Old Miami High GRAND OPENING

Old Miami High Grand Opening DedicationTuesday, March 3, 10:30 a.m. to Noon Southside Park, 198 SW 11th Street(Located by Brickell Station Metrorail and Metromover Station)

Kick off Dade Heritage Days by celebrating the restoration of Old Miami High. Built in 1905 in Downtown Miami as the city’s first high school, this wood frame structure was moved south of the Miami River in 1911. It served as the first Southside Elementary School from 1911-1914, later becoming a boarding house.

In 2002 Dade Heritage Trust led a campaign to save the building from demolition for a condo development, securing funds from KV Brickell Partners, Ltd., the City of Miami, The State Bureau of Historic Preservation, Miami-Dade County, the Miami High Alumni Association, The Villagers, Miss Lamar Louise Curry and other private donors. In 2003 the building was relocated three blocks away to Southside Park. Despite hurricane damage in 2005 and funding challenges, Old Miami High has now been restored as an asset to the community, with an historic classroom for tours, educational meeting space and a City Parks office.

Join civic leaders for a ribbon-cutting complete with music and refreshments. FREE.

RSVP Dade Heritage Trust, 305-358-9572. www.dadeheritagetrust.org