Coral Gables Merrick House and Gardens, Florida, United States
4.0 (63 reviews) Sunday: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Spent Ranking #9 in Coral Gables Historic Sites
The House That Built Coral Gables
Wonderful docent led tour on a Sunday! Unlike many other historic homes this one has about 60% of the families original possessions. A talented family, headlined by George Merrick, the founder of Coral Gables. Impressive paintings, historic family photographs and the knowledge of the docents makes for a memorable hour. Also visiting the nearby Venetian Pool and Biltmore along with the well preserved neighborhood in Coral Gables add to this experience.
Address
907 Coral Way, Coral Gables, FL 33134-4824
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Website
https://www.coralgables.com/coral-gables-merrick-house
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Saturday : 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sunday : 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 6:03
User Ratings
4.0 based on (63 reviews)
Reviews
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5130Doug 5:00 PM Mar 5, 2020
Beautiful house and area, and a great tour!
We were treated to a tour by our learned tourguide, Colette. She took us through the house, room by room, explaining the history of the layout of the house, the origins of the Merrick family, and even described the figures in many of the paintings in great detail! Colette was a great tourguide, answered the many questions that came her way, and seems to have a deep and admirable appreciation for the history of the area. The house is lucky to have her! It was a fascinating walk through a little local history, and I'm glad we took the opportunity to give it a shot. Don't miss this place!
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5Esther1262 5:00 PM Jun 6, 2012
Step back in time.....
If you like history and learning alittle about the cities you visit then this is a must. The house is only open Wednesday & Sundays, tours are 1:00- 4:00 PM promptly on the hour. Seniors, military, and students are $3, everyone else, $5, which covered the tour of the home. The tours are given by volunteers, ours was Juan and he was excellent. The tour was layed back and unhurried, plenty of time for stories of Coral Gables history, questions were received and answered with true interest. After the tour we were able to walk about the gardens and through the groto on our own- again no one hurried you through, which is great for me as I love picking up new gardening ideas to attempt at home. Beautiful home, hugely informative and friendly tour, this is a definate "gotta do"!
