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Miami Beach Architectural District (National Register District) in Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District

Resource #: ___________  Tracking #: ___________
Contributing
View of the front facade facing southeast onto Park Avenue
View of the primary facade of the building
Corner view of the southeast facade

Associated Files

  1. 2216_PARK_AV.pdf
Latitude/Longitude:  25.7986592133851320 -80.1303018742050300
UTM:    17R 587187.2851 mE, 2853674.9279 mN
Datum  WGS84

Description

This is a 2-story hotel in the Art Deco style built in 1934. The foundation is concrete pile. Exterior walls are stucco. The building has a flat with parapet roof. The parapet wall is stepped back in a ziggurat pattern with vertical fluting at cornice. Windows are aluminum casements. The primary entryway is located on the southeast facade facing Park Avenue. The entrance is a double glass door surrounded by glass block and overhang above the doorway. Simple yet decorative example of Art Deco style with an abstract "L" shape floor plan with a triangle cut off corner to adapt to site and the Collins Canal. Features a stepped ziggurat parapet wall at roofline; vertically fluted cornice; monumental pilasters on the symmetric front facade facing Park Avenue; glass block surrounding the primary entryway; large bas-relief panels on front facade. The builder is recorded as McCarthy. The architect is recorded as Harry O. Nelson.

* Date source: City of Miami Beach Building Department records

2216 Park Ave

Location
Address:
2216 Park Ave
City:
Miami Beach
County:
Miami-Dade County
State/Province/Region:
Florida
Zip/Postal Code:
33139
Country:
USA
Other Address or Location Information:
Parcel/Tax number or land unit:
02-3226-001-0310
Local place name:
Setting/Landscape/Site Features:
Acreage, parcel, land unit size:
Quad/Map name and date:
Date
Township/Range/Section:
53S / 42E /
Visible from Public Road?
Yes
Historical Information
Historic name:
Park Avenue Hotel
Current name:
Construction Date (range/estimated):
1930-1939
Construction Date Certainty:
documented
Known Construction Date:
1934
Source for Known Construction Date:
City of Miami Beach Building Department records
Architect/Designer:
Harry O. Nelson
Developer:
Builder:
McCarthy
Significant Owner(s):
Historical Summary:
Extant Status:
Not Demolished
Architectural Style and Form
Plan/Footprint Shape:
irregular
Building Form or Plan Type (core plan):
Style, Primary:
Art Deco
Style, Secondary:
Notes on architectural style, form, distinguishing features:
Simple yet decorative example of Art Deco style with an abstract "L" shape floor plan with a triangle cut off corner to adapt to site and the Collins Canal. Features a stepped ziggurat parapet wall at roofline; vertically fluted cornice; monumental pilasters on the symmetric front facade facing Park Avenue; glass block surrounding the primary entryway; large bas-relief panels on front facade.
Architectural Elements and Features
Number of Stories:
2
Bays:
Structural System:
Concrete Block Stucco
Foundation:
Concrete pile
Basement:
Building Size:
Square footage/meters:
Roof Configuration:
Flat with parapet
Roof Material
Roof remarks/description:
The parapet wall is stepped back in a ziggurat pattern with vertical fluting at cornice.
Eave Type:
Eave Ornamentation:
Dormer Count:
Dormer Configuration:
Exterior Wall Material (primary):
stucco
Exterior Wall Material (secondary):
Notes on exterior materials:
Principal Windows::
aluminum
Window Panes/Lights:
Window Type:
casements
Window remarks:
Chimney remarks/description:
Chimney Count (first):
Chimney Placement 1:
Chimney Count (second):
Chimney Placement 2:
Porch description, characteristics, details:
Porch Height, Stories:
Porch Configuration:
Porch Type:
Porch Roof Shape:
Porch Roof Material:
Porch Columns/Posts (upper or only):
Porch Piers (lower):
Primary entryway:
The primary entryway is located on the southeast facade facing Park Avenue. The entrance is a double glass door surrounded by glass block and overhang above the doorway.
Commercial Building Form:
Commercial Building Style:
Art Deco
Function and Use
Historic Function:
Domestic: Hotel
Present Function:
Vacant/Not in Use:
Function remarks:
Listed, Designated, or Protected Status
Listed at the national level?
Individually Listed: No
Contributes to a District: Yes
Landmark: No
Date, name, remarks:
Miami Beach Architectural District, 1979
Designated at State/Province level?
Individually Listed: No
Contributes to a District: No
Landmark: No
Date, name, remarks:
Designated Locally?
Individually Listed: No
Contributes to a District: Yes
Landmark: No
Date, name, remarks:
Museum Historic District, 1985
Protected by ordinance or regulation?:
Yes
Protection status, remarks:
Condition and Alterations
Character of modifications:
General Condition:
Good
Moved or Relocated?:
Date moved or relocated:
Relocation remarks:
Alterations?:
Date of major alterations:
Nature of alterations:
Additions?:
Date of major additions:
Addition Height:
Addition Placement:
Addition Type:
Nature of additions:
Endangered / Threatened
Endangered by:
Endangered/Threatened remarks:
Recommendations:
Contact:
Tourism / Featured Destination
Open to the public:
No
Contact information, Hours, and Amenities:
The building is currently closed and vacant.
For Sale, Rent, or Lease
Property Classification:
Sale status:
Sale remarks:
Sources, References, Bibliography
Previously Surveyed?
Name of Previous Survey:
Additional Research Recommended?
Other Sources of Information:
Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser
City of Miami Beach Planning Department records
Miami Design Preservation League records