736 West 28`h Street, Miami Beach. This 1936 keystone estate sits graciously on four lots and was beautifully- restored by the owner. Allan T. Shulman, Architects P.A. was the architectural firm. FOUNTAIN CONDO HOTEL.. 3.1;4-34/- ,clid Avenue. Miami Beach. One of than bnii fu <<-„ th' p ,,J • At constructed in 1924 in the Meditenank.-an n 3 An converted from a 28 unit apartment buildnt, i::: , un ; ,n': m;nium. The entire second and third levels had to be rem ✓. due to unstable conditions and rebuilt according to doc_.nen iron. The second building was de- signed by ai nit t l my __ in 1935 and consisted of tight units now cu.tvcrieu into :;ice c . Charles H. Benson & Associ- ates, Architects, P.A. was ill.' • rchi ,rural firm. Mark ICimiar is the owner. CIIR\'SLER BUILDING, 744 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. This landmark was originally designed by architect Hunter Henderson built in 1929 by Jewell Dowling. Its high degree of zigzag elaboration makes it one of the most dramatic Art Deco facades in the city. A Chrysler auto showroom occupied the west corner of the building, with this space being redone in 1939 by architect Robert Law Weal. Redone in 1995 and in 2005, the space was rejuvenated in 2006 as an Apple store. Allan T. Shulman, Archi- tects P.A. was the architectural firm, and Bayview Financial and The Cornras Companies are the owners. Miami's Historic Churches and Sacred Places Becky Roper Matkov &u -- MOM, Orde Archeaiogicai No one knows the name of the first human on the water -rimmed peninsula of Florida to lead others in worshiping a god. But we do know that over 2000 years ago someone placed an offering of a sea turtle. a porpoise and a shark on what we now call the MIAMI CIR- CLE. That circle. carved deep into the ooli- tic limestone of the bedrock. over- looked a river of fresh, sweet water that gushed into a ai in-imeritlg lay that blended into an endless ocean. From the ocean every day arose a ball of lire that traveled across the sky, dropping westward with a burst of orange and red and gold into a vast landscape of green. Was the Miami Circle, 38 feet across and aligned with the sum- mer and winter solstices, Miami's first sacred place? We can only speculate. St Bernard de Clalrvaux Episcopal chord, But we do know that this mystery of Miami's aboriginal past was almost obliterated in 1999 by modern devel- opment. If it had not been for the outcry of preservationists, spearheaded by Dade Heritage Trust and amplified to the world by media coverage. this archeo- logical treasure would now be forgot- ten. buried under two Sal -story condo towers. It would have disappeared as did the village of l"equesta, located on both the north and south sides of the Miami River. The Tequcsta, an indigenous people. once numbered about 10,000,, ranging over what is now Dade and Broward counties down to the Keys, living near the mouths of rivers. They worshiped animals and the sun. be- lieving that humans had three souls that resided in their eyes, their reflec- tion and their shadow. 24 The Tequesta welcomed the early Spanish explorers who arrived on Florida shores in the I500s. In 1567, two Jesuits, Brother Fran- cisco Villareal and Father Juan Rogel, were sent to establish a mis- sion on the north bank of the Miami River near Biscayne Bay to convert the Indians to Catholicism. Despite initial success and the fact that Chief Tequesta's brother was baptized in the cathedral in Seville. the Spanish gave up their missionary efforts in what is now Miami in 1570. In 1743 they tried again —and again failed. The remains of the Spanish mission. along with the Tequesta bur- ial ground, disappeared from sight for centuries. —to be built upon by Henry Flagler in the 1890s and by present - day Miami developers. Ever though tlial Spanish mission did not survive, Miami today does have Wagner Homestead the oldest Spanish stricture in the Americas —the relocated ANCIENT SPANISH MONASTERY, origi- nally built in 1141 in Sacramenia, a province of Segovia, Spain. The Monastery of St. Bernard de Clairvaux was occupied by Cistercian monks for nearly 700 years, then seized, sold and converted into a gran- ary and stable during a social revolu- tion in the 1830s. In 1925 A.mcrican millionaire Wil- liam Randolph Hearst purchased the cloisters and the monastery's out- buildings for his I karst Castle at San Simeon. California. The structures were dismantled stone by stone and wrapped in hay in 11,000 numbered crates. Fearing contagion from an outbreak of hoof and mouth disease in Segovia, the U.S. government quaran- tined theboxes when they arrived in New York, burning the hay and repacking the stones randomly. When Hearst had financial prob- lems, the shipment was sold at auction. The boxes of stones re- mained in a warehouse in Brook- lrn for 26 years, until W. rdge- mon and R. Mossin purchased them in 1952 for use as a tourist attraction in Miami. It took 19 months and $1.5 mil- lion to put the Spanish Monastery back together at its North Miami Beach location. In 1964 the Cloisters were purchased for the Episcopal Diocese of South Flor- ida and became ST. BERNARD DE CLAI.RVAUX EPISCO- PAL CHURCH, 16711 Vest Dixie Highway. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ROMAN CATHOLIC AND EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCHES Photo by Becky Roper A4atkov Gesu Church, 118 NE 2nd Street. Photo courtesy of 4lano%o Doresle of IN FOCUS STUDIOS The first Catholic service in Miami's recent history took Blare in 1872 when Father Dufau, who had been sent to sparsely settled South Florida by Bishop Agustin Verot of St. Augustine, celebrated mass and con- firmed the family of William J. Wagner on the front porch of their pio- neer home. In 1875 Wagner constructed a small wooden Catholic chapel on his homestead, which was dedicated by Father Hugon of Key West in the spring of 1876. Unfortunately, Wagner's chapel was destroyed in a forest fire in 1891. The WAGNER HOMESTE.-1.D, slated for demolition by Metrorail, was relocated by Dade Heritage 'Trust in 1979 to Luminus Park, along the /1fhnni River between ;VW 2"1-1 and 3`1 Streets and I-95 and NW North River Drive, where it can be visited today. The 1 foly Name Parish was organized in 1896. and a new Catholic church completed in I898 on land donated by railroad magnate Henry M. Flagler. As the congregation grew, the Church of the Holy Name was replaced with a new building on the same site. The imposing Spanish Colonial style structure, featuring a massive arched portico un- der a landmark tower. was designed by Owen Williams of Palm Beach. It was dedicated in 1925 and named GESL CHURCH, 118 NE 2'1 Street. Since 1959, when Cuban exiles first arrived in Miami, the church has served the Cuban community's needs, holding a mass for the Bay of Pigs soldiers before they embarked on their mission. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 25 In 1929, fourteen men and women organized the Little River Mission Club. dedicating a small wooden structure in 1931. This was replaced in 1955 by a solid stone building that could seat 1200. In 1958 Pope John XXHI established the Diocese of Miami, which has 1.2 million Catholics and 110 parishes, and designated the church as the CATHEDRAL OF ST. MARY, 7525 NW 2"d Avenue. A major renovation in 1.968 added a bell tower and a chapel. In 1926, Father William Barry was appointed to a sparsely populated Miami Beach to found ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC CHURCH, 3716 Garden Avenue. Miami Beach developer Carl Fisher, a non-Catholic, donated five polo stables for Father Barry to use as a church and school. One week prior to the opening of St. Patrick"s first school year, on Sep- tember 17, 1926, a devastating hurricane hit Miami, ravaging, the build- ings and grounds. Father Barry was determined to rebuild, and by 1928 a magnificent new church, rectory, convent school, recreation hall and auditorium opened at its current site. During the Wall Street crash of 1929, Father Barry endeared himself to bankers by publicly declaring he would not take the parish money out of the banks. During World War II the church offered the Army the use of inr 111 II 1 0 Si Patric* Catholic. Church 3716 Garden Ave. Photo 6y. n c Witty. 