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45-553: Deering lived on the 444 acres (1.80 km) property for five years, from 1922 to 1927. The property consists of a three-story wooden house built in 1900, known as the Richmond Cottage, and a three-story stone mansion. Other buildings were also built on the property to serve as auxiliary buildings to the estate. Charles Deering Estate is located in the Cutler neighborhood of Palmetto Bay, Florida . The grounds include what

90-545: A archival library and a field staff office for the Deering Estate and Deering Estate Foundation.   The house and grounds were featured several times in the 1980s TV series Miami Vice , and the estate was the starting location for The Amazing Race All-Stars in 2007. The Richmond Cottage was built by S. Howard Richmond, agent for the Perrine Land Grant Company, as his family home, at

135-456: A female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.27. In the CDP, 29.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.9% was from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.4%

180-514: Is a town in and the county seat of Oxford County , Maine , United States. Paris is included in the Lewiston-Auburn , Maine metropolitan New England City and town area. The population was 5,179 at the 2020 census . The census-designated place of South Paris is located within the town. Because the U.S. Post Office refers to the entire town as South Paris, the town as a whole is commonly referred to as South Paris. The main exception

225-467: Is about 38 feet by 20 feet at the base, and about five feet high. Artifacts from the mound are from the Glades II and III periods. The mound has been disturbed repeatedly. Henry Perrine, Jr, son of Henry Perrine , removed several skulls from the mound in the 1860s while searching for Black Caesar 's treasure. Ralph Munroe dug in the mound in the 1890s. In the 20th century, neighborhood children dug in

270-517: Is also part of the Organization of Biological Field Stations through its collaboration with Florida International University School of Environment, Arts and Society. By being part of the organization they receive assistance in order to improve their effectiveness in supporting critical  research, education and outreach programs. For more than 30 years, researchers have studied the unique ecological, geological and archaeological features of

315-562: Is now part of the Charles Deering Estate Park. On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, the third-strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in the United States , with winds of 165 mph (270 km/h). Andrew "destroyed 25,524 homes and damaged 101,241 others." Hurricane Andrew ravaged and damaged the property of Deering Estate. The waterfront property

360-515: Is the area known as Paris Hill , which is a scenic historic district popular with tourists. On May 30, 2019, the town declared itself to be a second amendment sanctuary. It was granted by Massachusetts on June 11, 1771, to Captain Joshua Fuller of Watertown, Massachusetts and 59 others (or their heirs) for service during the French and Indian Wars . It was the second attempt to repay

405-546: Is thought to be the largest virgin coastal tropical hardwood hammock in the continental United States . The estate was acquired by the state of Florida in 1985. The estate is owned by the State of Florida and is managed by the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department. After the death of Charles Deering in 1927 the property was maintained by his family. In 1982 after his daughter died

450-919: The Burger King headquarters were located in Cutler, in a campus described by Elaine Walker of the Miami Herald as "sprawling" and "virtually hidden away." Burger King moved to its current headquarters in unincorporated Miami-Dade County in July and August 2002. The former Burger King headquarters as of 2007 houses rental offices for several companies. Miami-Dade County Public Schools served Cutler. Coral Reef Elementary School and Southwood Middle School had been located in Cutler before Palmetto Bay incorporated. Westminster Christian School and Palmer Trinity School had been located in Cutler before Palmetto Bay incorporated. Paris, Maine Paris

495-473: The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 , Charles Deering was nervous of what fire could do. He decided to build his Stone House without a stove. There was a kitchen that housed refrigeration cabinets and storage but the cooking was done in the Richmond Cottage. It was his trepidation of fire that had him asking the architect/designer for the 18 inch concrete walls and brass doors. He also added an elevator to

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540-499: The Little Androscoggin River . The town is located on a bed of pegmatite in which many semi-precious gems and rare stones can be found, including beryl , garnet , tourmaline , amethyst and smoky quartz . Paris is crossed by state routes 26 , 117 , 118 and 119 . As of the census of 2010, there were 5,183 people, 2,187 households, and 1,332 families living in the town. The population density

585-599: The United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 17.5 km (6.8 sq mi). 17.4 km (6.7 sq mi) of it is land and 0.1 km (0.039 sq mi) of it (0.30%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 17,390 people, 5,694 households, and 4,931 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 997.7 people/km (2,584 people/sq mi). There were 5,806 housing units at an average density of 333.1 units/km (863 units/sq mi). The racial makeup of

630-785: The White Mountains . The Paris Hill Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, has fine examples of Federal and Greek Revival architecture. The old Oxford County Jail, built of granite in 1822, was given in 1902 to the Paris Hill Library Association, and is now the Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum. The Little Androscoggin River provided water power for mills at South Paris , to which

675-444: The CDP was 89.21% White (65.6% were Non-Hispanic White,) 3.90% African American , 0.11% Native American , 3.00% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 1.91% from other races , and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 26.19% of the population. There were 5,694 households, out of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had

