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Security Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Security Building

Also known as Capital Building

On the National Register since 198937 years
CommercialListed 1989Miami
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About Security Building

Security Building, at 117 N.E. 1st Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 4, 1989. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial, as it does for 7 other Florida listings. It was listed as part of Downtown Miami MRA. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Miami, Florida, United States. 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 · 11 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

117 N.E. 1st Ave., Miami · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Security BuildingStart here
  2. 2Central Baptist ChurchNeo-Classical · next door
  3. 3Gesu ChurchSpanish Renaissance · Built 1925 · next door
  4. 4Hahn BuildingNeo-Classical · next door
  5. 5Old US Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival · Built 1914 · next door
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DDowntown Miami Historic DistrictMasonry Vernacular<0.1 miBCity National Bank BuildingCommercial<0.1 miBMeyer-Kiser BuildingCommercial<0.1 miBOlympia Theater and Office BuildingMediterranean Revival · Built 19260.1 miBAlfred I. DuPont BuildingArt Deco · Built 19390.1 miBHuntington BuildingCommercial0.1 miBShoreland ArcadeNeo-Classical Revival0.1 miBWalgreen Drug StoreModerne0.1 miBCongress BuildingNeoclassical0.1 miBUS Post Office and CourthouseSpanish Mediterranean Revival Style · Built 19330.1 miBIngraham BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 19270.2 miBDade County CourthouseNeo-Classical · Built 19280.2 miBPalm CottageBuilding0.3 mi★Freedom TowerSpanish Renaissance · Built 19250.3 miBBrickell MausoleumNeo-Classical0.5 mi★The Miami Circle at Brickell Point SiteSite0.5 miBMount Zion Baptist ChurchMediterranean Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Commercial style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Commercial.

City National Bank Building0 mi away
Meyer-Kiser Building0 mi away
Huntington Building0.1 mi away

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Questions about Security Building

Is Security Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 4, 1989 (Register number 88002990).

Is Security Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Florida has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Freedom Tower, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Security Building?

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 Security Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 11 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 77841357 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.