The Congress Building
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| designated_other1_name = Downtown Miami Development of Regional Impact Historic Site
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| image = CongressBuilding.jpg
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| alt = The Congress Building's Chicago School elements of the 1926 expansion.
| caption = The Congress Building seen from Northeast 1st Street on April 5, 2010.
| locmapin = Florida
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| map_alt = Located in Florida, two blocks from Bayfront Park.
| map_caption = Location of The Congress Building in Florida.
| coordinates = {{coord|25|46|32.088|N|80|11|24.8274|W|region:US_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| location = 111 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Downtown Miami, Florida
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| built = 1923, expanded in 1926
| architect = Martin L. Hampton Associates and W. S. Tyler, Inc.
| architecture = Mediterranean Revival with Chicago school and Neoclassical elements
| added = March 14, 1985
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The Congress Building, or simply the Congress Building, is a historic skyscraper in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is located at the address of 111 Northeast 2nd Avenue. The Congress Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1985, and is locally identified a historic site in the Downtown Miami Development of Regional Impact (DRI). The Congress Building was formerly office space until 1999, when it was restored and converted to apartments. At street level, the building contains retail space which is leased to a number of stores and services including a financial establishment, The Loft condo sales center, beauty salon and café. Originally the building was five stories; the additional 16 were added on later.
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- {{cite web|url=http://www.historicpreservationmiami.com/congress.html |title=Congress Building |publisher=City of Miami historic preservation program |accessdate=2014-09-09}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.historicpreservationmiami.com/pdfs/congress%20bldg.pdf |title=Designation Report |publisher=City of Miami historic preservation program |accessdate=2014-09-09}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.historicpreservationmiami.com/pdfs/2011%20designation%20reports%20updates/Congress_Building.pdf |title=Nomination form |publisher=City of Miami historic preservation program |accessdate=2014-09-09}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=dade |title=Florida's History Through Its Places: Dade County |publisher= Florida Department of State - Division of Historical Resources - Bureau of Historic Preservation |accessdate=2014-09-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927013641/http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=Dade |archivedate=2014-09-27 }}
- [http://www.relatedgroup.com/our-properties/The-Congress-Building.aspx?id=&keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=250&width=450 Related Group - The Congress Building]
- [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Dade/state2.html Dade County listings - National Register of Historic Places]
- {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130409025104/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&id=147608&lng=3 Emporis - Congress Building]}}
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Florida}}
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Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1923
Category:Office buildings completed in 1926
Category:Residential skyscrapers in Miami
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Miami
Category:Mediterranean Revival architecture in Florida
Category:Chicago school architecture in Florida
Category:1923 establishments in Florida
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