The Downtown Miami Historic District is a

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historic district (designated as such on December 6, 2005) located in the Central Business District of Downtown

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. The district is bounded by Miami Court, North Third Street, West Third Avenue, and South Second Street.Downtown Miami Historic District Contributing Resources
/ref> It contains 60 historic buildings. A large portion the buildings in the historic district were built during the

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, when Miami experienced rapid population growth. Many of the older structures from before the 1920s, were smaller scale buildings and homes from the Miami

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era of the mid and late-19th century. Palm Cottage, built in 1897 is a home from the pioneer era that is still standing, however, few of these original homes remain.

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File:Downtown Miami historic CBD.jpg, Much of the CBD consists of low and mid-rise historic buildings. File:Miami FL Downtown HD 101 East Flagler01.jpg, 101 East Flagler Street, 1923 File:Miami FL Downtown HD Gesu Church01.jpg, Gesu Church, oldest Catholic church in Miami, 1925 File:Miami FL Downtown HD City Natl Bank Bldg01.jpg, City National Bank Building, 1925 File:HahnBuilding.jpg, Hahn Building, 1921 File:AlfredI.DuPontBuilding.jpg,

Alfred I. DuPont Building The Alfred I. DuPont Building is a historic building in Miami, Florida, Miami, Florida. It is located at 169 East Flagler Street. Started in 1937 and completed in 1939, it is a 17-story rectangular building in the Modern architecture, Modern style ...

, 1939 File:CongressBuilding.jpg, The Congress Building, 1923 File:Macy's downtown Miami, historic Burdine's Department Store building.jpg,

Burdines Burdines (} ) was an American chain of department stores operating in the state of Florida, headquartered in Miami. The original store opened in Bartow, Florida in 1896 as a carriage-trade shop. Over its nearly 110-year history, Burdines grew ...

department store, 1912 File:IngrahamBuilding.jpg, Ingraham Building, 1926 File:HuntingtonBuilding.jpg,

Huntington Building The Huntington Building (also known as the Consolidated Bank Building) is a historic site in Miami, Florida. It is located at 168 Southeast 1st Street. On January 4, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Na ...

, 1925 File:Meyer-KiserBuilding.jpg, Meyer-Kiser Building, 1925 File:Miami FL Downtown HD Olympia Theater01.jpg, Olympia Theater, 1926 File:Old U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Miami, Florida).jpg, Old U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, 1917 File:WalgreenDrugStoreMiami.jpg, Old Walgreens/La Época Department Store, 1936 File:Miami FL Downtown HD Security Bldg01.jpg, Security Building, 1926 File:Dadecountycourthouse.jpg,

Miami-Dade County Courthouse The Miami-Dade County Courthouse, formerly known as the Dade County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse and skyscraper located at 73 West Flagler Street in Miami, Florida. Constructed over four years (1925–28), it was added to the U.S. Nation ...

, 1926 File:Miami FL Central Baptist Church01.jpg, Central Baptist Church, 1925 File:Miami FL newer po and crths01.jpg,

David W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse The David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, formerly known simply as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is an historic United States Post Office and federal courthouse of the United States District Court for the Southern District of ...

, 1931 File:Miami FL Downtown HD Shoreland Arcade01.jpg,

Shoreland Arcade The Shoreland Arcade (also known as the Dade Federal Savings) is a historic site in Miami, Florida. It is located at 120 Northeast 1st Street. On January 4, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places The National Re ...

, 1925 File:Miami Freedom Tower by Tom Schaefer 3.jpg,

Freedom Tower One World Trade Center (also known as One World Trade, One WTC, and formerly Freedom Tower) is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & M ...

, 1925 File:Miami FL Palm Cottage01.jpg, Palm Cottage, 1897- one of the oldest structures in Downtown

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Dade County listings
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National Register of Historic Places
{{Greater Miami National Register of Historic Places in Miami Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida 2005 establishments in Florida

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