Experience

Dade Heritage Trust

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Laura Lavernia, Executive Director

  • Sep 1972 - Present

  Dade Heritage Trust (DHT) was founded in 1972 as a nonprofit membership organization to preserve Dade County’s architectural, cultural, and environmental heritage through advocacy, education, and restoration. One of DHT’s first projects was the restoration of the original 1905 office of early pioneer Dr. James M. Jackson. This neoclassical frame structure has been maintained by DHT ever since, and currently serves as our administrative offices in addition to serving as a museum and preservation resource center. Many of Miami's prominent landmarks stand today as a direct result of DHT's preservation and advocacy efforts. A major accomplishment of DHT was the successful restoration campaign to restore and re-light the 1825 Cape Florida Lighthouse on Key Biscayne, which re-opened in 1996. Show less