Miami Beach Architectural District
The Miami Beach Architectural District (also known as Old Miami Beach Historic District, and the more popular term, Miami Art Deco District) is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on May 14, 1979) located in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida. The area was well known as the district where Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace lived, in a mansion on Ocean Drive. It is bounded[2] by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Sixth Street to the south, Alton Road to the west, the Collins Canal and Dade Boulevard to the north. It contains 960 historic buildings.
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Location | Miami Beach, Florida |
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Coordinates | 25°47′9″N 80°8′3″W |
Area | 5,750 acres (2,330 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 79000667[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 14, 1979 |
Historical significance
In 1989 it was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[3]
Notable architects
- Albert Anis
- Lester Avery
- L. Murray Dixon
- Charles R. Greco
- Henry Hohauser
Gallery
- Park Central (Henry Hohauser, 1937)
- Imperial (1939)
- Majestic (Albert Anis, 1940)
- Avalon (Albert Anis, 1941)
- Beacon (Henry O. Nelson, 1936)
- Colony (Henry Hohauser, 1935)
- Waldorf Towers (Albert Anis, 1937)
- Breakwater (Anton Skislewicz, 1939)
- Edison (Henry Hohauser, 1935)
- Clevelander (Albert Anis, 1939)
- Adrian (1934)
- Leslie (Albert Anis, 1937)
- Carlyle (1941)
- Cardozo (Henry Hohauser, 1939)
- Cavalier (1936)
- Netherlands Hotel (1935)
- McAlpin Hotel (L. Murray Dixon, 1940)
- Marlin Hotel
- Essex House (Henry Hohauser, 1938)
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References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Miami Beach Architectural District, FL - Google Maps
- A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 145, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3
External links
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- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary: Florida Historic Places - Miami Beach Architectural District
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. FL-322, "Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL", 81 photos, 2 color transparencies, 5 photo caption pages
- Miami Beach Architectural District, FL - Google Maps
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