720-562: The Hunting Ground due to its long use for that purpose by Native American tribes, the area was part of the 36-square-mile survey township granted to Henry Perrine by the United States Congress in 1838. In 1864, John and Mary Addison arrived at the Hunting Ground from Manatee County and built a home. By the 1870s, the area was being called Addison's Landing. In the early 1880s, Dr. William C. Cutler visited

765-524: The Richmond Cottage, which Deering incorporated into his estate, all of the buildings in the town were torn down. Suburban development slowly began to approach the boundaries of the Deering Estate in the 1960s. By the end of the 1970s, the area west of the Estate was almost fully developed and became the Cutler CDP. In 1986, after Charles Deering's last surviving daughter died, the Estate was purchased by

810-473: The State of Florida. The Village of Palmetto Bay was incorporated on September 10, 2002, and took the territory formerly held by the Cutler CDP, as well as the eastern half of Perrine that had become the East Perrine CDP. Cutler is located at 25°37′38″N 80°19′15″W  /  25.62722°N 80.32083°W  / 25.62722; -80.32083 (25.627187, -80.320704). According to

855-428: The age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.80. The median age in

900-421: The age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.85. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under

945-462: The age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 33,625, and the median income for a family was $ 43,166. Males had a median income of $ 28,235 versus $ 20,764 for females. The per capita income for

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990-416: The area and subsequently purchased 600 acres. In 1882, Cutler persuaded his friend, William Fuzzard, to settle in the area, and in 1883, Fuzzard built a wooden two-story home. In 1884, Fuzzard, along with several other settlers, cut a path from his homestead to Coconut Grove, which eventually became Old Cutler Road . By the end of the year, the population had reached 75, and a post-office with the name "Cutler"

1035-494: The end of the 19th century in what was then the pioneer town of Cutler . An addition which converted the home into a 22-room hotel was completed in 1900. The hotel was managed by Richmond's wife, Edith M. The Richmond Cottage was described as being the "most southerly hotel on the mainland of the United States". Charles Deering bought the Richmond Cottage in 1916. Over the next several years he added different structures to

1080-424: The enjoyment of the Deering Estate at Cutler and to raise funds to support education, research, exhibits and collections, natural conservation and historical restoration and preservation." The offices of the foundation are located on the third floor of the Richmond Cottage. Is a community based charitable 501(c) Florida Corporation and the philanthropic partners of the Deering Estate. Cutler, Florida Cutler

1125-520: The estate, including a carriage house, pump house and power house. He also enclosed his estate with a limestone and concrete wall and built the boat turning basin in Biscayne Bay. In 1922 he completed his three-story Mediterranean Stone House and moved to Cutler in 1922. Stone House was designed by Phineas Paist and was completed in 1922. It has 18 inch poured concrete walls, oolitic limestone, coffered ceilings and copper clad and brass doors. After

1170-431: The house which was very forward thinking for 1922. The large wine cellar that is located on the first floor was not discovered until after Hurricane Andrew. It was very well hidden behind built-in cabinetry. Hurricane Andrew flooded the first floor and damaged much of it. It was during the clean up process that it was discovered. He intended the house to be used as a showcase for his art collection and books. Charles Deering

1215-581: The location of Old Cutler Road). The post office was moved to the Brown & Moody General Store. However, after the Florida East Coast Railway bypassed Cutler in 1903 for the new railroad town of Perrine 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles west, the town fell into a decline as farmers and settlers left to be closer to the railroad. From 1914 to 1917, Charles Deering purchased most of the land in the area, subsuming it within his estate. Except for

1260-552: The merger, Deering became the chairman of the board for International Harvester. Charles Deering died at the age of 75 at his estate at Cutler, at 11:30 P.M. on February 5, 1927. After Charles' death, the estate was left to his wife and children. The Cutler Burial Mound is a prehistoric mound on the Charles Deering Estate. It is one of the few surviving prehistoric mounds in Miami-Dade County. The mound

1305-433: The mound and removed bones and artifacts. Some of those bones have been returned and reburied in the mound. The mound is believed to contain 12 to 18 burials of Native Americans. The mound is accessible via a boardwalk. In 1979 a sinkhole on the Deering Estate was found to contain bones of Pleistocene animals associated with bones and artifacts of early humans . The site was eventually acquired by Miami-Dade County , and

1350-411: The population were below the poverty line , including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, before being annexed to Palmetto Bay, English was the sole home language of 65.56% of all residents. Spanish was spoken at home by 28.78%, Portuguese by 1.53%, Italian 0.66%, French 0.62%, and both Chinese and Tagalog by 0.47% of the population. At one point

1395-541: The property became available for sale. In 1984 the estate was purchased by Finley Matheson which fought to get it turned into a state park. In 1985 the State of Florida purchased the land for $ 22.5 million. The Deering Estate is a national landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It became part of the National Register of Historic places in 1986 by meeting the requirements in all categories. It

