Miami Shores in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Brockway Memorial Library
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 27, 2025
1. Brockway Memorial Library Marker
Brockway Memorial Library was built in 1948 with a gift of $50,000 from George A. Brockway, a philanthropist and manufacturer of trucks from Cortland, New York. The land on which it sits was donated by Bessemer Properties, the company that led the effort to incorporate Miami Shores Village in 1932 under the direction of Roy H. Hawkins. Designed by architect Edwin T. Reeder and built by C.F. Wheeler, the building reflects the modern tropical Florida style of this era. Notable exterior elements include a limestone, coral, and brick faηade with a long, low horizontal roofline. The librarys interior, designed by Haygood Lasseter, features a great room with high, exposed beamed ceilings, wood-paneled alcoves and three fireplaces with coral surround. Lasseter also decorated Harry Trumans Little White House in Key West. Brockway Memorial Library opened in 1949, headed by librarian Helen OConnell Borsch. Local residents and civic organizations donated the initial collection of 4,182 volumes. It operated under the guidance of a Board of Trustees: Edna Brockway, Ruth Reeder, Elsiemae Lasseter, Zoella Walker, and C.F. Wheeler.
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Erected 2024 by The Miami Shores Village Historic Preservation Board and The Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-1273.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.
Location. 25° 52.048′ N, 80° 11.608′ W. Marker is in Miami Shores, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is on Northeast 2nd Avenue just north of Northeast 100the Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10021 NE 2nd Ave, 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. 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
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 27, 2025
2. Brockway Memorial Library Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Miami Shores Village (within shouting distance of this marker); Miami Shores Community Church (approx. Ό mile 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 . . . Brockway Memorial Library. (Submitted on July 8, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
