Miami Springs dates to 1926, and 7 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 31% of U.S. towns · #156 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Miami Springs was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1958. Below: 5 old photos and papers, maps from 1950 on, and the census since 1930.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1927.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Miami Springs’ History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Miami Springs is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns, #156 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Miami Springs’ overall grade.
Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Miami Springs’ 6.6 sits above most of its state (83% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 9 historic buildings outnumber those of 75% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. The pre-1940 share (±1.4 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1926.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Miami Springs’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The city was founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss, "The Father of Naval Aviation", and James Bright, during the famous "land boom" of the 1920s and was originally named "Country Club Estates". It, along with other cities in Miami-Dade County such as Coral Gables and Opa-locka, formed some of the first planned communities in the state. The developments were themed with a particular architecture and ambiance. Miami Springs' was a regional style of architecture called Pueblo Revival developed in the American Southwest, primarily New Mexico, and incorporating design elements of pueblo architecture. Other buildings incorporated Mission-style design. In fact, the original Hotel Country Club was designed to resemble a pueblo village.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Miami Springs. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1950Hialeah sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Miami Springs.
Then & now
Stand where they stood
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.
Retake this view1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Florida (FL) - Dade County - Miami Springs - ED 13-57 to 61, 1880
Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Miami Springs’ page.
In 1926, according to Wikidata. Miami Springs’ post office opened in 1927, and the census of 1930 counted 402 people here.
How does Miami Springs rank for history?
Miami Springs is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns, #156 of 638 in Florida. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Miami Springs?
7 listings: 7 buildings, among them the Carl G. Adams House (listed 1985, the first). 9 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Miami Springs?
3% of Miami Springs’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.4 points), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1958.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikidata (7), the National Register of Historic Places (7), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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