Today, “The City of Lights” shines once again, thanks to the many who were determined to see a decades-long restoration project through.
Another year. Another perfect setting to celebrate the importance of historic resources and their preservation. As one reflects on life and what is truly important, one can agree that historic preservation continues to matter.
In the spirit of generosity and gratitude, the Board of Directors of the Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables invited friends and benefactors of the George Giving Society to enjoy an afternoon of champagne, celebration, and conversation.
HPACG will continue to work on its ‘Destination” series that will take preservation aficionados to “out of the way” historic sites.
ANNUAL MEETING will be chock full o’ nuts with historic preservation scoop.
The five-star panel will discuss the emerging interest in the Brutalist movement, its buildings, and the need to preserve such structures.
The Coral Gables Public Safety Building is of new world Brutalist design rare among a plethora of old world architecture in a city founded in the early 1920s.
The widely admired design historian and New York gallery owner Emily Evans Eerdmans was invited by Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables
This 1923 building was the first office of the Coral Gables Construction Company–George Merrick’s company. This building precedes Coral Gables City Hall. Denman Fink oversaw construction.