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Dade County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Dade County Courthouse

On the National Register since 198937 years
Neo-ClassicalListed 1989Miami
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About Dade County Courthouse

Dade County Courthouse, at 73 W. Flagler St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 4, 1989. The Register lists it for its town planning, politics and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Neo-Classical, as it does for 12 other Florida listings. It was listed as part of Downtown Miami MRA. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCounty courthouse and former city hall, Miami, Florida, U.S.A. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 10 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1928 to today

  1. 1928Built, designed by August Geiger; A. Ten Eyck Brown
  2. 1989Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 37 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

73 W. Flagler St., Miami · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Dade County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Downtown Miami Historic DistrictMasonry Vernacular · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Old US Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival · Built 1914 · next door
  4. 4Hahn BuildingNeo-Classical · next door
  5. 5Gesu ChurchSpanish Renaissance · Built 1925 · next door
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BShoreland ArcadeNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBCity National Bank BuildingCommercial0.2 miBCentral Baptist ChurchNeo-Classical0.2 miBSecurity BuildingCommercial0.2 miBPalm CottageBuilding0.3 miBMount Zion Baptist ChurchMediterranean Revival0.3 miBIngraham BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 19270.3 miBOlympia Theater and Office BuildingMediterranean Revival · Built 19260.3 miBAlfred I. DuPont BuildingArt Deco · Built 19390.3 miBHuntington BuildingCommercial0.3 miBWalgreen Drug StoreModerne0.3 miBMeyer-Kiser BuildingCommercial0.3 miBCongress BuildingNeoclassical0.3 miBUS Post Office and CourthouseSpanish Mediterranean Revival Style · Built 19330.3 miDSouth River Drive Historic DistrictFrame Vernacular0.4 miBBrickell MausoleumNeo-Classical0.5 mi★The Miami Circle at Brickell Point SiteSite0.5 miBJ. W. Warner HouseNeoclassical0.5 mi
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DLummus Park Historic DistrictFrame Vernacular0.5 mi★Freedom TowerSpanish Renaissance · Built 19250.5 mi
More like it

Neo-Classical style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Neo-Classical.

City National Bank Building0.2 mi away
Central Baptist Church0.2 mi away
Hahn Building0.2 mi away
Meyer-Kiser Building0.3 mi away

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Questions about Dade County Courthouse

Is Dade County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 4, 1989 (Register number 88002983).

Is Dade County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Florida has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is The Miami Circle at Brickell Point Site, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Dade County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Dade County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 10 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77841497 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.