List of Collins Waterfront Architectural District contributing properties

Last updated April 19, 2024

The Collins Waterfront Architectural District in Miami Beach, Florida, includes over 100 contributing properties roughly bounded by 24th Street, Pine Tree Drive, 44th Street, and Collins Avenue. Six architectural styles are found in the district, including Vernacular, Mediterranean Revival, Med-Deco (1920s European Moderne combined with Mediterranean Revival), Art Deco (including Streamline Moderne), Classical Revival - Art Deco, and Post War Modern. 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 Giller.^[1]

The Collins Waterfront Historic District Designation Report prepared by the City of Miami Beach Planning Department (August 10, 2000) provides the following list of contributing properties located in the Collins Waterfront Architectural District. Authors of the report were Carolyn Klepser, William H. Cary, and Shannon (McCartt) Anderton.^[1]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places November 15, 2011.^[2]

Name	Year	Architect	Address	Notes
Banana Bungalow	1954	Reiff & Fellman	2360 Collins Ave	Modern
Traymore Hotel	1939	Albert Anis	2445 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Lakeside Apartments	1935	H.O. Nelson	2615 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Prince Michael Hotel	1951	Roy France	2618 Collins Ave	Modern
Gaylord Hotel	1939	Albert Anis	2700 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Glades Hotel	1940	Albert Anis	2730 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Hampton Court Hotel	1924	Martin L. Hampton	2806 Collins Ave	Mediterranean Revival
La Corona Apartments	1924	Hampton & Ehman	2814 Collins Ave	Mediterranean Revival
Seville Hotel	1955	Melvin Grossman	2901 Collins Ave	Modern
Embassy Hotel	1935	Martin L. Hampton	2940 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Monroe Towers	1935	Martin L. Hampton	3010 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Sea Isle Hotel	1941	Roy France	3025 Collins Ave	Streamline
Lord Baltimore Hotel	1941	Roy France	3030 Collins Ave	Streamline
Sans Souci Hotel	1949	Roy France, Morris Lapidus	3101 Collins Ave	Modern
Rendale Hotel	1940	E.L. Robertson	3120 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Saxony Hotel	1948	Roy France	3201 Collins Ave	Modern
Atlantic Beach Hotel	1938	Roy France	3400 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Versailles Hotel	1940	Roy France	3425 Collins Ave	Art Deco - Streamline
Claridge Beach Hotel	1930	Martin L. Hampton	3508 Collins Ave	Mediterranean Revival
Patrician Hotel	1937	Roy France	3621 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Brisa del Mar	1929	C.L. Kinports	3624 Collins Ave	Mediterranean Revival
Apartments	1938	Roy France	3700 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Wilshire Hotel	1939	Roy France	3710 Collins Ave	Streamline
Croydon Arms	1937	E. Dean Parmelee	3720 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Caribbean Hotel	1941	L. Murray Dixon	3737 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Four Freedoms Hotel	1964	J.H. Graham & Assoc.	3800 Collins Ave	Modern
Copley Plaza Hotel	1940	Albert Anis	3900 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Cadillac Hotel	1940	Roy France	3925 Collins Ave	Streamline
Continental Hotel	1948	A.H. Mathes	4000 Collins Ave	Modern
Lord Tarlton Hotel	1940	V.H. Nellenbogen	4041 Collins Ave	Streamline
Westover Arms	1946	Albert Anis	4100 Collins Ave	Modern
Lucerne Hotel	1955	Carlos B. Schoeppl	4101 Collins Ave	Modern
Ocean Spray Hotel	1936	Martin L. Hampton	4130 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Clavelon Hotel	1936	Martin L. Hampton	4210 Collins Ave	Mediterranean Revival - Art Deco
San Marino Hotel	1950	Roy France	4299 Collins Ave	Modern
Empress Hotel	1952	Melvin Grossman	4333 Collins Ave	Modern
Tatem Hotel	1938	Robert A. Taylor	4343 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Barcelona Hotel Addition	1957	Melvin Grossman	4343 Collins Ave	Modern
Sovereign Hotel	1941	Roy France	4385 Collins Ave	Art Deco
Bikini Factory, Lum's	1950	A.H. Mathes	2300-10 Collins Ave	Modern
Lorraine Apartments	1953	Henry Hohauser	2601-11 Collins Ave	Modern
Coral Reef Hotel	1941	J.J. DeBrita	3601-11 Collins Ave	Classical Revival - Art Deco
Promenade Hotel	1948	Albert Anis	2469-77 Collins Ave	Modern
