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First Coconut Grove School
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National Register of Historic Places

First Coconut Grove School

On the National Register since 197551 years
Listed 1975Miami
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About First Coconut Grove School

First Coconut Grove School, at 3429 Devon Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 21, 1975. It was among the first 9 of Miami’s 74 listings. The Register lists it for its education, exploration/settlement and architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 2 acres.

What it isOne-room school in Miami, United States of America. 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 · 115 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 5 minutes

3429 Devon Rd., Miami · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1First Coconut Grove SchoolStart here
  2. 2El JardinSpanish Mediterranean · 0.2 mi on
Around it

10 more Register listings within a mile

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

BCoconut Grove PlayhouseBuilding0.3 miBRalph M. Munroe HouseBuilt 19730.4 miBAce TheatreBuilding0.4 miBPlymouth Congregational ChurchSpanish Mission0.6 miBCoconut Grove LibraryBuilding0.6 miBWomen's Club of Coconut GroveBuilding0.6 miDMacFarlane Homestead Historic DistrictVernacular0.8 miBRansom School "Pagoda"Building0.9 miBPan American Seaplane Base and Terminal BuildingBuilding0.9 miBTrapp HomesteadVernacular1 mi

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Questions about First Coconut Grove School

Is First Coconut Grove School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 21, 1975 (Register number 75000547).

Is First Coconut Grove School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Florida has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Miami-Biltmore Hotel, 2.2 miles away.

Can you visit First Coconut Grove School?

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 First Coconut Grove School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 115 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 77843199 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.