Pinecrest in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Whilden-Carrier Cottage
Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, December 6, 2014
1. Whilden-Carrier Cottage Marker
This cottage is typical of the pioneer dwellings built by homesteaders who settled in rural Dade County during the early 1900s through 1930s. It belonged to Carl Whilden, chief foreman at Fairchild Tropical Garderns. Whilden built the cottage in 1932 on land belonging to his wife Mary Carrier. The Carriers were an early pioneer family from Quebec, Canada, that homesteaded on 20 acres of pine woodlands located near Snapper Creek and Ludlam Road. The Whildens lived in this cottage from the Depression through the early 1970s. Their property included vegetable gardens, fruit trees, tropical specimens and native species bounded by oolitic rock walls and terraces. The cottage was designated a historic site by Miami-Dade County's Historic Preservation Board in 2000 and was relocated to Pinecrest Gardens in 2003.
Evelyn Langlier Greer, Mayor
Leslie Bowe, Vice Mayor
Cindie Blanck
Barry Blaxberg
Robert Kingston
Peter G. Lombardi, Village Manager
Guido H. Inguanzo, Jr. CMC, Village Clerk
Cynthia A. Everett, P.A., Village Attorney
Erected by Village of Pinecrest, Florida.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.
Location.
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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Parrot Jungle Historic District (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pinecrest Gardens (about 400 feet away); Historical Entrance Building (about 700 feet away); Miami-Dade County Chapman Field Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Miami-Dade County Chapman Field Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Veterans Wayside Park (approx. 2.3 miles away); Doc Thomas House (approx. 2.4 miles away); GFWC Coco Plum Woman's Club (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pinecrest.
Regarding Whilden-Carrier Cottage. The Garden Club now occupies the historic cottage.
Additional commentary.
1. Whilden-Carrier cottage and marker
The Whilden-Carrier Cottage and historical marker were
Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, December 6, 2014
2. Whilden-Carrier Cottage
— Submitted May 11, 2021, by Shari Buck-Ritz of Oviedo, Florida.
Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, December 6, 2014
3. Back entrance of cottage
Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, December 4, 2014
4. View of cottage from parking lot of Pinecrest Gardens
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,497 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 14, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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