George Merrick's house. Backyard grotto. Coral Gables, Florida

Permanent Link:

http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI12121329/00001

Material Information

Title:

George Merrick's house. Backyard grotto. Coral Gables, Florida

Publication Date:

1976-12-08

Language:

English

Physical Description:

3 X 5 in.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Coral Gables (Fla.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
Coral Gables (Fla.)--History--Pictorial works
Historic sites--Florida
Merrick, George E.
Dwellings--Florida--Coral Gables
Architecture, Domestic--Florida--Coral Gables

Coordinates:

25.7488889 x -80.2727778

Notes

General Note:

The Coral Gables Merrick House was the home of the Rev. Solomon G. and Althea Fink Merrick, parents of George Merrick, founder of Coral Gables. The 160-acre tract of land Solomon purchased in 1899 included a log cabin on the property where the Merrick family first lived. In 1906, they started construction of a larger home using limestone rock quarried from land where the Venetian Pool is located and named it “Coral Gables.” The new house, completed in 1910, is located at 907 Coral Way. It now serves as a house museum and is owned and operated by the City.

General Note:

Caption on verso: "Dec 8 1976"

General Note:

(Ownership) Coral Gables Historical Resources Department

Record Information

Source Institution:

Florida International University

Holding Location:

City of Coral Gables

Rights Management:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/

Resource Identifier:

FI12121329

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:

Coral Gables Memory