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Historic Preservation

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Miami-Dade County oversees 139 individually designated historic sites, 46 archaeological sites and zones, and eight historic districts.

Arch Creek signage

The Office of Historic Preservation is conducting a comprehensive review of historic locations and buildings built after 1940.

People at Dadeland Mall in the 1960s

Learn about the Office of Historic Preservation and stay up to date with upcoming historic preservation meetings and community engagement events.

Hampton House signage

Miami-Dade County's journey from early 20th-century wood-frame pioneer construction to the futurism of Art Deco and into Miami Modern.

photo of the Board

The Historic Preservation Board meets almost every month to review applications, designations and other preservation matters.

Man standing in front of Jacksons Soul Food restaurant

To ensure that historic preservation is centered on people, social justice is essential.

Venetian Pool

The Ad-Valorem Tax Exemption is an incentive intended to encourage the rehabilitation and maintenance of historic structures.

County Courthouse

These design review guidelines are an invaluable resource to the owners and stewards of historic properties.

Fruit and Spice Park

Certificates of Appropriateness (COA) and Certificates to Dig (CTD) for historically designated properties, or properties within historic districts.

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Miami Dade College

The Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources (RER), Planning Division’s Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) recently won two prestigious awards for the Heritage at Risk Survey project, a progressive approach to identifying historically relevant places and structures built from 1941 to 1981.

Men picking tomatoes in Homestead.

The Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources’ Office of Historic Preservation is slated to launch the Migrant Farmworker Historic Context Study, funded by an Underrepresented Communities Grant (URC) from the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Arthur McDuffie Historical Marker

Arthur McDuffie, an African American father of three young children and former U.S. Marine, tragically died in 1979 at the age of 33.

APA Best EDI Workplace Award

The Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources’ Planning Division wins Best Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Workplace award for 2023, presented by the American Planning Association (APA), Florida Chapter.

About Us

The Office of Historic Preservation preserves and protects Miami-Dade County’s cultural, historical, architectural and archaeological resources through historic designations, site management and monitoring, public education, and by finding creative solutions and economic incentives for historic preservation efforts.

Historic Preservation is a critical county function that helps communities maintain a higher quality of life by preserving its cultural heritage and historic resources for future generations; establishing a context for future development; encouraging green building practices and sustainable growth; and providing economic development through heritage tourism.