Stiltsville

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Stiltsville is a historic collection of wooden stilt houses built over the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida.

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Stiltsville canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district ⓘ
stilt house settlement ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access only by boat ⓘ
architecturalStyle stilt house ⓘ
bodyOfWater Biscayne Bay ⓘ
climate tropical monsoon climate zone ⓘ
conservationStatus partially preserved historic site ⓘ
constructionType pile-supported over-water structures ⓘ
coordinateRegion southern Biscayne Bay ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately one mile east of Key Biscayne ⓘ
approximately one mile south of Cape Florida ⓘ
elevation built on pilings above shallow water ⓘ
environment shallow sandbanks of Biscayne Bay ⓘ
era mid-20th century leisure culture in Miami ⓘ
governingBody National Park Service ⓘ
hasPart wooden stilt houses ⓘ
heritageDesignation listed structures within Biscayne National Park ⓘ
historicUse fishing shacks ⓘ
private clubs ⓘ
social clubs ⓘ
inception 1930s ⓘ
legalStatus subject to strict preservation rules ⓘ
locatedIn Biscayne Bay ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
Miami-Dade County, Florida ⓘ
linked to: Miami-Dade County

United States ⓘ
materialUsed wood ⓘ
mediaAppearance featured in books and articles about Miami history ⓘ
nearestCity Miami, Florida ⓘ
linked to: Miami
notableFor historic offshore community near Miami ⓘ
limited remaining structures after hurricanes and regulation ⓘ
wooden houses built on pilings over water ⓘ
ownedBy United States government ⓘ
partOf Biscayne National Park ⓘ
region South Florida ⓘ
regulatingAuthority Biscayne National Park management ⓘ
significantEvent Hurricane Andrew (1992) ⓘ
linked to: Hurricane Andrew

Hurricane Betsy (1965) ⓘ
Hurricane Wilma (2005) ⓘ
linked to: Hurricane Wilma
startDate 1930s ⓘ
tourism viewed by boat tours ⓘ
use boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
social gatherings ⓘ

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Biscayne Bay → hasPart → Stiltsville ⓘ