Collins Waterfront Architectural District


The Collins Waterfront Architectural District is a historic district in Miami Beach, Florida, that includes 110 contributing buildings and structures built in the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, centering on Collins Avenue. The predominant styles include moderne, Art Deco and Mediterranean Revival architecture, as well as the local Miami Modern style. The chief contributing resources are large resort hotels. The district is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and by 24th Street, Indian Creek Drive, Pine Tree Drive and the Collins Canal. The district is part of Mid-Beach.
The district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 2011. Separately listed on the NRHP already were contributing properties Cadillac Hotel, designed by Roy France, and Ocean Spray Hotel. The district includes an automotive bridge and a pedestrian bridge.
Architects responsible for work in the district include Martin L. Hampton, Russell Pancoast, Roy France, Albert Anis, Robert E. Collins, Henry Hohauser, Lawrence Murray Dixon, Harry O. Nelson, Victor H. Nellenbogen, Carlos B. Schoeppl, Melvin Grossman, Morris Lapidus, and Norman M. Giller.
A hotel included in the district is Casa Faena.

Contributing properties

The Collins Waterfront Historic District Designation Report prepared by the City of Miami Beach Planning Department provides the following list of contributing properties located in the Collins Waterfront Architectural District.
NameImageYearArchitectAddressNotes
Banana Bungalow1954Reiff & Fellman2360 Collins AveModern
Traymore Hotel1939Albert Anis2445 Collins AveArt Deco
Lakeside Apartments1935H.O. Nelson2615 Collins AveArt Deco
Prince Michael Hotel1951Roy France2618 Collins AveModern
Gaylord Hotel1939Albert Anis2700 Collins AveArt Deco
Glades Hotel1940Albert Anis2730 Collins AveArt Deco
Hampton Court Hotel1924Martin L. Hampton2806 Collins AveMediterranean Revival
La Corona Apartments1924Hampton & Ehman2814 Collins AveMediterranean Revival
Seville Hotel1955Melvin Grossman2901 Collins AveModern
Embassy Hotel1935Martin L. Hampton2940 Collins AveArt Deco
Monroe Towers1935Martin L. Hampton3010 Collins AveArt Deco
Sea Isle Hotel1941Roy France3025 Collins AveStreamline
Lord Baltimore Hotel1941Roy France3030 Collins AveStreamline
Sans Souci Hotel1949Roy France, Morris Lapidus3101 Collins AveModern
Rendale Hotel1940E.L. Robertson3120 Collins AveArt Deco
Saxony Hotel1948Roy France3201 Collins AveModern
Atlantic Beach Hotel1938Roy France3400 Collins AveArt Deco
Versailles Hotel1940Roy France3425 Collins AveArt Deco - Streamline
Claridge Beach Hotel1930Martin L. Hampton3508 Collins AveMediterranean Revival
Patrician Hotel1937Roy France3621 Collins AveArt Deco
Brisa del Mar1929C.L. Kinports3624 Collins AveMediterranean Revival
Apartments1938Roy France3700 Collins AveArt Deco
Wilshire Hotel1939Roy France3710 Collins AveStreamline
Croydon Arms1937E. Dean Parmelee3720 Collins AveArt Deco
Caribbean Hotel1941L. Murray Dixon3737 Collins AveArt Deco
Four Freedoms Hotel1964J.H. Graham & Assoc.3800 Collins AveModern
Copley Plaza Hotel1940Albert Anis3900 Collins AveArt Deco
Cadillac Hotel1940Roy France3925 Collins AveStreamline
Continental Hotel1948A.H. Mathes4000 Collins AveModern
Lord Tarlton Hotel1940V.H. Nellenbogen4041 Collins AveStreamline
Westover Arms1946Albert Anis4100 Collins AveModern
Lucerne Hotel1955Carlos B. Schoeppl4101 Collins AveModern
Ocean Spray Hotel1936Martin L. Hampton4130 Collins AveArt Deco
Clavelon Hotel1936Martin L. Hampton4210 Collins AveMediterranean Revival - Art Deco
San Marino Hotel1950Roy France4299 Collins AveModern
Empress Hotel1952Melvin Grossman4333 Collins AveModern
Tatem Hotel1938Robert A. Taylor4343 Collins AveArt Deco
Barcelona Hotel Addition1957Melvin Grossman4343 Collins AveModern
