Hotel Impala

Current/Common name: Hotel Impala

Construction date: documented 1931*

Architect: C.B. Schoeppl

Builder: Jesse P. Montz

Style: Apartment/multi-unit complex, Mediterranean Revival . Symmetrical tripartite facade design; Wrought-iron fixtures; Rough stucco walls; Recessed central bay at second floor level used as balcony with wrought-iron railing; Low-relief horizontal banding; Clay barrel tile in select places

Open to the public: Yes. 

Historic Designation: National (Miami Beach Architectural District, 1979) ; Local (Ocean Drive/Collins Avenue District, 1986)

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Architectural Description

This is a 2-story domestic: Hotel building in the Mediterranean Revival style built in 1931. The foundation is reinforced concrete. Exterior walls are stucco. The building has a center gable roof. Windows are replacement aluminum casements. There is a single-story, full-span open porch characterized by an integrated (under the main) roof with rectangular stuccoed posts. Recessed full-span porch along the east elevation; Raised one step from ground level; Coral stone flooring; Rectangular rough-stuccoed columns with two low-relief horizontal bands delimit porch space; Simple wrought-iron railing between low rough-stuccoed posts There is a two-story, rear, extension addition. Primary entryway is centered on east elevation porch; Large glass double-door framed in dark wood stretches nearly the entire height of the porch Symmetrical tripartite facade design; Wrought-iron fixtures; Rough stucco walls; Recessed central bay at second floor level used as balcony with wrought-iron railing; Low-relief horizontal banding; Clay barrel tile in select places The builder is recorded as Jesse P. Montz. The architect is recorded as C.B. Schoeppl. The original/significant owner is recorded as David W. Simons Company (original).

* Date source: Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser

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