DEERING ESTATE, Deering Estate
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Language: English / USA
Hi, my name’s Rick, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: Deering Estate.
Deering Estate, one of the finest in Miami, was planned and created by Charles Deering, and is surrounded by what can be described as the largest coastal forest in Florida.
First of all, a word or two about the man who created such a beautiful property. Charles Deering was a rich industrialist, an executive of the International Harvester Company, who had the famous Villa Vizcaya built in Miami, together with his brother James.
Deering bought the estate in 1913, and lived here until his death in 1927. He left the property to his children, who kept it until 1955, when it was purchased by the State of Florida....