Mariah Brown House
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Material Information

Title:
Mariah Brown House
Series Title:
Nicole Combeau Coconut Grove Photographs
Creator:
Nicole Combeau ( Photographer )
Publication Date:

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
West Grove
Miami
Photograph
Historic sites -- Florida -- Miami
Genre:
Photograph
Spatial Coverage:
Florida--Miami--Coconut Grove--West Grove
Coordinates:
25.7255132204103 x -80.2462888864452

Notes

Abstract:
Historical marker for the Mariah Brown House, the residence of one of Coconut Grove’s earliest African-Bahamian settlers, located at 3298 Charles Ave. Marker reads: Mariah Brown was born in the Upper Bogue, Eleuthera, Bahamas in 1851 and immigrated to the United States in 1880. Brown lived in Key West with her three daughters and worked as a laundress. By 1889, Brown had moved to Coconut Grove to work in the Peacock Inn owned by one of Coconut Grove founders, Charles Peacock. Though Brown and her daughters initially lived at the Peacock Inn, she soon bought land to build her own home. Located on Evangelist Street (now Charles Avenue) and within walking distance from the Peacock Inn, Brown purchased the plot for $50 from local landowner Joseph Frow. Brown and her family were among the first black families to settle in Coconut Grove, and her house, constructed in 1890, was the first built on Evangelist Street. Brown’s significance to the African-Bahamian community lasted well beyond her death in 1910. Her house along with those of other black landowners, such as E.W.F. Stirrup, became the heart of the African-Bahamian community in Coconut Grove. African-Bahamians were one of the earliest immigrant groups to arrive in South Florida, and the community in Coconut Grove is one of the oldest black communities in Dade County. ( 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.

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
Florida International University
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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Aggregations:
Commons for Justice