Historic Preservation
Learn how historic preservation works in Miami-Dade County.
Miami-Dade County oversees 141 individually designated historic sites, 46 archaeological sites and zones, and eight historic districts.
The Office of Historic Preservation is conducting a comprehensive review of historic locations and buildings built after 1940.
Miami-Dade County's journey from early 20th-century wood-frame pioneer construction to the futurism of Art Deco and into Miami Modern.
The Historic Preservation Board meets almost every month to review applications, designations and other preservation matters.
To ensure that historic preservation is centered on people, social justice is essential.
The Ad-Valorem Tax Exemption is an incentive intended to encourage the rehabilitation and maintenance of historic structures.
These design review guidelines are an invaluable resource to the owners and stewards of historic properties.
Certificates of Appropriateness (COA) and Certificates to Dig (CTD) for historically designated properties, or properties within historic districts.
News & Events
The Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources' Office of Historic Preservation has launched the Miami-Dade Historic Resource Guide, which enhances public access to the the county's historic heritage.
The Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources Division recognized the Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) for receiving the National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Award for their History Collaborative program.
The Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources (RER), Planning Division’s Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) recently won two prestigious awards for the Heritage at Risk Survey project, a progressive approach to identifying historically relevant places and structures built from 1941 to 1981.
Arthur McDuffie, an African American father of three young children and former U.S. Marine, tragically died in 1979 at the age of 33.
About Us
The Office of Historic Preservation preserves and protects Miami-Dade County’s cultural, historical, architectural and archaeological resources through historic designations, site management and monitoring, public education, and by finding creative solutions and economic incentives for historic preservation efforts.
Historic Preservation is a critical county function that helps communities maintain a higher quality of life by preserving its cultural heritage and historic resources for future generations; establishing a context for future development; encouraging green building practices and sustainable growth; and providing economic development through heritage tourism.
Regulatory and Economic Resources
Lourdes M. Gomez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1st Street,
11th Floor
Miami, FL 33128
305-375-2877 | [email protected]
Herbert S. Saffir Permitting and Inspection Center
11805 SW 26 Street,
Miami, FL 33175
786-315-2000