6t1 Chutoh of the Lh2tw Flower, 270f ittdin Wuxi Try all the parish facilities, and Sunday services were filled to capac- ity. Father Barry served St. Patrick's until 1966, just prior to his death in 1967. CHURCH OF THE LITTLE FLOWER, ST. THERESA'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2701 Indian Mound Trail, Coral Ga- bles, was founded in 192.7. In 1951 architects G.M. Barry and F.O. Kay designed a new sanctuary and the original building be- came the parish hall. STS. PETER AND PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH, 900 SW 26" Road, was founded in 1939 and the school opened in 1941 with 300 students. The arrival of Cuban refugees in the 1960s transformed the school into a major institution serving Miami's Latin community. THE CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY, 8081 SW 54`" Court, traces its beginnings to the post -World War II era, when Dade County's population soared as residents poured into the suburbs. The Epiphany parish was formed in 1951 to serve 250 Catholic families in South Miami stretching from Miller Road to 184''' Street, from the Atlantic to the Collier County line. A temporary church was built in 1952 and a school established in 1953. A new church building was dedicated in 1956. described at its dedi- cation as symbolic of Florida's phenomenal growth, the eternal youth of the church, a monument of untiring priestly zeal and the faith and charity of the people.- The church is now housed in a magnificent new cathedral -like edifice with a bell tower and ex- tensive landscaped grounds, designed by the architectural firm Spillis Candela and dedicated in 2002. 26 • Marriage Of Olga &. j, L'Z & Erik ra at (` Colin 'hurt. P/'rolo couri,95 y a -Doresle of /NFOC'US STUDIOS ERMITA DE LA CARIDAD DEL COBRE, THE SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF CHARITY, 3609 S. Miami Avenue, has a story that began in the 1960s as thousands of Cuban exiles fleeing Fidel Castro's takeover of their homeland arrived in Miami. In 1966, Archbishop Coleman Carroll led a campaign to build a shrine in Miami to house a replica of a statue in. El Cobre, Cuba. honoring Mary, "The Blessed Virgin, Our Lady of Charity," patroness of the Cuban people. On land donated on Biscayne Bay a small chapel was built, now used as a convent for the Sis- ters of Charity. In 1973 a new shrine was constructed, designed in a conical form supported by six columns repre- senting the six traditional provinces of Cuba. A mural by Teok Carrasco depicts the story of the original statue and of the history of Cuba. The memorial was designated a National Shrine by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2000. The Shnne of Our Lady of Charily, 3609 S Miami Avenue Prot the Johr? C. W11011 ST. JUDE NIELKITE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 126 SE 15th Road,, is located in what was once the CHAPEL OF THE ACADEMY OF THE ASSUMPTION, a Catholic boarding academy for girls. The Melkite Church follows the Byzantine traditions and is one of the 22 Eastern Churches in full communion with the Holy See of Rome. The Mel- kite Mission in Miami officially came into being in December, 1967, with services held in South Miami for several years and the name becoming St. Jude Melkite Catholic Mission of Miami. Upon hearing that the Chapel of the As- sumption Academy on Brickell Avenue near downtown Miami was for sale, the Melkite Mission began negotiations with the Sisters of the Assumption and purchased the property in 1977. In I992, Hurricane Andrew and, in 1994, Tropical Storm Gordon inflicted heavy and serious damage to the church building and adjacent facilities, which led to three years of renovation, bringing the structures up to the new building code and extending the parish hall. The church's stained glass windows, including the Heritage Center, were repaired or replaced and strengthened with bul- let proof Plexiglas, and the interior of the church was renovated with new altars, icons, lighting and doors with stained glass, which were finally installed in 1997. 28 St. Jude Me/to Catholic Church, 126 SE 166 Road STS. PETER AND PAUL RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, 1411 SW 11112 Street, was founded in 1954. It is housed in the stately 1927 home of Miami's first mayor, John Bernard Reilly. A statue of the Virgin Mary that Reilley's wife Marie, a devout Catholic. put over the front door remains in place today. ST. SOPHIA GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL, 2401 SW Third Avenue, had its beginnings as a church near downtown Mi- ami organized in the late 1920s by Miami's small Greek commu- nity. In 1948, the growing congregation built the beautiful cathe- dral along Coral Way in the Roads neighborhood. St Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 2401 SW ThirdAve. Becky Roo ,kov PROTESTANT CHURCHES Many of Miami's Protestant churches began with services in tents during the 1890s as Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Rail- way and Royal Palm Hotel were turning Miami into a destination. Hagler had made one fortune with John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil and was making a second de- veloping the East Coast of Florida. A Presbyterian who never touched alcohol, Flagler was generous to many of Miami's early churches, writing "there is not a drop of de- nominational blood in my veins." Prominent Miami leader and pro- moter John Sewell, who had been sent to yi iami in 1 896 to oversee clearing the land for Flagler's Royal Palm Hotel, recalled this early era in his book .1i4iami Akin - airs and History of lkliaini, repub- lished by Ai va Moore Parks in 1.987. On arriving in Miami on March 3, 1896, Sewell found a gospel tent had been erected in a grove with a Congregational minister. Rev. Dr. Plass, in charge and his wife lead- ing the .music. All the denomina- tions shared this tent for their dif- ferent services. On his third Sun- day in Miatni, Sewell recalled, he was invited by Julia Tuttic's daugh- ter Fannie to hear the Episcopal bishop preach in the Congregation- alists' tent. When it appeared that he was to be the only one in the audience, he told the bishop "to wait a few min- utes and [ would get him a congre- gation, for there was no use of his wasting a sermon on me." Sewell then closed up the pool hall and cold drink stands and rounded up men sleeping on their cots at the Miami Hotel, telling "the whole bunch to go across the street to the gospel tent, as there was a preacher over there ...and I was not going to have a preacher come to Miami and go away and say that he could not get a congregation to preach to." In January 1896, the General As- sembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. sent the Rev. Henry Keigwin as Synod Missionary to explore organizing a church along Biscayne Bay. 29 First Presbyfenan Church of Miami 6096ric*e11 Avenue He held two services in Julia Tuttle's Miami Hotel and was then, invited to share the Congregationalists' tent set up near the Miami River. When the Congregationalists withdrew from the field six months later, the Presbyteri- ans