Monroe Station, 50910 Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee, Collier County, FL

Significance: Monroe Station has significance as one of two remaining police stations/motorist rest
stops constructed along what was and, to a large extent, remains an undeveloped stretch
of the Tamiami Trail (U. S. 41) in Collier County and Big Cypress National Preserve...Despite
considerable change, Monroe Station remains one of few original roadside features along
the Trail and—with a location at the Collier County intersection of what were two
competing branches of the highway—is a unique touchstone to understanding the real
estate and development frenzy that defined South Florida from the 1890s through the
Great Depression.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1044
Survey number: HABS FL-544
Building/structure dates: 1928 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1934- ca. 1938 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1957 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1987 Subsequent Work