Plymouth Congregational Church is distinguished by its exterior walls of native oolitic limestone, which appear vine-covered and weathered as if imported directly from an old Spanish mission in Mexico. The sanctuary, completed in nineteen…
Coconut Grove Historic Trail
This walking tour leads you through Miami's oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood to see its historic pioneer architecture, early community spaces, and tropical bayside scenery.
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1. Plymouth Congregational Church
2. The Barnacle Historic State Park
The Barnacle Historic State Park contains a low, wooden house raised on pilings, positioned among the trees of a tropical hardwood hammock. Built in eighteen ninety-one, this structure is the oldest house in Miami-Dade County still…
3. Coconut Grove Playhouse
The Coconut Grove Playhouse is defined by its ornate nineteen twenty-six Spanish Rococo facade, a remnant of its original life as a lavish movie palace. Built for Paramount Enterprises, the theater once featured the largest Wurlitzer organ…
4. Peacock Park
Peacock Park sits along the shore of Biscayne Bay, marked by a canopy of trees and an open field that looks out over the water. This nine-acre park occupies the site where English immigrants Charles and Isabella Peacock built the Bay View…
5. The Woman's Club of Coconut Grove
The Woman's Club of Coconut Grove sits at two thousand nine hundred eighty-five South Bayshore Drive, distinguished by its historic architecture and shaded garden of large oaks. Founded in eighteen ninety-one as the Housekeeper's Club, it…
6. Miami City Hall
Miami City Hall is a bright, Art Deco structure defined by a marine blue and white facade overlooking Biscayne Bay. Designed by architects William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich and built in nineteen thirty-four, it stands on…