Downtown Miami Historic District
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The Downtown Miami Historic District is a U.S.
historic district
(designated as such on December 6, 2005) located in Downtown
Miami
, Florida
. The district is bounded by Miami Court, North Third Street, West Third Avenue, and South Second Street. It contains 60 historic buildings. A large portion the buildings in the historic district were built during the Florida land boom of the 1920s
, when Miami experienced rapid population growth. Many of the older structures from before the 1920s, were smaller scale buildings and homes from the Miami pioneer
era of the mid and late-19th century. Palm Cottage
, built in 1897 is a home from the pioneer era that is still standing, however, few of these original homes remain.
United States
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historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
(designated as such on December 6, 2005) located in Downtown
Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami is an urban residential neighborhood, and the central business district of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida in the United States...
Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. The district is bounded by Miami Court, North Third Street, West Third Avenue, and South Second Street. It contains 60 historic buildings. A large portion the buildings in the historic district were built during the Florida land boom of the 1920s
Florida land boom of the 1920s
The Florida land boom of the 1920s was Florida's first real estate bubble, which burst in 1925, leaving behind entire new cities and the remains of failed development projects such as Aladdin City in south Miami-Dade County and Isola di Lolando in north Biscayne Bay...
, when Miami experienced rapid population growth. Many of the older structures from before the 1920s, were smaller scale buildings and homes from the Miami pioneer
Pioneer
A pioneer is a soldier employed to perform engineering tasks. The term is in principle similar to sapper.Pioneers were originally part of the Artillery branch of European armies. Their primary job was to assist other Arms in tasks such as construction of field fortifications or military camps...
era of the mid and late-19th century. Palm Cottage
Palm Cottage (Miami, Florida)
The Palm Cottage is a historic home in Miami, Florida. It is located at 60 Southeast 4th Street. On January 4, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Palm Cottage was built in 1897....
, built in 1897 is a home from the pioneer era that is still standing, however, few of these original homes remain.
See also
- Downtown MiamiDowntown MiamiDowntown Miami is an urban residential neighborhood, and the central business district of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida in the United States...
- Lummus Park Historic DistrictLummus Park Historic DistrictThe Lummus Park Historic District or simply Lummus Park, is a U.S. historic district and neighborhood in Miami, Florida. It is roughly bound by Northwest Fifth Street to the north, Flagler Street to the south, Northwest Third Avenue to the east, and the Miami River to the west. On October 25, 2006,...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami, FloridaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Miami, FloridaThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami, Florida.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Miami, Florida, United States...
- Downtown Miami Multiple Resource AreaDowntown Miami Multiple Resource AreaThe following buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Downtown Miami Multiple Resources Area, a type of MPS Multiple Property Submission ....