The main entrance to the residence is set within a deeply recessed T-shaped opening and marked by a flat-roofed porte cochere. At the south end of the lake is an arbor and barbecue grill. The grill was constructed of oolitic limestone (coral rock), which was a by-product of digging the lake. Restoration Beginning in the late 1970s, the house was subject to vandalism and a number of fires. In 1998, a public/private partnership of Curtiss Mansion, Inc. (CMI), along with the State of Florida Division of Historical Resources, Miami-Dade County, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rebeca Sosa, the Miami-Dade County Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Florida Municipal Insurance Trust, the Miami Springs Historical Society, the City of Miami Springs and countless private and corporate donors, the Mansion doors reopened to the public in 2012. After 17 years of grassroots efforts, including raising several million dollars, the Mansion became available for historic, cultural, educational, recreational, social, civic and other community uses. Although the mansion is owned by the City of Miami Springs, CMI is tasked with sustaining fundraising efforts, maintenance, daily operations and oversight of the Mansion and all of its activities. See also Miami Springs, Florida Opa-locka Airport Wright brothers Curtiss-Wright Corporation (aviation company founded by Glenn Curtiss but otherwise unrelated to the history of Miami Springs). Sources http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/aviation/gle.htm Accessed in 2006 References External links Curtiss Mansion Official Website NPS Glenn Curtiss Mansion MiamiSprings.com Dade County listings at National Register of Historic Places Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs Dade County listings Glenn H. Curtiss House Great Floridians of Miami Springs Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Houses in Miami-Dade County, Florida National Register of Historic Places in Miami-Dade County, Florida Pueblo Revival architecture in Miami Springs, Florida Houses completed in 1925