took over their mission work and conducted services in this tent: until 1899, sharing it with Baptists. Flagier gave two lots in downtown Miami for a Presbyterian church and offered the use of his New York ar- chitects to draw up the plans, suggesting that the church might need to spend "a little more" than the $2500 the members had raised for the building. When the plans threatened to cost $20,000 or more, Elagler told the Rev. William Wal- lace Faris that he would also build the church at no cost to the congre- gation. In July, 1899, following the Spanish American War, the keys to the manse were presented to 1]r. Faris, and in 1900 the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF 11IA►MI was dedicated on. the First Presbyterian's FlaglerMemonaf Chapel is a replica of the orginal church. corner of what is now Hagler Street and SE 3rd Avenue. The beautiful church was the finest in town. William Jenn.ing Bryan became the Sunday School teacher at First Presbyterian in the winter of 1913-14.. In 1921 the class moved to the :Royal Palms Park where thousands gathered every Sunday morning to listen to the great orator preach. Bryan's ma- terial was syndicated across the country, and First Presbyterian First Presbyterian's magni eent mom sanctuafy was built in 194 becalm 'Mine of the eight most influen- tial ,churches in America." As the congregation grew in size, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MIAMI built a .aew Lructure south of the Miami Rives, a.. 609 Brickell Avetnare. Groundbreal :.g at the bay - front site took May 16, 1948 and the first se y acc was held on Sep- tember 18, 1949. The beautiful Tiffany stained glass windows, pews and hand- some woodwork of the original church were moved piece by piece and are now the llenry Hagler Chapel, separate from the magnificent 2000-seat sanctu- ary, but incorporated into the building. From its new location First Presbyte- rian continued its missionary tradition, helping establish many other churches, including PINECREST PRESB Y TE MAN, 10400 SW 57'" Avenue, in 1953. THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MAIM SPRINGS, 301 Westward Drive, began in 1935 when the Shenandoah Presbyterian Church. 2150 SW 8th Street, held a prayer service with eleven Miami Springs residents in a Hialeah home. In one year the group increased to sixty- six and met in Stadnik's Drugstore. The original church, now the chapel, was literally built by the members themselves. the first service was held in 1937 with chairs borrowed from a funeral parlor. Over 500 members dedicated a new sanctuary Easter Sun- day, 1951. debt free. In 1957 a social hall and church office were enlarged, and in 1994 the sanctuary was reno- vated. The church is known for music and youth programs. The charter of MIAMI SHORES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA), 60 NE 96th Street, was adopted in 1937 under the name of the Northeast Pres- byterian Church. In 1948 the name was changed to Miami Shores Presbyterian. In 1965 the McArthur Memorial Chapel was dedicated. a structure of colonial design used for special wor- ship services, weddings and funerals. Ptyrnavth Congregafona/ Church, 3429 Devon Road Renowned ecclesiastical architect Harold E. Wagoner designed the present contemporary sanctuary. dedicated in November 1968., with textured walls of keystone. A four - manual :liloeller organ installed in 1969 pro ides outstanding sound for worship, recitals and choral works of Bach. Mendelssohn and Handel, RIVIERA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 5275 S. W. 72"`' Avenue, began with a service at the Coco Plum Woman's Club and was founded as a church in 1945. Ground was broken for a building on Sunset Drive in 1949. The he first sanctuary became the fellowship hall when a new sanctuary was built in 1955. G:RANADA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 950 University Drive, Coral Gables, was established in 1947. Its current building was con- structed in 1961. The Congre„rationalist mission muy have departed Miami in 1896, Photo by John C. Witty 0i but PLYMOUTH CONGRE- GATIONAL CHURCH, 3429 Devon Road, Coconut Grove, was organized on November 7, 1897 by the Rev. James Bolton and ten other members at a loca- tion on McFarlane Road next to the library. The church was led from 1901-1907 by the Rev. Solomon Merrick. The congre- gation bought land for a new church, subdivided it and cre- ated Devon Road. Architect Clinton McKenzie designed the new church, completed in 1917, in a style taken from a mission in Mexico. The intricate "coral rock" stone- work was created by hand by a lone Spaniard, Felipe Feltz Re- born. The stone pillars for the side porches were added in 1918, ordered through James Deering of Villa Vizcaya, who also volunteered financial assis- tance. The 375-year-old front door of the church came from a monastery in the Pyrenees Mountains. Architect Robert Law Weed enlarged the sanctu- ary in 1954, adding a new Al Piymvum Cong ega#onal: Landscaped grounds, a religious there, and the first Co- Se• tGrove Sunday School and School Hou chancel, and two transepts, mak- ing the church in the shape of a cross. Five adjoining acres were purchased in 1958 to add the Davis Fellowship Hall and edu- cational and office buildings. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Sitting on Plymouth's property is the ]FIRST COCONUT GROVE SUNDAY SCHOOL AND SCHOOL HOUSE. built of lumber salvaged from wrecked ships. It was constructed in 1887 as a Sunday School for children by Isabella Peacock. In 1.889 Miss Flora McFarlane also began teaching school during the week in the tiny one -room structure. In 1891 she organized the mothers in the building, forming The Housekeepers' Club, which evolved into the Coconut Grove Woman's Club. Thanks to James Ryder, the School House was moved from its original location at what is now 2916 Grand Ave- nue to the church grounds in 1970. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To honor the memory of his fa- ther, the Rev. Solomon Merrick, Coral Gables founder George E. Merrick donated Land to estab- lish the CORAL GABLES CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 3010 DeSoto Boule- vard. The original b 1 members proclaimed their belief in a self- governing -unit electing its own pastor and in "all that is broad and progressive in religious thought and activity." The church sanctuary and original edifice were designed by the 32 renowned Chicago based architectural firm of Kiehnel and Elliott and completed in 1925. The grand Baroque entranceway and bell tower retlect Spanish influ- ence, as does the Biltntore Hotel facing the church across Anastasia. Avenue. