Historic Sites

Miami-Dade County Designated Historic Sites

The preservation of historically significant structures, settings and locations is significantly aided by historic landmark designation, which can protect buildings and sites from alteration and demolition. The County currently oversees 141 individually designated historic sites, 46 archaeological sites and zones and eight historic districts and facilitates preservation initiatives for 24 municipalities without separate preservation programs.

The office surveys and identifies eligible sites and prepares the research for designation submittal and continues efforts to do public outreach and education on our community’s rich heritage.

- The Miami-Dade County Historic Preservation Board has no pending designations at this time.
In Miami-Dade County, the County retains oversight over all historic resources in its jurisdiction except for those within municipalities that have specifically opted out of Miami-Dade County’s historic and/or archaeological preservation programs through an official historic preservation ordinance. Currently 10 municipalities have opted out of Miami-Dade County’s historic preservation program.

In Miami-Dade County, Historic Preservation Boards have the authority to designate local historic sites under the process found in the applicable historic preservation ordinance, which is designed to protect, enhance and perpetuate properties of historical, cultural, archeological, paleontological, aesthetic and architectural merit.

Properties with historic designation require review by the local historic preservation staff and/or the Historic Preservation Board to obtain necessary approvals prior to undertaking certain repairs or construction.

Designated properties are also eligible for the County’s historic preservation ad valorem tax exemption program. This program can exempt certain County ad valorem taxes for qualifying construction projects. Designated properties under nonprofit or government ownership may also be eligible for various historic preservation grants.

For more information on the historic preservation programs, boards, and historic designations in Miami-Dade County, visit the Miami-Dade Historic Resource Guide, prepared pursuant to Miami-Dade County Code Sec. 16A-3.3, which requires Miami-Dade County to maintain and make publicly available an annually updated list of all historically designated sites, districts and archaeological resources located in the unincorporated and incorporated areas of the County. The resource guide is provided for reference. To confirm the most up-to-date information, please contact the applicable preservation staff at the contact information provided in the guide.
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