Previous Surveys

The Heritage at Risk Survey was undertaken as the first phase of comprehensive survey work by the Office of Historic Preservation to identify historically relevant places and structures built from 1941 to 1981. This progressive historic resource survey, funded by the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners, encompassed a more comprehensive approach, emphasizing the cultural and historical significance of our communities, in addition to assessing the architectural significance of local structures. Heritage at Risk applied planning and preservation principles to prioritize identifying resources under two broad categories:

• Resources at least 40 years old that are at most risk due to their location in areas susceptible to development and gentrification, climate change risks, and the shortage of affordable housing
• Resources at least 40 years old that are most at risk due to their association with the specific cultural heritage of a given community, and its exclusion from previous preservation efforts

• Introduction
• Survey Methododolgy
• General Context Statements
• South Dade Corridor
• Southwest Dade Corridor
• Northwest Dade Corridor
• Northeast Dade Corridor
• Recommendations and Conclusion
• Full Report

The Heritage at Risk survey helped to establish a roadmap for the future of historic preservation in Miami-Dade – a future built on equity and inclusion of all our historic communities. Several additional phases have launched directly from the recommendations of Phase 1: Heritage at Risk.

In 2024, the Office of Historic Preservation launched a Heritage Resource Survey of the Goulds community in follow up to its Phase 1 Heritage at Risk survey. Recognizing the need for a more in-depth survey and research of the community to reconcile and update documentation of its historic and culturally significant resources, the Phase 2 survey provided an opportunity for OHP to elevate the voice and stories of this historical community to support community informed preservation and sharing of a more inclusive story its history and the built environment. This project was partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, and the State of Florida.

• Goulds Heritage Survey Report