Silver Palm Schoolhouse

The Silver Palm Schoolhouse is an historic school in the Silver Palm Historic District within the unincorporated community of Redland, Florida, United States. It is located at Silver Palm Drive and Newton Road. On July 2, 1987, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The Silver Palm Schoolhouse, constructed in 1904 by local residents, is a two-story structure that was the first and largest of seven rural schools that were built in the Redlands. The first floor was used for school, while the second floor for church and public gatherings. A one-room schoolhouse constructed around 1902 originally served the youth of this area after area residents were able to find 10 students, allowing them to be assigned a teacher by the Board of Public Instruction of Dade County. However, several sources state that this structure burned down in 1903. After the Silver Palm Schoolhouse opened in 1904, it operated as a school until 1916, when it and the other six rural schools were consolidated into the Redland Farm Life School. Thereafter, the schoolhouse became a private residence.

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