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Congregational Church was also responsible for the formation of the first house of worship on Miami Beach ---the MIAMI BEACH COMMUNITY CHURCH, 1620 Drexel Avenue, a church .for both Protestant and Catholic now under the sponsorship of the United Church of Christ. Miami reach developer Carl G. Fisher, with the encouragement of his wife, donated three lots on which the church was built. The building was designed by architect Walter C. DeGartno in the Spanish Colo- nial Revival style and was dedicated on Palm Sunday, 1921. Over the years members donated the stained glass windows of the sanctuary, chapel and library, which are located on Lincoln Road Mall. Since 1974 the Rev. Dr. Garth R.. Thompson has led the "open communion" church, welcoming all Christians to participate. The second minister of the Miami Beach Community Church, the Rev. Dr. R. Wiley Scott. who served from 1.940-I973, helped in the lute 1950s with the establishment of the CHURCH Of THE OPEN DOOR, UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 600l NW 88rn Avenue in Liberty CidO,. Dade Heritage Days tour of Miami Beach Commumiy Church, 1620 Drexel Avenue, Miami Beach Coral Gables Congregational C/tu/Ch, 3010 C1e$oto Boulevard THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST/ ODD FELLOWS HALL, 3288 Charles Street, Coconut Grove, was built in 1897. It housed the first black library, literary and fraternal society in South Florida and for many years was the community gather- ing place. What is now TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL, 464 Ne 1611? Street, was organized by the Rev. William C. Gray, an Episcopalian bishop who had visited the Biscayne Bay area in 1893, holding ser- vices in a schoolhouse in Lemon City and traveling up the coast on a launch pro- vided by Julia Tuttle. Julia Tuttle also offered her home for services and then donated land for an Episcopal church. In December 1896 a one-story wooden Trin- ity Church was completed as the first per- manent church building within Miami's original city. Since the structure had no glass windows, only fabric covering the openings to keep out mosquitoes. it was nicknamed -Church of the Holy Cheese- cloth." The wooden church was replaced by a two-story building in 1912. In 1922 the congregation bought land and hired Miami architect Harold Hastings Mundy to design a structure large enough to seat 1100 worshipers. The new Mediterranean Revival style church. inspired by the Roman Catholic Chureh of St. Giles in southern France, was completed in July 1926 and featured a rose kvindow dedicated to Julia Tuttle. In 1970, the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida voted to make Trinity the cathedral for the diocese, the location of the bishop's throne, the cathe- dra. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places- 33 Si Sfephhen s Epesropal C/,wrh, 2750 Macfarlane Road constructed in 1912. The structure was enlarged in the current site in 1959. St Agnes'Episcopat Church, '750NW triAve. 1919 and The Rev. WiIIiani C. Gray also played a role in the history of ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH., 2750 McFarlane Road. When he visited Lemon City in 1893. Bishop Gray also held services n Coconut Grove. A year later Dr. Gilbert Higgs, archdeacon, sailed from Key West to Coconut Grove, where he met Miss Flora McFarlane, Coconut Grove's first school teacher and founder of the Housekeepers Club. She was eager to establish a par- ish in the community, and in 1909 Bishop Gray con- sented to the forming of a ladies guild. A mission was established in I910 called St. 'Stephen's, with services held in the Housekeepers Club. The small congregation was augmented by visitors from the North, most of whom were residents of Camp Bis- cayne. and by students from the Lake Placid School for Boys. John R. Strong of New York City donated a lot, which was cleared and beautified by W.J. Matheson, and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church was in 1926, and a new church building was constructed at ST. AGNES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 1750!VW 3' 1,4venue, was first organized in 1898 by black Bahamian Anglicans in Mi- ami who had no place of their own to wor- ship. The church was named after Saint Agnes' Church it Nassau. The structure was built by H..Hastings Mundy/Godfrey C. Scovello in phases, from 1923 through [930. The architecture reflects a nix of Neo-Classical and Mission style elements. The interior includes an ornately carved altar from the original church and a de - ailed ceiling. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 3481 Hibiscus Street, was founded in 1901 and is the oldest Coconut Grove Church in its original location. It was the church home of African American Father Theodore Gibson, a priest, Civil Rights leader and City of Miami Commissioner. ST. PHILLIPS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 114.E Coral Wcw, Coral Ga- bles, was founded in 1943 as a result of World War 11 gas rationing that prevented parishioners from attending St. Stephen's, their church in Coco- nut Grove. The church was chartered in 1944 and the first service was held in the telephone exchange building, which was remodeled and enlarged as St. Phillips. The church complex now includes a school and extends from Andalusia Avenue to Coral Way and Columbus Boulevard, with a beauti- ful Tudor -inspired sanctuary built in 1956. Ft'Ftat, 6y Becky Rape/ M,/kcu 51. Thomas Episcopal Church, 5690N, Kendal!©r. ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 5690 N. Kendall Drive, began as a Mission in 1950 with 71 members. 34 becoming Si. Thomas of Canterbury in 1951. In 1952 the congregation purchased three acres of land with five cottages and held services in a tent. A daycare center called the "Little Learners" began in 1953. evolving into the present- day parish school. In 1954 a church building was con- structed. now Rantz Mall, and the mis- sion name changed to St. Thomas Episcopal Church. The parish started tbur missions in South Dade and helped to start St. Christopher's-by- the-Sea in Key Biscayne. St, Thomas Episcopal now has a membership of 2500 with an expansive sanctuary and new school and classroom facilities. GREATER ST. PAUL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL, 3680 Thomas Avenue, coconut Grove, was organized in 1896, when twelve set- tlers gathered in the living room of Mariah Brown's house. The first church on this site was built in 1934, although the church once had a build- ing on Charles Avenue that housed the first school for black children. GREATER BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL, 245 NW 8th Street, horne to one of Mi- ami's oldest and most distinguished black congregations, was organized in March, 1896, three months prior to the City of Miami's incorporation. Con- struction on the massive Mediterra- nean Revival style church began in 1927 and was completed in 1942-43 due to the congregation's "pay as you go.. policy. The architect builder was John Scult- horpe H.S. Bragg. Engineers designed the building so well that the small windows and high ceilings keep the inside of the church cool without the use of air conditioning. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. GRACE UNITED HAITIAN METHODIST CHURCH, 6501 N. Miami Avenue, was originally organ- ized in 1893 as Lennon City Method- ist, later becoming CJrace Methodist. It Greater Bethel A/ n► Methodist Episcopal, 245NW88h Street is the oldest church in con- tinuous service in Miami - Dade County. The present , , rein.. r:e. built in 1959, is the third building. The Bond_ 'built in 1905 at 6311 �,d 2 Avenue, was torn c- r.tirl by the City of Miami for the new Little Haiti Park. Church services are offered in Creole. FIRST UNITED METH- ODIST CHURCH OF HOMESTEAD, 622 North Krome Avenue, is the oldest church in Homestead. A meeting in a one -room schoolhouse in 1909 led to the establishment of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Residents belonging to the Northern Methodist branch organized in 1914. Both groups united in 1929, making I Iomestead fhlnous as this was the first unification. in America of the two groups. which had split over ques- tions of administration and slavery in 1844. Ten years later Methodist Churches across the nation followed. In 193I, the name was officially changed to Homestead Meth- odist Church. Photo by John C. Witty III A new sanctuary opened on Thanks- giving Day, 1949, and in 1974 addi- tions were consecrated. The stained glass window donated by the Freder- ick family was originally in the Countess of Huntingdon Church in England where John Wesley preached. In 1990 the Family Life Center was completed, which became after Hurricane Andrew in 1992 the major distribution point for hurricane relief for the entire community for many months. A day school facility opened i1! 