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 Miami Women's Club - Miami, Florida Posted by:  Rose Red
N 25° 47.535 W 080° 11.163
17R E 581602 N 2852929
Miami Women's Club and Flagler Memorial Library is located at 1737 N. Bayshore Drive, Miami, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM2MJW
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2007
Views: 109
Miami Women's Club (added 1974) and Flagler Memorial Library is located at 1737 N. Bayshore Drive, Miami, Florida. Architect, builder, or engineer: August Geiger. Architectural Style: Mission/Spanish Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.The Miami Women's Club was founded in 1900, four years after the City of Miami was incorporated as the Married Ladies' Afternoon Club. Henry M. Flagler was the club's benefactor. The Miami Women's Club is credited with the founding of the Public Library System of Miami-Dade County. This "Spanish Renaissance" structure was dedicated as "The The Miami Women's Club and Flagler Memorial Library" in 1926 and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is a Benchmark: AC3567. Instructions for logging waymark: A photograph is required of you (or your GPS receiver, if you are waymarking solo) and the place.
Street address:
1737 N. Bayshore Drive
Miami, Florida USA
County / Borough / Parish: Dade County
Year listed: 1974
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Education, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current function: Education, Recreation And Culture, Social
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
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