The Neva King Cooper Educational Center is a historic

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. It is part of the

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and, , the fourth la ...

district. The school serves students with mental disabilities. The school was built in 1914 as the Homestead Public School and designed by August Geiger. In 1934 it was renamed the Neva King Cooper School.Patricios 1994. pp. 218-219 On December 4, 1985, it was added to the U.S.

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. The property is part of the

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, a Multiple Property Submission to the National Register.

References

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Dade County listings
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National Register of Historic Places
* Patricios, Nicholas N. ''Building Marvelous Miami''. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1994. .

External links

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Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs

Dade County listings

Neva King Cooper School
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