Boca Chita Key Historic District

Boca Chita Key Historic District
Boca Chita Historic District with Miami skyline in background
Boca Chita Key Historic District is located in Florida
Boca Chita Key Historic District
Boca Chita Key Historic District is located in the United States
Boca Chita Key Historic District
LocationMiami-Dade County,
Florida, United States
Nearest cityHomestead
Coordinates25°31′23″N 80°10′29″W / 25.523099°N 80.174639°W / 25.523099; -80.174639
Area110 acres (0.45 km2)
BuiltDee Rivers the son of Georgia's governor Ed Rivers and owner of WEDR and Rivers Radio owned the island from 1950 to 1984
NRHP reference No.97000795[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 1, 1997

The Boca Chita Key Historic District is a U.S. historic district within the Biscayne National Park in Miami-Dade County, Homestead, Florida. Located on the northwest section of Boca Chita Key, delimited by Biscayne Bay in the north and west and a half ruined stone wall on its southern side, it contains three historic buildings and the Boca Chita Lighthouse. On 1 August 1997, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural, historical and recreational values.[2][3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Boca Chita Key Historic District". Official web site of National Park Service. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "Boca Chita Key". National Park Service. Retrieved November 10, 2013.