Walter De Garmo
Walter C. De Garmo (1876–1951) was a prominent architect in Miami, Florida and its surrounding communities.[1][2] His buildings include the Woman's Club of Coconut Grove and the 1907 Miami City Hall.[2][3] He is known for his residential work in South Florida, especially large luxury residences in the Mission Revival and Mediterranean Revival styles.[2][4]
Biography and career
De Garmo studied under John Russell Pope, and worked as an architect in New York before moving to Miami.[5] He was the first registered architect in the Miami area.[6] He held a degree in architecture from Cornell University.[2] Marion Manley, Florida's first female architect, interned with De Garmo.[7] He has been referred to as the "Dean of Miami architects."
The 1907 Miami City Hall designed by De Garmo was demolished.[8] As of 1996, only two buildings by De Garmo remained in Miami Beach.[9]
Coral Gables
The developer of Coral Gables, Florida, George E. Merrick, selected De Garmo as "one of the lead architects."[2] In 1924, Degarmo joined with Denman Fink to design the Douglas Entrance in Coral Gables, which is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[10]
A 1926 home in Coral Gables, Florida, described as De Garmo's "masterpiece," was up for sale in 2013 for US$12.5 million.[11] A 1925 luxury residence by De Garmo, Casa Di Paolo, in Star Island, Miami Beach, was described in 2011 as having 12 bedrooms and 13.5 baths, with a "courtyard, arches, Moorish influences and columns," a "separate two-story guesthouse and 100 feet of deep-water dockage."[12]
References
- ^ Perkins, Kelly K. (2013). "Exploring the Hallmarks of a Successful Volunteer Preservation Organization: The Villagers, Incorporated". Gainesville, Fla.: University of Florida: 23. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d e "Historic Coral Gables Architect Walter C. Degarmo". The Coral Gables Story. 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ "Woman's Club of Coconut Grove records, 1891–1991". University of Miami Special Collections. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ Inventory of the Walter C. DeGarmo Architectural Drawings Historical Museum of South Florida, Walter C. DeGarmo Collection.
- ^ Mullaney, Laura (April 9, 2010). "Villa DeGarmo, an architectural masterpiece in Coconut Grove". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Garden Design, 1991, page 48.
- ^ Marion Manley: Miami's First Woman Architect Miami International by Catherine Lynn and Carie Penabad The Architects Newspaper
- ^ Inventory of the Walter C. DeGarmo Architectural Drawings Historical Museum of South Florida.
- ^ Semple, Kirk (1996-11-28). "First the Bumbling, Then the Crumbling". Miami New Times – News. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ Behar, Roberto M., ed. Coral Gables. Paris, France: Editions Norma, 1997, p. 99. ISBN 2-909283-34-8
- ^ Arsenovic, Aleksandra (2013-12-30). "Walter De Garmo's Masterpiece in the Heart of Coral Gables on Sale for $12,5 Million". eXtravaganzi. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ Zbar, Jeff (2011-06-03). "Timeless architecture, area's cachet lure buyer to Star Island". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
Further reading
- Ammidown, Margot. Walter DeGarmo: Fantasies in Concrete. Update, v. 11, no. 1 (February 1984).
- Klein, Roberta. Viva De Garmo! Vision Of A Pioneering Florida Architect Is Still Vivid In The Spanish Gem He Designed 70 Years Ago. September 8, 1996, Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- Lozano, Jose M. "The Last Eclectics: Walter De Garmo and Richard Kiehnel in South Florida". Southeastern College Art Conference Review (1990): 363–371.
External links
- Inventory of the Walter C. DeGarmo Architectural Drawings Historical Museum of South Florida, Walter C. DeGarmo Collection.
- "Helen Muir Papers, 1934–1995". University of Miami Special Collections. Retrieved 2014-02-08. Contains De Garmo's correspondence with Miami journalist Helen Muir.