Homestead’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Homestead. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1898, the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) planned an extension from Miami to Key West, proposing a station 30 miles south of Miami. Henry Flagler, founder of the FEC, agreed and suggested naming the station "Ingraham" after James E. Ingraham who was the vice president and land commissioner for the FEC at the time. Ingraham declined and suggested naming it "Homestead" instead, even though no one had homesteaded in the area at the time. At this time homesteading was ongoing north and northwest of the proposed station in the area that is now known as Redland.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Homestead’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Homestead’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewTomato pickers. Homestead, Florida, 1938: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Homestead
See all 31 →
Homestead, decade by decade
1990s
9 historic places in Homestead
Homestead has 9 listings on the National Register, and they protect 78 historic buildings, because Homestead Historic Downtown District alone counts 63.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Tomato pickers. Homestead, Florida (1938) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (4) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.