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Item Title
Ralph M. Munroe House, 3485 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, Miami, FL
Location3485 Main Highway,
Coconut Grove, FL
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS FL-261
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-49).
Significance: The Ralph M. Munroe House exemplifies an indigenous design in response to site and climate. Historically its value to the cultural heritage of Miami is unique through its association with the developer of the earliest settlement in Coconut Grove, Jack's Bight (prior to 1873), which predated the establishment of the city of Miami.
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM THE SOUTHEAST OF HOUSE PRIOR TO THE ALTERATIONS OF 1908, VIEW SHOWING OPEN FOUNDATIONS
2. PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF HOUSE FROM SOUTHWEST, PRIOR TO THE ALTERATION OF 1908
3. PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF HOUSE FROM SOUTHEAST, PRIOR TO THE ALTERATIONS OF 1908, SHOWING ADDITION OF FULL LATTICE WORK SCREENING FOUNDATIONS
4. EARLY KITCHEN WING, VIEW FROM NORTHWEST, PRIOR TO THE 1908 ALTERATIONS
5. VIEW FROM THE SOUTHEAST, SHOWING REPLACEMENT OF LATTICE PANELS WITH CONCRETE PIERS AND ARCHED LATTICE PANELS, PRIOR TO 1908 ALTERATIONS
6. VIEW FROM THE SOUTHEAST, SHOWING ALTERATIONS OF 1908 IN PROGRESS
7. VIEW FROM THE SOUTHEAST, SHOWING HOUSE AFTER ALTERATIONS OF 1908
8. VIEW FROM THE SOUTHEAST, TAKEN BETWEEN 1908 AND 1926
9. VIEW FROM THE SOUTHEAST, SHOWING LIBRARY ADDITION, TAKEN BETWEEN 1908 AND 1926
10. VIEW OF REMODELED KITCHEN WING, TAKEN FROM NORTHEAST
11. SOUTHEAST ELEVATION, SECOND FLOOR, DETAIL OF GALLERY SHOWING ORIGINAL DIAMOND WINDOW
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