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The '''Ransom Everglades School "Pagoda"''' is a historic school building in [[Coconut Grove]] in [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[Florida]]. It is located at 3575 Main Highway. On July 25, 1973, it was added to the [[United States|U.S.]] [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the Ransom School "Pagoda".
The '''Ransom Everglades School "Pagoda"''' is a historic school building in [[Coconut Grove]] in [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[Florida]]. It is located at 3575 Main Highway. On July 25, 1973, it was added to the U.S. [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the Ransom School "Pagoda".


The Pagoda was built in 1902 as the principal structure for a school first known as Pine Knot Camp<ref>Giulio Blanc, editor. ''Ransom-Everglades, Reflections of a School, 1893-1978''. Miami: Banyan Books, 1979. P. 19.</ref> by the [[Buffalo, New York]] architects [[Green and Wicks]]. It has been described as looking "about as Chinese as a hamburger".<ref>{{cite book|last=Headley|first=Gwyn|title=Architectural Follies in America|year=1996|publisher=Wiley|isbn=978-0-471-14362-8|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aRNjFzKJg1oC&pg=PA19&dq=%22Ransom+everglades+School+%22Pagoda%22%22&hl=en&ei=EuQuTvfFFc30sgaX5JD0Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-preview-link&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQuwUwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Ransom%20everglades%20School%20%22Pagoda%22%22&f=false|page=19}}</ref> Later the name of the school was changed to the Adirondack-Florida School and then Ransom School and finally, [[Ransom Everglades School|Ransom Everglades]] after merging with "The Everglades School for Girls" in 1974.<ref>Giulio Blanc, editor. ''Ransom-Everglades, Reflections of a School, 1893-1978''. Miami: Banyan Books, 1979. P. 111.</ref>
The Pagoda was built in 1902 as the principal structure for a school first known as Pine Knot Camp<ref>Giulio Blanc, editor. ''Ransom-Everglades, Reflections of a School, 1893-1978''. Miami: Banyan Books, 1979. P. 19.</ref> by the [[Buffalo, New York]] architects [[Green and Wicks]]. It has been described as looking "about as Chinese as a hamburger".<ref>{{cite book|last=Headley|first=Gwyn|title=Architectural Follies in America|year=1996|publisher=Wiley|isbn=978-0-471-14362-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aRNjFzKJg1oC&dq=%22Ransom+everglades+School+%22Pagoda%22%22&pg=PA19|page=19}}</ref> Later the name of the school was changed to the Adirondack-Florida School and then Ransom School and finally, [[Ransom Everglades School|Ransom Everglades]] after merging with "The Everglades School for Girls" in 1974.<ref>Giulio Blanc, editor. ''Ransom-Everglades, Reflections of a School, 1893-1978''. Miami: Banyan Books, 1979. P. 111.</ref>


Classes are no longer taught in the Pagoda, it now only consists of offices. Meetings and other events are also regularly held in the ''Pagoda.''
Classes are occasionally taught in the Pagoda, although it now consists of mostly offices. Meetings and other events are also regularly held in the ''Pagoda.''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Dade/state3.html Dade County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Dade/state3.html Dade County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=dade Dade County listings] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140927013641/http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=Dade Dade County listings] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 9 May 2024

Ransom School "Pagoda"
Ransom School "Pagoda" is located in Miami
Ransom School "Pagoda"
Ransom School "Pagoda" is located in Florida
Ransom School "Pagoda"
Ransom School "Pagoda" is located in the United States
Ransom School "Pagoda"
Location3575 Main Highway, Miami, Florida
Coordinates25°43′22.5654″N 80°14′38.043″W / 25.722934833°N 80.24390083°W / 25.722934833; -80.24390083
Built1902
ArchitectGreen and Wicks
Architectural styleFrame Vernacular with Chinese influence
NRHP reference No.73000572[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 1973

The Ransom Everglades School "Pagoda" is a historic school building in Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida. It is located at 3575 Main Highway. On July 25, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the Ransom School "Pagoda".

The Pagoda was built in 1902 as the principal structure for a school first known as Pine Knot Camp[2] by the Buffalo, New York architects Green and Wicks. It has been described as looking "about as Chinese as a hamburger".[3] Later the name of the school was changed to the Adirondack-Florida School and then Ransom School and finally, Ransom Everglades after merging with "The Everglades School for Girls" in 1974.[4]

Classes are occasionally taught in the Pagoda, although it now consists of mostly offices. Meetings and other events are also regularly held in the Pagoda.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Giulio Blanc, editor. Ransom-Everglades, Reflections of a School, 1893-1978. Miami: Banyan Books, 1979. P. 19.
  3. ^ Headley, Gwyn (1996). Architectural Follies in America. Wiley. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-471-14362-8.
  4. ^ Giulio Blanc, editor. Ransom-Everglades, Reflections of a School, 1893-1978. Miami: Banyan Books, 1979. P. 111.

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