Petit Douy

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Petit Douy, or Château Petit Douy, is a City of Miami historic property located at 1500 Brickell Avenue in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida, USA.

The two-story{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/petitdouy-miami-fl-usa |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141217145128/http://www.emporis.com/building/petitdouy-miami-fl-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-date=December 17, 2014 |title=Petit Douy |publisher=Emporis |accessdate=December 16, 2014}} Period Revival French Château was built in 1931, designed by architect Martin L. Hampton. The then-residential house was nominated for historic designation in 1983 by the City of Miami.{{cite web|url=http://www.historicpreservationmiami.com/pdfs/Petit%20Douy.pdf |title=Petit Douy, 1500 Brickell Avenue |publisher=City of Miami|format=PDF |date=May 31, 1983 |accessdate=December 16, 2014}} The design and name of the house was inspired by a château in Douy, France, after its original owners, local attorneys John Murrell and Ethel Murrell, visited that country.{{cite web|url=http://www.historicpreservationmiami.com/petit.html |title=Petit Douy |publisher=City of Miami Planning Department|accessdate=December 16, 2014}}

Located in an expensive and highly redeveloped luxury market, the zoning was changed to restrict uses such as condominiums to prevent demolition; however, the new zoning allowed commercial use of the property such as a storefront, office or restaurant.{{cite web|url=http://www.brymerpa.com/recentsales/RecentSales0908.pdf| title=Thomas H. Brymer II, P.A. 2008 Transactions to Date|publisher=LoopNet|via=brymerpa.com|format=PDF|date=September 18, 2008|accessdate=December 16, 2014}} The property was sold to the owner of a pharmaceutical company in 2006.{{cite news | url=https://miami.curbed.com/2015/8/26/9926836/brickell-avenue-historic-preservation-chateau-petit-douy | title=Petit Douy, Brickell Avenue's Little Chateau, is Being Restored | first=Sean | last=McCaughan | work=Curbed | date=August 26, 2015}} In 2015, the building began renovation to be turned into a restaurant or a club.