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A Guardian of Miami 's Heritage Dadc Heritage Trust is celebrating its 30lh annivcr.mry a:. a non-profit mcmbership organi ­zation work ing to preserve Miami's architectur­al. environmcntul and cuhur.11 he rilage. We are tremendously excited with rccent achievements and some oflhe m,my preservation opponunities ahead of us. Our membership continues to grow and is now represented by a more involved and diverse Board of Trustees.

Th h. past year. the Miami-Dade County Commission approved a $700,000 allocation to establish a Dude Heritage Trust Preservat ion Revolving Fund. We arc in the fi nal steps of structuring this fund . which will have Ihe finan­c ial resources to he lp save endangered historic prop­e rlie!> in Mi ami-Dade County and promote the rev it alization of historic neighborhood!>. We fee l this is jUM the beginning for this Fund and it will allow us to give additional tangible examples of the econom ic and social bene­fi ts of historic preservation.

The theme for this issue of Prese rvatiu n Toda)' is "Endangered Siles." Dade Herillige Trust's annulil lisling of Endangered Hislorie Sites in Miami-Dade Counly" gener • .ues exce llent interest from the media lind the geneml public.

It is always encouragi ng to observe when some­thing is "saved" from a prev ious list, and dis· heanening when we pcnnanently lose one of our links to the pasl. like the Dr. Jackson House. Yel we know that nothing is pcnnanently saved, with South Rorida's constlmt deve lopment pressures and our moisture and hurricane-prone climate. We all need to be diligelll lind involve II wider pan of our community in these elTons. Our

shared history needs 10 be Sowed for ourselve!> and for those who wi ll follow.

To gellemte an awareness of the value of saving our historic resources. Dade Heritage Trusl works on many fronts. We speurhead cam· paigns to preserve historic sites, like the Cape Florida Lighthouse, Ihe Miami Cin:le and the Old Miami High Bungalow. We present annual Preservation ,\wards for outs tunding reslora­tion projects and leaders. We give speeches and presenlOltions to civic groups. schools and gov­ernmental meetings. We host e\'(~n ts and work­shops al historic si tes. We produce Dade Heriluge Days every March and April, ;\ cele-

br.lIion of Miami 's historic places and neighborhoods. We produce a IIcwslelter afld magazine. And recCIlI-

M"'IIIoi ly we published the bellul i­

ful book. Mitlmi's /listoric Neigllborlwoos, edited by Becky Roper Malkov, with chapters featuring Miami'!> leading hhtorians.

We apprecinte your interest in Dade Heritage Trust. If you lire not a member, please join today. Your sup­pon is vitally imponant to

If you are a member. but not actively involved. please call our office (305-358·9572) and o lTer to help in some wily. We can usc assistance in fund raising, membership services. and advocacy.

On behal f of Ihe Bo'lrd and Staff of Dade HeriHlge Trust. we are honored to represent your intercsts in historic preservation in our commu­nity. to be a guardian of Miami's heritage.

William P. Mllrphy

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f cum the Executi ve Di rector

Strengthening Our Resolve When the bulldozer ripped apan the 102· year--old home of pioneer lender Dr. James Juckson. much more was desuoyed than Dade County pine bemns. original lirc· plnces and the dreams of preservationists. A unique historic resource- which could have been restored and re·used for years to come-was delibemtely obliterated.

The owner was within his legal rights in tearing down what he considered II

derelict. a nuisance. Dade Heritage Trust worked hard to persuade him of the wonh of the gem he held in his hand. of its excit· ing potemial if restored. The owner chose not to see our vision of what could be. Ju st as nn owner of all originnl Van Gogh Clm choose to bum his canvas to cinders. so can the owner of an historic undesignared property destroy his treasure.

The senseless destruction of so old a house was a heartbreaking loss in a community that is fasl destroyi ng its past. It was wors­ened by the fact that the bulldozer demol · ishing Dr. Jackson's House, which was nexl door to Dade Heritage Trust. then stnrted to plow into our own 1905 head· quarters. Staff and news reporters were

inside our offi ce when windows were shat· tered. the back porch was smashed and debris was pushed OlltO the roof and air conditioner compre. ... sor. DliT's Natiolllil Register-listed building was damaged for over a year await ing an insurance scnle· ment .

BUI from this tmuma has come a new resolve. a steel ier detemlination for DHT to be pro--active in shaping the growth and futu re of this city we call home. The mas­sive amounts of news coverage- from the front page of the Miami Herald to national television- increased Ihe awareness of poliTicians and the public of the val ue of saving the few remaining sites left from Miami's early days. OUT mel with sud· denly receptive elected officials and gov­ernment stafT 10 push for changes. DHT's ""Endangered SiTes List"" became a sought · after reference and media topic.

Arter years of delay. the City of Miam i Commission passed a greatly strengthened l'reservation Ordinance with the power to forbid. not just delay. demolition of his· toric properties .• The City eleclorate passed a bond rcferc1ldum that included

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55 million for historic preservation fund· ing. With DHT's encouragement . the City is now prepuring numerous new historic designations. DHT is also advocming for a National Register district in Downtown Miami and historic districts in several neighborhoods.

The demolilion of Dr. Jackson's l'louse underscored the great need for OI-IT to have financial clout. Thanks to a mot ion made by Miami· Dade County Com· missioner Katy Sorenson. the Count)' Commission passed a budget allocation of $700.000 to eSlablish a DHT Preservation Revolvi ng Fund for Endangered Historic Propenies. DHT hopes to work with banks and foundations to leverage this funding. The mission of the Revolv ing Fund will be I) To save endangered hi storic properties in Miami -Dade County; 2) To promote the rcv it:llization of historic neighborhoods and districts. with specia l consideration given to those wi th greatest economic needs. and 3) To demonstrate to the com­munity the economic and social benefits of historic preservalion.

From a loss has come a victory. a chance to save historic propenies for years to come. Onward!

Becky Roper Matkov

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OUT Lists "Ten Most Endangered Sites" for 2002-2003

Dade Herimge Trust recently announced ils annual "Ten Most Endangered Historic Sites" Lis!. These sites a re highly significant sy mbols of the heritage of Miami-Dade County Iha l a re threat ened by neglect, dcmolilion, lack of main ­tennn ce, insufficient funds, inappropriate development , o r insensitive public policy. By focusing the attention of the community and of the media on these siles, and by working in coalition with individuul property owners. othe r organiza­tions and government officials. Dade Heritage Trust seeks 10 preserve these imperiled places.

HAMPTON HOUSE

The Hamplon House. located ut 4240 NW 27th Avenue in

Brownsville. plays a sign ific:1Il1 role in the archives of Blnck

History. Although now crumbling. this mote l and lounge. buill in

1953. WII" onl;c II shining star - bringing together black and white

residents. and celebrities. 10 sec Icgendary jazz perfomlers and

renowned comedians.

Many meetings and events leading to the end of segregauon took

place !lIthe Hampton Housc - including Dr. Martin Luther King's

"1 Have a Dream" speech given lit the Hote l in 1960. A coalition

organized by the African-American COlllminee of Dade Heritltge

Trust. led by Enid Pinkney. managed to save the building from

demolition. secure historic designat ion status for the site and

incorpor.ue as the Historic Hampton 1·louse Community Trust.

The group is worki ng wilh support from Commissioner Barbara

Carey-Schuler's ortic.:e to finance the purchase of the buildillg

through a public-prh'ale partnership thaI wi ll result in adaptive re­

use of the bui lding to bene fit the Brownsv ille communiTy.

Board members incl ude Dr. Larry Cappo Chair. Minister Donald

Irving. Vice Chair. Kathy Hersh. Secretary: Ruby Rayford.

Treasurer. Manha Anderson: Roben Bcatty: Dollie Johnson: Luis

Pcnelas: Enid Pinkney and Allan Shu lman.

Although recently designated by Miami -Dade County as II hi s­

toric site. II large amount of funding is still needed 10 succc..o;sfuJ ­

Iy preserve this landmark. Dade Heritage Tru:.1 is support ing the

eITons of Ihe Historic Hampton Home Community Trust to make

this happen.

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This fr.lme bungalow-style structure was originally built in 1CJ04..05 at 30 1 N. Miami Avenue. It housed Miumi High until 1911. when il was moved by barge and served as Southside GmmmarSchool umil 19 14. Now located ne:lr Brickell Avenue. and Coml Way. ul 79 $W 121h Street. the building has been a home and boarding house for decades. A high-rise development is planned for the site. lind this 97-year-old .s truclUre will be demolished if is not moved it in the next few months. Dade Heritage Trusl is working on Ihis mi llion dollar projcct wilh lite City of Miami . the Miami High Alumni Assoc iation. and KV Brickell Panners. Ltd. 10 relocate and restore the bungalow as a community ccmer in Southside Park_ After the negotiations h:lve been completed to transfer IiI Ie. the logi stical challenge of coordinat ing and exped iting the actual move through cilY streets and under Metromover in an ex pediliows manner will begin. Th,s J9(l1 ""'~t .. JI"'· " l'J 1M Jim Mu",,, J/i,h sr/o(>ol "",I,IInK. To pm .... ", UJ ,u."",lmOll/ora h"hml' u...·~I,J(U7I<'''/

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These WWU airplane hang:t~. located aI Opa-locka Airpon . are

an illtcgr.t l link to Miami's I1vialion heritage and the role Miami

played in World War II . In 193 1. the Navy esmbl ished a Naval

Rcscrvc Air Base (N RAO) IU Opa-Locka. which wus visited by the

great rigid airsh ips. the Akron. the Macon and Ihe Graf Zeppelin.

In 1939, the Navy :..elected Opa-Locka 10 be a major air !>Ialion

and began a $7 million con~lruc lion projecl. which included the

three hilllgars now remaining. By March 1945. the Navy Ai r

Slat ion at Opa-Iocka had 600 planes. 675 officers. 7000 en listed

men. 3000 c ivilians: it was a lown in ils own righl. In 1947 the

Navy returned the simian to civilian control. The three WWII

han~:lrs were slill in use in 1993, onc by Lhe CO:llot Guard .

Piedmont-Hawthorne Av iation currently occupies Hangar 10 1 and

ha. .. stated its need to use Hangar 102 as well .

The hangars are of outstand ing design. planned to take advantage

of sun angles and prevailing winds and to maxi mize accessibility.

They are constructed of heavy ~ 1I. .. c l. with roof decking made of

Dade County pinc. They have weathered windstomls thlt t have

bltd ly damaged newer hangars. Though they are in excellenl struc­

tu rnl condi tion. thc Miami-Dadc Aviation Department, the land­

lord. has dctcnn ined thm the hangars are not cconomicalto bring

up 10 present-day code. Tenants of many years have been evicted.

If curren! plans are carried out. Miami-Dade County will demol­

ish these bu ild ings. which serve as living reminders of how

Americans fought in World War II to prOlect our country's free­

doms. Dade Hcrita~e Trust has been working with aviation lIi )oto­

ry enlhusiasts to lobby for thc prcservation of these structures.

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Building 25 is the Ia.~t origin:1I structure o f NAS RichmorK!. which was II

World War II Nllvy blimp base. 1ne base. as a ho me to 25 blimps arK!

3.000 men, protccted ship convoys in the Florida Straits and served as

head4uuners for the fighl agllin.~t Nazi U-boUI,\o opcr.lling in the

Caribbean. It also scrvl:d as 1I COllllllllnications center and a,1 hcadquurters

for planning arK! txecuting clandesline anti-Ca.~tro ltClivitiC!t by tile

Cuban exile community and the: C IA during the Bay of Pigs invasion,

This historic r"dli ty is rapidly detenonlling in its Sixth dcc:lde or exis­

tence. Engineers have detemlincd thai g iven the IIge lind condition or the

building. it will nOI remain salvageable much longcr.

Adwlcacy effons are being mnde 10 secure go\'cmmemal s uppon to Sll\·e

this lundmark.

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Towering new condos and gargantuan office buildings in the City o f

Mianli arc wlliling 0 1T Biscayne Bay from public view. Office dwellers

and residents in o lder buildings are being cast in perpetual ,\ohadow as

developer.! vie for ever-grcmcr density Ilnd profits. Ir you're driving in

Miami and want to sec the wilier. you hud Detter heao.l for a causeway und

go to Miami Beach or Key Biscayne. Over the pa.~t severol years. Dade

Heriulgc Trust has fought ror the relCntion or park sp~ along Biscayne

Bay. especially in the Downtown area. Bric kell Park. the Ia.~t ~maining

space with public access 10 the Bay along Brickell Avenue. was threat­

ened wi th high~rise developmelll when archeological rclllllins were dis­

covcred on the: site. Dade Heritage Trust gamed media ullention on this

issue and worted with the Saye Brickell Purk Coali tion to instigate II

legal challenge. helring save this beautirul vista. FunhemlOre. DUT

advocates sensiti\'e development along such propenir:ll and encourages

loeul govemments to limit high rise development which would take away

public views of Biscayne BIlY.

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Central Baptist Church wa.~ organized one day before Ihe City of Miami

was incorporated in 1896. With the !lUpport of its umucnt. well-to-do

congregation. in 1926 Central Baptist constructed a magnificent chureh

at SOO /liE First A\'cnuc. The exterior was topped off with II 24-(:arnt g Ild­

ed cupola. The ma~sivc sanctulll)'. wi lh its ··perfect (lCoust ic.~:· holds

2600 people and felllllres Il balcony. baroque pillars. stained g lass. und II

glorious dome. [n the 1950s. Centrnl Buptist was the largesl Baptist con­

grcg:l1ion in Flo rida. To serve its huge congregation. Central Baptist

added on an impresSive education building and gymnasium.

Over the ycars. the delllogmphics of Downlown hllvc c hllnged and the

cOligregutjon has aged or tTlO\'OO away_ CCJ1lrnJ Baptist hus worked hard

to reach oot to the communi ty. with concen series, art exh,bi ts. lectures.

day care. and help for the homeles.~. As In many dov.'ntown ci ty church­

es ocross the country. finding the financial l"e.1Ources to preserve a glori-

J ous structure now in need of subMnmill1 res tor.ttion is II difficult chal­

lenge, 1ne leaders of Ccntml Baptist are faced with selling thei r proper­

ty if they CIilUlOl secure the: resources otherwise. I>.wk Ikritage Trust is contacting community and culturnl lc:ade!,,) :lbout creath·c ways of S3ving

this historic resource.

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Ea~ Linle ~ta\'an. Jtllllw II wealth ufhisluric arehilC(1ure. luthe lust few )'ean the ao:a----generaJty bounded by the Millm; River. SW 71h 5u=! and SW t2th A-=ue· lw 5«n IlIl e.~ponentl.ltl ri~ in relli ~uuc: 5p«utalion and prices. C~jngly.

thc-re lw httn an unfoounate me, in dcrnohlion oihlstorie ~l1UCIures (rocn Ihe leens and I "'·cnl u~s. partlculurl), along ancriat roads.1ht poIel1l illi IUld I"'tabitiraljllt' pos­sibitities lhat lhl.~ area ha.~ mamlalned lIS traditional M'ghbortlood are qUICkly bemg eroded away. Tod:Iy. renlail0'4·C1"I uf char.tCtt'rtes~ de.,ign are nlushroolllmg liS peri . od bungalows ulld fmme and masonry StnM:1U1"eS are beLIIg tost.

