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Set In Coconut Grove, The Oldest Neighborhood In The City, The Oldest House In Miami Was Built In 1891

The charmingly named Barnacle House was built in 1891 by Ralph Middleton Munroe, a widower from Staten Island and first Commodore of the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club on the nearby bay. Initially designed as a simple bungalow, Monroe named it “The Barnacle” because he thought the shape of the roof resembled one.

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Mayfair House Hotel Reopens After $50 Million Renovation

History is endangered in Coconut Grove these days. The charming old bungalows are being replaced by huge concrete cubes at an alarming rate, and gentrification threatens the historic Black Grove neighborhood. The new Mayfair, however, pays tribute to everything that made the Grove special. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE

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Will Miami City Hall In Coconut Grove Be The Next Municipal Domino To Fall?

In 1954, the Miami City Hall moved into the former Pan American Airways System terminal in Coconut Grove, where it currently resides. The question is now whether as Miami negotiates a deal to build an administration building beside Miami Freedom Park, will plans include a new city hall, freeing the city’s historic Coconut Grove home for something else? CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE

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