Collins Waterfront Architectural District

{{short description|Historic district in Florida, United States}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Collins Waterfront Architectural District

| nrhp_type = hd | nocat = yes

| image = Collins District.JPG

| caption = Collins Waterfront Architectural District, looking north along Indian Creek, with Fontainebleaus I and II and the Blue and Green Diamonds in the foreground. The Akoya is visible in the far distance. The Atlantic Ocean (not pictured) is to the east.

| location = Miami Beach, Florida

| coordinates = {{coord|25|47|43|N|80|7|53|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Miami, Florida#USA Florida#USA

| architect = Multiple, including Albert Anis, Roy France

| architecture = Art Deco, Moderne

| added = December 15, 2011

| area = {{convert|185|acre|ha}}

| refnum = 11000905{{NRISref|version=2013a}}

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Florida National Register Review Board presentation|url=http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/news/docs/nr_9_2011/20110920-presentation-restricted.pdf|publisher=Florida Department of State Bureau of Historic Preservation|accessdate=2 October 2012|date=September 20, 2011}} 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.{{cite web|title=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties 12/12/11 through 12/16/11 |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2011-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=2 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006002347/http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20111223.htm |archive-date=6 October 2015 }} The district is part of Mid-Beach.

File:HOTEL ROW ALONG COLLINS AVENUE - NARA - 544638.tif

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.{{cite web|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77843143 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Collins Waterfront Architectural District / DA11827 |publisher=National Archives |author=Marina Huang |author2=Allan T.Shulman |author3=Carl Shiver |author4=Barbara Mattick |date=October 2011 | accessdate=December 19, 2020 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}}) 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.{{cite web |author1=Carolyn Klepser |author2=William H. Cary |author3=Shannon (McCartt) Anderton |title=Collins Waterfront Historic District Designation Report |url=https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Collins-Waterfront.pdf |accessdate=November 22, 2018 |publisher=City of Miami Beach}}

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 (August 10, 2000) provides the following list of contributing properties located in the Collins Waterfront Architectural District.

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Banana Bungalow

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Contributing properties

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