Upon completion in 1928, the Miami-Dade County Courthouse stood as the tallest structure in the state of Florida, and the tallest American building south of Baltimore. Standing at a height of 361 feet, the 28-storey Classic Revival style structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. In this week's Throwback Thursday, we turn back the clock to June 1, 1927, when the structure's steel frame was in the process of topping off.

Dade County courthouse under construction, image by William A. Fishbaugh via Creative Commons

Since the early 1980s, restoration work has been ongoing for the building's interior spaces, infrastructure, and exterior details such as the terra cotta facade. A 2015-captured Google Street View image from a similar vantage point as the 1927 photo reveals that almost 90 years later, the building is still a busy construction site, with work platforms in place above the podium levels and construction fencing at the base of the building. 

Miami-Dade County Courthouse, May 2015, image retrieved from Google Street View

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