National Historic Landmark-Beth Sholom Synagogue

National Historical Landmark- Beth Sholom Synagogue

Beth Sholom Synagogue is nationally significant as one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most important commissions during his career.

Constructed between 1954 and 1959, the building is Wright's only synagogue, among a relatively small number of ...

National Historic Landmark-Bedford Springs Historic District

National Historical Landmark-Bedford Springs Hotel Historic District

The Bedford Springs Hotel Historic District is significant as one of the nation's finest remaining examples of the mineral springs resort phenomenon of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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National Historic Landmark-USS BECUNA Submarine

National Historical Landmark-USS BECUNA Submarine

An example of the standard Fleet type BALAO class submarines which could operate at a test depth of 400 feet, BECUNA was commissioned in 1944 and served in World War II as the Submarine Flagship of ...

National Historic Landmark-John Bartram House

National Historical Landmark-John Bartram House

Constructed in 1731, this was the residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), one of America's first native botanists. The gardens, enlarged by his son, were filled with rare and exotic plants.

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The Bunny House

The Bunny House of Lake Mary, Florida is the site of the first encampment of the bunnies.

Booker T. Washington School

Construction of Booker T. Washington School began in 1926 amid protests from white citizens living in the area. Men in the community took turns standing guard at night and working during the day, until the school was built. Officially opened ...

Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida

Founded by Dr. Dorothy Jenkins Fields and incorporated in 1977, this research center contains documents, photographs and artifacts documenting the black experience in Miami-Dade County from 1896 to the present. Artworks showcase Overtown's Little Broadway and local historic sites.

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Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park

Situated on the southern tip of Key Biscayne, Cape Florida was the point from which many black Seminoles and escaped slaves sought passage south to the Bahamas when Florida was transferred from Spain to the United States in 1821. Those ...

MacFarlane Homestead Subdivision Historic District

Bounded by Oak Avenue, Grand Avenue, Brooke Street and Jefferson Street.

Developed by Coral Gables founder George Merrick as a black residential neighborhood, the early homes of this district were built in the late 1920s and 1930s in the vernacular style ...

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church

The congregation organized in 1895 as the first Baptist church for black people in Dade County. The church was then known as the Fifty-Six Members Church, and met in a local home. The name was later changed to St. Agnes ...