The second story of the Historic Miami series focuses on two significant high rise buildings in the Downtown Miami Historic District. The featured buildings include the First National Bank and First Trust & Savings Bank buildings, both built during the Florida land boom of the 1920s.
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Designed and built between 1925 and 1928, the Dade County Courthouse is a significant Miami high-rise. The iconic building served continuously as the Dade County seat until 1985 and as a courthouse for over ninety-four years since the formal dedication on September 6, 1928. Now, with a brand new $852MM courthouse under construction across the street, the future of this historic tower remains uncertain.
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