Coral Gables City Hall

Coral Gables City Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Coral Gables, Florida
Coordinates	25°44′55″N 80°15′49″W
Built	1928
Architect	Phineas Paist, Harold Steward
Architectural style	Mediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No.	74000616
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1974

The Coral Gables City Hall is a historic site in Coral Gables, Florida. It is located at 405 Biltmore Way. On July 24, 1974, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

The city hall was built in the Mediterranean Revival architectural style. It was completed in 1928. Phineas Paist and Harold Steward were the architects; Denman Fink was the artistic advisor. It is three stories tall, built of local limestone, has a stuccoed exterior, tile roof, central 3-stage clock tower, and a Corinthian colonnade. It was major element in the plan of George E. Merrick, founder of Coral Gables, to create a Spanish-Mediterranean city.

Sources

• Behar, Roberto M., ed. Coral Gables. Paris, France: Editions Norma, 1997. ISBN 2-909283-34-8
• Patricios, Nicholas N. Building Marvelous Miami. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1994. ISBN 0-8130-1299-6.
• "Dade county listings at National Register". Retrieved July 13, 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

External links

• Dade County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
  • Dade County listings
  • Coral Gables City Hall
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. FL-361, "Coral Gables City Hall, 405 Biltmore Way, Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, FL", 9 photos, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page