The Villagers is Miami-Dade County’s oldest historic preservation organization, founded in 1966. The not-for-profit all-volunteer group, originally formed to save the Douglas Entrance in Coral Gables, has grown to identify and assist close to 80 other endangered sites. Members regularly advocate for local preservation and have been leaders working with sites for inclusion on the National Register
of Historic Places, providing brainpower, elbow grease and funding. By educating, advocating, fundraising, restoration and documenting, The Villagers continue a decades-long tradition of service for the restoration and preservation of local historic sites.