Sovereign Hotel1941Roy France4385 Collins AveArt Deco
Bikini Factory, Lum's1950A.H. Mathes2300-10 Collins AveModern
Lorraine Apartments1953Henry Hohauser2601-11 Collins AveModern
Coral Reef Hotel1941J.J. DeBrita3601-11 Collins AveClassical Revival - Art Deco
Promenade Hotel1948Albert Anis2469-77 Collins AveModern
Chevy Chase1936Kinports & Blohm2383 Flamingo DrStreamline
Sea-Jay Hotel1937Albert Anis2420 Flamingo DrArt Deco
Lake Drive Apartments1936L. Murray Dixon2440 Flamingo DrArt Deco
Flamingo Apartments1940L. Murray Dixon2456-64 Flamingo DrArt Deco
Apartments1941L. Murray Dixon2425 Flamingo PlArt Deco
Jefferson Davis1935Roy France2444 Flamingo PlArt Deco
Haven Manor1938David T. Ellis2449 Flamingo PlMediterranean Revival - Art Deco
Palms Apartments1936Roy France2460 Flamingo PlArt Deco
Residence1932Russell Pancoast2701 Indian Creek DrVernacular
Indian Creek Hotel1936Pfeiffer & Pitt2731 Indian Creek DrArt Deco
Apartments1962Gerard Pitt2901 Indian Creek DrModern
Modern Hotel1936Schoeppl & Southwell2911 Indian Creek DrArt Deco
Modern Apartments1938Arnold Southwell2911 Indian Creek Dr Streamline
Hotel Alden1936Nadel & Nordin2925 Indian Creek DrArt Deco
Park Shore Apartments1949Norman M. Giller3003 Indian Creek DrModern
Grand Plaza Hotel1935L. Murray Dixon3025 Indian Creek DrArt Deco
Greenbrier Hotel1940L. Murray Dixon3101 Indian Creek DrArt Deco
Residence1926Robertson & Patterson3127 Indian Creek DrMediterranean Revival - Moorish
Churchill Apartments1940Peterson & Wolz3801 Indian Creek DrArt Deco
Blue-J1954Lester Avery4001 Indian Creek DrModern
La Fleurette1960T. Hunter Henderson4015 Indian Creek DrModern
Archambo Hotel1939Albert Anis4025 Indian Creek DrStreamline
Alamo Hotel1938Roy France4121 Indian Creek DrArt Deco
Bahia Mar Apartments1953Manfred Ungaro4201 Indian Creek DrModern
Residence1929Frank W. Woods4211 Indian Creek DrVernacular
Residence1932Carlos B. Schoeppl2801-11 Indian Creek DrMediterranean Revival - Art Deco
Malabo Hotel1947Alexander Lewis3831-65 Indian Creek DrArt Deco
Golden Gate1947A.H. Mathes2395 Lake Pancoast DrStreamline
Mantell Plaza1941Albert Anis2400 Lake Pancoast DrArt Deco
Helen Mar1936Robert E. Collins2421 Lake Pancoast DrArt Deco
Pineview Apartments1947Albert Anis2351 Pine Tree DrModern
Colonnades1946Albert Anis2365 Pine Tree DrModern
Miami Beach Woman's Club1933Russell Pancoast2401 Pine Tree DrMediterranean Revival
Piccadilly Manor1935Roy France2445 Pine Tree DrStreamline
Pines Apartments1936Roy France2463 Pine Tree DrArt Deco
Helen Mar Annex1956Gilbert M. Fein2445 Lake Pancoast DrModern
Golden Arms1940David T. Ellis320 25th StArt Deco
Flamingo Terrace1936L. Murray Dixon334 25th StArt Deco
Silvia Apartments1930Anthony Zink225 27th StMediterranean Revival - Beaux Arts
Vista del Mar1929Frank Wyatt Woods222 28th StMediterranean Revival - Art Deco
Residence1922230 28th StMediterranean Revival - Art Deco
Residence1932C.B. Schoeppl241 28th StMediterranean Revival - Art Deco
Arlene Arms1935H.O. Nelson215-25 30th StMediterranean Revival
Sutton Apartments1957Gerard Pitt235 30th StModern
Bellamar Hotel1939Roy France220 31st StArt Deco
Former garage1926G.L. McCann224 31st StMediterranean Revival - Mission
Apartments1938Gordon E. Mayer230 31st StArt Deco
Apartments1957Gerard Pitt240 31st StModern
Residence1929Anthony Zink222 36th StMediterranean Revival
Atlantic Shores1936Schoeppl & Southwell229 36th StMediterranean Revival - Art Deco
Apartments1947Carlos B. Schoeppl231 36th StModern
Ocean Grande Hotel1939Roy France100 37th StArt Deco
Synagogue1928S.J. Hale225 37th StMediterranean Revival
Residence1924Liebenberg & Kaplin237 38th StMediterranean Revival - Mission
Heether Arms1939T. Hunter Henderson227 39th StClassical Revival - Art Deco
Residence1931C.L. Kinports228 40th StMediterranean Revival - Baroque
Pierre Hotel1937Martin L. Hampton216 43rd StStreamline