Fennell's Orchid Jungle, 26715 Southwest 157 Avenue, Homestead, Miami-Dade County, FL

Significance: The site was one of the earliest roadside attractions in Miami-Dade County and South Florida. The site is significant in the history of botanical research in the U.S. for the propagation and popularization of Orchids.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N23

Survey number: HALS FL-4

Building/structure dates: 1922 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1960 Subsequent Work

orchid houses road and roadside elements greenhouses trails and paths laboratories experimental stations and agricultural research dade county fennell orchid jungle orchid jungle homestead miami dade miami dade county florida angela ayuso lisa blacklidge lacey block rocco ceo angela diaz lee arthur fennell historic american landscapes survey peter miller christopher rodriguez nicole st germain photo fennell orchid jungle library of congress

1960 - 1969

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