1908: House raised and first floor added. 1913: House electrified and library added. 1916: Indoor bathrooms added to northeast corner of first floor and area off of Mr. & Mrs. Munroe's bedroom with water tank on second floor. 1926: Original boathouse destroyed in hurricane. House sustains minor damage. Boathouse later rebuilt along lines substantially like those of original. 1928: House assumes present day form by enclosing porches on sides of house on both floors and extending library and kitchen. 1932: Patty marries William Catlow, moves to New Jersey. 1933: Wirth marries Mary Poore. 1933, August 20: Ralph dies at age 82. Buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, MA. 1940: Jessie dies, Wirth and Mary move into house with their children, Charles and William. 1959: Sarah Josephine Wirth (Aunt Dodie) dies. 1968: Wirth Munroe dies. 1973: Munroe family sells site to the State of Florida. 1988: Used as the backdrop to the finale of the Miami Vice TV episode 'Deliver Us From Evil' (first aired 29 April 1988). The house was portrayed as the Caribbean island hideaway of career criminal Frank Hackman, who tricked Det. Sonny Crockett into getting him released from death row, and later murdered Crockett's wife. Crockett successfully tracked Hackman to the house and avenged his wife's death by shooting Hackman in cold blood. The dramatic scene concludes with Crockett walking towards the water's edge and showing a vista of the property with the dead Hackman slumped over in a lawn chair. 1992: Hurricane Andrew heavily damages boathouse, destroys one of the last surviving Munroe boats, the "Micco", but house receives only very minor damage. 1994: Site of the final answer in the 1994 Tropic Hunt, just before reopening to the public. Activities Daytime activities include touring the historic site, picnicking, and wildlife viewing. Concerts and other events are held frequently throughout the year, making it a popular destination in Miami. Location and parking The entrance is on the Northbound side of Main Highway between Abitare and The Cloister Townhomes. There is no parking available in the park itself, except for those with disabilities. However, there is a public parking lot next to the Coconut Grove playhouse and street parking throughout the neighborhood. References Notes Bibliography The Barnacle State Historic Site at Absolutely Florida The Barnacle State Historic Site at Wildernet Further reading Monroe, Ralph M. The Commodore's Story Parks, Arva M. The Forgotten Frontier: Florida through