Miami Shores Thematic Resource

The Miami Shores Thematic Resource is a collection of residential buildings spread across a neighborhood north of Miami, mostly built in Mediterranean Revival style. The houses sit throughout several streets and show different interpretations of this popular early 20th-century architectural approach.

These houses were built during Florida's boom period in the 1920s, when developers rapidly constructed residential areas for new settlers. The collection was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 to document this building phase.

These houses show how residential tastes in South Florida changed during the 1920s. Homeowners chose architectural styles that combined heat and sunshine with European design traditions.

The houses are spread throughout the neighborhood and can be viewed from outside, with Northeast 1st Avenue and Northeast 96th Street offering good starting points. Visitors should allow time to walk through the streets and observe the different facades and details of individual houses.

Some houses are cataloged with numbers, such as Shoreland Company House No. 1 and No. 12, revealing how systematically the development was planned. This numbering shows that investors and architects designed the homes as a connected neighborhood, not as individual projects.

Location: Miami Shores

GPS coordinates: 25.86360,-80.19560

Latest update: December 14, 2025 20:29