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

Mary Brickell Park

Photographed by AGS Media, March 16, 2013

1. Mary Brickell Park Marker

Inscription. The Tequesta Indians were the indigenous people of Miami prior to European contact. Mary Brickell Park encompasses a portion of what was the largest Tequesta village in southeast Florida. Archaeological evidence reveals that this site was in use from 500 BC to ca. AD 1000. It is estimated that there were as many as several hundred people living in the village at any given time. The last of the Tequesta emigrated to Cuba in the eighteenth century. Mary and William Brickell, one of Miami's founding families, built a house near this site in the late nineteenth century. They donated this park to the City of Miami in 1921.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 25° 46.09′ N, 80° 11.395′ W. Marker is in Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is in Brickell. It is on Brickell Avenue (U.S. 1/41) south of Southeast 5th Street, on the right when traveling north. The park, generally known simply as "Brickell Park", is located in Miami's urban Brickell neighborhood about 500 feet south of the Miami River. From Brickell Avenue it stretches east to Biscayne Bay, where it looks across

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to Brickell Key. The park is one block east of the Metromover's Brickell loop, which is accessible via 5th Street Station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 Brickell Avenue, Miami FL 33131, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Florida

and on the Gold Coast.

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: The People of Brickell Point (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Miami Circle at Brickell Point (about 500 feet away); The Miami Circle (about 600 feet away); Saving the Circle (about 700 feet away); Julia Tuttle - The Mother of Miami (approx. ¼ mile away); The Challenger Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Miami Centennial Time Capsule (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bayfront Park (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Miami.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Brickell Park (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. The marker lies flat atop a rock which sits in the grass along the paved area near the park's Brickell Avenue entrance.

Regarding Mary Brickell Park. The park is home to the Brickell Mausoleum, which was erected in 1921 (though some sources differ) to house the remains of William Brickell (d. 1908) and Mary (d. 1922). By the late 1940's their daughter decided to have the remains relocated to a local cemetery

Photographed by AGS Media, March 16, 2013

2. Mary Brickell Park Marker

out of concern that Brickell Avenue had become too noisy. The empty granite mausoleum was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 (reference #88002977). The Classical revival-style structure features four ionic columns and their family name emblazoned across the frieze.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. These markers explain the history of the Miami Circle and Brickell Point.

Photographed by AGS Media, March 16, 2013

3. Mary Brickell Park Marker

Mary Brickell Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by AGS Media, March 16, 2013

4. Mary Brickell Park

View of the park from its east end

Photographed by AGS Media, March 16, 2013

5. Mary Brickell Park

View overlooking Biscayne Bay and Brickell Key

Brickell Mausoleum at Brickell Park image. Click for full size.

Daderot, (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons, December 8, 2010

6. Brickell Mausoleum at Brickell Park

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, January 24, 2026

7. Mary Brickell Park Marker

The view of the park facing north. The W Miami is visible behind the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2013, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,199 times since then and 51 times this year. Last updated on May 31, 2013, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 29, 2013, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. 7. submitted on January 26, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.