The Plymouth Congregational Church features a facade built from rough-hewn oolitic limestone, held together by hand-mixed mortar that retains the marks of the workers from the nineteen thirties. This structure grew from the vision of…
Coconut Grove Bohemian Trails
This self-guided walk leads you through the shady lanes and lush historic pathways of Miami's oldest neighborhood. You will see early Bahamian pioneer cottages, historic coral-rock landmarks, and legendary artistic haunts that shaped the village's eccentric bohemian spirit.
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1. Plymouth Congregational Church
2. Mariah Brown House
The Mariah Brown House features a simple wood frame and a corrugated metal roof, marking it as one of the oldest residences in Coconut Grove. Mariah Brown arrived in Florida from the Bahamas in the late nineteenth century to work as a cook…
3. E.W.F Stirrup House
The two-story wood frame house with its wide, wrap-around porch stands as a survivor of early Coconut Grove. Ebenezer Woodbury Franklin Stirrup, a builder who arrived from the Bahamas in eighteen eighty-eight, constructed this home for his…
4. The Taurus Coconut Grove
The Taurus Coconut Grove features a low, wide wooden deck that sits right against the sidewalk, separated from the street by a simple railing. It opened in nineteen thirty-three, right after Prohibition ended, and became the first place in…
5. Coconut Grove Playhouse
The Coconut Grove Playhouse wears a faded, Mediterranean-style facade punctuated by a jagged, pink-painted concrete marquee that juts toward the street. Built in nineteen twenty-seven, this former movie house transitioned into a…
6. The Barnacle Historic State Park
The Barnacle is a home built by Ralph Middleton Munroe in eighteen ninety-one, easily identified by its broad, sloping roof and its position tucked among the tropical hammock trees. Munroe designed the house to catch the prevailing breezes…
7. Peacock Park
Peacock Park features a broad, sloping lawn that stretches directly to the edge of Biscayne Bay. This green space occupies the original site of the Peacock Inn, which Charles and Isabella Peacock opened in eighteen eighty-three. It served…