2006. TAMIAMI TEMPLE UNITED METHODIST CI-I1 RCH, 1401 SW 8th Street, was organized in 1925. The present Mission style building was constructed in 1928. RIVERSIDE UNITED METI-IOI)- IST CHURCH, 985 .VW J ' Street, was founded in the mid-1920s. In 1938 the architectural firm Kiehnel & Elliott designed a striking addition to the original church. Today the ser- vices are conducted in Spanish and the church houses several social ser- vice agencies. EBENEZ-ER METHODIST CHURCH, 1042 NW 3"t Avenue, was founded in 1948. The building's Gothic Revival design, 35 with its flanking towers and triple - arched entry, is the only surviving example of this style in Overtown, one of Miami's oldest black commu- nities. Construction on the church began by Scott -Whitaker Builders after World War I1 and the building was dedicated in 1965. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF CORAL GABLES, 536 Coral Way. began in 1926 as the Coral Gables Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The first parsonage was built in 1927 at 605 Alcazar, but the church had to return the property to the mortgage company in 1929 when the Depression hit. The first sanctuary, seating less than 250 and built in 1933 at the corner of Coral Way and Segovia, was designed in the Spanish Mission style by archi- tects Phineas Paist and Harold Stew- ard. The church expanded in the 1940s, reaching a membership of over 900 and building a Social Hall, the Head Center and Segovia Hall. An educational building was completed in 1951 and a new sanctuary opened on Easter Sun- day 1955 for a membership of 2300. In 1967 the Hanger Build- ing for educational purposes opened, and in 1993 the sanctu- ary was renovated. FIRST UNITED METHOD- IST CHURCH OF MIAMI, 400 Biscayne Boulevard, was formed as a merger of two down- town congregations, Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church and White Temple Methodist Episcopal Church. Each had be- gun separate ministries in Miami in the late 1890s on property do- nated by Henry H. Flagler, wor- shiping in small white Game buildings. In 1913, the Northern congregation had moved into a new building and became known as White Temple Methodist Church, and in 1915 the South- ern congregation had moved into First United Methodist Church Of Coral Gables, 536 Coral Way First United Methodist Church of Miami 400 Biscayne Boulevard its new structure as Trinity Method- ist Episcopal Church. South. In 1966 these two churches merged. Its congregation over the years has been known for civic responsibility, founding numerous social service agencies and starting new churches in the Miami area, and even a church in China. The first Hot Meals program held outside a Fed- eral project was begun by the church, as was the first Protestant congregation for I Iispanics in Miami and the Biscayne Manor Retirement Home. Kendall United Methodist Church, 7600 SW 104th So-eet Cent-aI Baptist Church, 500 NE First Ave. Yount 2io BapijstCluana'a, 301 /W 91,7 ;Sheet KENDALL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 7600 SW 104`h Street, began in 1922, when Mrs. D.L. Killian led a religious ser- vice in an old shop in Kendall. A group of 50 came from the scat- tered residential area and outlying farms and groves. This meet- ing resulted in the organization of Kendall United Methodist Church and the building of a small frame sanctuary on donated land on Smoak: Road (SW 100th Street). The 1926 hurricane de- molished the chu. 'i, and though it was rebuilt, the area's popula- tion dwindled during the Depression of the 1930s and the church closed. The church was re-established in 1946 as residents began to move back to Kendall, and in 1952 a sanctuary was built at SW 77'' Avenue and SW 104th Street. The current sanctuary opened in 1968 and the church now has 1625 members. CENTRAL BAPPTIST Cli U RCH, 500 NE First Avenue, was founded as First Baptist Church on July 26, 1896, the week the City of Miami was incorporated. The present building opened for public worship on February 12, 1928, with the Rev.J.L. White, D.D, serving as pastor. Designed in the Neo-classical style with elements of Renaissance Revival by Dougherty and Gardner, Ar- chitects, the magnificent four-story building is capped by a gold rotunda. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, 301 NW 9th Street, was founded on September 18, 1896. It is one of Miami's oldest Afri- can -American congregations, known for its association with black leaders D.A. Dorsey, the Rev. T.R. Evans and Dr. Martin Luther King. The original frame church was replaced with the current large Mediterranean Revival style building, which was begun be- fore the Great Depression and completed in 1941. The Mt. Zion congregation helped raise funds to build Miami's black -owned Christian Hospital. Listed an the National Register of' Historic Places. ST. JOHN'S BAPTIST CHURCH (New St. John Institutional Baptist Church). 1328 NW 3``r Avenue, was organized in 1906. Its current 1940 building is a rare example of the Art Deco style in Overtown. It was designed by McKissack and McKissack of Nashville. one of the first major black architectural firms in the United States. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HOMESTEAD, 240 North Krorne Avenue, was founded in 1914. The current building was built from 1940 to 1944. The former Sunday School building in the rear was built in 1926 and now houses ArtSouth, a not -for - profit art campus and performing arts center that offers living, teaching, exhibiting and sales space for juried and emerging art- ists. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 226 SW l7T" Avenue, was organized in 1922 and the present sanctuary built in 1925. 37 Macedonia MisswnalyBaptist Church .3315 S. Douglas Avenue Bay Shore Lu#7e an Murat, 051 Byre 9Je war„ In 1959, when the first Cuban refugees arrived. Calvary became one of Miami's first churches to offer services in Spanish. In 1967 the congregation switched to the Spanish language, the first of Little Havana's historic churches to do so. MACEDONIA MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 3315 S. Douglas Avenue, Cocor it Grove, was founded in 1895 by the Rev. Samuel A. Sampson as the first Baptist church for blacks in Dade County. It was originally known as St. Agnes Missionary Baptist Church and located at 3500 Charles Avenue. Its name was changed to Macedonia Missionary Baptist in 1922. The present structure was built in 1948. UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH, 635 Anastasia, Coral Gables, was founded in 192E across the street from the University of Miami. It was rebuilt after the devastating hurricane of 1926, and its current sanctuary was built in 1960 RIVERSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, now MANUEL ARTIME THEATER, 900 SW 1st Street, was organized in 1921. The current building was completed in 1959. When the church moved to 10775 SW 104th Street in Kendall in 1975, the City of Miarni acquired the property and named the theater for the late Cuban leader Manuel Artime, who fought to overthrow Batista. then opposed Castro in the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion. ICLESI , BAPTISTA RENACER, 110/ SW f "Avenue,, was built in the 1940s for the Miami Hebrew Congre- gation, later Beth-Kodesh. When Beth-Kodesh merged with Beth David, the building became the Spanish -language Baptist church it is today. IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 1770 Brickell Avenue, was first organized in 1913 at a meeting held at the Halcyon Hotel. A church was built in the 1920s, with the famous orator William Jennings Bryan speaking at the dedication. The church was damaged by the 1926 hurricane, which was followed by the bust in Miami, and growth was slow. The present site on Brickell Avenue was purchased for $60,000 in the late 1950s. with the con- s negation meeting at Southside Elementary School until a new sanctuary was dedicated in 1961. BAY SHORE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 5051 Biscayne Boulevard, held its first worship service in 1944 at the Northeast Woman's Club. Groundbreaking was held for its Gothic -style sanctuary in 1945. The church's base- ment has housed the Mom ngside Montessori School pre-school since 2002. 