Beatrice M. Queral, View of the Old Capitol - Tallahassee, Florida, Florida Capitol: My Florida, 1845 originally; 2008 for new building
The Florida State Capitol is located in Tallahassee, Florida. The first capitol was originally built in 1826, but it was never completed. This…
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Broward County, Government 2 Government, Broward County, Current photo: 2020 Old photo: 2012
Broward County Permitting, Licensing and Consumer Protection Division’s Government 2 Government Program addressed the challenges faced by many of its…
Tags: Broward County, Buildings, Florida, Government 2 Government, Municipalities, Outsourcing
Charles Fenderich, Joseph Marion Hernández, First Hispanic Member of the U.S. Congress 1821- 1823, Library of Congress, 1850
Joseph Hernández is the first Hispanic Member of U.S. Congress (17th, 1821–1823) and the first Territorial Delegate to represent Florida. Though…
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Collaborative, Community Engagement through the Arts, Rutgers University, 2011
The Worlds Ahead Mural Project was an initiative of the Florida International University Art & Art History Department, the Miami Moving the Lives…
Tags: Art, Artwork, Florida, Mural, Philanthropy
Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Miami Beach Venetian Causeway, Florida Department of State, 1926
The Venetian Causeway crosses Biscayne Bay between Miami on the mainland and Miami Beach on abarrier island in south Florida. The man-made Venetian…
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Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Miami - U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Florida Department of State, 1933
Located at 300 NE 1st Avenue in downtown Miami, FL. this U.S. Post Office and Courthouse three-story building was given a Mediterranean revival by…
Tags: Courthouse, Florida, Miami, Post Office, Public Architecture
Henry Morrison Flagler, Florida East Coast Railway Advert, Lee Standiford, 1913
The Florida East Coast Railway (reporting mark FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I…
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Mathew Brady, 1845-51 & 1855-61 David Levy Yulee - First Jewish American U.S. Senator, Library of Congress, 1855-1865
David Levy Yulee was a Delegate and a Senator from Florida; born David Levy in St. Thomas, West Indies, June 12, 1810. At the age of nine was sent to…
Tags: Confederacy, Daniel Levy Yulee, Florida, Jewish., Railroad, US Senator
Power Crosley, Crosley Carriage House Restoration, Bradenton Gulf Islands, 2019
The Crosley Estate in Bradenton, Florida was the winter retreat built and owned by entrepreneur Power Crosley, whose main residence was in Cincinnati,…
Tags: Buildings, Crosley Carriage House, Crosley Estate, Florida, Restoration
South Florida Business Journal, Darrin P. Gayles, First Gay African-American to serve on Federal Judiciary, South Florida Business Journal, 2018
From Ballotpedia: Darrin P. Gayles is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He is the first…
Tags: African-American, Darrin Gayles, Florida, Judge, Judicial Branch, LGBT
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