Coral Gables Merrick House
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Material Information

Title:
Coral Gables Merrick House
Series Title:
Coral Gables Virtual Historic City
Creator:
City of Coral Gables
Publisher:
Florida International University
Publication Date:

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Coral Gables
Historic sites
Historic buildings
Genre:
sound recordings
Spatial Coverage:
Coral Gables
Coordinates:
25.7494381783157 x -80.2732594942838

Notes

Scope and Content:
The Coral Gables Merrick House was the home of Reverend Solomon G. and Althea Fink Merrick, parents of George Merrick, founder of Coral Gables. The 160-acre tract of land Solomon purchased in 1899 included a log cabin on the property where the Merrick family first lived. In 1906, they started construction of a larger home using limestone rock quarried from land where the Venetian Pool is located and named it Coral Gables. The new house, completed in 1910, is located at 907 Coral Way. It now serves as a house museum and is owned and operated by the city.
General Note:
Audio from the Coral Gables Virtual Tour describing the history of the Coral Gables Merrick House.

Record Information

Source Institution:
City of Coral Gables
Holding Location:
City of Coral Gables
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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