Abbey Hotel

Current/Common name: Abbey Hotel

Construction date: documented 1940*

Architect: Albert Anis

Builder: Pollack Construction Company

Style: Art Deco . Asymmetrical building with a stepped ziggurat roofline; cut corner entryway flanked by large concave pilasters protruding vertically composing an unusual and highly ornate roofline; applied ornamental panel above entry; continuos overhangs above windows and rounded eyebrows;.

Open to the public: Yes. 

Historic Designation: National (Miami Beach Architectural District, 1979) ; Local (Museum Historic District, 1985)

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Architectural Description

This is a 3-story hotel in the Art Deco style built in 1940. The foundation is spread footing. Exterior walls are stucco. The building has a flat roof. Windows are aluminum single-hung sashes. The primary entryway is located on the cut corner of Liberty Avenue & 21st Street. The entrance is a double glass door with a transom window panel above. Above the entryway is an overhang with the "Abbey Hotel" sign and a large protruding vertical mass with large concave pilasters and large applied ornament panel producing a highly ornate roofline. Asymmetrical building with a stepped ziggurat roofline; cut corner entryway flanked by large concave pilasters protruding vertically composing an unusual and highly ornate roofline; applied ornamental panel above entry; continuos overhangs above windows and rounded eyebrows;. The builder is recorded as Pollack Construction Company. The architect is recorded as Albert Anis.

* Date source: City of Miami Beach Building Department records

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