Wi th the help of" a lIewly formed RC\·otvinll Fund, l>:Ode tlemage Tru~t ptans lu offa- IO"-' interest loans 10 QuatiflCd histone hcJmc:oo,o-ncl1. These Ioon~ will aid in the restOl"llhon and presen·lIliOll of remammg bullgal(J\\'~ und con.-ges. In addition Dade Ueriuage Trwt phl/~ IU lobby for the foonation of. City of Muuni thstork Distoo withm the R,vCDlde neIghborhood. As I h,Slooc diSlri<:I. lhe h,sloric budd· illl!> uf !ti,·moltle woutd hal'" grea!er prulC(1io1t ugmnsl in..;cnshi ... e devcl~nl

UnlVor dcmotitioo.

Historic Coconut Grove was divided into two seclions---one black .. and one while. Once :I Dahamian vill:lge of charnctcr. lore :md wood fmme architectu re. Ihe bl:lck Grove has witnessed s3d and f1(.'cdless losses 10 ils hisloric fabric.

From Ihe I 880s. Bahamian pioneers of African de.'il.:ent built dur..able. vernacular SlruClUres capable of withslanding hUlTicanes. One of Ihese innuential early residenrs was Ebeneezcr Woodberry Fr..ank Stirrup. who purchased land on Charles Avenue and built over lOOdwellings. In iL~ early years. the black Grove-then called "Colored Town"-had many family owned stores. G ... .md Avenue. its main thoroughfare. boaSled black--owned barbershops. beauty salons. grocery stores. hardware stores 3nd restaurmts. Everyone knew each other. and there was a sirong community spirit and pride.

I-Iowever. in the last finy years. many changes occurred. Numerous black ram ilie. .. moved to the suburbs. Many sing le~ramily homes

wbcre 10m ,downd

, . "', 'pladced by idatgC, concbc'retc ap .. nm~nl bu ib'd,ings . .; Cllar/<'4 Stru, In I~~ "~J' G,.,. ... .. '< .. m"}l/if",,,lIv a Iht'll'lnf{ Hahomran rom"""""._ A sentec an ore s, rugs an cnmc 'came major pro ems. Countless government progrnms were inilimcd with few resuhs.

For the last thn.-c years. the University of Miami has been working 10 improve the quulity of life in the West Grove. UM students. majoring in Ii variety of academic disciplines. including architcc­ture. history and communicalions. have sought to c:lpture the histo­ry and the spiril of the community by crelning oml historie. ... cul­[Ural maps. photographs and an;hitccturul drawings of the West Grove. One of the goals of the projcct is 10 assist in increasing the supply of affordable houses compatiblc with the history of Ihe neighborhood. A grunt from the Dep..1nmcnt of l'lousing and Urban Development. Office of University Pannerships. is enabling the University of Miami Center for Urban and Community Design to expand its work in home ownership. commercial rcvitali7..n tion and community building.

Dade Heritage Trust plans to work cooperatively with the University of Miami and local residents of Ihe area to strive 10 make a difference. With the help of its newly established Preservation Revolving Fund. Dade Herilage Trust will offer low interest loans to qualified historic propcny owners. l1lese loans will aid in the reSloralion and prc...crvat ion of remaining historic houses. which. it is hoped. will reinforce the historic sense of community.

Pftlmlnrnt ru,l. rnul'"1 £ W.F SIi"."I' IH<III IINJ n .r In 1/tIl7 "/11"'" ,·wl Imm 1M n it wild ",IIIi'd ,"1M 1.1 .......... Ml ...... 111

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The CalUl;n Playhouse. n lough-heuned tum-of-the-cemury frame build­ing. is the !.a:ond oldest slructure on Key Biscayne:. Built circa 1917 ini­lIally us a h:lnacks for ..... orkers on the Matheson coconut plantation. the "lillIe bland 11teatcr" has also been n hurnellne ~heh er. a privale resi­dence. a church ... :md almo~t a memory bdOll! it wu.~ rescued by the Key Biscayne Music & Dr.una Club (KBMDC). l1lc club's home was found in this building of Dade County pine in 1966 ..... hen it WII..~ stiJlIOCllted Ofl

the rrr-Shemton ROYlll Biscayne Hotel pmp!:ny. The building was moved 10 Calusa Part in 1969 with funds rnised by club members. In 1990 Calusa Playhouse attained the honor of being designated a Dade County Il lstoric Site.

AflCr moving to Calusa Park, increa~in8 age, new building codes and Uumcal1C Andre ..... took their loll: the playhouse closed in Jnnuary 1995. Six weeks aft er the bui lding was closed, a fire tutally consumed the d ress­ing roolll/truiler adjacent to the playhouse and .seriously damaged pan.'i of the theater. The County then "detoxified" the 'ilructure of it .. lead paint and asbestos. The structure is now siuing behind a chain link fence beside a pmking lot , its fUlure in limbo,

Dade l'lerilage Trust is ..... orking 10 interest tlK- County and civic leaders in f'C!Itoring this last slruClUnll link 10 the Matheson fumily era of Key Biscayne. As Il visi tor's illfonnntion center wilh his toric phOio exhibi t ~ ,

this little building coold creat!: a great awan:1lCSS of the is land 's pa.<;t.

IIISIOIW II)(il \\\II' f{ '\1 )(,IIIUlf{IIOOJ)

Edgell-'lIICr, gencmlly bounded by NE 15th Slreet, NE36th SII1.'CI. NE 2nd A\'i:1I1lC wid

Ri!lClY"" Ba). WIlli once a \<")' fashionable: Mi!lllll ~idrnllal ncighburtiood. It has

b:c-n hough1llp by devc:1open: IVld 11l\'l'SIon hoping one day 10 ca.<Ji III on the dly's

eII lnlQl1.1inary 7.oning ~rloy O\'Cr the Jlcighborllood. llx:re I~ Illll:'o\-fuund imere.t ill

devc:1opo"IlI:nt II-hich _ allnl:llllC 10 ~ Performi", Ans Cenler risilli just 10 the

WIlth of the failed Omlli Mall. City maps and b.i~aucms ~ eYI:n allcmpcc.-d 10

obllrerJte the ongmal anti IIf!PI'OPI'Iat~ rol'ighhorhood names of "EdgcWlIler" IUK!

~ MlTlun:v'" with ItKJI'C il'lllOt'UOUS n:tmC'S soch a.~ ''Ornni Dlstrict"« "Omm North.­

Gone are the mlU1)' villas. castle-lilc hnrnt:s and quaint COItllj!O and hunga/ow$ that

0IlC'e carpeted Edgewuter. E\'t'fl Slill, MIfllC hislOl'lc b.iikllllg~ and re!oldcnces sul'Vi~e,

including )ignifocant ooncmlr.l\ions belli-un NE 22nd through flo E lSth Su-cet. .... Their

Cl:lI'ltlllued exi)lCflC'e is III doubt Since 1lI31lY prup:nics in the area are now for SOlS:,

Lw ouN "-' .. Im~ I~"" _nut" .... ""011 "' 1917'" WJ Mlll/oaoto ID/toMu "«tnT ",,/0{. 17O().ac-rt ~0C0ffM1 ,nUn/III""'_ Kn R'SCU)'M

With tIM: tw:lp of a newly fOll'lll.'d R('vol~ing Fund. Dade Heri tagc Trust plans to

offer low llitercsttoans 10 qllailflCd historic: hofnoo,o·OCD. 1'hesc. loons Will .id in

the r('Moration alld pn:'SeIVIUIOO of remaining bungnJ()'oIo'~ anU COItage., In addition

Dade Ikntbgc Trust pillfls 10 lobby (Of' the (ormmion of a City of Miami Histonc

o.~tricl 11-1111111 the Edplllt'f neighborhood. A.~ • histOl'M: district, the historic

buildings of Ed,C\Oo'lll.l'T .... Quld have: gl'('atl.'f proI«Iloo agaillS! insen~l tl~c develop­

!Ilelll lIlK! demolition. Hh toric districl ~ignation also orlt'n leads 10 more COIII­

munity \pirit lIIlIl political clout. aloog with greater pohce pmll:e1lOrl and bellt'l

~I'VI~.

I~ t'QtIlfDJI IDI~"IID .w.,.. M'SI«tnJ M<kJtmydu/lhr t..ikHN., I~ 1M _c~, H~rf'I Rosu;k. 'f /J1J,lIJiqs Aol.r rtJ","" n~""''''''''' NHoU'1 In I-Ap.."," JM _ In pMtVfiffll/hk u..Jfil ... .JJoon Sit.-"". rurnni" {);"H- ".-r<ltJl* Tf MlI P"..Jrn_ A .. "n/ fotr "" ... ,d ,

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DHT's ACTION PLAN TO SAVE ENDANGERED mSTORIC SITES

~n lhe campal!!n 10 5II''e lhe: endangered 2000-yar-old Mi:UlU Circle was jusl beginning, . TV tin. "how hosl middy L'!ilcd 1M.

"!low do)oo Ihink ),OU ClUl JWp Ihli multi·mll iion-doll ... ~eloprnt!N? You ,11ft can ', 1'1I'.'ie thai luvl of ITI<Jney wllh cookie w.1C$.H tnclrM. LI dtlO I.lke moch mon: Ihan McooIr.;ie ,;.ale~"lo Sln'(lcnd:lngered hi'luric ~iltl>. 8uI ..... Ilal? Ilere is lhe action phm Dade llenlage TillS! U;M!S In our fighllo JlI1="enllhe dc<;ll1IcUM nrh"I(1ric rcsou~ IIOd to Instill D pn:scrvutlOfJ elhic 111 .he oommnnlly.

l. EDUCATE. Tell the world abom the

historic places that make II community spe­

cial. Give lectures. tours :tnd slide presen­

IlIIion5 10 school and civic groups. Produce

video documentaries. Appear on mdio and

Historic Preservalion Board and urge their

approval 10 protect properties rrom demo­

lition. Monitor governmental :Iuthorities to

make sure lhe law is being enrorced.

8. RENOVATE. Restore historic proper­

ties yourselr. as DHT did with Dr.

Jackson's Office and the Wagner

Homestead. Or mise runds to help others

restore projccts, as Din did with the Cape

TV shows. Give baCkground inrOrnlll1iOIi S. ADVOCATE. Tell your Commission- Florida Lighthouse.

lind photO!! to reporters. Distribute press crs. Legislators. Congressmen. Senntors

releases. ulerls and bu lletin!>. Publish

newslettcrs and magazines. Use the web to

get your message OUI.

1. COOl'ERATE. Work with governmen­

lal leaders and propeny owners to find a

common ground. a win-win sol ution Ihat

cncourages preservation or hi storic sites.

Promote tax deduct ible preservation case­ments. tax incenlivcs and special exemp­

tions ror owners and developers who

restore. ralher Ihan ra7'c.

Governor. and President why a preserva­

lion issue is important to thc community or

whal should be changed to improve. Write

letters. send raxc.~ and e- mails. make phonc

calls. Get meeting agendas in advance: get

on the agenda yourself. Round up support­

ers 10 unend governmental meetings. Make

presentations. short in length. long in con­

viclion.

6. LITIGATE. Rcsearch care full y the

issues ror legitimate legal grounds, then, be

ready and wi lling to fil e a lawsuit.

9. STL\1ULATE. Use n threm to an hi !>­

toric propeny as a stimulus to direct a

communilY's al\cntion on no t just one

building or site. but on the entire neighbor·

hood. Are building codes what they should

be? Is crime ignored? Is the tr.ash picked up

regularly? Wou ld an historic district

strengthen a neighborhood's politi cal

cloul- raise propeny va lues-and

improve the qual it y or people's lives?

Brainstonn with other involved individuals

and groups on ways 10 improve the entire

situalion and let your di verse points of

3 . .... AC I.L1TATE. Convene meetings to view ereate syncrgy and momentum.

bring togcthcropposing factions. Strive ror 7. COM I'ENSATE. Secure runding rrom

a consensus. Develop a plan or action.

Make repeated calls to movc an issuc

through bure:lUcr-.atic swamps. Help expe­

dite official paperwork.

4. DES IGNATE. Push for the historic des­

ignation or bui ldings and sites imlX'nanl to

a community's heritage. Prepare and sub­

mit s pecific nominations to Ihe local

governmental ~urces. foundations. and

indiv idu:lls to purthase an impon anl

endangered historic properly. Establish a

Preservation Revolving Fund Ihal can acl

quickly to protect endangered proper1ic.s

by acquisition. oplions, Ica...cs. and reslora­

tion loans 10 property owners.

Historic Restoration Commerciat Construction

Sheldon McCartney

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1509 Southeast -Uh "venue Fort leudefdaIa, FL 33316

(95-4) 0463-4446 Fall (954) 463--5065

10. CELEIJR ATE. When a bui lding is in

ruins. or about to be demolished. and thcn

Ihe fu nds arc secured and thc resloration is

completed. rejoice! Whal once was lost. is

now round. Have a press conrerence. have

:I ribbon cutting. have a bal l! Tcl ilhe world

how it was done-and inspire others wi lh

your success story.

F. Dickson Prew MARll'IE

AVIATt()poI BUSINESS

!lOME-AUTO

SOlTTHEAST INSURANCE CENTER INC. Hangar 102. Suit, 240

Ope Loct, Airport. fL lJOSA tlOSll58S-OOOO

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Campaign Kicked Off to Raise Funds to "Save Old Miami High"

A "Splnshlucular" fundmiscr and pep-rally to "Save Old Miami High" was held on May 20. 2002 <II the Miami Scaquarium. Miami High gmd Anhur Hcnz. Class of 195 1, generously offered his faci lity for the event. Senator Bob Graham. Class of 1955, W:1S gu~1 of honor. Miss Lamar Louise Curry. Class of 1923 and teacher of history and government at the school for 32 years. wa.\ honorary chair­man. Ann Marie Clyatt. Cla .. s of 195 1. is serving as Alumni Coordinator for the campaign.

/..jndllllrrr: M'Ult A.n I/~m. ".,\0 dQnu"d I/'~ <1/1"" $ ... ,q"""u"'/"""~r /!mJ" ... t, ". "Son', Old Mialru 11'1f~ "

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CoruJ C;@I'J MqorD<MJlr.u"rt .. ,.JU£. s,.",,_Hob(irWwPrtlwMlt MiDmt 11,.11 AI ...... ".". OHT T,IOJIN Ntil RoNruo.o

Huoo'Uid K1riIIbuI. Vlrr £._rutw 0l~1Or IWdy 11"1'" Mill ....... /tI.ritMl M_~I1I • ."d /)0,.", I'rNn

IhdirouJ c,,~ ({ MIa"u Iluff _MINn .mrkl", 10 *Sa,v Old Mill,", III_A * Uf't 1\;1 U"'/UtIIMl, Krill'" $lit", aNI T"'-'" lo.t.:uy

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GrrJdJuJl(,J Jiv-t. 't'HI.~ aSI> pMr OIl llu' porrh II{ Mlamf I Jim h'~h .orN.m ""'/Jill,. M'huh IJ",u. "r"w~ Tnw iJ M ..... tmg 10 !'"-St"n" tPloouHo«r,,,,'J 'f/ht C<IIlrrlwn of lin", MO<)rr Parh)

Miami 's Oldest High School

In the summer of 1905. school omt·jab were co,winced Ihat Ihe lone public school in the Miami district was becoming 100 crowded. The lwo-story schoolhouse. which fromed 011

lod:lY'!> Northea~1 Rna Avenue between Third and Fourth MTtCb . ulready h:ld tnc physical addi tion of a c la.~sroom, bUi there were otlier additions as well- a four-year high school department had begun formall y in 1903. There wa~n' t enough room for everyone.