38 FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, MIAMI, 1836 Biscayne Boulevard, was established as a society in 1911 and as a church in 1916. In 1924 a competitive process organized by the American Association of Architects was used to select an architect to design a new church on Biscayne Boulevard and 191" Street. August Geiger was the unanimous choice, designing a handsome edifice in the style of a Greek temple with six tall columns supporting the front portico. Constructed in 1925 of Indiana limestone with \1t. Airy granite steps and opalescent windows to diffuse the sub. -tropical sun, the church has been recognized architecturally as one of the most pleasing church buildings in the U.S. SECOND CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, MIAMI, 3840 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, was founded in 1896 when winter resident Jessie S. Moore returned from a summer visit in Boston, grateful for the healing of a se- rious illness through Christian Science treatment. Amazed at her transformation, her friends began to meet with her at the Peacock Inn, then at Ephemia Frow's home. This small group, the Christian Science Society of Coconut Grove, was the first Christian Science organization in South Florida. The Society met from 1898 to 1902 at the Housekeepers' Club, then at the Congregational Church until 1913 when Jessie Moore donated land on Main High- way. The church hired architect Walter C. DeGiarmo to design a simple classic white rectangular building of rein- forced concrete with pillared porch. The first service in the124-seat church was held in 1914. The edifice was com- pleted, debt free, in 1919. In 1926 the auditorium was enlarged with the addition of two wings and the society be- came the First Church of Christ, Scientist., Coconut Grove. When Coconut Grove was annexed by the City of Mi- ami, the church was renamed in 1931 the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Miami. An annex was built in 1935, joined to the main structure by a covered loggia. In 1941 a new 495-seat auditorium was built, designed by the firm of Kiehnel and Elliott, and the original edifice was converted for use as the Sunday School. The church's Reading Room is located in dolt ntown Coconut Grove. CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, CORAL GABLES, 410 Andalusia Avenue, is located across from Coral Gables City AO and Merrick Park. Architect Phineas Paist designed the current sanctuary in 1941, as well as the original, which was built in 1934 and is still a part of the complex. First numb of Christ, Scendsl of Miami, 1836 Biscayne Boulevard Photo by John C. Witfy III 39 Sor/etyoffnends Meriting House, 1185 Sunset Dnlie. Coral Gables. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, 1185 Sunset Drive, was formed through the efforts of Barnard and Jesse Walton, Philadelphia brothers whose yearly journeys to Florida gathered Friends in the 1940s. The Meeting was or- ganized in 1950, and the present meeting house was constructed in 1960 on four lots in Coral Gables, the gifts of sisters Susanna and Beulah Parry. The architect was Marion Manley, the second female architect in Florida, and the contractor was Lyle Roberts. The meeting house has served as borne to Cuban Friends, a Peace Center during the Vietnam War and a Friends Elementary School. In 1979 the Society expanded their facilities by acquiring from Riviera Presbyterian Church "The Well,', a 1911 house .remodeled in 1924. The Friends renamed it Bartram House, in honor of Quaker John Bartram, the colonial botanist, and his son William, a famous naturalist and author, who traveled in Florida. NEWISH HOUSES OF WORSHIP BETH DAVID CONGREGATION (Conservative), 2625 SW Third Avenue, originally known as B'nai Zion, was established in 1912 as Miami's first Jewish congregation, One of its organizers was Isidor Cohen. who came to Mi- ami in I S9h as the area's first permanent Jewish settler. In 1916 the congregation was renamed Beth David to honor donor David Afrerow, In 1949 its current building was constructed, featuring a large dome and six supporting col- umns. Contained withinare the 1000-seat Falk Sanctuary, a biniab (platform for Torah reading and prayer service) of Brazilian mahogany, the Scher Prayer Chapel, a chandeliered Spector Ballroom, two school wings and a computer lab, the Simons Library, the Traurig Reception Hall and the historic Beck Museum ofJudaica, Belk David Congregation. 2625 SW Third Avenue Photo by Johry C, Witty HI 40 BETH JACOB SYNAGOGUE (Orthodox), now TILE SANFORD 1,. ZIFF JEWISH MUSEUM, 301 and 311 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach. The original home of Congregation Beth Jacob was Miami Beach's first synagogue. It was designed by architect H. Frasser Rose and built 1928-29 at 311 Washington Avenue. The site was chosen be- cause at that time Jews were not permitted to live north of Fifth Street on Miami Beach. Almost every Jew who was a permanent resident of Miami Beach between 1927-1932 contributed to the synagogue, a reli- gious, social and cultural center of the Jewish community. A Hebrew school was established and a mikvah (ritual bath for women) was built in 1944. The synagogue building has a stucco facade crowned by tablets with the Ten Commandments. Inside, the main hall is two stories in height. The women -, it separately upstairs, looking down into the main sanctuary through t, sets of windows. In 1936 the congregation eon- structed a second 1. -1er adjacent building at 301 Washington Avenue, designed by Henry ] ,.ohauser in the Classic Revival style with M.oderne influence. Used as a synagogue for 50 years and then abandoned, this building was restored and opened as the Jewish Museum of Florida in 1995. The Jewish Museum now has also acquired the original syna- gogue at 311 Washington. It has undergone a million dollar restoration by architect and contractor lra D. Giller with support from the City of Miami Beach. The old synagogue will be connected to the later syna- gogue with a glass -donned cafe in the center courtyard. