A Miami home that has been in the same family for more than a century is now up for grabs, carrying a price tag of $2.75 million and a legacy tied to the Civil Rights Movement.
The historic residence at 752 NW Seventh Street Rd., nestled in the tree-lined Spring Garden neighborhood, has been passed down through generations since Ruth Greenfield’s grandparents purchased it in 1923 from the postmaster general for Miami at the time, according to a press release.
Built in 1916, the two-story Arts and Crafts-style house was home to Greenfield, a trailblazing musician and activist who broke racial barriers in 1951 by founding Miami’s Fine Arts Conservatory — one of the first racially integrated arts schools in the South.
The two-story Arts and Crafts-style residence at 752 NW Seventh Street Rd. in the historic Spring Garden neighborhood was home to Ruth Greenfield, a trailblazing civil rights activist and musician who broke barriers by founding Miami’s first racially integrated arts school in 1951. BEC Media
An archival drawing of the home. BEC MediaDecades before Miami’s public schools desegregated, Greenfield was teaching students of all backgrounds in the disciplines of music, drama, dance and visual arts.
Now, a couple of years after her death in 2023, her children have decided it’s time to let go of the family treasure.
“It’s time for someone to put new energy into it,” her son, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders told The Miami Herald, which was the first to report on the listing.
He noted the home was always buzzing with creativity.
Ruth W. Greenfield. Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
An office. BEC Media
The kitchen and breakfast space. BEC Media
The living room. BEC Media“The house was always filled with painters, musicians, dancers,” he said, adding that his mom would want the next owner to “bring the arts into the house.”
The 2,958-square-foot home offers five bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, and a powder room, sitting on a slightly larger lot than most in the area.
Its price exceeds a recent comparable sale in the neighborhood, but her family feels the property’s historical significance and charm set it apart.
“This is a rare, generational opportunity to restore a historic treasure,” the listing notes.
Ruth W. Greenfield in 2022 with Miami Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava celebrating Ruth’s 99th birthday and the naming of a street after her, “Ruth Greenfield Way.” She died in 2023, months shy of her 100th birthday. Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
One of the home’s bedrooms. BEC Media
The backyard. BEC Media
An aerial shot of the location of the home in Miami. BEC MediaA nearby 3,108-square-foot home sold for $2.35 million last fall.
Located just 10 minutes from downtown Miami, Spring Garden became a designated historic district in 1997, thanks in part to homes like this one.
Jackson Keddell of Douglas Elliman holds the listing.
