Leshaw House

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jdubble07 @ 2009-04-19 21:09:30

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Description:

Stiltsville is a group of wood stilt houses located one mile south of Cape Florida on Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The structures stand on wood or reinforced concrete pilings, generally ten feet above the shallow water which varies from one to three feet deep at low tide.

A non-profit organization called the Stiltsville Trust was established in 2003 and included the seven remaining leaseholders, called caretakers, and eight members of the community. In addition to raising funds, their goal was to preserve and rehabilitate the structures to help showcase the Park's marine resources with support for educational and interpretive services. Possible uses included community meeting space, a visitor center, research facilities, an artist in residence program and a satellite National Park Service office in the northern part of the park.

This house was among the seven buildings included in the 2003 Stiltsville Trust.

More Info:

en.wikipedia.org

Location:

Miami, Florida (FL), US
@ 25.65218800, -80.16874100

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