The popul:uion within lhe Miami ci ty [imi lS had reached close to 5.000 by 1905 and people con­tinued 10 pour inlo lhe relalively new communi ­ty. On lune 3. 1905. i[ was ILnnounced in the Miami Metropolis thm "owing to Ihe demllnd for more room lind [he crumpcd comlilion of Ihe Public School and the limiled accommodl11ion for Ihc High School dcpartmclII." Ihe school boanl dL'C ided 10 build what was referred [0 as a "lcmpor:l ry st ructure" o n lhe property behind the e",isling schoolbuilding.

On J uly II. the school boon! acceplcd a bid of 5 1.650 to build a bungalow-style addition Ihm was reported 10 be 20",25 feet with IWO rooms. one for rec itations and the olher for lhe high school cla.~sroom. It is prMumed Ihese meas­urements were for each room. (Decades laler. the building, obviously altered and moved from its original sitt:, reportedly measured 30x15 feel.)

The high :><:hool students. 29 girls and 20 ooys. lIloved i11l0 the new building on Sept. 18. 1905. Half were freshmen: only fi\'c were seniors. four o f lhcm girls. One of the studenlS to allend c lass in the bungalo ..... was Estelle DesRochers. who moved with her famil y [0 Lemon City in 1896. In a 1973 memoir of her li fe. she recal led hltving 10 tnwcI by bicyc:le or foot o\·er the rIIag hly fiye-mile-Iong rock road from her home 10 where the M:hoolhou~ WII.S locILled.

wrote . "Sometimes on rniny days I went oyer [0 Ihe Lemon Cily slation and took Ihe tr:lin to Miami. "

When Edna Mcnai r began attending the bungll ­low school. there was a "ma~s tmns it" of :.O r1S. She and olhers rode in a wagon pulled by two mu les lhat made SlOps in Lemon C ity and Lillie River enroule to the: high school. Reportedly, the students oflcn were lo ud and unruly. For reasons uncxptainL"(\, Ihe "mule bus" eventually wa.~ d iscontinued. Aner Ihal. f:.dna . like Eslelle. made [he trip 10 :><: hool vilt bicycle.

Less IhallalllQflth lifter lhe bung;tlow was Ol."C U­pied. its temporary statuS was reassened. On OclOber 5, the school board said it intended [0

build II three.story Slone building to replHce it sometime in the ne1l. t few years.

The decision 10 replace the bungalow began 10 take shape following the 1909 gr:tdlllllion. It was not wilhout rt:s islancc. In August. the Miami MomillR N""'l-R~cord, a predecessor 10 lhe Miami Jicra/t/, editorialized against spend­ing money on a new school . saying Ihe county's oventJl fi nancial condi tion was te nuous. Never1helcss. the school bo.:tn! vOled [ 0 build a new. three-story conc rele building on Ihe sile of lhe grammar :><: hool and inc()rpornte. again. the grammILr and high schools.

As the new building began 10 lake Sh:lpe, it a l1>O was decided to move the bungalow 10 looay's Southwest 12th Streel and First Ayenue where il would serve as the li r::; t '\Chool building for Ihllt growing area until such ti me when a concrete building also could be created thcre. This did not please the Soulh~ide re~idelll s. They fclt they were gelling II "M!Co nd-hand ~hool." and one lhal would COSt a~ mueh to move front dowmown Miam i. and 10 refurbish. a.~ it would COSt 10 build !I new one from SC'mlch. After a

"Everyone walkcd a lot in those days." ESlelle series of public meeting~ in which both side.~ of

the. argulIlent wen: ain.-d. lhe Southside people withdrew their objection and the liHle bUligalow was moved soulh of the Millmi Riyer.

11le bungalow was repain ted, new desks PUI in. and other imjJro\'cments made . II opened 011

Ocl. 9. 1911 . 11 served as Southside Elementary School until 1914 when a new conc retc build· ing was opened that slill serves the neighbor. hood. The bungalow came illlo private hands and W'.IS modified 10 be a boarding house. It hILS remained so eyer since. unnOlict.'cI by many behind its network of lrees and foli age.

The Slor), goes Ihat the laic MiHmi hj ~torian

·111elma Pelers. while writing her hook Mimm /909. in 1983 cHlled her fomn'r siudent. histo­rian Arvl! Moore Parks. to Ic ll her Ihal she had somelhing spccilll to lell her. "I gal in ncr car:' Park.<> reca lled some years ago. ~and she d rove me to lhe sile and lold me not to te ll anyone because she ",os a fraid it would be tom down."

Those fears neared rea lity in 2001 when it became known there were pl:ms for a high rise on the site. A coalition of Parks (a Miami Edison gr:ldu:lle). the Miami High Alumni Associ lilion. Dade He ritllge Trusl lind [he City of Miami e mbarked on II million-dollar project 10 s:.ve Ihe siructure. Hopefu lly. thcir effons to work with the deyelover. KV Brickell Partners, Lid .• will resul l in the bungalow being 1II0\'ed from its home since [911 o\·er 10 ncarby Southside Park whcre il wi ll be rcslored as a community center lind focal point of Miami High hislory.

TIlt' material above ;s CXCf..'l'ploo in pdrt (rom a

fOfthcomin8 lxJok on the IOO-year history of Mi,lmi High beinS authored by Ions-time Mi.Jmi jourllali51 afJ(1 h'slQlian Howard Klf:inbeq;, him­sci; a 195 1 gr,Kluatc or Miami I liS/I Schoof.

MISS LAMAR LOUISE CURRY:

Mis. Lamnr Louise CUfT)'. IK)W 95 years old. knew from the ume st..: "'11$ three yean; okllhal she "''l1llIW to be :a ~xlll:r. An only child. she "''liS born in Key Wesl on o.x.:,mber 11 , 1906. Un p;ltemat grell' ­grandfali",f. I graduate of lhe Unwc.rs l'} of Pennsylwnia. had owned Ihree planlllllOflS in SouTh CllrolilUl before moving 10 florida after the CiVil Wor. Her moIhct 's flllha. Dr. JlImu P. De l'as~. a gnidWlIt' or lhe Cil idcl. "'"1D ~tdem of whal became Inc Uno\'crslly of Rorida ... hen it "'lIS. COllege in w.c Ci ty in the laIc: 18O(b. Mi~s C urry today Sill! has 100 refined manneTlii of a Southem lady wMl lhe COIlI­llUtrlIliog prcscntt of I rcspeclcd roUCIIIK.

\1iu Curry, al Ub'C nine. 1TI()'\'Cd. wl lh her parenls 10 M i;ulll 111 [916. Hcr fAlher ""II~ in n:tt l 1:51:111'. owning land in lhc Keys and 111 much of [)o..·lIlown MiW11 i After Mi~) Cuny gnKIuated from Mi:tll1 i High School in 1923. w allended Southern Colk-gc. ltO'1O· A<:wltb

Soothm1. in Lakeilltld, Her parents felL \'ery §trongJ)

lhal they ,lid 001 want lheir d:lIIl!hler 10 be: II lexh." TIleY told the collc&(' 1\01 10 ullov-' Miss Cuny 10 tak(' an} lcaching courses. She g.radllll!o:ti tTIIIgl1:l cum I.ude. Mhos Cuny theu ... "' .. inw teac:hing-... hich she btlie\~ il a /1:IIuOO glO- withoul the btll('lil of any speelfic roucalioo courses,

ller fi N lexhlll!: JOb wa.~ at Aodrew J",kooo Jun io!' High School m 1927. [Il 1930. Dr. I T, Pearson. then supcnnlendcnl nfthc school ~yslem ...... 1'01(' her lhilt hc nettled a $Iron!; disciplillllnan al Mmlm I ligli School, and '!O she ..... us u.<;.~igned In Miami I Ugh. During till:

A Revered Miami High Teacher and Bcnefaclor I'J'A •• Mam C"."

Depression. 5hc was pu id 592 U llIonth for ninc months of tcuchiull.

MISIi CUlT} taught history (or 32 )'(':an 31 MllIITl i High School, influencing lhousands of Sludcnl ~. including Bob CruMm. nov-' a U.S. SCTIIllor. and Don Slesnick. now mayor of Cor.!1 Gables. Many o( her ~tudc:nl5 Interned ", ith her. n:tuming 10 te;ach s,~ by Ilde .... ilh her and conunu lng a life-long friendship.

She n:ured m 1962 to help her mother h;l\'e a beuer l.)u:llity of life. TIll: IIIN buill ~ beauti ful Southern coIoruaI home in ~ gated eommullIty in Coni C:lble!. Min Cuny ~igncd and deoooIted the house hcrselr. Snc, ~till n:~,dc:j then:.

Miss CUll) rnu m:e!\-n! man) IIwllrds for her scrvic(' and phdanlhropy. A generous suppun er of lhe Colle~ of the Ol.arl:~ near S ... .unson, Missouri. she "''lI5 pft.'I<:nled Ihc rolleg("s OulStandlllg EdUCator Award in 1996 by Fill'l Lad y Barbard Bush. AI the n:q uest or pil)O\.'Cr TV lleW. ClKlHlJemHtor Ralph Remek. '\hi.' funded and hols tnIIimaincd a nO\l'I:T gar­den in the southwe~t comerof Sayfront Part .n 111('11)­

ory of hcr parents .... hose: plan had enabled the City of Miami to acqui~ 62 acres 10 build 8~yrrtlOl P.~rk befon: the 1926 hurricane. A brunz., plaque near lhe Chalkng.,r ffiOrlumcOl m:ogl1ll."~ Ihi5 cfron.

In December. 200 1. the Mirum·[);sdc Counl)' School Board bro4:e 8rotJod on the IJeW i..tlm:or Loui.,., CUfT}' Mitlltle School. named in her Itollor. It is a lining

FARMER§ MARKET •

SUPPORTING SOUTH FLORIDA FARMERS JANUARY thru APRil

Tribute: to an oulsl:mding wKl OcVOIed educator. MI s.~ Cuny 'J interell in hi§lorn: prekn'wion is well dcmonW'lllcd by her membenhlp .n the Mlann Pionc.oers. .... hlCh hal; [lOW tl1I:IJed with the NwhC:!i of Dade, and in Dade Hcrilll~ Trust. M HOOOIlIry Chllinnw! of the "S:we Old Miami High" fundr.!i_i ng ('QlUmiu('e. Mi» Curry was II major dortoc to Inc, wSpbshlacul.at~ evenl . 1 the x*luarium to rome funds 10 ~\'(' lhe lim Miami lI igh School buIlding.

Miumi High Alu!1l!I-Und all "'00 )mow he r-(,1hnc Miss Curry fOf her life· long dWlcillion IUId colTlmn· mml \0 flI~alion -.d rUl'" her commilment In ~ Il(:rvmg the ht-nbb'e of \fiami Ihgh.

A qUOle (rom lUI hl1icit Min Cuny ",role for the 751h annivcrsat)' or lhe ~hool Stlys 1\ bcst:

w8 y lhe chcmisuy or memory. ru.pecl ~ Ie,..e. As the yctml pa.s. lhe dearer ... ., MX lhe impn'" mlKk by uur ICocllc:rs uJlOll our lives. the man: .... 1.' reall?e thu! our respect of ye.~u:Tyeat has become love and Dppt'ttiation.

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RESCUING THE CURTISS MANSION

The re..iIOr:llion of the Cuniss Mansion. which W~ Illmosl destroyed by ye .. ~ of negteel and IlfSOn. is II task woohy o f its original owner. Glenn Hammond Cuniss.

1000\310r, aviator lind inventor Glenn Hammond Cuniss 10\'00 II challenge. You could say. in focI. Ihal his dream was to do anything Ih:1I hlKln', already been done and whUI olllen; suid couldn' , be done.

As early a.~ 1907. he was dubbed Ihe "Fli~l~l Man on Eanh" when he desi~ned and devel­oped lill 8-<:ylindered mOlon::ycle Ihal sped him 10 137.8mph. He developed Ihe first Oying serv· ice schools (bolh land and ~1I) at lhe first municipal airpon in Miami in 1912. The Cuniss-Wrighl Uangar No.2 III the original Miami Municipal Airpon was the pl~ of dcpanun:: for the famed female :lYiUIOf Amelia Enrh:ln. lbe Cuniss IN-4 "Jenny" airpluIlC!; were u~ 10 [rain US pilots in World War I. and [he Cuniss NC-4 "Flying Bo.1t" crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1919, making the firs t tmnsatlantic crossing in the history of our coun­try, TIle Hccompli~hmcnts of Cuniss, known as the "Architect of AYiation,"arc widely rccog· ni7.cd b)' an e.'uensiyf!' exhibi t at Ihe SmlthSOlll!ln InstitutIOn 's Air and Space MU'iCurn,

Having amassed a fortune by the end of WWI f01" hi ~ innovations in flight. and grounded because he was deemed too valuable 10 the US gOl'emment 10 risk any more nying, CuniS!> looked for new challcnges on the ground. He found them in land deYelopment, community planning :lI1d architecture, becoming Ihe de\'el ­oper of Miami Springs, Hialeah and Opu·locka.

In 1912. E..-crc:1I Sewell . who would become Miami 's first mayor, COllyinced Cuniu 10 come south from hi~ home/own of l-I ulllmondspon, New York. to open a nying school. Cuniss uo;ed whal is oow the Miami Gmal that sep;1Tl1 tcs Hialeah and Miami Spring .. for pilO! truining and bombing practice. When the war was O\'er, he looked at the land south of the cunul and cnY i~ioned a planned residential communit), with wide boulC\'ards, lu~h green",ays and a centr.J.lly-loclltt:d. IhriYing, downtown business area. Enamoured of the examples of architec­ture in the Soulhwest. he plunned his communi­Iy in the Pueblo-Mis~ ion style.

