Miami Shores in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Miami Shores Village

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 13, 2023

1. Miami Shores Village Marker

Inscription. The Miami Shores subdivision was developed by the Shoreland Company as a part of the Florida land boom of the 1920s. At the time, the landscape consisted of piney woods, prairies, homesteads, and a pineapple plantation. They specified that homes were to be built in the Mediterranean Revival style of architecture in order to keep with the community’s theme of “America’s Mediterranean.” The company’s principal directors included Hugh M. Anderson, Roy C. Wright, and Ellen S. Harris, who hired prominent architects. A number of Miami Shores homes have been designated historic. The company named the development after a popular 1919 waltz by Victor Jacobi called, “On Miami Shore.” The Shoreland Company extended Biscayne Boulevard from Miami Shores to downtown Miami. In 1927, the company declared bankruptcy due to the South Florida real estate bust. Bessemer Properties, a subsidiary of the J. S. Phipps estate, took over the Shoreland Company’s holdings in 1928. The operations manager of Bessemer Properties, Roy C. Hawkins, led the effort to have the Florida legislature approve the charter for Miami Shores Village in 1931. Miami

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Shores Village was incorporated by the State of Florida on January 2, 1932.
A Florida Heritage Site

Erected 2021 by The Miami Shores Historic Preservation Board, and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-1178.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 25° 52.049′ N, 80° 11.624′ W. Marker is in Miami Shores, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is at the intersection of Northeast 2nd Avenue and Northeast 100th Street, on the left when traveling north on Northeast 2nd Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10050 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami FL 33138, 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

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 13, 2023

2. Miami Shores Village Marker

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brockway Memorial Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Miami Shores Community Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pioneer Boat Builders' Site (approx. 1.3 miles away); Biscayne (approx. 1.4 miles away); Vagabond Motel (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lemon City-Nazarene (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lemon City Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Lemon City-Knightsville (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Miami Shores.

Also see . . . Miami Shores Village. (Submitted on July 27, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 941 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.