CENTRAL BROWARD EAST-WEST TRANSIT STUDY Historic Resources Reconnaissance Survey and Archaeological Resources Desktop Analysis Technical Memorandum March 2012 This page intentionally left blank. Table of Contents Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................................i 1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Study Description ............................................................................................................................................. 2 2.1 Alternatives .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 3.0 Area of Potential Effect .................................................................................................................................... 7 4.0 Historical Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 21 4.1 European Contact and Colonial Period (ca. 1513–1821) ................................................................................... 21 4.2 The Territorial and Statehood Period (1821–1860) ........................................................................................... 23 4.3 Civil War and Post War Period (1860–1898) .................................................................................................... 24 4.4 Spanish-American War Period/Turn-of-the-Century (1898–1916) ................................................................... 26 4.5 World War I and Aftermath Period (1917–1920) .............................................................................................. 28 4.6 Florida Boom Period (1920–1930) .................................................................................................................... 29 4.7 Depression and New Deal Period (1930–1940) ................................................................................................. 30 4.8 World War II and the Post War Period (1940–1950) ........................................................................................ 31 4.9 Modern Period (1950–Present) .......................................................................................................................... 33 5.0 Florida Master Site File Search and Literature Review .................................................................................. 35 6.0 Methods .......................................................................................................................................................... 43 6.1 Archaeological Field Methods ........................................................................................................................... 43 6.2 Historic Resources Methods .............................................................................................................................. 43 7.0 Results ............................................................................................................................................................ 44 7.1 Archaeological Resources Results ..................................................................................................................... 44 7.1.1 Griffin Road (from US 1 to Florida’s Turnpike) ................................................................................... 44 th 7.1.2 Downtown (from Broward Boulevard at I-95/Tri-Rail to Andrews Avenue at 17 Street) ................... 44 7.1.3 SR 7/Broward Boulevard West (SR 7 from I-595 to Broward Boulevard at I-95/Tri-Rail) .................. 48 7.2 Historic Resources Reconnaissance Survey Results .......................................................................................... 48 7.2.1 National Register–Listed ....................................................................................................................... 53 7.2.2 Determined National Register-Eligible by SHPO.................................................................................. 53 7.2.3 Considered National Register-Eligible Based on the Evaluation of the Surveyor ................................. 56 7.2.4 Locally Designated by the City of Fort Lauderdale ............................................................................... 64 8.0 Conclusions .................................................................................................................................................... 65 9.0 References ...................................................................................................................................................... 67 List of Exhibits List of Exhibits Exhibit 1: Study Area .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Exhibit 2: Griffin Road Alternative Using University Drive ......................................................................................... 4 Exhibit 3: Griffin Road Alternative Using Davie Road ................................................................................................. 4 Exhibit 4: SR 7/Broward Boulevard Alternative ........................................................................................................... 5 Exhibit 5: Historical APE (Overview Map) ................................................................................................................... 8 Exhibit 6: Historic APE (Map 1 of 12) .......................................................................................................................... 9 Exhibit 7: Historic APE (Map 2 of 12) ........................................................................................................................ 10 Exhibit 8: Historic APE (Map 3 of 12) ........................................................................................................................ 11 Exhibit 9: Historic APE (Map 4 of 12) ........................................................................................................................ 12 Exhibit 10: Historic APE (Map 5 of 12) ...................................................................................................................... 13 Exhibit 11: Historic APE (Map 6 of 12) ...................................................................................................................... 14 Exhibit 12: Historic APE (Map 7 of 12) ...................................................................................................................... 15 Exhibit 13: Historic APE (Map 8 of 12) ...................................................................................................................... 16 Exhibit 14: Historic APE (Map 9 of 12) ...................................................................................................................... 17 Exhibit 15: Historic APE (Map 10 of 12) .................................................................................................................... 18 Exhibit 16: Historic APE (Map 11 of 12) .................................................................................................................... 19 Exhibit 17: Historic APE (Map 12 of 12) .................................................................................................................... 20 Exhibit 18: Previous Surveys Conducted within the Study APE ................................................................................. 35 Exhibit 19: Previously Recorded Archaeological Sites within 150 feet of the Study Corridor Centerline.................. 39 Exhibit 20: Previously Recorded Historic Resources within 350 feet of the Study Corridor Centerline .................... 40 Exhibit 21: Locations of Significant Historic Resources and Archaeological Sites .................................................... 47 Exhibit 22: Identified Significant Historic Resources within the APE for the Sunrise Segment (from Sawgrass Mills/BB&T Center to I-595) ...................................................................................................................................... 49 Exhibit 23: Identified Significant Historic Resources within the APE for the I-595 West Segment (from NW 136th Avenue to University Drive at Nova Drive) ................................................................................................................ 49 Exhibit 24: Identified Significant Historic Resources within the APE fo r the SR 7/Broward Boulevard West Segment (SR 7 from I-595 to Broward Boulevard at I-95/Tri-Rail) ........................................................................... 49 Exhibit 25: Identified Significant Historic Resources within the APE for the Downtown (from Broward Boulevard at I-95/Tri-Rail to Andrews Avenue at 17th Street) Segment ......................................................................................... 50 Exhibit 26: Identified Significant Historic Resources within the APE for the Griffin Road (From US 1 to Florida’s Turnpike) Segment ...................................................................................................................................................... 50 Exhibit 27: Identified Significant