Miami Beach Architectural District


The Miami Beach Architectural District is a U.S. historic district 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


File:1) Park Central.jpg|Park Central
File:2) Imperial.jpg|Imperial
File:3) Majestic.jpg|Majestic
File:4) Avalon.jpg|Avalon
File:5) Beacon.jpg|Beacon
File:6) Colony.jpg|Colony
File:7) Waldorf Towers.jpg|Waldorf Towers
File:Breakwater Hotel 2020.jpg|Breakwater
File:9) Edison.jpg|Edison
File:10) Clevelander 2.jpg|Clevelander
File:11) Adrian.jpg|Adrian
File:Leslie, Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL.jpg|Leslie
File:13) Carlyle.jpg|Carlyle
File:14) Cardozo 2.jpg|Cardozo
File:Art Deco Cavalier Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida LCCN2011631110.tif|Cavalier
File:Miami Beach Architectural District 2012 135.jpg|Netherlands Hotel
File:Miami Beach Architectural District 2012 138.jpg|McAlpin Hotel
File:16) Marlin.jpg|Marlin Hotel
File:17) Essex House.jpg|Essex House