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| Image: Barnacle Historic State Park |
In 1887 Ralph Munroe built a boathouse on the shore of Biscayne Bay, FL. The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 destroyed the original Boathouse and its contents. Munroe was devastated by the loss of his home and work and examined how the forces of the storm led to the building’s collapse. He used this knowledge when he rebuilt later the same year. He added bracing and a concrete foundation to the new structure for strength and attached guy wires to the second story floor-joists for stability. He also designed front and rear walls to break away to allow storm surge flood waters to wash through the building instead of tear it apart. Since then, the building has endured more storms and even withstood direct impact by a fishing trawler during Hurricane Irma in 2017.
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