Webster Hotel

Current/Common name: The Webster

Construction date: documented 1937*

Architect: Henry Hohauser

Builder: J. Albert

Style: Collins avenue hotel, Art Deco . Symmetrical tripartite facade design; Ziggurat parapet roofline; Decorative elaborate sculptural low-relief panels framing central bay and between second and third floor level windows on the central bay; Large rounded marquee directly above primary entryway with "The Webster" neon sign; Horizontal banding above first, second and third floor level windows on outer bays; Horizontal banding at building's northeast and southeast corners just above second and third floor level windows; Interior and exterior multicolored terrazzo floor designs; Porthole-shaped repetitive design along the porch railing; Detailed cornice.

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 3-story Collins Avenue Hotel commercial building in the Art Deco style built in 1937. The building has a flat with parapet roof. Windows are replacement aluminum jalacy casement. At second and third floor levels, jalacy casement windows are paired 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 across the east elevation; Multi-colored terrazzo floor design; Simple aluminum railing with porthole decoration; Elevated one step from ground level; Tripartite design, separated by columns with inverted and rounded ziggurat silhouette at top Symmetrical tripartite facade design; Ziggurat parapet roofline; Decorative elaborate sculptural low-relief panels framing central bay and between second and third floor level windows on the central bay; Large rounded marquee directly above primary entryway with "The Webster" neon sign; Horizontal banding above first, second and third floor level windows on outer bays; Horizontal banding at building's northeast and southeast corners just above second and third floor level windows; Interior and exterior multicolored terrazzo floor designs; Porthole-shaped repetitive design along the porch railing; Detailed cornice. The builder is recorded as J. Albert. The architect is recorded as Henry Hohauser.

* Date source: Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser

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