E.W.F Stirrup House

Material Information

Subjects / Keywords:: West Grove
Miami
Photograph
Stirrup, E.W.F. (Ebenezer Woodbury Franklin) -- Homes and haunts
Bahamian architecture -- Florida -- Miami
Genre:: Photograph
Spatial Coverage:: Florida--Miami--Coconut Grove--West Grove
Coordinates:: 25.7255727443665 x -80.2454027205583

Abstract:: Historical marker for the E.W.F. Stirrup House, the residence of one of Coconut Grove’s early Bahamian settlers and community leaders. Inscription reads: The Stirrup House is one of a few wood-frame residences from the late nineteenth century remaining in Miami-Dade County. The house’s narrow proportions, the size and shape of its doors and windows, and its L-shaped plan are characteristics frequently associated with the era’s residential architecture. The house contains materials of outstanding quality that are native and unique to South Florida, including Dade County slash pine. Though the building has been altered over the years, it retains much of its overall integrity, and is a remarkable example of architecture associated with the Bahamian experience in South Florida. Along with the rehabilitated Mariah Brown House nearby to the west, the E.W.F. Stirrup House serves as a reminder of the achievement of these early pioneers. ( en )
Funding:: Support for this project was provided by the Mellon funded Race, Risk, and Resilience: Building a Local-to-Global “Commons for Justice” Grant.