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Plymouth Congregational Church
Coconut Grove
Built in 1916 by Clinton MacKenzie.
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Its facade fronts a simple stone plaza, or “parvis’ flanked by low walls terminated by stone pavilions at either end. Known as the “Church in the Garden’ the ensemble is embraced by landscaping on either side. The church sits on land procured by George Spalding and George E. Merrick. Merrick sent New York architect Clinton MacKenzie to study in Mexico before designing the church. Indeed, the design is an early example of Mission-style architecture in Miami, and is rumored to be based on a Mission church in Mexico. The original structure was built of Miami oolite by a single mason, Felix Rebom, who achieved its aged and weathered appearance using primitive tools. The main door, of hand-carved walnut and oak, is a real antique: three hundred years old, it was procured from a monastery in the Pyrenees Mountains.
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