In 1925 he buIlt a resIdence for himself. which he named "D'Jr-err-aI1n," meaning House of Happines~. This Pueblo-Mission Revival ~t ) Ie residence was one of tnc fint coostrueled in lhe CUrliss·Bright Company's community of Counlry Club E~tate.~, later named Miami Springs. II was locally aocl nationally designat. ed as an hi~loric si te in 1987 as pan of the Pueblo-Mission Revival Thematic Group and has prcsentlyeamcd lin individual listing on Ihe Nallonal Register of Historic Places,

The e~ tll te's 5,531 square feel alT roughl} cen· ler·sited on Ihe triang ular.shaped lraet. land·

TM fom6ll.1l1l'lI11orGlrlln elflnu III 1909

scaped with tropical vegetation. The s ite was locally dc. .. ignated under Ihe City Historic Prcservmion Qrdinnnce in 1987, The ownen: of tlte propeny, Sunbun:t Uospitality. donated lhe s ite to the Cilr or Miami Springs, which accept­ed il at the Clly Council meeting of August 14, 1998. The site hAd long bo.."'Cn neglecled and had been the- victim of arson fim; and vandalism during the prcviQU~ ~ix years. CUrliss Mansion, Inc. enleTed inlo II propeny agrec:ment wilh lhe CilY of Miami Springs on September I , 2lXX1 and took immedia te acllon 10 !'CCure the build­ing from fu n her yandali~III,IO acquire appropri· !lie architecturJl and engineering plans. and to begin seeking sources of funding for its restorJ· lion and !'C-use,

111e goal of CMI is to restort: the l\'l an~ion 10 its ori$inal 1925 condilion and 10 develop lhe enllre historical sile and surroundings, The aduplh"e rc-use of Ihe sile will eventually be multi-faceted, 10 include opponunil,ies for his· lorieal, educaliooal. culluml and civic c~en IS. The offico of CM !. as \~ie-II as aniracts and memOf'Ubi lia from Miami Springs's aviation hi~lOry. will bc housed at Ihe Mansion. Community rooms will bc util i~.ed to hOSltOlYn meetings lind forums, and will provide ~choo l · children an opponuni ty 10 actiyely panicipale in hi ~l orical seminars and eyent~ related 10 Ihe hblo,,¥ of al'iation, Mr. Curtiss and early Miaml ·Dade County,

Although mosl of the ori~inal gardens ..... ere tbtwyed in the 1926 humcanc. eMI will be cmbcllishmg lhe: grounds to offer a lush, tropi. cal sell ing, The extension of the City'S Bicycle J>llIh now runs adjacent 10 Ihe ManSion proper­ly, :Ind e MI plans to create a "tmil head" for the path, eventually linking wi th all of lhe green­ways in Miami-Dade County.

&luC1llionlll progrums on l-iiSioric Preservat ion and ils cxttcmc necessily in tOOny 's urban plan' nm!; will be highlighted, The contplele process of Ih~ Mansion's rcslorJtion has been filmed . and a continuous loop will be pan of Ih~ c~h i · bilion lI~pect of the completed pro~t. Sludent.!> from throughoul lhe Distriel Will develop a brooder onderstanding o f the importance of pre­!)erving our history and understanding their role in fU lurc pn.:servalion projects.

Guesl speakers from CMI'~ Spclike~' Bureau will continue 10 create in teres t in the Mamion & Gardens through local civic and Goyemmen­tnl organil.nlion~. and field Irips from District !oChools will comprise !>lIn of Ihe el'ents offered un the SlIe,

C MI rclained the respected firm of RJ I-Ieiscnhottle Architects to delelop ~; t e plans lind O\'ersee all aspects of rcstorJtion. from debris remo\"al and shoring up of the structun.: Ihrough lhe actual con~lruction lind implemen­uuion of the Secretary of Ihe Intenor 's Standards ror J-liSlOric Preservation, Th:ml.!. 10 a $300,000 SJX,'Cial Category malC'h ing gmnt obtll ined in 2001 frolll the Bureal! of Hislorie Preservation, Division of ~Ii s torical Resource..~.

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Florida Depanment of State. Phase I-A of the restoration projt.'Ct IS almost completed.

Continuing full speed ahead, eMI is dedi­cated to pursuing all :lVcnucs of funding in order to bring this rnul ti -milJion-dollllf ~tor.!lion of the Curti .. s Mansion & Gllrdcns to a realit),. From then on. il will be searching for endowments and operating grant .. 10 continue thc work of teaching hi !>­lorie preservation, enlightening students of nil II!;CS to the contributions uf Glenn Hammond CurtiS!>. and securing art ifacts unci records for (ulure generolions.

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DHT Revives Miami's Historic City Cemetery MiI.mi'$ hi~loric buna] pound. fill:ll ~1L"l! pl~ ofMmolhcr of Miami~ Julia Tunic and many of \1iami's leadmg pioneer families of all r.ICn and n:hllKlllS. "''as In dln~ straib jusl • few yean ago. It "'·ss I vICtim of cnmc. homclCS5J1C.S5. .':II1d.:tIi.'im and Dellkcl. Tim yQ(S ago Dade Heritage Trust TruSlee Enid Pmkncy. chlur of DHT', Afrioln American CommilllX. organized the lin t Commcmonltive I"rocession and Service LU honor black piooccn buried in the City CcmClef}. She h:u oonlmuctllO be the guiding ligtlt of thi s muill -cullurallllllluw event. ",hieh IS a hlghhght of Dade Herit~ DaYllind mu~ ... ;. the enhn: Miami community ~w~ of this hislOrit ~wun:c.

In ]996 Dade Heritage Trust organu.ed a Ccrm::tcryTask Fon.~. chluft'd b)' DlfTTrusl1'(' Penoy Lambeth. to tackle the crime and VIIndaJism i_ in the Irmctcry. Th;mh 10 the Task Fon:e's efforts. an allTllCti~ Io«\Il'lIy renr:e and lighting tw bttn iruiullled, marken lu ... c been n:p'llrtt.l. and LhouWll1s of doIllIfll' worth of trttll and n"",'er­ma shrubs have beI:n replalllN. For her leadership on the res!.or.tll00 of the Ciry Cernelny. Penny Lambeth was n:cently presmted the Oakley AWJlm by The As)(X'iahon orGrove§tone Studies (AGS).

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Dade I-Ierilage Trust Board mccting at the beautiful Villa

Woodbine, 2167 8uyshore Drive. The historic 1930 mansion.

usuall y a venue for elegant p:lrties and weddings. was an inspir­

ing sclling ror preservation planning to save cndungered sites.

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A Grand Restoration for a Grand Old Theater

Thanks to a Special Category gmnt from the Florida Depanmem plans also include air conditioning the slage. restoring the decom·

of Slate. Di vision of Historica l Resources. Bureuu of Historic live house lighting throughout the audi torium and significant the­I~rvmion and fu nding from Miami-Dade County"s Cultural at.rical lighting improvements thut will enhance the theater's tech­

Affairs Dcpanment. the Gusman Center for the Pcrfonning Ans is nieal and production capabilities. Future phases of restoration will undergoing a massive interior restomtion. The $2 million dollar include new theatrical rigging and audio systems. new auditorium

re5lOralion is the largest of its kind s ince 1972 when the theater was first reno\'nted by archi tect Morris Lapidus.

The project. led by Richard J. l~eiscnboulc. AlA. president of the award-winn ing preservation nml. R. J. He iscnbollie Architects.

PA of Cornl Gables. Florida. will cntai l the complete reslOmtion

of the theater's interior spaces. including the atmospheric audita-. rium. Trigram GC. Gcneml Contrdctors. of Miami. i!> performing all restoration work .

The theater. which Pammount Studios opened in February. 1926. was designed by the renowned architect John Ebe.rson. Eberson 's

dcs'ign WIt:. in itially inspired by a trip through a New Orleans antique shop in which he found an anc ient Persian incense bum·

er. Immediately thereafter. the concept for the Olympia was born. Although he used a variety of styles. including Italian . Persiun.

Spanish and Egyptian. the Ol ympia tx:camc an atmospheric the­ater whose audi torium crelltes the illusion of an amphitheater set

in 1\ counyard of a Mcditermnean vitia. complete with the dark

blue evening sl..")' wi th twinkling sta~. chirping birds and rolling

cloud.'!. The opulent and flamboyant style litemlty "blew the roor' ofT theater design UI the time.

All of the original theater's exotic decorntive detai\. including the

omamemul plaster. deconllivc paint. statuary and urns. interior barrel-tile roof above the proscenium. Corinthian columns and balustrade have been anaiY7..L-d WId arc being restored to thcir orig­

inn I color scheme. Dozens of anisans specializing in deconllive plaster repair and histo ric paint reslomt ion will clean. repair.

remold and paintlhc intricate ornamcntation. which requires scaf­folding of the emire 63-foOl -high auditorium. This will be a metic­

ulous and painstaking elTon. done entirely by hand. and s imilar in complexity to Old World restorution tcchn iques.

Even more unique to the thcater's restoration will be the complete

replncement of exact replicas of the original taxidemlY and deco­rative foliage. This includes doves. quail s. and pheasants perching in their original locations in and around the o rnate organ loft. The

final foliage restoration will include palm trees. ferns. vines and vanou ...... hade trt.'CS_ BOIh the foliage and the taxidermy will

enhance the imagery and the illus ion that Eberson so carefully cmfted in his ovcrdll theater experience.

In addition to the much needed paint and plastcr restoration. the

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seating with decomlive end panels 10 march the originlll sealS, :md an historically accunlle replication or tile theater's original carpet.

TIle Ihe:l tre is listcd on the Nat ional Register of 1'lislOric Places and is. according to Richard Heisenboule. " the Crown Jewel of Ihealers in Miami and a price le..~s pan of Millmi's past:' Eberson. by the way. fel t the same and said he was "convinced that the the­atcr was imbued with chamcter and individuality: a different con­ception of atmosphere carried oul in archil cCturnl treatment." The Gusman is indeed in a class of its own in the realm of fanta­sy theater architecture.

For this phase or the reslOmt ion. it wa." necessary to close Gusman from June 24, 2002 until October 10.2002. Newly restored, it will be the slar allmction al lhe League of Historic American Thclilcrs' annual conference. to be held in Miami in July 2003. which will be led by Richard Heisenboule.

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Rediscovering "MiMo": Miami Modern Design

Relntively out of "'0l!lIe und unappreciated lIntil a

few year.. agu. the archi teclurul style now dubbed " ~liMo--Miami Modem---ha.s; bttn gaining new f:mi. 11le nnention of preservationistS b IIOW

renewing interest in $3\'1118 these Ofll:1I endangered btJildmgs.

During a lime when Man Iruvding to the Moon Wll.~ as f:trfctched lIS the green chc:c.sc it was rumored to be made of. Miami was (1;01"in8 111t:hl­tMurall)' - with cheese holes. among OIher mod­em design elements. A f3!>Cinalion with c\'Crything new and shiny. along whh II nat ional need to move on liner WWII. led architects and visionaries 10 cre~tc a new modernism· Miami Modern. Today. 1\ ftCW gClICnlliol1 has discrn;ercd-and IS IIlIempl­

IllS 10 SI1~e-thesc litruclUIU.

A~ fast and sleek b the aUlomobiles of the era. Miami MOIkrn. or "M1Mo:' offered un IIrchilet"· lund roadlTUlp for the fUIUrl!. A MiMo fallBtsy of bncks and monU!' W:I§ inspired by II future bao.cd on the aUlOmobile lind tropklll living.

Art Deco did Ihis very thing from the 19205 IlfKI -IDs for South Floritb IlfKIlhe world. It wa... OJ fan­tasy of the fulun:. using all of the IIIle:st mutcriab wid engineering c3pl1bllilies. sprinklc:d wi th a lillie seaside tropiclll magic. It too sought to rc:ddi~ our e:nvironl1lent. lind cclebmte it through color, rnateri~ls alMI ~ign. Following in the footstcps o( i ~ An Deco older sister. MiMo n:dcfincd lhe R:SOI1 hold, as it \O; !b then knov.ll. On the heels or An Deco thut cmlnced the tropial st)- Ie: . MiMo continued the progression with hll'ish fountains. mterior piante~ und vivid colors. But MiMu pushed the envc!ope even further.

WiTh America 's obv iOUS lumllRCC with the uuto­mobile: lllId rc:d1!>CtIVcong our homeland. the posl WWII-C:11I sa\O; [he de\'e[opmC'flt and fine tunmg or bu.\incsse:s. resoru WId 11lOIe:1 ~ Ihal seemed to caler as much 10 our CaN 11.\ to our ~h·cs. Routt: 66 lind La.~ Vega.~ an: prime ~Kulnples of Ihb 1\;lIionlll ubsesslon to hillhe rood 111 a splashy way. AI,\ and 8iscu.ync: llouleYani olTered II similar roodmap 10 Soulh Florida style. F .. ilities-4he drive up con­venience of full service gas stlllions. burger JOIII~

n., 8'S('U),M /'/a::" s'"'1f¥>I"x r~nl~" on M,,,,,,( dif.pl".s "M~\I,,~ !tulJ,rr, WhOM In IHMlt TdC'ull j

TN F""""",,~I'('" 1/{)N1 /lit Miunv Ikd. _»,tMd III /95) '" Moms /Apf</w;.foon~ "r,""",,", 1toIn- 1IItd" .... ....,.~t . cwwrJ kuM (I'llcto bf Ikcty Itt.f- M;>tWoI

and U plllCC to spend the nighl- seemed 10 pop up almost a~ (lI.~t us lhe roods lhey lined. Thi~ was I

time of Ameriean progn:ss. and MiMo \O;!IS ready. BUI along \0; ilh all of th i ~ new t'On~truclion came even mOfC' t'Umpclilion and a need 10 sumd out froOilhe crowd. In Sunny Isles. prime e.'Iiomplc:s of lhe Vegas-mspTn-d holel~ IOday an" disappearing due 10 lack of \',-"on and an excess or gn"ed.

MiMo broughl the camels. pyramid). boomerangs and spaceships Ihal all compclOO 10 calch our a" enl ion IL~ "'I: f.Otxoed along A I A in our rum­bling BeiAlres. Nowhere is Ihis mOtl: obvious than al the Vagabond MOld . al 730 I BiscaylK' Boule-.'IU'd in /<. lilullI.lIeslgnc:d in 1953 by Robe" Swanbu~. l..urger Ihan life. a circus of neon and ",hims} announces your amyal al .. hal IS II Itla­

liwly modest mOld. If the slee] and neon sign romanced you enoulh to check in fur the night. then illlCComplisheJ e,>.:lIclly Whlll it SCI OUt to do.

MelYIl1 GIlb..~man also knew how to caleh our e)e while on Ihe rood. In 1956 he dc:.,igned lhe InTcmation31 1nn &1 2301 Normandy Onye. Miami Bc3ch. lind lhe: Deauville fli 6701 Colhns Avenue in Miami Beueh. 80lh ha\'e irn!1fes-\I\'e entmnces. eKpansive spans of sh~r g l a.~s wull~ Ih;1! \lim for lhe Stars. and seen} 10 defy gruvily. The De:w vi llc 's pone-cocncn: was grand enough 10 wckome the

Bc:IlIc:s In lheir finl Y i ~ it 10 the US.