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1440-681: The property. The Deering Estate is situated in the only portion of the Everglades Restoration Project within an urban setting and which is easily accessed by the public. In August 2019, the Deering Estate Foundation was granted $ 200,000 for capital improvements. This will expand the cultural and ecological field station and research site. The funds will provide renovations for a 10,700 square-foot field study research center. The research facility will provide temporary living quarters for up to 14 researchers,

1485-689: The soldiers, because their first grant in New Hampshire , made on November 24, 1736, and called Township Number Four, was deemed invalid because of a prior claim by the heirs of John Mason . The land in Maine would retain the name Township Number Four. On November 4, 1773, when the Proprietors were lotting out the township, they held a meeting at Coolidge Tavern in Watertown Massachusetts and they voted that there be reserved for

1530-527: The town center shifted after the arrival of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad on June 8, 1850. Industries included a gristmill , sawmill , shingle mill, planing mill , iron foundry and machine shop . In the 1890s, the county seat moved here from Paris Hill to be near the train station. Manufacturing would fade with the Great Depression , but South Paris remains the commercial part of

1575-401: The town was 44.3 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 19.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.6% male and 51.4% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,793 people, 1,975 households, and 1,238 families living in the town. The population density

1620-457: The town. West Paris , which includes North Paris, was set off and incorporated in 1957. The town's name is believed to be borrowed from the city in France . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 40.97 square miles (106.11 km ), of which 40.77 square miles (105.59 km ) is land and 0.20 square miles (0.52 km ) is water. Paris is drained by

1665-466: The use of the proprietors their heirs and assigns forever two rods in width on the eastward side of every range line through the length of the township for the conveniency of ways if it shall be needed, establishing rangeways to prevent landlocking and segregation in the township of Paris and West Paris.   It was first settled near the center of the town in 1779 by Lemuel Jackson, John Willis and their families. Organized as Number Four Plantation, it

1710-603: Was 117.6 inhabitants per square mile (45.4/km ). There were 2,142 housing units at an average density of 52.5 per square mile (20.3/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.89% White , 0.31% African American , 0.15% Native American , 0.92% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.19% from other races , and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35% of the population. 31.2% were of English , 15.0% American , 9.9% French , 9.7% Irish and 7.1% Finnish ancestry according to Census 2000 . There were 1,975 households, out of which 27.7% had children under

1755-437: Was 127.1 inhabitants per square mile (49.1/km ). There were 2,419 housing units at an average density of 59.3 per square mile (22.9/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 95.9% White , 0.5% African American , 0.5% Native American , 0.8% Asian , 0.4% from other races , and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 2,187 households, of which 28.6% had children under

1800-425: Was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 106,432, and the median income for a family was $ 112,398. Males had a median income of $ 75,821 versus $ 40,640 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 42,986. About 4.0% of families and 5.2% of

1845-627: Was a pioneer town in Miami-Dade County , Florida that existed from 1883 to 1915, when most of it was absorbed into the Charles Deering Estate . The area adjoining the western border of the estate later became the Cutler census-designated place (CDP) through the time of the 2000 census, after which it was incorporated into the Village of Palmetto Bay . The population was 17,390 at the 2000 census. Originally called

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1890-715: Was born on July 31, 1852, in Paris, Maine . He was the son of William Deering , founder of Deering Harvester Company , and brother of millionaire industrialist James Deering . Deering is remembered as an American businessman and philanthropist . In 1873 Deering graduated from the United States Naval Academy and served as an officer in the Navy until 1881. Deering then became secretary of his father's company, which merged with McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and became International Harvester in 1902. After

1935-540: Was devastated by waves that reached as high as the second floor of the buildings. Water rose more than 16 feet (4.9 m) from sea level and caused major flooding on the property. The Richmond Cottage was taken off its foundation and splintered by the hurricane. It took seven years and $ 7.2 million to restore the location. Deering Estate at Cutler reopened to the public in 1999 and officially opened in 2000. The Deering Estate Foundation, Inc., organized in 1989 and strives, "to raise public awareness, outreach, understanding and

1980-517: Was established near a wharf built at the northeastern part of the settlement. In 1896, residents built the Cutler Schoolhouse. That same year, Samuel H. Richmond built a large, two-story balloon frame home known as the Richmond Cottage, which in 1899 was transformed into the area's only inn. A factory, stores, and other buildings were located around the intersection of what is now S.W. 168th Street (Richmond Drive) and S.W. 72nd Avenue (then

2025-492: Was incorporated as Paris on June 20, 1793. At the establishment of Oxford County in 1805, Paris was designated its county seat and developed into a thriving community. It was noted for scenic beauty and excellent pasturage , including some of the state's best livestock and dairy farms. It also had many large apple orchards . The village of Paris Hill was established at an elevation of 820 feet (250 m) above sea level, with views of Mount Chocorua and Mount Washington in

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