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The Campbell Furniture Building

Historic South Dade Posted on May 5, 2017 by JeffOctober 28, 2019

by Jeff Blakley The building which once stood on the southwest corner of Krome and N.W. 1st Street was built in 1921 by J. W. Conner for Archie J. Campbell, one of Thomas Alexander Campbell’s sons, for whom Campbell Drive … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Business, Homestead, Pioneers | Tagged Architecture, Buildings, Business, Campbell, Homestead, Krome Avenue | 3 Replies

History of the Homestead Town Hall

Historic South Dade Posted on May 2, 2017 by JeffNovember 26, 2020

by Jeff Blakley The Town of Homestead was incorporated on January 27, 1913 but its officials had no municipal building in which to meet. They met at two different buildings before the Town Hall was built in 1917: Tatum’s Real … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Government, Homestead | 1 Reply

Lilburn R. Nixon – Early Pioneer Tales

Historic South Dade Posted on February 6, 2017 by JeffSeptember 14, 2020

The following article, by Lilburn R. Nixon, appeared in the Homestead Enterprise on September 26, 1918. In March of 1902, Nixon claimed John Brinzel’s relinquishment of his homestead, which ran south and west from the intersection of Newton Rd. and … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Florida East Coast Railway, Homestead, Pioneers, Silver Palm | Tagged Anderson's Corner, Brinzell, Cape Sable, Krome, Silver Palm | 1 Reply

Rev. Joseph A. Kahl – Part II

Historic South Dade Posted on June 14, 2016 by JeffSeptember 4, 2020

By Jeff Blakley In part I of this series on the Reverend Joseph A. Kahl, I explored the early lives of Joseph and his future wife, Harriet Woodbury. I ended that post with their marriage, on August 20, 1908. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Florida City, Homestead, Newspapers, Pioneers | Tagged Burton, Free, Horne, Kahl, Krome, South Florida Banner, Tatum | 1 Reply

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