Coral Gables Section in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Police and Fire Station
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2022
1. Police and Fire Station Marker
bas been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 25° 45.034′ N, 80° 15.641′ W. Marker is in Coral Gables, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is in the Coral Gables Section. It is at the intersection of Salzedo Street and Aragon Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Salzedo Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2325 Salzedo St, Miami FL 33134, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Florida, on the Gold Coast, and in Greater Miami. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coral Gables Miracle Mile (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Edgar Merrick (approx. 0.2 miles away); George E. Merrick (approx. 0.2 miles away); City of Coral Gables (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Packing House of Coral Gables Plantation (approx. 0.7 miles away); U of M Opened Here (approx. Ύ mile away);
this page online
Regarding Police and Fire Station. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The building was built by the Works Progress Administration in 1938-39 and includes a number of distinctive examples of Depression Moderne sculpture. Phineas Paist of the firm Paist and Steward was the architect of the building. Paist is significant as the first registered architect in Miami and as the principal architect for the planned community of Coral Gables. The structure is one of two W.P.A. municipal buildings in Coral Gables and survives in a relatively unaltered state.
Also see . . . Coral Gables Police and Fire Station. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (PDF) submitted for the building. (National Park Service) (Submitted on March 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2022
2. Police and Fire Station Marker
Phillip Pessar via Flickr (CC BY 2.0), May 9, 2017
3. Police and Fire Station detail
These Depression Moderne busts were executed by a sculptress known professionally as Jon Keller. Beneath these busts, at the base flanking the opening to the former bay doors, are stylized representations of their empty boots. Also, a group of five pelicans appear above the arched entry to the police department on the building's south side.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 765 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on March 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
