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

Ransom School

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, July 6, 2014

1. Ransom School Marker

Inscription. In 1896 Paul C. Ransom first brought students from an Eastern preparatory school to this site, which he named Pine Knot Camp, for a winter term of study and outdoor life. In 1903 it became the Adirondack-Florida School with the fall and spring terms in the Adirondacks and the winter term in Coconut Grove. Closed in 1942 because of the war, it was reopened in 1947. In 1949, the trustees located the school here permanently and named it Ransom for the founder.

The "Pagoda," the first major building, was completed in 1902. Designed by Green and Wicks, architects of Buffalo, N.Y., the large two-story building of durable Dade County pine remains unchanged except for minor interior alterations. It continues as an integral part of the campus and includes a museum in which the story of the school is on exhibit. The historical importance of the "Pagoda" won for it a place on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Erected by The Historical Association of Southern Florida.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.

Location. 25° 43.46′ N, 80° 14.732′ W. Marker is in Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is in Coconut Grove. It is on Main Highway north of Royal Road

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, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3575 Main Hwy, Miami FL 33133, 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: Tea Chest / Ralph Munroe (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); E.W.F. Stirrup House (about 500 feet away); Charles Avenue (about 500 feet away); Mariah Brown House (about 500 feet away); Coconut Grove Playhouse (about 600 feet away); The Barnacle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cocoanut Grove Public Utilities Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); Coconut Grove (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Miami.

Also see . . . Ransom School "Pagoda". Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historical Places Nomination Form (Submitted on November 17, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, July 6, 2014

2. Ransom School Marker

Ransom Everglades School entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, July 6, 2014

3. Ransom Everglades School entrance

Ransom Everglades campus image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, July 6, 2014

4. Ransom Everglades campus

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. This page has been viewed 987 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 9, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.