William Wagner House

William Wagner House
House information
Location Lummus Park
404 Northwest 3rd Street
Miami, Florida
Built 1855-1858[1]
Architectural style Antebellum
Construction type Hand-hewn lumber with mortise and tenon joints[1]

The Wagner Homestead was built (c1857) by a white pioneer, William Wagner age 21, who came to Miami with Everline, his Creole wife, age 38 since the interracial marriage was more accepted in the remote frontier.[2]

The home is located in Lummus Park on the north side of the Miami River at NW 4th Avenue and NW 3rd Street. It is the oldest known home still standing in Miami.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b City of Miami: Historic Preservation. "William Wagner House", City of Miami: Historic Preservation website. Accessed February 21, 2009.
  2. ^ The Wagner Family: Pioneer Life on the Miami River by Margot Ammidown.
  3. ^ Time Out Guides Limited, 2001 p.87