960 Ocean Dr Miami Beach, Florida USA

Basics
Resource Category:
Building
Resource Type:
domestic building
Location
Address:
960 Ocean Dr
City:
Miami Beach
County:
Miami-Dade
State/Province/Region:
Florida
Zip/Postal Code:
33139
Country:
USA
Other Address or Location Information:
Parcel/Tax number or land unit:
02-3234-008-0010
Local place name:
Setting/Landscape/Site Features:
Acreage, parcel, land unit size:
13,000 SQ FT
Quad/Map name and date:
Date
Township/Range/Section:
54S / 42E / 34
Visible from Public Road?
Yes
Historical Information
Historic name:
Edison Hotel
Current name:
Edison Hotel
Construction Date (range/estimated):
1930-1939
Construction Date Certainty:
documented
Known Construction Date:
1935
Source for Known Construction Date:
City of Miami Beach Building Department records
Architect/Designer:
Henry Hohauser
Developer:
Builder:
L. & H. Miller
Significant Owner(s):
Morris Holding Corporation (original)
Historical Summary:
Extant Status:
Not Demolished
Architectural Style and Form
Plan/Footprint Shape:
rectangular
Building Form or Plan Type (core plan):
Ocean Drive Hotel
Style, Primary:
Mediterranean Revival
Style, Secondary:
Notes on architectural style, form, distinguishing features:
Grand arches; Large open L-shaped patio; Symmetrical primary facade; Centered "frozen fountain"; 5-Bay arcaded Loggia terrace; Twisted columns in the central wings; Decorated cornice on raised central section; Pediment balcony on north elevation; Arched windows
Architectural Elements and Features
Number of Stories:
5
Bays:
5
Structural System:
Concrete Block Stucco
Foundation:
Reinforced Concrete
Basement:
none
Building Size:
51' x 125'
Square footage/meters:
23,387 (adjusted)
Roof Configuration:
Flat
Roof Material
Roof remarks/description:
Eave Type:
Eave Ornamentation:
Dormer Count:
Dormer Configuration:
Exterior Wall Material (primary):
stucco
Exterior Wall Material (secondary):
stucco
Notes on exterior materials:
Principal Windows::
replacement aluminum
Window Panes/Lights:
Window Type:
Jalacy Casement
Window remarks:
Chimney remarks/description:
Chimney Count (first):
Chimney Placement 1:
Chimney Count (second):
Chimney Placement 2:
Porch description, characteristics, details:
5-bay arcaded terrace; Located off of Ocean Drive; Extends into the building to create an open restaurant
Porch Height, Stories:
single-story
Porch Configuration:
wrap-around
Porch Type:
porch
Porch Roof Shape:
integrated (under the main)
Porch Roof Material:
Porch Columns/Posts (upper or only):
Porch Piers (lower):
Primary entryway:
Main entrance to the hotel is off of 10th street and is ornamented by terrazzo floor designs
Function and Use
Historic Function:
Domestic: Hotel
Present Function:
Domestic: Hotel
Function remarks:
In 1955, remodeled 12 rooms into 6 apartments
Listed, Designated, or Protected Status
Status Code:
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:
Ocean Drive/Collins Avenue District, 1986
Protected by ordinance or regulation?:
Yes
Protection status, remarks:
1985
Evaluation of Potential Eligibility
Rating or Rank
Recommended as a potential landmark?
Criteria:
C. Embodies distinctive physical characteristics of design, construction, or form.
Significance and Context
Theme(s)
Period of significance
Significance/Context Remarks
Outstanding example of Mediterranean Revival style adapted to moderne context; Highly ornamented; Significant site and interior detailing; prominent architecture; Neighborhood cohesiveness
Area(s) of Significance
Community Planning and Development
Architecture

Ancillary Structures / Outbuildings
Number of ancillary structures / outbuildings:
Secondary structure type
Contributing to primary property?
Ancillary structures remarks or description:
Condition and Alterations
Character of modifications:
Moderate alteration
General Condition:
Good
Moved or Relocated?:
No
Date moved or relocated:
Relocation remarks:
Alterations?
Yes
Date of major alterations:
1955
Nature of alterations:
Remodeled 12 rooms into 6 apartments
Additions?:
No
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:
Yes
Contact information, Hours, and Amenities:
For Sale, Rent, or Lease
Property Classification:
Sale status:
Sale remarks:
Owner
Ownership type:
Name of Owner:
Owner Mailing Address:
Legal Description of Property/Comments:
Survey and Recorder
Authorized Resource Number or ID :
Optional Tracking or Sequence Number:
Alternate Resource ID or Key:
Survey Date:
2012
Surveyed By:
Aileen Garrido & Melinda Agron
Report Name, or Reason for Survey:
Re-survey of the district
Level of Survey:
reconnaissance
Sources, References, Bibliography
Previously Surveyed?
Yes
Name of Previous Survey:
Additional Research Recommended?
No
Other Sources of Information:
Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser
City of Miami Beach Planning Department records
Miami Design Preservation League records
General Remarks:
Custom / Extra Information
Finished Floor Elevation (NAVD88):
Latitude: 25.7802031045200870
Longitude: -80.1307808631946700
UTM: Zone 17R   587152.7560 mE, 2851630.6255 mN
Datum WGS84
Edison Hotel east elevation (view when facing west on Ocean Drive)
Edison Hotel north elevation (view when facing south on 10th street)
View of the Edison Hotel on the southwest corner of Ocean Drive and 10th street
Detailed view of the protruding central bay on the primary facade of the Edison Hotel
View of the north side of the L-shaped patio at the Edison Hotel
View of the east side of the L-shaped patio at the Edison Hotel
Railing of the Edison Hotel's patio
Detailed view of the westernmost part of the Edison Hotel's north elevation (view when facing south on 10th street)
Primary entryway for the Edison Hotel on 10th street
Ornamentation on the north elevation of the Edison Hotel
Interior terrazzo floor design in the 10th street lobby of the Edison Hotel