The Congress Building
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Congress Building | |
Downtown Miami Development of Regional Impact Historic Site | |
![]() The Congress Building seen from Northeast 1st Street on April 5, 2010. | |
Location | 111 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Downtown Miami, Florida![]() |
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Coordinates | 25°46′32.088″N 80°11′24.8274″W / 25.77558000°N 80.190229833°W |
Built | 1923, expanded in 1926 |
Architect | Martin L. Hampton Associates and W. S. Tyler, Inc. |
Architectural style | Mediterranean Revival with Chicago school and Neoclassical elements |
NRHP reference No. | 85000553[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 14, 1985 |
The Congress Building, or simply the Congress Building, is a historic skyscraper in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is located at the address of 111 Northeast 2nd Avenue. The Congress Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1985, and is locally identified a historic site in the Downtown Miami Development of Regional Impact (DRI). The Congress Building was formerly office space until 1999, when it was restored and converted to apartments. At street level, the building contains retail space which is leased to a number of stores and services including a financial establishment, The Loft condo sales center, beauty salon and café. Originally the building was five stories; the additional 16 were added on later.
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External links
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- "Congress Building". City of Miami historic preservation program. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- "Designation Report" (PDF). City of Miami historic preservation program. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- "Nomination form" (PDF). City of Miami historic preservation program. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- "Florida's History Through Its Places: Dade County". Florida Department of State - Division of Historical Resources - Bureau of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- Related Group - The Congress Building
- Dade County listings - National Register of Historic Places
- Emporis - Congress Building
- Buildings and structures completed in 1923
- Buildings and structures completed in 1926
- Residential skyscrapers in Miami
- National Register of Historic Places in Miami
- Mediterranean Revival architecture in Florida
- Chicago school architecture in Florida
- 1923 establishments in Florida
- Miami-Dade County, Florida Registered Historic Place stubs
- Miami building and structure stubs