Coral Gables City
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.
Nearby Towns: Miami City •