Miami’s “Freedom Tower” was built in 1924 by the Cox Newspaper Company as headquarters for its leading Florida newspaper the Miami Daily News.This outstanding twelve story tower has a long and cherished history in Miami. Designed by New York architects Schultz and Weaver to resemble the Giralda Tower in Seville, Spain, the building served until 1957 as the paper’s office. In 1959 it was leased by the U.S. government as the primary processing center for Cuban refugees fleeing Fidel Castro. Not only is the treasure tower a monument to Old Miami, it is also a sentimental and emotional symbol of liberty for the members of Miami’s Cuban community. In the early 1970’s it closed and lay vacant until the late 1980’s. Keystone Restoration was retained to prepare the building for full restoration. Our work included interior demolition, stabilization of floors and structural elements and preparation of mock-ups detailing proposed stone repairs. The Miami Daily News is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated Miami landmark.