624 Collins Ave Miami Beach, Florida USA

Atlantic Apartments

Construction date: documented 1922*

Architect:

(none recorded)

Builder:

A.L. Sammons

Style:

Apartment/multi-unit complex, Mediterranean Revival.

Symmetrical tripartite facade design; Clay barrel tile roof; Low relief panels below first floor level windows and above second floor level windows; Rough stucco walls; Recessed second floor level terrace with framing arch and pierced masonry balustrade; Arched parapet roofline

Open to the public:

Yes.  

Significant Owner(s):

A. L. Sammons (original)

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at National level : Miami Beach Architectural District, 1979
Designated at Local level : Ocean Drive/Collins Avenue District, 1986

Area(s) of Significance:

Architecture
Community Planning and Development

Associated Files:

Architectural Description:

This is a 2-story, 3-bay domestic building in the Mediterranean Revival style built in 1922. The building is rectangular in plan. The structural system is concrete block stucco. The foundation is reinforced concrete. Exterior walls are stucco. The building has a mansard roof clad in replacement clay barrel tile. Fiberglass and aluminum used in 1989 reroof. Windows are replacement aluminum fixed. No porch; Second floor level recessed terrace with arched opening on east elevation and pierced masonry balustrade. Primary entryway is centered directly on east elevation, slightly recessed into building; Arched entryway; Glass double door with fixed arched window above; Up three steps from street level.

* Date source: Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser

Description generated by RuskinARC.