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The earliest settlers of Coconut Grove were the Pent and Frow families. Both families were lighthouse keepers at Cape Florida and homesteaders in what is now Coconut Grove.
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Charles Peacock, his wife Isabella and their three sons settled in Coconut Grove and opened the Bay View House, later called the Peacock Inn, the first hotel in the area.
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A simple, board-and-batten, one-room, Frame Vernacular building was constructed as a Sunday school for Coconut Grove pioneers.
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The Barnacle built by Commodore Ralph Munroe, The Barnacle is the oldest home in Miami-Dade County still on its original site.
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International Harvester Vice President James Deering purchased the bay front property now known as Villa Viscaya (museum)
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The Coconut Grove Arts Festival, now recognized as one of the leading arts festivals in the country, was established.
