Florida - Dade County - Historic Districts
Dade County Florida (Historic Districts) has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Hialeah Park Race Track, Miami Beach Architectural District, Vizcaya, Monroe Lake Archeological District and Nike Missile Site HM-69.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Tequesta, Glades Iia-Iib, Iiia, Glades I-Iiic, Seminole- Modern Period and Spanish 16th Century dating back to 0.

The famous person James Deering is associated with one of more of the Dade County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Dade County places including George A. Curtis, Dept. of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kiehnel & Elliott, Block,Boilard,DeBitra,Dixon,Fein et, August Geiger Firm, Albert Anis, Feldman, Grossman, Hampton, et al., Marion Manley and Phineus E. Paist. Prominent architectural styles found in Dade Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Moderne and Art Deco.

Bay Shore Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001323)
Also known as Morningside Historic District;8DA5201
Roughly bounded by NE. 55th St., Biscayne Blvd., NE. 60th St. and Biscayne Bay , Miami
Pietro, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Manley,Marion, Kiehnel & Elliott
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Boca Chita Key Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000795)
NW section of Boca Chita Key, roughly bounded by Biscane Bay and a stone wall , Biscayne National Park
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
August Geiger Firm
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Collins Waterfront Architectural District (added 2011 - - #11000905)
Bounded by 24th St., Atlantic Ocean, Indian Creek Dr., Pine Tree Dr. & Collins Canal, Miami Beach
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Deering, Charles, Estate (added 1986 - - #86000325)
S.W. One Hundred Sixty-seventh St. and Old Cutler Rd. , Cutler
Ebyabe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Paist,Phineus E.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Landscape Architecture, Prehistoric, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Tequesta
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Hotel, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Village Site, Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Park
Downtown Miami Commercial Historic District (added 1988 - - #88003057)
Roughly bounded by N.E. 1st St., N.E. 1st Ave., S.E. 1st. Ave., S.W. 1st St., and N. Miami Ave. , Miami
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Kiehnel & Elliott
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Hotel, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Hotel, Professional, Specialty Store
Downtown Miami Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001356)
Also known as FMSF #DA5365
Roughly bounded by Miami Ct, 3rd St., 3rd Ave., and 2nd St. , Miami
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Theater
Hialeah Park Race Track (added 1988 - - #88003477)
Also known as Miami Jockey Club;Hialeah Race Track;Hialeah Park
E. Fourth Ave. , Miami
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Curtis,George A.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Homestead Historic Downtown District (added 2007 - - #07001199)
Bounded by NW 4th St., S Railroad Ave., SE 1st Rd. & N Krome Dr. , Homestead
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Fire Station, Hotel, Professional, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Hotel, Museum, Organizational, Professional, Specialty Store
Jones Family Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000846)
Biscayne NP, Islandia
Pietro, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Conservation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Lummus Park Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000952)
Also known as Lummus Park Residential Neighborhood, FMSF #DA5125
Roughly bounded by NW Second St., NW Third Ct., NW Fourth St., and NW North River Dr. , Miami
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Lummus Park Historic District (added 1988 - - #88003058)
Roughly bounded by N.W. 4th Terr., N.W. 4th Ave., N.W. 3rd St., N.W. 3rd Ave., N.W. 2nd St., and N.W. North River Dr. , Miami
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sculthorpe,John, Kiehnel & Elliott
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
MacFarlane Homestead Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000533)
Roughly bounded by Jefferson St., Frow Ave., Brooker St. and Grand Ave. , Coral Gables
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Miami Beach Architectural District (added 1979 - - #79000667)
Also known as Old Miami Beach Historic District
Roughly bounded by Atlantic Ocean, Miami Beach Blvd., Alton Rd. and Collins Canal , Miami Beach
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Mixed
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Resort, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Resort, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Monroe Lake Archeological District (added 1996 - - #96001184)
Address Restricted , Homestead
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Glades Iia-Iib, Iiia
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Processing
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Park
Nike Missile Site HM-69 (added 2004 - - #04000758)
Also known as Hole in the Donut; Everglades Nike Site; Missile Base, A Battery; A-2-52; Dan Beard Research Center
Long Pine Key Rd. , Homestead
Psostre, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dept. of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Military, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Air Facility, Military Facility
Current Function:
Education, Other
Current Sub-function:
Research Facility
Normandy Isles Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001041)
Also known as Florida Master Site File no. DA8129
Roughly by Normandy Shores Golf Course, Indian Creek, Biscayne Bay, Rue Versailles, 71st., Rue Notre Dame , Miami Beach
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Block,Boilard,DeBitra,Dixon,Fein et, Feldman, Grossman, Hampton, et al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, School, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, School, Specialty Store
North Shore Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000926)
Roughly by 87th St., Collins Ave., 73rd., and Hawthorne Ave. , Miami Beach
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Anis, Albert
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Other
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater
Offshore Reefs Archeological District (added 1984 - - #84000838)
Also known as Triumph;Long;Ajax;Pacific
Address Restricted , Homestead
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
American Shipping
Period of Significance:
1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Street Furniture/Object
Parrot Jungle Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000735)
11000 SW. 57th Ave., Pinecrest
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Rock Gate (added 1984 - - #84000840)
Also known as Coral Castle
28655 S. Federal Hwy. , Homestead
Anetode, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Shark River Slough Archeological District (added 1996 - - #96001181)
Address Restricted , Homestead
Timothycameronphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Glades I-Iiic, Seminole- Modern Period, Spanish 16th Century
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1875-1899, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Processing, Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
South River Drive Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000671)
428, 438 SW First St., 437 SW Second St., 104, 109, 118 SW South River Dr. , Miami
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Stiltsville (added 1999 - - #99001226)
1.5 mi. SW of southern tip of Key Biscayne , Key Biscayne
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1975-2000, 1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Clubhouse
Current Function:
Domestic, Social
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Clubhouse
Stiltsville Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000333)
Also known as DA6517
1.5 mi. SW of the southern tip of Key Biscayne , Key Biscayne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Domestic, Social
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Meeting Hall
Vizcaya (added 1970 - - #70000181)
Also known as James Deering Estate;See Also:Vizcaya (Boundary Increase)
3251 S. Miami Ave. , Miami
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Mission/Spanish Revival
Historic Person:
Deering,James
Significant Year:
1916, 1914
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Conservation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Museum, Street Furniture/Object
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