Miami Beach Architectural District

Miami Beach Architectural District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Miami Beach, Florida
Coordinates	25°47′9″N 80°8′3″W
Area	5,750 acres (2,330 ha)
NRHP reference No.	79000667
Added to NRHP	May 14, 1979

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 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.

Historical significance

In 1989 it was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.

Although the architectural form is commonly considered to be a European inspired Southern United States phenomenon, there were in fact several other areas of the world that simultaneously developed in the same way. One such place is Napier, New Zealand, where the city center was rebuilt in the Art Deco style following a 1931 earthquake. Restored in the early 2000s, Napier, along with parts of Florida, are now considered the best examples of this architectural style.

Notable architects

• Albert Anis
• Lester Avery
• L. Murray Dixon
• Charles R. Greco
• Henry Hohauser

Gallery

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  Park Central (Henry Hohauser, 1937)
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  Imperial (1939)
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  Majestic (Albert Anis, 1940)
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  Avalon (Albert Anis, 1941)
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  Beacon (Henry O. Nelson, 1936)
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  Colony (Henry Hohauser, 1935)
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  Waldorf Towers (Albert Anis, 1937)
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  Breakwater (Anton Skislewicz, 1939)
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  Edison (Henry Hohauser, 1935)
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  Clevelander (Albert Anis, 1939)
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  Adrian (1934)
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  Leslie (Albert Anis, 1937)
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  Carlyle (1941)
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  Cardozo (Henry Hohauser, 1939)
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  Cavalier (1936)
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  Netherlands Hotel (1935)
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  McAlpin Hotel (L. Murray Dixon, 1940)
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  Marlin Hotel
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  Essex House (Henry Hohauser, 1938)

External links

• 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