Freedom Tower (Miami)

	Freedom Tower
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Freedom Tower, September 2010
Location	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Coordinates	25°46′48″N 80°11′23″W / 25.78000°N 80.18972°W
Built	1925
Architect	George A. Fuller, Schultze & Weaver
Architectural style	Spanish Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	79000665
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 10, 1979
Designated NHL	October 6, 2008

The Freedom Tower (Spanish: Torre de la Libertad) is a building in Miami, Florida. It was designed by Schultze and Weaver and is currently used as a contemporary art museum and a central office to different disciplines in the arts associated with Miami Dade College. It is located at 600 Biscayne Boulevard on Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus.

On September 10, 1979, Freedom Tower was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. On October 6, 2008, it was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark for its role in hosting Cubans as they fled communist Cuba for Florida following the 1959 Cuban Revolution.^[3]^[4] On April 18, 2012, the AIA's Florida Chapter placed the building on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places as the Freedom Tower / Formerly Miami News and Metropolis Building.^[5]

Freedom Tower is served by the Miami Metrorail at the Government Center Station and the Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre station, as well as by the Metromover at the Freedom Tower station on the Omni Loop.

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Miami-Dade County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 24, 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Freedom Tower". Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. June 24, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
^ "NHL nomination for Freedom Tower" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
^ "Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 10/6/08 through 10/10/08". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. October 17, 2008.
^ "Freedom Tower / Formerly Miami News and Metropolis Building". Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places. The Florida Association Of The American Institute Of Architects. January 5, 2014. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

[nrhp-1] "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Miami-Dade County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 24, 2007.

[fhtic-2] "Freedom Tower". Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. June 24, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.

[nhl-3] "NHL nomination for Freedom Tower" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 13, 2018.

[nrhplist-4] "Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 10/6/08 through 10/10/08". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. October 17, 2008.

[5] "Freedom Tower / Formerly Miami News and Metropolis Building". Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places. The Florida Association Of The American Institute Of Architects. January 5, 2014. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

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