Built in 1927. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1950.
“The Douglas Entrance is a historic site in Coral Gables, Florida. It is located at the junction of Douglas Road and Tamiami Trail.”
Wikipedia article Douglas Entrance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 191 National Register listings published here for Miami-Dade County · listed in 1972 · category: Building · built in 1927, by Phineas Paist.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Douglas Entrance between 1992 and 2015, burning about 13 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 April 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 March 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MART PLAZA (13) |
| 2 December 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 November 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Douglas Entrance: 5 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Titanium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda Aluminum/ Miami, Fla. | Aluminum, Titanium | Plant | ||
| Dade Pit No. 12 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dade Quarry No. 8 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Oolite Rock Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Red Road Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tropical Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coral Gables, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1994 and 2019: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 lightning, 1 waterspout. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2007 | Lightning | Coral Gables | 3 hurt | Three roofers working atop a home in Coral Gables were struck by lightning. The three men were knocked unconscious by the lightning bolt, but regained consciousness by the time they were transported to the hospital. |
| November 2009 | Heavy Rain | Coral Gables | $75,000 | The roof of a condominium complex at 3531 SW 10 Street collapsed during heavy early morning rain, causing water to enter all 24 units. The roof had been under repair but was not covered when the heavy rain occurred.||Rainfall amounts in the area were generally in the 2 to 3 inch range throughout the event. |
| July 2007 | Lightning | Coral Gables | $30,000 | A home on SW 13th Street in the Little Gables area was struck by |lightning. The bolt struck a tree before hitting the house, scattering pieces of the roof across the street. |
| August 2007 | Lightning | Coral Gables | $10,000 | Coral Gables Police reported a house fire off Old Cutler Road caused by a lightning strike. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coral Gables | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coral Gables | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down and damage was done to a tennis court wind protector. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coral Gables | $2,000 | Amateur radio reports indicate trees down and construction debris around SW 9th Street and SW 36th Court in Miami. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coral Gables | $1,000 | Concrete tables blown over on University of Miami campus. Several chairs blown over and ripped apart. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Coral Gables | - | Picture received via social media of a flooded intersection at 18th Court and Flagler Street in Miami. Water was reportedly more than a foot deep. Nearby automated rain gauges measured 2.5 to almost 3 inches of rain in only an hour. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Coral Gables | - | A trained spotter reported penny size hail in Coral Gables. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Coral Gables | - | Half inch to nickel size hail reported along Palmetto Expressway between Tamiami Trail and Bird Road. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coral Gables | - | Reported in Coral Gables. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coral Gables | - | Trained spotter reported small to medium size tree branches broken. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Coral Gables | - | A SKYWARN spotter saw quarter-size hail. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coral Gables | - | A SKYWARN spotter reported a large tree blown down. |
| August 2001 | Waterspout | Coral Gables | - | A boater sighted a waterspout in Biscayne Bay just offshore Gables-by-the Sea. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coral Gables | - | uprooted trees along .5 mile swath near 8000 block of old cutler rd. |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coral Gables | - | Wind gusts of 58 mph observed during a thunderstorm at the NHC. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Coral Gables | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Coral Gables Woman's Club | 0.2 miles | 1990 |
 | Coral Gables Elementary School | 0.7 miles | 1988 |
| Cla-Reina Hotel | 0.8 miles | 2020 | |
 | Coral Gables Police and Fire Station | 1.0 miles | 1984 |
 | Coral Gables City Hall | 1.1 miles | 1974 |
| Coral Gables House | 1.5 miles | 1973 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72000305 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Miami-Dade County | All 191 listed properties in this county. |
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