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A memorial to the Cuban immigration to the United States, the Freedom Tower is a National Historic Landmark, as per declaration in 1979, in Miami, Florida. It was built in 1925, originally for the use of The Miami News newspaper. It sports a Mediterranean Revival style of architecture.

After the publication moved to another, more modern building in 1957, the Freedom Tower was then used by the federal government to receive Cuban immigrants. Here, they documented, processed, and gave medical services to the refugees until the massive wave ended in 1972.

In 1997, the Cuban American National Foundation acquired the building. They turned it into a meeting hall, library, museum, and their office. However, it was then reacquired later on, and was threatened to be demolished. It was saved by preservationists, pushing the developers to donate it to Miami Dade College, which uses the Freedom Tower today as an educational and cultural center.
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