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The History of Bal Harbour Village
The Bal Harbour corporate rental and Bal Harbour corporate housing
as we know them today have evolved from the following historical days of …
Since the 1920's, the Detroit-based Miami Beach Heights Corporation (headed by industrialists Robert C.
Graham, Walter O. Briggs, and C.T. Fisher) owned 245 acres of undeveloped, partially swampy land that
stretched from the bay to the Atlantic. Mr. Graham assumed the duties as the developer for Bal Harbour.
In the 1930's, city planners Harland Bartholomew & Associates were called in to design the Village. The
company made several plans and they were submitted for review to Miami Beach Heights.
The Bal Harbour corporate rental and Bal Harbour corporate housing as we know them today have evolved
from the following historical days of …
In 1940, World War II began and the plans were put on hold. As a goodwill gesture to the government,
Robert C. Graham rented the land to the United States Air Corps for $1 per year. The Air Corps used this
land to train their soldiers and established a Prisoner of War camp. The ocean front area was used as a
rifle range and the barracks were set up on the west side of Collins Avenue. The camp for prisoners was
located where the Bal Harbour Shops are presently.
The Bal Harbour corporate rental and Bal Harbour corporate housing as we know them today have evolved from
the following historical days of …
In 1945, the war was over in both Germany and Japan. The Air Corps left the barracks buildings as a thank
you to the owners of the property. These barracks were converted into apartment homes by Mr. Graham in
1946.
The Bal Harbour corporate rental and Bal Harbour corporate housing as we know them today have evolved from
the following historical days of …
ORIGINAL INCORPORATION - 1946
In order to incorporate a city in 1946, there had to be at least 25 male registered voters residing in the
area. Mr. Graham had twenty five families move into the apartment homes that he had converted in order to
qualify the Village for incorporation. He then hired Willard Webb, a Miami Beach tax assessor, to draft a
charter for the Village. After the charter was completed, the Village of Bal Harbour was incorporated on
August 14, 1946, by Mr. Graham and 25 male registered voters. The Village was operated under the city
manager form of government.
The Bal Harbour corporate rental and Bal Harbour corporate housing as we know them today have evolved from
the following elected authorities …
The first Village Council was elected:
Mayor - Judge Julian Southerland
Councilman - Charles R. Graham
Councilman - Glenn E. Massnick
Councilman - Ray Semmes, Jr.
Councilman - George Whittaker
Councilman - Willard H. Webb
President of the Council - 1946
Elected Village Manager - 1947
Administrative Officers were selected:
Village Clerk - Mary Wetterer
Village Marshal - Herold Dickey
The Council established a volunteer fire department.
The Bal Harbour corporate rental and Bal Harbour corporate housing as we know them today have evolved from
the following historical days of …
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