Coral Gables City Hall is located at 405 Biltmore Way, Coral Gables, FL 33134. Phone: 305‑460‑5201.
Neighborhoods
Andalusia Condos
Baker Homestead
Biltmore
Cartee Homestead
Casas Andaluzas
Casas Sevillanas
Coconut Grove Manor
Coconut Grove Terrace
Cocoplum
Cocoplum Yacht Club
Coral Bay
Coral Groves
Cortez Place
Country Club Prado
Cutler Oaks Estates
Deering Bay Club Villas
Deering Bay Estates
Deering Bay Marina Co-op
Dixie Grove Residences
Douglas Grand Condos
Eleda
Fairlawn
French Village
Gables by the Sea
Gables Estates
Gables Park Tower Condos
Gables Waterway Towers
Glen Gables
Golden Gate
Granada Park Condos
Granada Park Condos
Granada Place
Grand Marina
Hammock Heights
Hammock Oaks Harbor
High Land Estates
Jasper Place
Kings Bay
Kingsleys Sub
Louise Park
Mendoza Village Condos
Menendez Park Condos
Midtown Lofts
Milano at Deering Bay Condos
Old Cutler Bay
Ordina Court Condos
Palm Vista
Puerta De Palmas Condos
Riviera Waterways
Robin Lynn Condos
Roosevelt Heights
Royal Caribbean Club Condos
San Juan Estates
Sans Souci
Santona Condos
Segovia Tower Condos
Siena at Deering Bay
Silver Bluff Homesites
Snapper Creek Lakes
Sunrise Harbour
Sunrise Point
Sunset Bay Estates
Tamiami Place
Ten Aragon Condos
The Gables Condos
The Grand Marina
The Minorca Condos
University Estates
University Inn Condos
Villa Calabria Condos
Villa Capri Condos
Villa Duzzi Condos
Villa Isabella Condos
Villa Zamora Condos
Waters Edge
Beginnings [1]
The beginnings of Coral Gables date back to the years between 1911 and 1921 when George Merrick acquired much of the land in and around the original 160 acre family citrus plantation. In 1921, with 1,600 acres and $500,000 in cash, an efficient sales organization, a personal knowledge of marketing land, and, most important, a developed city plan, Merrick was ready to begin selling. The streets and plazas were laid out in 1921 and in November of 1921, the first lot sales began. Merrick brought together the talents of expert architects, city planners, artists and engineers who designed the earliest notable Coral Gables landmarks.
Edward E. "Doc" Dammers, who used medicine show tactics from a mule-drawn cart to sell land was the City's first mayor. In the early years, Dammers was a selling agent for George Merrick and Coral Gables. Prior to this he sold lots for Carl Fisher in the development of Miami Beach. Dammers had a charismatic manner that was most effective in selling land and if that was not persuasive enough he gave gifts like sets of dishes to those who bought lots.
Carol R. Alper, historian, Coral Gables Historic Preservation Board of Review, Coral Gables City Hall, 405 Biltmore Way, Coral Gables FL, Historic American Buildings Survey [HABS FL-361], 1981, memory.loc.gov, accessed June, 2011.