TIle .... hims) 1100 rantasy of MiMo continue along AlA lind the Soulh Florida Atlantic. Mule gUlirds. 24' coocn:IC eolumns. ~Iand al ll llcniion IIlongside swaying palm t rt:e.~ III 6345 Collins Avenue utlhe CusabilillCII, designed in 1949 by Roy FrolrK.'C. Moms LapIdus' 1 9~3 Fonlaiocbleuu III 4441 Collins AYenue. wi lh ilS ciw:est' hole (ocadc:!i lllId swo:cpmg. cu .... ·ed. marble clad wllll~. cre:lled a nouveau Frcnch"f-1orid illn ele:gance Ihut to llus day is viewed Wi a natiooulluoomurt.

111e MiMo Slyle was OOIlimiled 10 TeSlIl1 un"hi lce-

lure. Pri\'atl: hOO1CS, apartment buildings. interio",. office and rewil e:SwhlishmenlS 1111 embraced lhe MiMo cmu. Golden $phc:l1'S 1100 rockel IIISpU'Cd columns surround the Pan Am Trnimng Facility at Millmi Inlemalional Airport. dcsll!lIcd III 1%3 by 5tewan.i-SJ.inner Associatcs. \\hile 1100ll ing C'Ofl"

erele poIlac« of the: fU11l/'e inspirt; an educational mood II I Miami-Dade CommunilY College­Kendall ClI.mpwi III 11011 SW 104lh Slree!_ creal­c:d In 1967 by Pancoast. Fel1'oomo. Spillis and Cunckht.

When lhe Sunshine 511111:: lnlemational indust riu! Pan; III 1300 NW 167th SIm:t WII.\ developed in 1964. architet'l William Webb was commissioned 10 design ilS ~uiking ~hway enlly feature. remi­niSCenl of lhe beue:r-knov.·n 51. Loul~ Arm. To me III a chIld growing up in Nunh Miami. th31 sun­shme lln:hway. II10ng wllh Ihe adjoinmg Modemage Furniture shoy, room. offered II futuris · lic:. space al!I: galeway 10 a world of wonder 1I11d

in rlO\lIlion. To 01) pan:n1s . .... ho COIlYinced me !b a c:hlld Ihal lhey hud buil l Ihis arehwu) for mc:. it ulso repn!..'OCnlcd a hope ror Ihc: future in a f~yer­

youthfu l Miami.

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24

Restoring The Ransom Cottage:

No Bad News

Muny Y"urs 14&0 . ... h,," IJlrr .. £ u cu/n',. /)irtc/(JI', Becky Marlitn', was lilt' Pf?$;d~nt of thr j unior uagut' of Aliami, sht' .. fn'a/t'(/I'fuhllsiasm/or a 11('11' ycur (l/Ill a /lew pre.~i(II'"c)' ... i,h (I liw!/y pr"l'St'ntalion Sling oroulld a chorus oj '"No Hud NI"tIt's:' NlJl4', SLUt't'n yt!tlrs fOfU. UJ' I K'ri le this

ani"'" 0 11 Ihl' "MarU/iOIl of 'hI' Par" C. NUllstIIl! Colwgt! UI R(IIISOIII EI't!rRIUlles Scl1ool , IJt'("kis

Of'IIInisllr .do}:(1n fl'muins 'II'ilh mt'. (lml wilh my Slory I pt'll C/ happy ('onlimllllll of tlrings thai (/0

go wdl ill Ollr rilY.

The Coconut Grove school my children attend. R:mMlm Everglades. will celebrate its 1000h binhday in 2003. pl<lcing it umong u handful of South F1orid;1 institutions able to claim such a long und succcssfu l his tory. Paul C Ransom. graduate of Williams College in Williamstown. Massachusetts. a founding bomd mcmber of the Hurvard Law Revicw and a gr.aduatc of Columbia University Law School. first vis ited the pio­neer settlement of Coconut Grove in 1893. TIle young Mr. Ransom. who had recently sct up a promising law pr.actice in Buffalo, Ncw York, had jusl Icarned from his doctors thai he was arnietcd with a grave kidncy ailment. Ransom wa~ encour.aged to escape thc unfor­giving wimer mOl1lhs in the nonhca.~t for n more health-giving c1inlllte. in the hopes thai this would delay his demise.

And thus. in the spring of 1893. aftcr trJ.vel­ing the wilner through South Florida and the Keys. RallWIn purchased !>even and one half acres of bayfront pineland from his henee­fonh ncighbor and rricnd. Kirk Munroe. Ransom relurm-d in February 1896. accom­panied by the young son of friends. whom he had agreed to tutor during the winter months in Florida. This process being so agreeublc 10 all concerned. many fam ilies became eagcr to send their boys south to Pine Knot Camp to lI tudy under Ihis extrJordinary teacher. Thus begun the gennination of a uniquc institution that in 1903 expanded into the country 's fi rst mignl(ory school, the Adirondack· F1orida School. with the opening of Meenahgtl Lodge in thc woods of Onchiota. NY.

Of course. Ransom Everglndes is no longer Ihl! A.F.S. school. TIle Adirondilck campus was closed and sold aft er WWII : thc Miami cnmpus was renamed Ransom School in honor of ilS founder. and in 1974 the school merged with the nearby Evergladc.~ School for Girl !>. Most of the many Dade County I)i ne boon) und batten school bui ldings daling back to Pine KnO! Camp and A.F.S. have dis· ap~arcd frolll cllmpus - scveml blown away by a few nus ty hurricanes and others through

the need for modem repJllcemems and an expanding s tudent enroll­ment. rk rr-SI/rr«trd R"I\$OIOI COIlap ~'IIII~lIlk IlfNl u{Hu_ E'""J/udn' /tJO.JftU

1wIory. (P1tuIM COWUSf ofltl»lJ>OlOl E~,¥Iutk.J sntoDIJ '"The l'ngoda:' listed on the National Regi!>lcr of Hisloric Places. is the largest and most imponant s tructure from the school's eurly years. II was saved and restored in the 1970s due in large pan 10 the effons of Ransom's hllc alumnus Giulio Blanc '73. No other structure remains­except a li llie green and white COllage with a mysterious beginning. which lasl saw duty as the band c1l1s~room .

The cllrl ie.~ t known reference to thi.~ cOllllge Wlls conlained in Ii letter wrillcn by the school libr.arian. Belly Smith. in 19R1 10 Edward P. Mellon. citing pictures of it in 1909. Sadly. thc.~ pic tures cannot be found. Thc firs t recorded images of the Structure Ihal we possess appear in the 191 3 phOto album of alumnus Herben Gordon Fales, when it was Ihe school infinn ary. Thc use of Ihe Slructure is confirmed by a 1920 Fire ~1<lrsha l Map which again identified the building as an inlirmllry. So. we c~Ul assume with some confidcnce that the cottage was built on thc campus during thc fi rst decade of the cemury. and that it was originally. or soon thereafter. used as thc school's infirm;lry. We know that this use continued through thc beginning of WWII . when thc school c losed for five years.

• , After the War. the new Headmaster. D. Pierre G. Cameron. and his wife took up residence in the cOllagc. ahhough a.~ II headma.~ler's home it was barely satisfactory. Mike Siokes. who has taught (II Ihe School for nendy 40 ycars lind lived in the COllage with his wife and infant daughter. remembers thai the cot­tage cume "cquipped" with an electric wire and s ingle light bulb th~1I hung from a raftcr to nenrly noor level. With hooks placed around the COllage - by a reading chair. in the kitchen und bed room - lighl could be laken where it wa.~ needed.

Dan Bowden. who began tenching al Ransom in 1955. recalls the cvening coffec~ Ihe Camcrons hosted night ly for thc faculty. who. aftcr eating with Ihe studems. would join the Camcrons for wide rJ.nging intellec­tual discussions and renection on mutters of education.

As Ihe School expan<kd aftcr the War, thc cottage continucd to be u~-d as faculty hous­ing. a domlitory. un lin studio, and finally as the band cottage. In 1998. when the school's

Parents' Association commilled restoralion funding for the building, il was moved scvcr­al yards just west of its original location to make room for the new Fine Ans Building.

During the ensuing four yc;trs, n committee of Parents' A!>sociation officers. Illunmi. and other concenK.-d parents worked to find a res torJtion archi tcct. solici t and examine con­tmctor bids. and find additional fundi ng for ~m appropriatc level of restoration. We hi red Rocco Ceo as our ~.rch itect, and alumnus Mahoney Baggs as our contmctor. 80th indi­viduals lIpproached this project with intense devotion and pride. :lIId the I"ell tored c01\agc re nects their p3'>sion for the projcct. Mahoney's futher. Bill Baggs. wa.~ the editor Oflhe old Miumi Ncws and thc vi!> ionary who fought for the creation of the State Park on Key Biscayne. lind for whom the park is named. Bill should be wcll pleased by his son.

As nil of us who have wutched. read lIboU( or becn invoh'cd in any his toric res tonll.ion know. reSIOntlion does nol come cheup, demands compromise. lind succeeds only with vision. tenacity and devotion. Yet . through the suppor1 of the School's Boa.rd of Trus tees. fu nds raised by thc Parents' Association, and thc generous gi ft of a cur­rent trustee falllil y. this little cOllage was beautifully restored. Nestled under nn oak hummock. the original structure has been resurrected like the re.~urrectiOfl fern growing on the limbs above it after a good min. Thc Ransom Conage will live to te ll the slories of a special place. Trxlay. at Ransom El't'rg lades, may I f1'!xJrt that Ihere il' No Bod Ncws.'

B('(sy Tilg'IfIulil . lI'ho /'as reslOrl'd all historic IWI/.fC ill Coral Gables. i.v a !XUI E ,'celllil'l! COII/mittee m~lII~r of the JUllior uaglle of Miami. A former member 0/ Ihe Dm/e Hf'rilllxe TrllSI Board o/Trustccs. site dwirel/ DIIlII! lIerilogc DlIYl' for tll'O ycars. SIll' St'n'ed all the Boord 0/ RllII:'iOO/ cI'erx!tllles School as prt'Sidcm 0/ fhe ParenU' Al·.wx:iatiofl ami helped spearhead 'he effort to restort' '"l' Rlmso", COllage. Silt' is now c/wirllloll 0/ Ihe HOllsom EI'erglodes Ce/llelllliaf Coo/..book Committee.

Preserving the Redland Hotel: A Beacon of History in Downtown Homestead

In 1997. Rex nnd Katy Oleson and Jerry and Nancy GUSI had II vision - to restore one of downtown Homestead's most historic land­marks. Locatedjusl south ofthc hustle and bustle of Mi:uni. the Rcdlund Hotel was originally bui lt in 1904 and stands today as u reminder of timL'S past. as we ll as a sym­bol of the area's vibrant hislory.

Fro m 1904 to tllC pre.*'Cnt. Ihe Redland Hotel has had many owners. many names, and has undergone numerous renovations. including being rebuilt in 1913 afier a major fire . Although opcr-J.tions were periodically interrupled, the hOlel was open for business from 1904 to 1995. In 1995. it was con­demned due to 250 code violations .lIIribut­able 10 negicci of the propen y. From 1995 to 1997. rne hOlel stood abandoned and in a state of disrepair. To the cOllllllunity. the Redland Hotel was an eyesore.

Seeing the pOieni ial of Ihc propcny. com­bined Wilh the growing demand for a high­end. full service hotel between Kendall and Key Largo. the 01csons and Gusts rel[ [he Redland Hotel was the ideal sile to meellhis demand. Funhennore. the couples did not want to see the hi slory of downtown Homestead lost.

The combined experience of the Olesons and Ihe Gusts made them qualified to take on a proj(.'Ct o f Ihis caliber. specifically one o f hisloric preservation; Rex Oleson's role 3$ Chainnan of the Homestead HislOric Preservation Board enhanced the credibility of the panne"'hip. Moreover, with bolh couple's expen isc in the hospitalilY indus­try. specifically Bed & Breakfasts. Rex Oleson and Jerry Gusl's background as con­trdctors, and the long-lime friendship lhe couples shared. thc decision 10 become pan­ners was a nalUml one. In 1997. the Olcsons and the Gusts purchased the Redland HOlel and began their joint venture.

Financed through a vuriety of sources. they were able to ac hieve their dream. A 525.000 grant from the Enterprise Zone assisted in the restoration of the f~ade. A S20.ooo g rnnt from Miam i-Dade County's Economic RI.:d evelopmcnt Fund. Ihrough the CilY of Homestead. a S200JXKl loan from the City of HorneSlc:ld 's Rcvol ving

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Loan Progr.tnl, and a half-million dollar loan from T1B Bank of me Keys. in con· junction with the SBA. were applied to the hotel 's o\'cnllJ restoration. The remainder of the funch. needed to complete the restoro­lion was obtained through private entities. With the financing secured. the Olesons :md the Gusts began their que. .. t 10 reslOre Ihis historic gem.

From 1997 to mid 1999. the structure was gUlled. Slowly taking apan the hotel . sal­vageable iteml> which were found were doc­umented. Unfonunmely. due to many own­ers. renovationl> and pilfering over the yean.. there were few imerior items found thaI could be saved. After the gUlling was com­pleted. they spent 16 months pUlling the hotel back together. In July 200 1. Ihe Redland Hote l. once again . opened its doors. Here. guests can unwind Florida­style in a relaxed, sophisticated cnviron­melll.

Reminiscent or old Florida. the Rcdland Hotel paints a piclllre or refined elegance. The hotel's archilccturul design, basic in fonn. is fr.lme vemncu lar. lIS large wrap­around porch. finished wilh dclicme ginger­bread detailing, adds elegance 10 ils eXleri­or. The interior bbas~ a welcoming front desk. made of original bead board snlvagcd from diffcrent pans oflhe hOlel. This wood was also used to build pans of the bar.

Uniquely. the h01el's pub was Homestead's fi rst public libmry. hence its name ''The Library." 11K' distinguished. orig inal main

which comprises a 10lal of 1 t gueSirooms. with two gucstrooms on the ground noor.

Although the rcstor.l.IiOIl was one of signifi­cant magnitude, there was linle alteration 10 its original design. ..It's as historically accuralc as you can get:' said Rex Olcson. "After the flfC in 1913. the hotel was rebu ilt. and ineol]Xlntled shiplap siding. In the I 920s. stucco siding was added . We restored the overnll s tructure to minor its original design from the 1920s. adding only a rniling to the porch. and two doors where wi ndows had originally been located. lllCrefore. the Redland Hotel today looh exactly ..... il did 80 years ago."

TIle Rcdland Hotel, having recently cele­brnted ilS one-year anniversary since its restorntion. is a model for hislor1C preserva­tion. It has been a calalysl in the rcvit.aliza­tion of Downtown Homeslcad. " In the beginning. everybody thoughl we were crazy: ' said Katy Oleson. "Now they come back and say • Wow, we were wrong. Irthey can do it. we can do it.' It has created cum­munity interest as well as sparking regional attention. Wc 're optimists." said Nancy Gust. ''This projc<;1 is just the beginning or orner exeillng projectS to follow."

