Lola B. Walker Homeowners’ Association
THE PURPOSE OF LBW IS TO ASSIST THE RESIDENTS OF CORAL GABLES THAT ARE SERVED BY LOLA B. WALKER HOME OWNERS' ASSOCIATION, AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES.
The LBW Homeowners’ Foundation - a nonprofit founded July 4, 2001, comprised of local homeowners - works to revive and attract people to the historic McFarlane Homestead Subdivision neighborhood while preserving its Bahamian culture; create economic development; acquire and restore historic landmarks; and develop infill homes that compliment the neighborhood’s historic nature.
L.B.W. Homeowner’s Foundation of Coral Gables, Inc. offers Suva Yoga as a community service! Suva is proud to support the foundation!
The MacFarlane Homestead Historic District
The MacFarlane Homestead Historic District, which was listed on the Register of Historic Places in 1995, is named for Flora McFarlane, the area’s first single female homesteader and its first teacher. She reportedly settled 160 acres there beginning March 16, 1891. In 1925, Ms. McFarlane sold the 20 acres that currently make up the historic district to Coral Gables founder George Merrick’s company, which turned it into a city subdivision. Many Bahamian immigrant laborers later build homes there.