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places„ Ziff Jeo sh Museum, 301 and 311 Washington Ave., Miami Beach Photo by John WittyIII TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI (Reform), 137 NE 19th Street, organized in 1923, is the oldest Reform shul in Miami with the oldest temple building in Florida. It was formed by ;=.,lmncr members of Temple Beth David who were not conservative or orthodox Jewish believers, but reformed. professing a belief that the Bible is not so much the final revealed word of God as it is the record of inan's historic quest for the word of God, and rituals are aesthetic symbols of ideals men es- pouse. The first name was Temple Israel Re- form Jewish Congregation. In 1957 the name was changed to Temple lsraei of Greater Mi- ami, with the congregation deciding to remain in the city limits and draw from the whole area, even though the greater part of the membership lived outside the city limits. Temple Israel of Greater Miami 137NE 19th Street 41 Photo by John C Witty alit TPmnt4 Eni nu- I tlf Gs atpritfiami 17ff1 ii!! hington Ave., MiamiBeach TEMPLE EMANU-EL OF GREATER MIAMI (Conservative), 1701 Wcrshingion Avenue, was founded in 1938 as Congregation Jacob Joseph, becoming the Miami Beach Jewish Center. The name was changed in 1954 to Temple Lnlanu-El, meaning "May God Be With Us." The .1949 building, the largest synagogue on Miami Beach. is Byzantine in style with white and red stone features and an octagonal shaped sanctuary. TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM (REFORM), 4141 Chase ,Avenue, Miami Beach, was started as a congregation in 1942 for soldiers during; World War 1.1„ It became Temple Beth Sholom in 1945 and moved into a house at its current address, which was renovated and added to over the years. Thanks to the influence of Judy Drucker, a prominent member, the temple's many cultural programs have included visits by Vladimir Horowitz, Yo-YoMa, Luciano Pava- rotti and Beverly Sills. VON WO INr I tteiti ct IVAN 111111111) 11111111 ,ltrNer Photos by John C. Wity111 42 Bet Ovadia Chatiad, 3713 Main Highway BET OVADIA CHABAD, 3713 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, is located in the former BRYAN MEMORIAL (Methodist) CHURCH, which was built in1928. The land was donated by William Jennings Er-yan, the famous three -time presidential candidate. theologian and ora- tor. Bryan participated in the design, which included accessibility for his wheel -chair hound wife and an outdoor pulpit where he planned to conduct Bible classes. ile died before the church was completed, just weeks after the conclusion of the famous Scopes Trial where he participated in the prosecution. The building was designed by the renowned firm of Kiehnel Elliott and is an outstanding example of masonry ver- nacular with Byzantine detailing. The property was bought in 1998 by the Chabad and is being restored by architect Carey Penebad, a University of Miami professor. Chabad is a community based nonprofit organization whose efforts arc rooted in traditional Jewish values, and many of the programs help the needy regardless of background or belief. "Chabad" is a Hebrew acronym for "Wisdom. Understanding and Knowledge" and Lubavitch is the town in White Russia where the movement was begun. Chabad promotes the mystical, traditional, legal and social principles of the Torah whips using modern methods and technology for education, community outreach, youth programs, crisis inter- vention. and other social Issues. Photo by John C. Witty TEMPLE JUDEA (Reform), 5500 Granada Boulevard, Coral Gabler dates to 1946 when several Jewish families met in homes and storefronts and at the Uni- versity of Miami Hillel Center for worship and social life. In I948 the group formed the Coral Gables Jewish Center, which in 1950 moved to Palermo Avenue: In the mid-1960s the CGJC constructed Temple Judea. designed by the famous architect Morris Lapidus on the comer of S. Dixie and Granada. TEMPLE BETH SHMUEL CUJBAN HEBREW CONGREGATION OF MI- AMII (Conservative), 1700 Michigan Avenue, Miami Beach, was founded in 1961 by Cuban Jewish.il 11 •.,ing Castro. The building was designed by Cu- ban -born Jewish brow ' t: ^ it and Isaac Sklar. The ultramodern design was inspired by the caves near tii'. Western Wall in Jentsalem. er ,r air. •r) IOW Over. the last few decades, Miami, always diverse, has become ever more so demographically. Now, more their: 1000 different houses of worship exist in Miami -Dade County, representing almost every form of relig- ion in the world and exemplifying a vast array of architectural design. Simple or grand, all the houses of nnolmhip symbolize the values of the congregation, offer places to celebrate sacraments and rites of pao;age, and inspire those who enter to pray, meditate, renew the spirit and glorify God. illany thanks to John r Witty III and nhanolo Dar :vc for photography and to Lcslic Rivc✓a, Luis ' and Robert Lopez for helping re- icarclr this .uticic and to the following .,ourecs. Miami the Magic City byAiva 4loore!'aid;+. Miami Memoirs by John Sewell, re -published by irva {door' Park . Miami .1 Sense of ''lace. published by the (neater Miami Convention ,t Visitors Bureau. They Gathered for Worship by Thelma Peter, HI SF Update Juju 1976 .Coral Gables, Miami Riviera by Aristides MilIas and LYlen Uguccioni, DHT's Preservation Today 1983, hrstorirposu.aro Irian Larry Wiggins, Images of America, Little Havana by Paul George. PILO, Florida J'ewi.sh Heritage Trail hyRa- chel Huitnovics and bare.{) ivr. n,'. Florida Black Heritage Trail and Florida Cuban heritage Trail by Florida Department of State. ',rouges of America, Coral Gables by.SufJ H. Branson, Miami Historic Sites & Districts, Coral Gables in Postcards fiy Sam LaRotfc and Ellen Lluc- ciont. The First Presbyterian Chord: ofMhonti Centennial bvFrankic Nicholas, The History of Temple Israel by Dr. Char/cton Tebeau, The Virtual Jewish History Tour by Beth rt ctis.+. and source; LLoru individual churches. eapecially Kathy Hersh, Lacy Luttrell and Bob Smith. 43 \iiastti postcards mcr tlsc- dcca c' have rellcctrtf tltc isricic of"tfic individual tcrtit;rcgaiicrtt' and ilic• com- munity itG -kit kilt, ;trc ltiwclttral is :usi►` tsf' \4s:ss►ti' t'4uss'c 111.s t7 osz-w. i it sc .arc ;i Se►► �a1 ii►t° I1lallj °pOSi ardS ill Ifsc cullct l()11 eel Lat-r1 1L•ig;issv. NFETHO©ISM Welcomes You TO HOMESTEAD 44 I.62::. -aos SVoldpose.tu i fgami, vida Par are I'aviRusstin Otiftexim Goat Can* &Hoch, Temple Ernarki-E1 Synagogue, Mari Bead? 45 Preservation News Hialeah Park Race Track Placed on National Trust's Nlost Endangered Sites List By Janet Diaz Hialeah Park. now a neglected oasis in the heart of Hialeah, was established in 1925 and played host to countless Triple Crown win- ners and Hall of Fame horses, lts grandstand saw the likes of Winston Churchill. Jackie Kennedy. Elizabeth Taylor and President. Barry Truman, and its stunning architecture earned it a reputation as "the most beautiful racetrack in the world." Now, over 80 years later. itsgrandstand sits empty,, the club house is in disrepair and the stables that once sheltered horses such as War Admiral. Scahiscuit and Citation have been demolished. The fatuous flamingos, now seen only by a skeleton crew of stullers and the occasional zoo har- vesting eggs, continue to serve as a reminder of better days. National attention was recently focused on Hialeah Park when the National Trust for Historic Preservation placed the famous race course on its "1 1 Most Fndan€ ercd historic Sites" List, The. Citizens Horse racing at Hialeah Park was a mayor attact' w. as depicted in this htistorie pest carte to Save Hialeah Park is working with Dade heritage Trust and other groups to pursue options to preserve the park v.hite main- taining it as a recreational and educational venue. Ideas have included an equine veterinary school and rehab facility. a cultural facility with green space showcasing a tropical oasis and, ideally. the return once again of racing. The goal is to educate South Florida and the nation of the importance of Hialeah Park, ag National Register Site that has been eligible to be named a National Historic Landmark since 1988. From its early days as the first pari-mutuel greyhound dog track in the U.S. to its world-renowned Fla- mingo Stakes and Widener Cup horse races. Hialeah Park played a pivotal role its the growth of South Florida. t:ttorts are underway to have neighboring municipalities pass friendly, resolutions recognizing llialeah Park Race Track as a valuable local and lose Fuentes, chair e(Citizens toSave Hialeah Park speaks national historic resource and urn*ine the owner John Brunetti and responsi- atapress conference atDade Hen'tage Trust ble governmental agencies to preserve this national historic landmark. Brickell Avenue Receives Historic Designation from the State From Ihe Brickell l Ini eowners Association News "That portion of IBrickell Avenue situated within the corporate limits of the City of Miami and lying between S.E. 25th Street and the south shoreline of the Miami River is designated as a state historic road. No state funds shall be expended by any public body or agency to alter its location whether by extension of its boundaries or the extension of the name Brickell Avenue."' Governor Charlie Crist signed legislation on June 14. 