Dawn Tt"icl:. Kvr/.:ed on tI,,. DOK·"/fIt'I·" Main 51".,., pfORrom jor the Miami J)()w"town Ot:\"t'lopm,.nr Au/honlY. Sht 1I0W K'orb in pl/blic ,.,.latiOlls/or all archiuctural jim,

stairway leads guests to the second Ire,_e~I~, ________________ -,

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26

HOW THE DEERING ESTATE WAS WON (AND LOST AND WON AGAIN)

This is Ine heanwanning success slOry of a

magnificent I.reasure rescued from extinc­

lion n01 once. blll twice within the pnst 15

years. The Deering Estate al Cutler is an

environment,ll, archaeological and hi stori­

cal preserve comprising over 440 acres.

currenlly owned by the State of Florida and

Miami-Dade County. operated as a public

park by the county 's Park and Recrealion

Department.

On the property arc round the Cutler Fossil

Site. which yielded important scientific

evidence of human habitation in South

Florid:. 10.000 years ago. and 11 c irca 1700

Tequc."ta Burial Mound. Home to many

early pioneer families during the nine­

teenth century. the property was located

within the settlement of Cutler, one of the

fi rst towns founded in SOUlh Miami-Dade

the fi rs t inn to opcnlte between Miami and

Key West.

The other family 10 make a significant con­

tribution was the Occring family. Charles

Deering. chairmllll of the board of

International Harvester, began purchasing

property in the area in 1913. and by 1916

had assembled most of what is now the

Deering ESlmc at Cu tler. 11131 year he

remodeled [he Richmond COllage into his

private wi nter horne. With subsequent

l;mdscaping. construction or the keyholc­

shaped bom basin. three outbuildings :lIld

the beauti rul 1922 Stone House, the

Deering Estate at Cutler became one of the

most significant waterfront mansions Ihut

dO\l(.:d the shores or Bi scayne Bay during

Miami 's building boom years.

County. llie property remained in the Deering fam -

ily long aftcr the death of Mr. and Mrs.

Two families in p:trticularleft an important Deering. In the early 1980s the fa mily

legacy at the Decring Estate at Cutler. 'nle heirs no longer hud usc for the property

Richmond family seuled :md built their and put it up for sale. Its waterfront loca­

home here in 1896. tion made the property highly dcsir.tble for

private deve lopers. and its wealth of natu­

In 1900 the Richmonds enlarged their r:\1 and historical resources mude it even

house and opened the Richmond COllage. more valunble for preservation advocates.

0" AUf"" 14J991. f/wrrkDM And"..· d"'·'Hlut.d I~" n .... "nS £3Io1l~. Th~ IfiOtJ N,~h"",nd Cilllu~ ,,·u.<jluIlM .. J. "nd Ih .. is'fHJ ,mX/",,1 Nldtntt/nd 1"",1/1 ~" lOW """rly dfllfO)w1. IJtvri"$ 'J 1')21 ~'I""" IftJl<u jlOO<kJjr(Jm 1M 16.7-/001 norm 'HI'J~ bl.uunn·nJ.

In August 1985. after considerable debate,

lhe Dade Count y Historic Preservation

Bo.ud designated thc Deering Estate at

Cutler as a local hi storic site. historic dis­

trict and archaeological zone. In March

1986. the property was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places. In

July 1985_ the State of Florida, under its

Conservati on and Recreational Lands

(CA RL) program. and Mililni -Dade

CouOlY agreed to purchase the Deering

Estate at Cutler for $22.5 million.

It was a long. dillkult victory_ and muny

played s ignificalll roles in seeing the

acquisition through to its successful COJll­

ple tion. Especially important were the

efforts of the Miami Corporat ion. owners

of the property. who were willing to nego­

tiate a deal : the Dade County Historic

Preservation Board and Ihe State Historic

Preservation Office. who persevered in

securing historic designalion fo r the prop­

erty: Dade Heritage Trust. for its advocacy

role in securing politic:!1 support for his­

toric designation and public acquisition:

Finlay Matheson. who held an opt ion to

buy the property until the public acquisi­

tion package could be structured: the Trust

for Public Land for making possible bridge

financing until the pcnnancflI acquisition

could be realized: and Dade County

Commissioner James Redford. who cham­

pioned public acqui sition.

On August 24. 1992. Hu rricane Andrew hit

South Miami-Dade County with Ihe fury

of the worst natural disaster ever experi­

enced in the area. Winds official1y clocked

at 165 miles per hour and a stonn surge of

16.7 feet above sea level at the site left the

Deering ESlate al CUller in a state of uller

devastation. The property suffered an esti ­

mated $7 million worth of damage to the

buildings and main grounds alone. and the

efrects on the natural areas were cma­

strophic.

The process of salvage. recovery. recon­

struction and restonllion was a fomlidable

task. First came cleaning up the grounds.

which were rendered impassable nnd

unrecognizable by the stOml.

To complicate things further. the bui lding

debris contained asbestos nnd lead based

paint . making ilS removal n long. nrduous

and costly project. Hisloricnl building

TM "«""It u""~ ," C",t~r II) ,,1iIob ,tJdu, M,u ... t·fkJIl~ C(HOIIII I'IIrl II~d R~r""''''''' fk('IJr,,,,~,,, .. 1Ui F"I/~r"''' /)i,. : Atl"IIl/~rlJ rrrr,u-tJ 1)1f! I'lVyn"aJ''''' A .. "Utlbfi'" ,/wr OfjIJ/U"J",~ .. ~ ... t '" fr,""""" " .. lunon.- 14" .. ,."t fPIooIw r_· u'S"< of M,,,,,,,,f)o<N C ...... ,. I'art /IIIJ R,..,xpl j

material s from the Richmond COtlllge. Improvement Program. South Florida and social functions. and special events

such ns Dnde County pine flooring and W:lter Management Di strict. Knight such as concens and festivals lire being

mantelpieces, were salvaged for future Foundation and insumnce M!ulemenl.S. The periodically held .

reconstruction. mosl substantial and toughest to negotiate

contribution ca me from the Federal TIle Deering E."tate at Cutler is a magical

FOrLunutely. a few years earlier :1 historic Emergency Munagell1cnI Agency (FEMA). place. The visitor is tr.liIsported to another

preservation class from Ihe University of which providr.:d S4 million. Finally. in time in South Florida. a quieter. genller

Florida had meliculously prepared meas­

ured dr..lwings and photographic documen­

tation of the build ings. Without this help.

reconstruction of the Richmond COllage

and rehabili tation of Ihe other historic

structures would have been ex tremely dif­

fi cult. if not impossible.

Months before the storm. the Park

Ocpartment had commissioned the finn of

Full enon Dillz Architects. with

Developmen t Management Services as

restoration consultants. 10 prepare a reuti­

lizalion plan for the property. Their role

was expanded to prepare a full plan for

March. 1999. Ihe Deering E.'lI11te reopened time. 11le tr.Jffic noise of the city seems far

its doors. The second bailIe to save this aWlly. 11le only sounds heard are the lap­

historic, cuhuml and environmental gem ping waves of the bay. the rustling of palm

hud been won. fronds and the songs of birds. It is a place

of contemplative: beau ty. of hannony

Today. the park serves :l ... a visitors' aUrae· between people :md nature. between the

tion. where lOUrs of the historic buildings. past and the future. Its exi.\lcnce in lhe

grounds and nalural areas. including present is a true miracle of prmiervatioTl

Chicken Key. are fC}uJariy held. The and persevenmce. a wondrous legacy to the

buildings arc being gradually fumished culluml heritage of South Florida.

with antiques :lIld artwork origimll to the

Estate. thanks to generous donations from lI'ulI A. /(otirigllt: stn·,.d lor Sfi'tll )"turs as

the Deering Estate Foundation and mem- DirtcIQr of/ht Df'trillg f~'/ull'lIf C Ull,." 0 1'""

bers of the Deering famil y. The family has suing IIII' 11 miflilHI rtstaralion of III,. port·s

mude possible the res tor-uion orlhe library bJliftlillgs wul IIalllml (IrtUS. 1/1' 10llndl'A mIll

reconstruction and rehabili talion and to and ballroom. and the wine cellar is full y dir('cttd Mianri·J)(ld(' Count)"s H is/oric

assist in the dcvelopment of a master pl:lIl . restored and stocked with the original bot· Pf('se,. ... ulion O;\"isiun/rom 1977·90. IIlI t/wring

One of the major challcnges ahcud WaS 10

M!cure sufficient funding to cover more

than 57 million needed to bring just the

historic buildings b:lck to life. Funds were

obtained from the Florida Sccretary of

State 's Office, Florida Departlllcnt of

Environmental Protection. Florida Inland

Nllviga tional District. Florida Boating

tle.. ... albeit now empty.

The park also serves un imponant educa­

ti onal function through lecture series.

classes nnd special multidisciplinary activ·

ilies thlll combine tours and hands-on

experiences presented to public school stu­

dents and summer camp programs.

Facilities arc also available for business

From Wildl'.rlfns 10 Ml'.lropolis. Ill' 11"5 bun

CXfCIII;I·t tlircrtorol Miumi·Oad(' Count)' Art in

Public P/ar l'S sillrt' Z()(}() ullli is ('/1,"11/1)' (1150

srn'ing as intl'rlm dircc/or 0/ M iumi-/)adl'

CO/ll" y'., Iltslori(' Prnl'n'(lliOIl OjJic('. 1-/(, IlOs

u ntlch('lor of J)I'sign dt'grl'I' alld u Musll'r 0{

An'l,i/tellln' degru in Arrhi/ec/Urul lIismr),

und JIiJloric PrtJtn'miOll lrom /ht Unrl'f'rSIIJ

0/ f"lorid(/ .

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2.

DHT's Role in Saving the Miami Circle: The Story Continues ...

In January, 1999. when no one felt it pc»sible. for being preservation friendly. 1be land. pri- the Urban Environment League lind had grown

D~e I-Ienlage Trust boldly slC:-ppcd forward to valely owned ....... .L~ pnme commercial real ~UIlC to include school children. Nmivc American

lead a fight to SllVC the mysterious " Miami worth millions. The building permits h:KI drummers.dancers and healers. New Age fol·

Circle" archeological site from dest ruction fOf II already been appro'·cd. and Ihe developer lowers. sp iri luaJ isL~. tourists from around the

highrise development. appeared determined. world and hundreds of curs hOllllllg in support

l..ocmed on lhe south bank of the Mi llmi River When the dc,"c lopcr announced he would begin

in downtuwn Miami. the "Circle" had drown construction in three day~, DHT"s pro bono

irnenl ll lionai auent ion. At leasl 2000 yelH'S okl . :l lIomey Gary Held worked fr.trt1ic:l lly 10 li nd

the Circ le is 38 fect in diulI1eler uml is carved legal grounds \0 hul t tnc Circle's destruction.

four·fect deep into the limestone bedrock. wi th On Super Dowl Sunday. January 31. 1999. in II

an east·west II lignment 10 tnc cquiooll: . It wa.~ lawyer~packed mecting. OUT presc:nted a

prob:tbl) used for ceremonial or aMrooomie31 requ~1 to Judge Thomas Wilson in his Coconut

purposes. Though some specuilited lhat it was Grove home to grJnt an cmergency Temporury

cre.lIed by Mayans. most e.tpe rt.~ bt lievc it was Restraining Onkr. Though the request was

built by the now·e:u inct Tequesta Ind iuliS. denied. the developer. Michael Buunmnn, wu~

Miami-Dade Arcncologist Dob Carr comment- persuaded to IIlIow Ihe orcheologists to eonlin­

ed tlml lhe Circle "is the only cut·StOliC circle ue their work anl nOl IO harm the Circle unti l

fonn:llion found in our ,~ountry. It di,>plaYI>:t February 26. 1999. a cOIK:ession which booght

sophistkatt:d understllnding of geometry Imd time for massive advocacy efforts.

astronomy that is quite remarkablc. 11 is a fi nd-

ing of na tional signi ficuTlCC." Dade Ueri tuge Tru.~t then went into high gear.

Becky Matkov and OUT Presidem Enid

1bcsc wonts inspi~ Oade Heritage Trust to Pinkney spent hours every day La lking to counl­

work vinually nonstop to somehow come up less media reponers and wri ting press releases.

with II way to save Ihb importllnt historic They gnve speeches throughout the community

resource. Executive Director Hecky Roper and nppe,m::d on TV and radio shows. OUT

Mat~ov originally suggested to the developer members allended lhe City of Mill l11l

lhe possibility of ~esign i ng the building and Commission meeting to oppose Mayor

don:ning a ta,,-dcductible conservation ease- Carollo's plan to dig up tnc Circ le and display it

as they crossed the Brickell Bridge.

CIrcle supponers of all persuasions .... ·cre wel­

comed into OUT's hendquurters to stra tcgile.

As a SOlCe)3. nonprofi t historic preservation org;mi7JlhOIl with a long history and a respect­

ed tr.ack recon! of accomplishments. Dade

Ilerillige Trust brought c~ibihty to the causc.

Ol-IT established a "Save Our Circle" fund to

Ilccept tll}\ deductible donations for the Circ le's

acqui~ition and encouraged tnc IIllmy different

fllc tions to work tOKether.

On Valentine's Sunduy. February 14. 1999.

when il apl)Ca~ that the developer was going

to forge ahead and remove the Circle from its

~ite. 01-lT ngnin .... ·em imo nelion. AI the IIIsti­

gation of BlllIX'u Mesa, OUT faxed lellers 10

GOH:mor Jcb Bush and Secretary of State

Kmherine Harris. requesting Stll te inten'ention

under the Unmarked UUIIIIIII Bunal Remains

Act. On Monda),. Februory 15th. OUT held a

press confere nce lit the Circle thlll was covered

by lucal, stllte and nat ional medill. Becky

Matkov's plea--"Tbe backhoe is literully at the

menl 10 OI--{T thaI would allow the public to in the Conventiml Center. They attended gille. ready to begin at any moment the disman~

access the Circ le from the planned Riverwal~ .

When that idea was d ismissed. a 0 1lT Miami

Circle Task Foree WIiS created to explore

opt ion~. Saving the Circle S(."Cmcd an IIllPOSSI­

ble task. The property wa!> locuted within the

City of Milllni. wi th II Commission nol known

Miami-Dade County Cornm~ion meetings to

urge County support. 01-lT d istributed peti­

tions to be signed and collected in schoob.

~ t ores, neighborhoods iUKI on Ihe internet.

OHT membeN pan icipated in Circle

Candlelight Vigils. which hlld been begun by

thng of a myslery thai d:llC's ba.ck centU/lel>

before EuTUpC'ar\S reached lhe short-s of this

cofll illent··-·appca~ over and O\'cr on CNN.

The Govemor callcd Becky to discus!> the is. ... uc .

On Wednesday. February Ii, 1999 Dude

,

1IJIJIIIIJlII

S/illl,I",. ~,~,Iw Mwml Cjrrl .. iI,t'''''' M,ri.",1 Spt'l"!(. f)i="" "fl~ M,/JIIti IhJtk C"'uu~ C..tlllrol.vr,,"~ lH(IIJN_m. A"'IvoI,~,"8ob C""WW SiIJ" HUltKI< PrrMrvalIOII oJ/i," Dr_ J .. tt" /fI1Jlly,.S

Since then. Florida's Division of Historical

Resources hits been ""orking with Miami-Dade Coumy 10 oversee the circle. To develop a plan

for lhe Circle's inll"~l ul ion and flllure p~ser­

"'lI lion. the Secrclary of Suite !!Stablished n

Miami Circle Planning Committee. OHT's Enid Pinkney lind Becky Roper Mlllkov were

both appointed to serve: 011 this CommUlee.

