Welcome

to the Historic preservation Association
of Coral Gables.

The Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1991. The mission of the organization is to support an environment in which its members and all community citizens can understand, appreciate, exchange information and live with Coral Gables history. The Association promotes the understanding of the importance of historic resources and their preservation.

Announcing

DOUBLE CEREMONY! 6th Annual Founder’s Day Ceremony & Commemoration of George Merrick’s 140th Anniversary of his birth & Roxcy Bolton’s 100th Birthday

City Founder George Edgar Merrick & American Feminist and Civil Rights Activist Roxcy Bolton share a birthday 40 years apart. Merrick was born June 3 1886 and Bolton was born June 3, 1926. Happy Birthday to two great minds and visionaries!

“Two Anniversaries One Extraordinary Afternoon in the Chinese Village” with Expert Scholar

This is the Chinese Village — eight homes built in 1926 and 1927 as a unified compound, commissioned by George Merrick and designed by Yale architect Henry Killam Murphy. It turns 100 this year.

A Year in Review Annual Meeting February 5, 2026

Each month HPACG is represented at the monthly City Commission and Historic Preservation Board Meetings. Personal or zoom appearances accompany letters [countless letters throughout the year] in support of historic preservation matters.