2UO7 declaring Brickell Avenue a state historic road and pro- hibiting the Brickell Avenue name from being extended beyond its Miami River north boundary. The Brickell Area Association worked very hard to keep the l3ri kcll name from extending across the river up Southeast 2g" d Avenue and was supported by the Brick.ell Homeowners Association and Dade Heritage Trust. Historically. the area north of the river was known asJuli'a Tuttle territory while the area south of the river was settled by the Brickell family. The state historic designation of the roadway recognizes that Brickell Avenue, stretching tii"oni Miami River south to 25`I' Road, has distinct cultural, historic. architectural, recreational. natural and for scenic resources value. 46 Old Miami High Construction Begins By Ann Marie Clyatt After years of fundraising and negotiating governmental contracts, Dade Heritage Trust has at last been able to start construction on the final restoration of Old Miami High, the 1905 wood frame structure that housed the first Miami High School and the first Southside Ele- mentary School. William A. Medellin is the architect and TurnKey Construction is the contractor. The building and $35,000 was donated to the City of Miami in 2003 by developer Kevin Reilly of KV Brickell Partners, Ltd. A coalition of Dade Heritage Trust, the City of Miami and the Miami High Alumni Association relocated the structure to Southside Park for res- toration as a City park office, historic classroom and community cen- tcr. To complete the restoration, Dade Heritage Trust secured funding of S350,000 from a State Historic Preservation Special Category grant, S300,000 from the Miami -Dade County General Obligation Architect's rendering of Old Miami High State Preservation Architect David Fero discusses restoration plans with DHPs architect William Medellin. Bond and $55,000 from the City of Miami Commission. Dade Heritage Trust is now trying to raise $23,000 to cover additional City -imposed costs. WANTED: STORIES ABOUT WOMEN BURIED IN THE HISTORIC MIAMI CITY CEMETERY Penny Lambeth, chair of the City Cemetery Committee, which has been restoring the cemetery for the past nine years, is compiling information for a book on the lives of the women buried in the Miami City Cemetery. Please contact her with photos and family stories at Lambeth & Nagel Communication, lambeth@post.com, or 305/556-6280 Palmetto Bay Acquires Historic Property for Park By Olga Cadaval "Thalatta," a beautiful four -acre property on Biscayne Bay, located along Old Cutler Road just south of the Deering Estate, has been acquired by the Village of Palmetto Bay to preserve as an historic landmark and green space in the South Miami -Dade County. The Village of Palmetto Bay spent one-third of its budget at the time to purchase the 1926 Mediterranean Revival style home for fear that a private developer would demolish the residence and carriage house. Future plans for the site include a walking trail, new park- ing, improved entry and courtyard, reflecting pool, covered special events area, food preparation area, open outdoor terrace, ADA restrooms, office space, meeting room, Pio- neer museum, open green area, renovations to the historic structure and landscaping. Becky Roper Malloy Historic bayfront home and grounds will become a park. 47 Vizcayans Challenge Approval of High -Rise Condo By L,ymn Summers Architects rendering ofcxiyyrnallypmposed Coconut Grove condo profit as it would be seen from Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Courtesy of RJHersenbottf Arch/Pots. In April 2007, on a controversial 3-2 vote, the Miami City Com- mission approved the development of a luxury, high-rise condo- minium project on a small site overlooking Biscayne Bay in the Coconut Grove Neighborhood Conservation District. The Viz- cayans, a private, not -for -profit support group for the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Grove Isle Condominium Association, Glencoe Neighborhood Association and several individuals are challenging these development approvals in multiple lawsuits under the Florida Growth Management Act and other laws. The objectors contend that: the proposed project is out -of -scale with the surrounding single-family and low- to mid -rise residen- tial areas and will outstrip and overtax the existing infrastructure in the area,. The legal challenges are based on both the impacts of the currently proposed project and the precedent for future such developments in the sane area on other tracts of land. According to John Hinson, Co -Chair of The Vizcayans Spe- cial Preservation Committee, ''the intensity of these buildings and the ones that could and, no doubt will. come later adjacent to them unless these approvals are overturned by the courts is simply incompatible with the Coconut Grove area and will do irreparable hanit both to Vizcaya, its historic gardens and the surrounding neighborhoods. We be- lieve the courts will agree with us, and overturn the approvals." Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. built by industrialist James Deering in 1916-1922 and now owned by Miami -Dade County, is a National Historic Landmark and one of the nation's bast examples of Gilded Age architecture and land- scape design. The Vizcayans" efforts to protect and preserve Vizcaya have been supported by Dade Heritage Trust, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Park Service. U.S. Department ol'the Interior, the Miami -Dade County Historic Preservation Board and the Miami Design Preservation League. NCIN Historic rNiNlo District Improving Biscayne Boulevard CSv Bob smith In June 2006. the City of Miami designated the MiMo/Biscayne Boulevard llistorii.. District to preserve the treasure trove of Mid -Century Miami Modern (MiMo) build- ings to the area. The district stretches from NE 50tit to NE 77th Streets, encompass- ing much of Miami's lamed "Motel Row." Subsequently. the MiMo Biscayne Asso- ciation was formed and spearheaded efforts at desi€n. preservation and community economic supportlparticipation. Recently, the association entered into an agreement with the City of Miami to main- tain new. patterned sidewalks to be installed along the boulevard. These will comple- ment the architecture and provide a true sense of place in the district. Facade grants are available to district business owners tor painting. window and original signage replacement. Road reconstruction has been completed north to about NE 66th Street. ❑o take the time to drive thorough the historic district and see for yourself the positive changes that are occurring in the neighborhood along that section of Biscayne Boule- vard. For more information, visit www.rnitnoboulevard.org. km*� 1 48 SLESNICK PRESENTS.. 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