Chevy Chase	1936	Kinports & Blohm	2383 Flamingo Dr	Streamline
Sea-Jay Hotel	1937	Albert Anis	2420 Flamingo Dr	Art Deco
Lake Drive Apartments	1936	L. Murray Dixon	2440 Flamingo Dr	Art Deco
Flamingo Apartments	1940	L. Murray Dixon	2456-64 Flamingo Dr	Art Deco
Apartments	1941	L. Murray Dixon	2425 Flamingo Pl	Art Deco
Jefferson Davis	1935	Roy France	2444 Flamingo Pl	Art Deco
Haven Manor	1938	David T. Ellis	2449 Flamingo Pl	Mediterranean Revival - Art Deco
Palms Apartments	1936	Roy France	2460 Flamingo Pl	Art Deco
Residence	1932	Russell Pancoast	2701 Indian Creek Dr	Vernacular
Indian Creek Hotel	1936	Pfeiffer & Pitt	2731 Indian Creek Dr	Art Deco
Apartments	1962	Gerard Pitt	2901 Indian Creek Dr	Modern
Modern Hotel	1936	Schoeppl & Southwell	2911 Indian Creek Dr	Art Deco
Modern Apartments	1938	Arnold Southwell	2911 Indian Creek Dr (rear)	Streamline
Hotel Alden	1936	Nadel & Nordin	2925 Indian Creek Dr	Art Deco
Park Shore Apartments	1949	Norman Giller	3003 Indian Creek Dr	Modern
Grand Plaza Hotel	1935	L. Murray Dixon	3025 Indian Creek Dr	Art Deco
Greenbrier Hotel	1940	L. Murray Dixon	3101 Indian Creek Dr	Art Deco
Residence	1926	Robertson & Patterson	3127 Indian Creek Dr	Mediterranean Revival - Moorish
Churchill Apartments	1940	Peterson & Wolz	3801 Indian Creek Dr	Art Deco
Blue-J	1954	Lester Avery	4001 Indian Creek Dr	Modern
La Fleurette	1960	T. Hunter Henderson	4015 Indian Creek Dr	Modern
Archambo Hotel	1939	Albert Anis	4025 Indian Creek Dr	Streamline
Alamo Hotel	1938	Roy France	4121 Indian Creek Dr	Art Deco
Bahia Mar Apartments	1953	Manfred Ungaro	4201 Indian Creek Dr	Modern
Residence	1929	Frank W. Woods	4211 Indian Creek Dr	Vernacular
Residence	1932	Carlos B. Schoeppl	2801-11 Indian Creek Dr	Mediterranean Revival - Art Deco
Malabo Hotel	1947	Alexander Lewis	3831-65 Indian Creek Dr	Art Deco
Golden Gate	1947	A.H. Mathes	2395 Lake Pancoast Dr	Streamline
Mantell Plaza	1941	Albert Anis	2400 Lake Pancoast Dr	Art Deco
Helen Mar	1936	Robert E. Collins	2421 Lake Pancoast Dr	Art Deco
Pineview Apartments	1947	Albert Anis	2351 Pine Tree Dr	Modern
Colonnades	1946	Albert Anis	2365 Pine Tree Dr	Modern
Miami Beach Woman's Club	1933	Russell Pancoast	2401 Pine Tree Dr	Mediterranean Revival
Piccadilly Manor	1935	Roy France	2445 Pine Tree Dr	Streamline
Pines Apartments	1936	Roy France	2463 Pine Tree Dr	Art Deco
Helen Mar Annex	1956	Gilbert M. Fein	2445 Lake Pancoast Dr	Modern
Golden Arms	1940	David T. Ellis	320 25th St	Art Deco
Flamingo Terrace	1936	L. Murray Dixon	334 25th St	Art Deco
Silvia Apartments	1930	Anthony Zink	225 27th St	Mediterranean Revival - Beaux Arts
Vista del Mar	1929	Frank Wyatt Woods	222 28th St	Mediterranean Revival - Art Deco
Residence	1922		230 28th St	Mediterranean Revival - Art Deco
Residence	1932	C.B. Schoeppl	241 28th St	Mediterranean Revival - Art Deco
Arlene Arms	1935	H.O. Nelson	215-25 30th St	Mediterranean Revival
Sutton Apartments	1957	Gerard Pitt	235 30th St	Modern
Bellamar Hotel	1939	Roy France	220 31st St	Art Deco
Former garage	1926	G.L. McCann	224 31st St	Mediterranean Revival - Mission
Apartments	1938	Gordon E. Mayer	230 31st St	Art Deco
Apartments	1957	Gerard Pitt	240 31st St	Modern
Residence	1929	Anthony Zink	222 36th St	Mediterranean Revival
Atlantic Shores	1936	Schoeppl & Southwell	229 36th St	Mediterranean Revival - Art Deco
Apartments	1947	Carlos B. Schoeppl	231 36th St	Modern
Ocean Grande Hotel	1939	Roy France	100 37th St	Art Deco
Synagogue	1928	S.J. Hale	225 37th St	Mediterranean Revival
Residence	1924	Liebenberg & Kaplin	237 38th St	Mediterranean Revival - Mission
Heether Arms	1939	T. Hunter Henderson	227 39th St	Classical Revival - Art Deco
Residence	1931	C.L. Kinports	228 40th St	Mediterranean Revival - Baroque
Pierre Hotel	1937	Martin L. Hampton	216 43rd St	Streamline

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References

1 2 Carolyn Klepser; William H. Cary; Shannon (McCartt) Anderton. "Collins Waterfront Historic District Designation Report" (PDF). City of Miami Beach. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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[report-1] 1 2 Carolyn Klepser; William H. Cary; Shannon (McCartt) Anderton. "Collins Waterfront Historic District Designation Report" (PDF). City of Miami Beach. Retrieved November 22, 2018.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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