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Historic preservation board denies appeal to designate Eaton Residential College
Summary
After extended testimony from preservation advocates and the University of Miami, the Coral Gables Historic Preservation Board voted 5–3 to deny an appeal seeking to designate Eaton Residential College at 1211 Dickinson Drive as a local historic landmark.
The Coral Gables Historic Preservation Board on Thursday denied a citizen appeal seeking local historic designation for Eaton Residential College, a 1954 dormitory on the University of Miami campus.
The board voted 5–3 to uphold staff’s earlier finding that the building does not meet the city’s designation criteria. The appellant, Bonnie Bolton, had asked the board to overturn a staff determination of "no significance" and to protect the mid‑century building designed by Robert Murray Little.
Bolton told the board she sought local…
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