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CH 826 E Miami Mansion after arsons B Coral M Beach 1920’s Mansion Sweetwater Gables A PROGRESS MADE POSSIBLE BY L THE MANSION ENRI • Support from Miami Springs voters on South Miami The Curtiss Mansion is a two-story • April 6, 1993 ballot question (75% in C Key deltoid-shaped and multi-massed example Biscayne favor of Mansion purchase) G Pinecrest of Pueblo-Mission Revival architecture. • Land contribution - City of Miami Springs - D Built in 1925 by Glenn Curtiss as his approximately $3 million value Palmetto GHT Bay private residence, the Mansion was originally • Permitting waiver - City of Miami Springs - Biscayne called “Dar-en-aha,” meaning the house of $122,000 value Bay contentment. • Insurance refund - City of Miami Springs - ELI

$168,000 D The structure's 14,733 square feet (1st

• Metropolitan Planning Organization • floor is 9,782 sq. ft. and the 2nd floor is (MPO) TEP Funds - $1 million Homestead • Miami-Dade County General 3,950 sq. ft.) are roughly center-sited on TE the triangular-shaped 3.35-acre tract with Obligation Bond 2004 - $1 million A Barnacle H Hampton House some of the original landscaping, tropical • State of Bureau of Historic B Biltmore I Hialeah Race Track Preservation - $336,500 C Cauley Square J Holocaust Museum vegetation and 1-acre pond. • Miami Springs Historical Society - $10,000 D Deering Estate K Spanish Monastery

• School of EDUCA E Fort Dallas L Venetian Pool The Mansion was the victim of three Architecture - $15,000 in kind F Freedom Tower M Vizcaya separate arson fires, and its restoration • • Private individuals and foundations - G Gold Coast Railroad Museum to the original 1925 condition is made $180,000 possible in part by comprehensive • In-kind services - $887,000 to date RM documentation and photographs.

Mansion today The Curtiss Mansion is significant for both the achievements of Curtiss and for its INFO architectural style. It was locally designated • as an historic site in 1987 and was placed Preserving the gift of history on the National Register of Historic Sites for future generations in 2001 as an individual structure and as IRE 500 Deer Run, Miami Springs, FL 33166 part of a thematic group. PH: 305-807-7878 www.curtissmansion.com INSP Concept, copy and design donated by Adkins & Associates Printing donated by Adkins & Associates inventions cr Hall ofFamewith400patentsandover500 and wasinductedintotheNationalInventors for hisworkandefforts duringWorld War I, of HonorandtheDistinguishedFlyingCross Curtiss wasawarded theCongressional Medal Floridian byFlorida'sSecretary ofState. Museum, andthedesignationasGreat the SmithsonianInstitution'sAirandSpace unparalleled, asevidencedbytheexhibitsin areHis contributionstoaviationhistory Aviation,” and“FatherofNavalAviation.” “Architect ofAviation,” Ford “TheHenry of pioneer andinventor, isconsidered the Glenn Curtiss, famousaviation internationally CURTISS HAMMOND GLENN • FirstCanadianairplaneflight • • • • • • Trained BlancheStuartScott,1stfemaleAmericanpilot • Won airracewith46.5mphin 1stinternational • Won secondScientificAmericantrophy forcircular flight • • • • Firstdemonstrationofautomatic pilot • Firstheavier-than-air craftintendedfortransatlanticflight • Trained 1stCubanAirCorpspilot,AugustinParlaOrduna • Firstcompressed aircatapult launch • • • • Firsttakeoff andlandingonwater, and1stflyingboat • FirstsuccessfulUSpontoonaircraft and1stpractical • ReceivedUSpilot'slicense#1 • • “A ManofSpeedandManyFirsts” sold 1stUSprivateair First USlicensedaircraft manufacturer, produced and Established 1stUSflyingschool First official public USflight First USair Experiment Association(AEA) Member ofAlexanderGrahamBell’ First successfultakeof Rheims, France American T First publicstraight-lineflightof1km(Scientific First simulatedbombingr Cur r First air First militar Built 1stUSNavyair seaplane First radiocommunicationwithair an air etractable landinggear tiss NC-4flying boat is1sttocr craft -sea r craft withwheels,and1stcontr r ophy) y aviationschool escue, 1stdualpilotcontrols, and1st edited tohim. craft andtrained1sttwoNavypilots • • Produced motorcycles and 1902-19 f fr craft “Fastest manintheworld”136/36 mph onhis.8-cylindermotorcycle r became America's1stworld ecor om aNavyship un and1stfir d champion56.4sec.mile s Aerial craft inflight oss AtlanticOcean ear olled byailerons m usefrom 13 12 11 10 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 Florida Addict” “The Incurable CURTISS Florida’ Opened golfcourseinMiamiSprings,South Star Built theFloridaAviation CampinOpa-locka to promote tropical agriculture Built thePanAmericanExhibitionCenter in Opa-locka Opened Aerocar ManufacturingCompany r Founding donorofUniversityMiamiand downtown Miami Railr Donated 2milesright-of-wayforFEC extension ofSeaboard AirLineRailroad Donated 6milesofright-of-wayfor of northeastMiami Track, leadingtothegrowth anddevelopment other causewaystoaccessHialeahRace 79th Street Causewaybuiltin1928,before fronton Introduced Jai-AlaitoMiamiandbuilt Race Track Built MiamiJockeyClub,laterHialeah dog track Opened MiamiKennelClub,secondUS Star (NW17Ave and20St) Corners led toMiami's1stairportatBraddock’s Established Miami's1staviationschool Platted 52subdivisionsinDadeCounty for Seminolefriends Invented airboatforbettertransportation adaptable toFloridaclimate introduced cattlebreeds andgrasses Ranch withpartner, JamesBright,and Established 12,000-acre CurtissBright Hialeah andMiamiSprings Founded FloridacitiesofOpa-locka, continued growth wells couldsupplyadequate waterfor courses toCityofMiamiso under Deeded MiamiSpringsand Opa-locka golf County Opened firststate-char eceived honorary doctorate ted HialeahPr ted MiamiFilmStudiosinHialeah oad Belt Line, sotrainscouldbypass Belt oad s oldestmunicipalcourse ess ter ed bankinDade gr ound

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