Clifton Hotel

Construction date: documented 1948*

Current name:

Clifton Hotel

Architect:

Gerard Pitt

Builder:

Stanger & Shenkin

Style:

Collins avenue hotel, Art Deco.

Continuous eyebrows rounded at corners; Horizontal banding below second floor level windows and at cornice; Interior and exterior terrazzo floor designs; "Hotel Clifton" neon signage above first floor level eyebrow

Open to the public:

Yes.

Significant Owner(s):

S. Bard (original)

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at Local level : Ocean Drive/Collins Avenue District, 1986

Area(s) of Significance:

Architecture
Community Planning and Development

Associated Files:

11343_COLLINS_AV.pdf

Architectural Description:

This is a 2-story hotel in the Art Deco style built in 1948. The building is rectangular in plan. The structural system is concrete block stucco. Exterior walls are stucco. The building has a flat with parapet roof. Windows are replacement aluminum double-hung sashes. There is a corner wrap-around open porch characterized by a none roof. Narrow porch protrudes from west elevation wall and wraps around the southwest building corner; Two-colored terrazzo floor design; Fluted pilasters. Primary entryway is slightly off-center, towards the south end, of the west elevation; Glass double door with fixed windows above and covering the remainder of the wall to the right.

* Date source: Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser

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Located in:

1343 Collins Ave Miami Beach, Florida USA

Clifton Hotel

Construction date: documented 1948*