The Circle " Ianning Committee has mel numer· ous lime.~ in u public forum. moving slowly but surely 10 crull II p iau lhut is acccplD,blc and sen­

sit ive 10 a Wide rJnging constituency. On May

14, 2002. Michael Spring. Director of lhe

Miami-Dade COU nEY Cu ltural Affairs Office. prescnled a conceplUal plan femuring II tempo­

rary ,Iunched· roof structure that would be {:on-lIeri tage Tru;,! was :c.k.ed 10 p3rticip.1lC in fefences. 1lte StilII.' allOCllted $ 15 million from slruCloo over [he Miumi Circ le as II means of

Miami-Dade Mayor Alex Penelas'prcssconfcr. the CA RL (Conscrv:l1ion and Recreational protection and public interpretation. This was

enl-'C. In a bold. unprecedented move. Mayor Land) program for the purclmsc of the Miami uppro\'ed by the Circ le Planning Committee.

'·cnelas anrKxmced he was going to ask the Circle. which will meet in the next fcw weeks 10 revicw Miumi -Dade County CommIssion to seck emi·

nellt domain to Sllve the ~ itc from destruction.

ovenilling the City of Miwni 's Il Lithori ly. On

Thursday. February lit al II County

Commissiou meeting overflowing with preser­

vltl ioni ~L\. Enid Pinkney and Becky MlI1kov

were t\Oo O of the four ~pcakers ullawed to speak

in behalf of preservation. To thc oppchi tion

who wamed more money for poor neighbor­

hoods instead of archeological sites. Enid defi ­

aruly counte red. " Don 't ta lk 10 me about

Dade Heritllge Trust continued 10 work in

behalf of the Circ le. allenci ing slr;l.Iegy sessions

with County Munager Merrelt Stierheim and

other organi1 .. mions. planmng fundrJi sing

endeavors for the Circle. speaking in fron t of

CIVic groups lind County Commission meetings.

and working 10 maintain .!otrong community

.!ouppon . In November. 1999, the developer

rccei\'~d a settlcmenl of $26.7 million for the

2.2 acre site. 11le pun:hasc: was funded with the

request!. for proposal!> for repairing the seawall

beside Ihe Circle. building the thatched -roof

structure and pathways. and deve loping II

G~nway al008 the Miami River.

.S. Senator Bob Grahum has also introduced

Senlllc Bill 1894 10 :luthori1.l! II study regarding

incorpomtion o f the MiamI CirclcfIJrickell

Poim into Biscayne National Pari;; , If it pa.'iscs. II fC:lsi bility study could begin a~ carly liS

January 2003. O"enown. I wa.~ born in Ovcnown. and the StIlIC'S $15 million. 53 million from Miami-

Circle is II pan of evcrybody's history." 1bc

Comm ission voted 10- 1 in fll\'Or of acquiring

the Miami Circle propeny under a "~low take:"

cmincn1 domain proceeding. with the County

pledging to mise money from outside sources.

A key evenl l)(..'Curred February 26, 1999. To

overromc ~keptici sm about the validity of tnc

Cin:le'" age. it was impcrutive that scientific

test ing be done. yel Archeologist Bob Carr had

no County funding to do SO qu ickly. Becky

obtained an emergency grJllt of 525.000 10

Dade Ueritage Trust from The Elizabeth

Ordway Dunn Foundallon for rndiocarbon-dlll­

ing Circ le llnifacts. The results proved the

Cin:1c 10 be at least 2000 ye:tTS o ld.

Becky new up to Thlilihassee on Mnrch 9 and

addressed the meeting of the Governor and

State CabillCt along wilh Couruy officials. The

Governor and Cabinet votcd to fund up 10 half

the cost of pun:ha.~ing the Miami Circle proper­

ty, with the Governor Idling the City of Miami

:1IIt! Mi:uni-D:ldc County to reconcile their dif·

D-Jdc County's Safe Neighborhood Parks Bood

fu nds. private contributions and lin 58.7 mill ion •

two--ye:ar loan from the ifrul>l for Public undo

The Milimi C irclc---om .. 'C considered II lost

causc--may now 1x.'COfTlC u National p..Jtk- and

II world· famous heritllgc. tourism site,

UNI"" b¥ w CirrI ... FIanJ.. St'<"rfl'"1ofS_ XUIMnAr I/unu. U.s k....-1Inb G"""-. U.s Ilrp 1I_llru/AulMft. mIT E. ... nun't IJ,m-If,,- B«ty IIOf'" ,.,,,,J.JJ,. "ltd for-' mIT P,..Io.Dnof ElrJd p,~LMy ,., .. /fIulml CirrI .. P'fi' nHtf~rf"'" MId J"ttlllJry 18. 2001, .. ~~ppor1 u (.."'lIIIruJU_I .,1Mh uf /,ttklttf 1M On It ,,·i,lo Jj,,,,,-_ ,.","--1 Pur!.

"

PRESERVATION EASEMENTS: A Gift to the Future Dade I-Im~ T nN has a p1JInII1l 10 aa.'qlI and hold pruIIlCt.vc casenent~ m propi!I"I)' 10 ll§SU1'e Ihc: pm;om ... lion or W'dlitmurnlty and hlSloric:tlly ~gJll flCal1l baJlId­ings. 1'Ile pn:,';emwOIl Ca.o;eIUlIOIlI is I .... ay by IOihidllhe ownercan prorect ,he ardlilCCluruI mlq,'I1ly of u buildlllg for Ihc: belldil o(the community and fUlUre ge .... r:nuiom.

A preset'\'3lion c:ascmcnl is II cunlr&:l by .. hlCh 1he prop­enyowOl:f Il'lIIlSff:n w;mocheJ ckarly ~lflCd rigillscr pr1Yllcp pCfUumng w tbc: subjt:ct prupeny. An rase­mntt.uov.~ for ~ions on modiflCllliom 10 I build­'Ill- II b IIonllm in the form uf I dt:«l. plltd in perpe­lUll} 10 DiIdc IkriwfC' Trmt ;nl specifICS the Icvd LO "hK:h the building is 10 be ~~ and maiflLlined and P"1' Ides for munilOring and t'nfom:mml.

Will' GIVE A,"1 EASEMENT?

A pn:sc .... ·aLJOIl cascmcm IS S'Vl:n 10 prcIiC ..... ( the "I'lP"aJ­IInCt' of lIII hisl~ building.. llic O'o'o'rx:r of a particular ~)' ofrm wants 10 be 'WJ'C ll'ual the n'4lal :IfIPl";u­ance w,lI 1101 be ahem! or Iq/ccIcd III lhe fUUlre. Hy giving an eIL~ the ~ O\Oo"ners can be tiSUred thai the: propc:ny will be prttcctcd indI:finilcly. ~'IIni­II:ss 0( "00 the rul~ UI'oTlUS may be. 1lltrc also may be tax ~agc'! ",'hen m CI'lat1mI b gl~TI1 .

WHAT IIU1L1)INGS ARE ElIGIULE f.'UR AN t:'\St:ME.'T!

Omnl3ble deductUtoi for easellleIl\ CVI1tribull~\S lin'

rulnclw \0 properties IIldlYiduully 1I~lcd on the NuliOlwl Regi'lCr of HblOlit' f'\aI.:n Q'" C'eI1ifll,,'d Il~ coo­Inbuling 10 a Nm iOfUl I Regi~ter IIi ,JUne DISlrkt_ Although It is possible 10 don.m an e:aseroet1l m II prop-­m)' noI h5lCd on the RegiSICT, no dwilllhlc tbluction CIIf1 be IIIkCll_

WIIAT .:u:~nJl,TS m - A IlUILOISG ARE I'RO­TEt'1::D BY A,"' .:AS.~IE,vr.

1'tJe r&'imlCIlI can bi: Wliqllt' LO each propeI'I)' Prld lTl;Iy IIlCapmIIt many dancnb. 1'roc«taI r~alUI"d 1113)' uv::11,lI1e lhe f~ lhe mJerior, the grounds. VICW Mlcds. Q'"wr righlS, eIC. The r~easanMI is ileOlllmoll I)"PC of dtJfllllion, The Im11S of lne lij,~nent an:. rndx:d by mUlual CUtSC'III het,';ecn lhe propI'Il)' owncr wid lhe C'llSCIIJC11I- hokJing organizwion.

\VIIAT RE."m~ ICI'IONSARE 1~ II'OSt:U ON Til E I'ROPfo:RTY OWNER?

The pnmary n:stricIions of W1 CasemcnI relale 10 the ph)'lliclJ IIWIlICn:lIU iIIid poW.bIe modirlClllJOn of the bmklina 's r~ These R:SUictKlm appI)' onI)' 10 the pur11U11(1 )oI'tne wilding ... lIicb aft: included in the case­mtnt.. The propa1y may coruinuc 10 be t--.I fur ... hat· I:\I'e1 pwpo:!C the OI'>"lEI' 1Tl;I)' ct.oo§e. The BmnlOl' of lhe ca.o;ernenl b)~lImes !he obligation of oeclln ng the: approval of Dade Ikrilal,'C Tru. ... befOR.' WIdmld..ing chal1lo~ LU a/l)' denl('lllS covered ill the ~lI.o;cll1enl.

The IIIICmlIl RC\~ Service: a\kJrII i dwilable <kduc-110M 10 be taken only fur pc:rpauaI easemaMs.

WHO GIVt:'''A''' EASE.\t ENT'?

Any pubhc. pri'o-;uc, 01' COI'pIJr.IIe QO.\llCI' 0{ lin histooc prupcmy an dmme I ~ CtiCfl1C'!lt. 1'tJe I .. nd of OOO-'Ilcrslnp affects the Ul.l bene/ilS lhat ~h from donat­illg W1 elL'iCmcnl. Willi ~ bendil iliG Ie!oII tlwi i .. ,ji~ idual owners 01' p;u1rlC!'1'l'hips. Both the donuling O""IlCI" wid WI)' SUbscqUCIU OWIXTS during the liretnnc of

the CIJCIT1Cflt an:: bound by Ib reguboons. The easemau Slays with the pqx'rI)', noI the OYoTlCl'.

WHO IS Kt':SPONSlRLE FOR l~lI'RO"lNG "".1) M,\L'TAINING TtIE n UII. (}IN(;?

Although the proflM)' QO.\'1lI:r gJUIIL~ CI.'I1llin righu; llIid pri,·il<:ge.\ I(} D:ltle Heritage Trust. under lhe termS of lhe ea.'ief1leI1t. !he OYo'net I't'Illins full pIMCSliion of the pr0p­erty:md is ~ibloc fOl' InBll1Iainmg the wilding. A$

pan of IhI: eOl'GTlCllt. the property (I\Io"llCl" Il~ 10 imlKU\'e and IT1IlIllI.Bm the whJI.."CI r.,..., I(} the agreed upon level of CR.. The OYo·net 1! alJo ~ible for obWnin~ IIdequaIc fue and liability tnsur.uv::e and for liWnllthe Dade HcnIJlt!C TruSi lIS lIIl addioonal If&1red 00 his insur.arn policy.

SHOULD AN EASEME"'" HE I){)NATED II f:FOREO R AFTER ,\ NY 1~IROVE..\1.ENTS .\KE

COMI' U .:n :U?

The JXUIlC"y lFNfIer nlay Wish to cOlllplc1c !be improve­ment pn:lg.I'illll and thal dooaI~ the c.a.o;emcnt 011 the imJllU''al ooi ldinll 10 DOOe Hmtl1ge TruSl_ Sioce lilly imJllU''CfTlCIlIlI an: Ul;(:ly 10 IJ(kJ 10 the Vlllue or the build· ing. tIv: ~ .... ,ou1d ~ propunionaJly lugher. Al1cma11.'l) . the O"'1Ji,'I" may donaic the easement and lhero undm:Ike imp""''eIl1C'Ill''- TIns CUIIJ'Se o( IlC'lIOO m;t)' pmnil the propert)' QO.\..-.:r 10 lakedwimbloc dC'duc:­lion 01"1 the bcfme ~iun value of the puperI)' and thm t:W: an addmonal charitable IbtoctIOIl m the yJJue 0( the e.\tru rnlllmllOO mandated in the easement.

'WLL THE GRANTING OF AN EASEI\1 El\T AI.\\'i\YS INVOLVE IMrRO"E~IEI"TS?

I):w:lI, Herilllb't' TI'USI IS OIlClned loward the: preso..--r."lItKlll of the visual chanictc:r ofhlSiOOc Wildings, oot thelt full l'e:SIoration. In many cases. lU1 easc:mcnt CUll be ntgt"l­au:d thai ~ uisting ~'ulldi tlOR!i 1"1 the w ildin, Prld prtJ\'1dc$ guidelu'ii!!l for iI~ rUllft ~oration. This insures !hat an)' d~ IU the boikliug in the fwure will be III the dim:t1Ol1 of n:SlOrlluun.

WIIAT RFSTRltllONS Will.. Al'Pl..\' TO SIG~S?

l1w! ~ignag.: for each buIlding ('1111 be de"1'1opOO lIS pan oflhe ovcrJJI r~ ~lJ'dflCllllOIlS. The Sign.lJlC fin-lily ","oned oot should be COIl~L"'cnt with the ~t\anIc"'r of th .. wi ldinl1 a.~ OI"IgillaJly dolgtlL-d.

WII,\T IS THE I'KOCt::.sS FOR MAKING O IAN(;£S TO TilE .~\C;An.; At· n :K AN EASE. Mf::l\T IMS IIEE."\oj GKA"~I"ED?

The puperI) O"""TIeI' ddcribes Iu5 01' her proposed ch3nJc's 10 !he Dade: Ilcritage TIUSoi. which delemllUC5 whethn" ur oot it is C'Cmpalible WIth the boikliug 's Ius­loric arrliila:tunaJ dlllructer. All map changes lajulre advance apprl)'o'lll of Dade I-ienlage TIUSl. The rutn"lllion policy will he biased un tia' Secretary of Interior Standartls for RchlibilililllOll , If the propcny is kx:I1J1)' designat~-d. the propcrlyowllt'f will be requin.'I:I lo IIOCUre a CcnirlCllle or A(>Jl!'OIlIiatt:ncss rrom the IocJI goYem­

mcmbod),.

WHAT HA Ppt~~S INTI IE EVE.,TOFTUEA(.'CI­DE1'\TAL DESTKUCTION OFlllE FACADE?

