Homestead Public School-Neva King Cooper School

520 N.W. First St., Homestead, Florida. County/parish: Dade.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 04, 1985. NRIS 85003112.

7 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Neva King Cooper Educational Center

The Neva King Cooper Educational Center is a historic school in Homestead, Florida. It is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district. The school serves students with mental disabilities.

The school was built in 1914 as the Homestead Public School and designed by August Geiger. In 1934 it was renamed the Neva King Cooper School. On December 4, 1985, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The property is part of the Homestead Multiple Property Submission, a Multiple Property Submission to the National Register.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77843193

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