Selmajean Apartments

Current/Common name: Baylis Apartments

Construction date: documented 1940*

Architect: Gene E. Baylis

Builder: Pollock Construction Company

Style: Art Deco, Streamlined Moderne . Asymmetrical building with angular form; eyebrows above windows and doors; elaborate winding pathways with colorful tiles; balconies with metal balustrades; building surrounded with metal fence and two primary gates with heavy greenery.

Historic Designation: National (Miami Beach Architectural District, 1979) ; Local (Flamingo Park District, 1990)

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Architectural Description

This is a 2-story domestic: Multiple Dwelling building in the Art Deco style with Streamlined Moderne influences built in 1940. The foundation is spread footing. Exterior walls are stucco. The building has a flat roof clad in gravel with parapet walls. Windows are single-hung sashes. There are two primary entryways to this property. One of them is located on the South facade facing 12th Street and the other on the East facade facing Drexel Avenue. The building is surrounded by a metal fence and both entrances are gates. The South entrance is a double metal gate with the name of the property "Baylis" and 501-507 address. The East entrance is a wooden gate in a metal frame with the 1200 Drexel Avenue address. There are elaborate winding pathways located past the gates with colorful tiles leading to the door of the building. Asymmetrical building with angular form; eyebrows above windows and doors; elaborate winding pathways with colorful tiles; balconies with metal balustrades; building surrounded with metal fence and two primary gates with heavy greenery. The building at 501-507 12th Street is also known as 1200 Drexel Avenue. The builder is recorded as Pollock Construction Company. The architect is recorded as Gene E. Baylis.

* Date source: City of Miami Beach Building Department records

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