Cresent Hotel
Henry Hohauser
Prufert-Wien Construction Company
Ocean drive hotel, Art Deco.
Asymmetrical facade; Continuous eyebrows rounded at corners; Porthole-shaped ornamentation above third floor on primary facade; Horizontal banding on northeast corner; Asymmetrical relief ornamentation on primary facade reinforces the crescent motif; Rectangular ribbed columns on porch; Multi-colored terrazzo floor design with crescent pattern; Neon "Crescent" signage at center of primary facade; Parapet roof
Yes.
Lafitte Corporation (original)
Designated at National level : Miami Beach Architectural District, 1979
Designated at Local level : Ocean Drive/Collins Avenue District, 1986
Architecture
Community Planning and Development
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This is a 3-story, 3-bay domestic building in the Art Deco style built in 1938. The structural system is concrete block stucco. The foundation is spread footing. Exterior walls are stucco. The building has a flat with parapet roof. Windows are replacement aluminum sliding. There is a single-story, full-span open porch characterized by an integrated (under the main) roof with rectangular stuccoed posts. Porch ornamented by terrazzo floor design and ribbed columns on either end; Crescent motif appears in floor pattern and in pattern of stuccoed porch railing; Continuous eyebrow extends out from building and over porch at first floor roofline. Primary entryway is slightly off-center on the primary elevation; Unornamented glass door.
* Date source: Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser
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