~ C ...... gc:IM;)' rcpIlin. wQuld Ir made by the pmpaty O"""!ler 10 n:ndcr the pmpcny safe. Thoen he or she ",'Wid wm with IlIIde I ~ T IUSlIO ftSIOI't: the w ilding 10 the ea!lCfl1Cf1I 'lJD:lflCllllOm.. In the evcnI uf lOIaI dcstTUC'lIOl1 Dade Ileritagc Trust woold lil;(:l), can­eel the: ClI.'iCmcnt, wI if !he buikling I.) n:stomJ. the: tertll5 of the. ClISmlCllt ..... ou ld stili appl)',

\\ HAT ,\Rt: T il t: TAX CO/,\Sf:QUF .. "\ojCt::.s 0'­EASE.\lE.Vf OONATION~:

The gift 0{ M hiSloric r;o;;adt' easanmt ma)' I\;tve 1111X!11a'. gi ft . eSIalC lind real property til)( ~~ that will he benerlCml to the 0000r orlhe casemertl. 'The tllX con.o;eq\ll':l'llXS 0{ D gin mll.'iI be dcl.:m1ined bct ..... ~n lhe donur. ~ by his ur her 1ll10l'lll:)' or kOOUntalll, and me tiU DUthorili1.~. U11de!-" l1MJt.l d n.'UlIlSliIIlCC:5 !he value ufWl ea5Cmm. dqx:nds upon the propcny'S dt:vcl­opmcm poICfllw and opc:r.IIC$ under IhI: asswnplion Ihat an ea5efl1CfII limits development. thereb) ~ing the valueoflhc pmpaty. fao;c:mall!j lnay be cooln.ncd wlm Feda'a.I Hi)l(Jtil; Rdlahili1..:l1lu1 IIL\ cmJilS. Propert) (I\IoTOef) ililaesled in donatmg an eManCflI shoukll.'QR­lOCI Dack: 11m"'i,'C T lUSt (01' more mforTIIlldoo.

The N!lticnil 1"..0. ServICe hsts Oadc: HcnIlli,'C Tru.'iI as iI Ioc:al eao;cmaM-holding org:uUZ.1IK11L DHT (''UlreI1t l)' holds 5C\-em1 ..:'!n'e fil(;:;lde em.ements. including Ihe Wanli'r P\:ll'I: a .. d Firt'11Oll!ir FQur in Miami.

TIw 140","11-.,01 III $l4 jrlfA ............ M,,,,,,, _,""1 III 1912 <l1td il I ... M , ... III; "at,,,,,,,",1 lit'"(tJI" f1{ H,_ I'htff~ III 1M ",rlv IWIf.h " ...... "JIOrrJ as .uwJlkr bouW­I"" M ,,,, Mo~t< C.", R'_I"" C""""""y, .IIKII tit_,M II pn'Jrn.lItoft ",.,_III/tJIf" fi- ~.fI""'" ~J wtJ 1M ml,rlM Jlill,.. .. ., '" 1>a.k-II'nI"~ T'~J'.

TM "",,,,tatta CM"'" Ii 1M ",,, ""'1""'", hoIlIJ'''I f1{ 1M IuslOln(" C.."." 11 ... <1,.,., MIIII "ft B'Jf'lrJM IIaJ '" C«_ G ....... by ptOfONI C~ R .. /pII .11._ f,... 19(}j IIIflII 191j C...." BiJnn ..... atm>t:rnI ......... WIlI/n""" ,Itt ,,"MIll ";111 iu ""'* W<lI.II,' tJItd ~'s UfO -..J ",.,~". '~I,III'"("I",,1 nsmarotinJ, "ltd "",door tK"'~II'J 11/

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Stonegate: A Miraculous Survivor

A Miami I-Icl1l ld arliclc published in May 1995 summed it up: "SI0ncgul t" needs II mirud e:' This magnificent propeny survived hunicancs. fi res. vandal .... and an unsymp..1lhclk economy 10 remain one of the outstanding examples of coml rock: con~ l ruclion :II1ywhere in the: county.

SilUUled on 10.5 acres. the property known lIS Stonegale was constructed bct""een 1923 and 1927 by Oliver Solli t. :a retiml contractor from Chicago. 1·le had completed the construction of II two-story. eight-room guest house. and then began worL on the main house. When the pun­b.hing humcune of September 1926 , I ruck. v.ork on the main hou~ was len incomplete. Ca;,per Hagner, a retin.'d paint eompany owner from Kentucky, bought the propeny in 1946 :lIId finished the house.

The estate cootaillCd a chapel and servants' quuners in addition 10 the impre.';sivc stone ent ry arch thiu gave the estate illt name. Ilagncr supponed the local hb.tonc designation in 1981 of Stonegate. which received the county's high­~t mling of imponance for ils urchitcclUml s ig­nificance. The coral rock walls that composed the building tin the eslll te and the wallthut sur­rounded il wert: Ihree fect thick in pl:aces.

In 1983, Uugner sold the property 10 developer Emil Gould for II pun:huse price of $682.500.

Gould had It\'cd In the house immediately south of S lone~ul e ~ince 1951 . TIle Jand in this area ..... as zoned for e..~tat~ and only one house wa~ II lIo ..... ed per acre. Goold Mltlghl II zoning change thn! wou ld allow him 10 t:reate mult iple d"cllings. but ncighboB successfully ddcaled all his e lTon ... al rezoning the propeny.

In 1988 II dcmolition pcmlit was actually bsued, but thanks to quk k-thlnL ing llCighbors. the C<xmty Historic Preservation Oivbion wa.~

notified and in tervened. Stonegate wa..~ a hair'.!! breadth away frum the w~cker's ball!

TIle propeny sat Vl\c:mt and neglected for 1\

number of ye:ars. falling prey to v:a ndals who wn:akcd their '!'hare of havoc. In April of 1995, Gtluld put the propcny up for :.ale for 51 ,9 mil­lion. On October 29. 1995. Stoneg:lle wus the vielim of a "mysteri~s fire:' Because the house is constructed of ~tonc, walls were left smnding, but Ihe inleriors wert: gUlled und the structurt: seriously undc:nnincd.

Al this point. there seemed 10 be no possible solut iOll for pn:sen.·ationisls ",,110 undcntood

Ihe laM ing implications of this dl stlflClh·c sur­vivor. Thai was until Vivian Dimond appeared on the scene .

Dctcnllincd to restore Sloncg:uc's rig luful plllCc In history. Ms. Dimond and thret: panne~ boughllhc propeny In 1998. Eventually zoning vnriance.~ were gmnlc..-d fOT Ihe 10l sile and hui lding setback which allwed the gatehouse and thret'-caT garage to be eoovened ioto resi­dences. Bod seven addillonal homes were blJill :around the ma!!nifict:nt ccntcrpiece. The Gould house next door also became a pan of the de,'d­opmen!. The main residencc hilS been full y restored.

The sag:a of Stoocgat!! is a story of pc~er· lInee. couruge und vi~ion , We un: all the richer for those hemic dfons.

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Dade Heritage Days 2002: Cherish Our Heritage

The September I I. 200 I horror aI the New York World Trude:. Center seared into the Americun psyche how imponalll architecture] hmdm:lli.s are as symbols of our culture lind soul. Though this was II hant year to produce Dade Heritage [)o.ays-which Ia.~ted throughout March lind Aprilund includ­ed over 70 events-~'e felt it more imponam lhan ever to "cherish OUT heritagc," to sho\\ cuse-and sa\'e-thc historic places :IIMI neighborhoods we still have Jefl in Millmi.

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ritDptn /oJ .uialrljT lIulorr "'rW"lIorlJotIIIs. """ alII'" 8~ Il4p« Mml:o¥," " o.,u, IIm"'~ o..,'s boot JjlnjllJl

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Corporjl le Herj ljlge Profile

The Graham Companies Celebrate70th Anniversary

On January 25. 2002. William A. Graham. Chainnan or the B£xlrd or

The Graham Companies. was joined by U.S. Scnalor Bob Gr.lham.

members or the Grnhnm rnmily. current and rormer employees. rriends

nnd resident~ of the City of Miami Lakes for the 70th Anniversary

Celebr.ltion of The Gr.mam Companies in the main b..,lIroom of Don

Shula's Hotel in Miami Lakes.

Founded by Emest R. Gi..lham in 1932. The Gr.lham Compnnic:-., is a

pioneer south Florida ramily-owned company best known for its deve l­

opment of Minmi Lnkes. a 40-year old. five -square-mile residential nnd

business community. Miami Lake. .. has become an icon ror urban devel­

opment at its finest and its model ha .. been (,;opicd througboUllhe coun­

try. The Graham Companies' agricultural concerns include dairy faml ­

ing and sugar cane production in Rorida nnd registered Angw. breed­

ing. rorestry interests and pecan groves in Georgia. The company

always emphasizes its roots in dairy fanning. including lhe ract thlll

Mililni Lakes was built on pastureland for ils dairy cows. some or which

still graze on undeveloped land in lhe communilY.

I-j""., "Cap" G,,,Itum .... 1to".. ... 1f<ilnI rooo 11£"" ofJotL~d.un· "'lid ........ ",.. .~r< ,,~, ",,' ..... 0\;, /IONlt ....... , I" ,N ","11 ddr.

® ZIVIARK PROGRESSIVE AOVERTISI N G

• Web Deslgn • Graphic Design • interactive Presentations • Promotional Items • Catalog Program • Fulfillment • Point 01 Purchsse Displays • Printing • Packaging • At-Event Marketing

Phone: (305) 525-am _.zmarkonline.oom

u.s Sm Hob (;mb."". 11 711;'"" II r,m,"'".. CItu"""'M ,fm.- IIIJ.mJ. UN/II'II/ ...... £. GruItum. I'rrJlMnl wtJ(.'I~O. JIlt"" ,n~" dnwdt-. 'f ~j rkr".lI,,}: 1M " .11",,,,,, ofT"" (;,,,oom CiMIf"Imr .•• <1lh 1M ",./Im. r "''''''It 'M lOrh lI""nTniUJ')' ('rlrbnu_ ,,, MUJIII! ~,

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

As II nonprofit OI}lll.nization with a small sluff

bul It big mission. O'.ide Heritage Trust could

never succeed in our mllny t lTons ..... ithout the

suppon of good fri ends who gh'e generously of the ir lime. moncy tIIld c'"(pcnisc. Our sin· cerest apprcci;llion 10 you all!

D:lde Heritage Days 2002 Part icipa nts

The Barnacle Fi rst Presbyterian Church. 609 Brickell Avenue The Wolfsoniun - Florida Inlemmional University Miami Design Preservation League llle Lyric The~l lcr

The Hi storical Museum of Sou thern Florida Morningside Civic Association Morn ingside Historic Education Society Biscayne National Park Charles Deering ES1<lle The M errick House The Ki slak Foundation R:tnsom Everglades School Tour Miami Shores Preservation Board The Spring Garden Civic Association Corn I Gables Historic Homeowners Association Arch Creek Trust Grelllcr North Miami Historical Society l1le Villagers Tropical Audubon Society Grant Livingston Bnyside Residents Association nle Black Archives Friends of Aqua Vista Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center Miami Springs Historical Museum C ity of Coml Gables Pcnalver State Clinic Community Ce nter Viemes Culturales panic ipants African American Committee of Dade Heritage Trust Heritilge II of Miami YMCA's Mary Barr Munroe Society The Kampong Frie nds of the Everglades Cilpe Florida Lighthouse

The Miami River Marine Group The Miami River Commission Miami Memorabi lia Collector's Club The Biltmore Hotel TAP TAP Haitian Restaurant Downtown Miami Pannership CUrLiss Mansion. Inc. Miami-Dade Park and Recreatjon. Crandon Park Land Trust of Dade Coun ty Louis Wolfson II Media History Center

Sponsors a nd I.)ono rs

American Express Peacock Fou ndation. Inc. Miami-Dade County Department of CullUral AlTairs The Miami Herald I El uevo Herald The Biltmore Hote l and Conference Cen ter of the Americas J. Poole Associates. Inc. Re'lltors The City of Miami Ocean Bank The Goldsmith Family Found"tion David W. Swelland Mellon United National Bank McCartney Construction Company Thc Villagers. Inc Miss Lamar Louise Curry Dunspaugh-Da lton Foundution The Graham Companies The Charles N. and Eleanor Knight Leigh Foundution Bureau of Historic Preservation. Division of HistQrieal Resources. Florida Dcpartl11cnto()f State. ass isted by the Hi storic Preservation Advisory Council Mjami High Alumni Association The Seaquarium Bahamas Air Publix Cora l Gables Congregational Church Metro Beauty Centers

S I)ecia l T hanks 10

Jeanette Poole Enid Pinkney Bi ll Murphy Richard Hcisenbottle. A lA Don MacCul10ugh Judy Pruiu George cary Penny Lambeth Luis Penclas Dolly Mac intyre Rafae l and Ana Penalver

Cathy Coales Maric Stiefe l Ru th Jacobs African Amerir.:un COl11l11illCC of DHT Arvu Moore Parks Ann Marie Clyau Blanca Mesa Elena Carpenter of Mass Media Chico Goldsmith John Hinson Lee Pinto Neil Robertson, Esq. Don Marx Don Siesnick Fmns BOCICS Thomas J. Malkov, Esq .. of Dunwody. White & Landon Andrew Moss, Esq .. of Kutner. Rubino lT. Bush & Lerner. P.A. Thomas Spain. AlA Donna Underwood Dollie Zinzow Dollie Boyer City of Miami Mayor and Commissioners Miami-Dade County Mayor and Com missioners Chris Eck Ivan Rodriqucz City of Miami Manager Carlos G imenez AI Ruder and the City of Miami Parks Depanment Sarah Emon Kelli da Silva Pat Quintana Art Hertz Eugene l1lreadgill Nancy Licbman Donald Siesnick. III Parrot Jungle John Adams Downtown Miami Rotary C lub Mi lch Kaplan of Books & Books Clay !-i::lmilton Kathy Hersh Walter Alvarez Herb Sosa Nancy Liebman Gary He ld. Esq. Bill Hansen of Bills' Catering Villa Woodbine Junior League of Miami. Inc. Miami Beach Congregational Church Carrollton School

And ma ny Iha nks to a ll who ha\'e j oined J)ade Heritage Trust as members-your s upport is vihllio our orga niza tion!

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Miami Art of Historic Proportions

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The property also serves as a conference center for organJzatJons with an affinity to the enwonn"JMt tJlStOtv. me fine arts, antIQues. rare bOOIcS anD WIne. once again, tIllS Jewel Of SOUtn Florfd,'s t1erttage haS retumefI to raIa9 Its pI«e as one Of FlOrlCU's most Important anti unique ttIStOtICJI. arcllaeOloglCal, IICh/tectunJI. and en"'ror.ment21 SIteJ.

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Your support of our endeavors Is greatly appreciated. All funds raised through the Deering Foundation are used to Insure the preservation and conservation of this National treasure 35 well as fOr eM purchase Of artifacts and much needed eQuipment In which to maintain your 450 acre hIstorical and cultural gem. ,

InfOrmation pertaining to various sponsor and donor funded projects providing permanent Estate recognition opportunities are available by calling the Foundation.

SpedaJ appreclOltlon flxtended to Miami baSeG. DavId rumer and l\Imer' ASSOdate5, CPA's (3051 m-rm:n for sponsonng th is paoe.

16701 SW 72nd Avenue . Miami, Fl, USA 33157 Office: 305·233·5858 • Fax: 305·233-5074

www.Deerin~Estate_org

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