Ordinance 2018-4168NORMANDY ISLES HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION
ORDINANCE NO. 2018 -4168
AN AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE;
AMENDING SECTION 118 -593, "HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DESIGNATION "; AMENDING SECTION 118- 593(E), "DELINEATION ON
ZONING MAP "; AMENDING SECTION 118- 593(E)(2), "HISTORIC
PRESERVATION DISTRICTS (HPD)" BY DESIGNATING THE NORMANDY
ISLES HISTORIC DISTRICT WITH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
DISTRICT LOCATED GENERALLY BETWEEN THE NORMANDY SHORES
GOLF COURSE AND SOUTH SHORE DRIVE TO THE NORTH, THE SOUTH
SIDE OF MARSEILLE DRIVE AND THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1133
NORMANDY DRIVE TO THE SOUTH, NORTH SHORE DRIVE AND BAY
DRIVE TO THE EAST, AND RAY STREET AND RUE NOTRE DAME TO THE
WEST, AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE DISTRICT LOCATED
GENERALLY BETWEEN THE NORTHERN LOT LINE OF THE PROPERTIES
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BAY DRIVE AND 71ST STREET TO THE NORTH,
BISCAYNE BAY TO THE SOUTH, INDIAN CREEK AND BISCAYNE BAY TO
THE EAST, AND RUE VERSAILLES AND BAY DRIVE TO THE WEST;
PROVIDING THAT THE CITY'S ZONING MAP SHALL BE AMENDED TO
INCLUDE THE NORMANDY ISLES HISTORIC DISTRICT; ADOPTING THE
DESIGNATION REPORT ATTACHED HERETO AS APPENDIX "A ";
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS OF THE CITY CODE, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 10, 2017, the Historic Preservation Board held a public hearing
and transmitted a favorable recommendation (7 to 0) for the designation of the Normandy Isles
Local Historic District to the Planning Board and City Commission; and
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2017, the Planning Board held a public hearing and
transmitted a favorable recommendation (7 to 0) for the designation of the Normandy Isles Local
Historic District to City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department has recommended this amendment to the Land
Development Regulations of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, these recommendations of approval for the designation of the Normandy
Isles Local Historic District were based upon the information documented in the Designation
Report prepared by the City of Miami Beach Planning Department and attached and
incorporated hereto as Appendix "A ".
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NORMANDY ISLES HISTORIC DISTRICT.
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Those certain areas which are generally bounded by the southern lot line of the
properties on the south side of Marseille Drive and the property located at 1133 Normandy Drive
to the south, Ray Street and Rue Notre Dame to the west, the Normandy Shores Golf Course
and South Shore Drive on the north and North Shore Drive and Bay Drive on the east. The
southern portion of the possible historic district is generally bounded by Biscayne Bay on the
south, Rue Versailles and Bay Drive on the west, the northern lot line of the properties on the
north side of Bay Drive and 71st Street on the north and Indian Creek and Biscayne Bay on the
east.; and having the legal description as described herein, are hereby designated as an
Historic District of the City of Miami Beach and shall be known as the "Normandy Isles Historic
District." That the Designation Report attached hereto as Appendix "A" is hereby adopted.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 118 -593 OF THE CITY CODE.
That Chapter 118, Section 118 -593 entitled "Historic Preservation Designation" of the
Land Development Regulations of the City Code of Miami Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
(e) Delineation on zoning map. All sites and districts designated as historic sites and
districts shall be delineated on the city's zoning map, pursuant to section 142 -71, as an
overlay district. Such sites and districts include:
(2) Historic preservation districts (HPD).
m. RM -1, RM -2, CD -2, RO /HPD -14: The boundaries of the Normandy Historic District
Commence at the point of intersection of the centerline of Normandy Court and the
centerline of Bay Drive, as shown in the OCEANSIDE SECTION OF ISLE OF NORMANDY,
recorded in Plat Book 25, at Page 60, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida.
Said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING of a tract of land herein described; thence run
Northerly along the centerline of Bay Drive to a point of intersection with the centerline of
South Shore Drive, thence run Westerly along the centerline of South Shore Drive to a point
of intersection with the Southerly extension of the East line of Lot 17, Block 56, of
NORMANDY GOLF COURSE SUBDIVISION, recorded in Plat Book 44, at Page 62, of the
Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida; thence Northerly along said East line of lot
17 to the Northeast corner of said Lot 17, said point being on the North line of Block 56 of
the aforementioned NORMANDY GOLF COURSE SUBDIVISION; thence Northerly along
the North line of Block 56 to a point of intersection with the centerline of Ray street; thence
Southerly along the centerline of Ray Street to a point of intersection with the North right of
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way line of Normandy Waterway; thence continue Southerly over the Normandy Waterway
to a point, said point being the intersection of the South right of way line of Normandy
Waterway and the centerline Rue Notre Dame; thence continue Southerly along the
centerline of Rue Notre Dame to a point of intersection with the Westerly extension of the
South line of Lot 1, Block 9, as shown in 2ND REVISED PLAT OF A PORTION OF OCEAN.
SIDE SECTION AND TROUVILLE SECTION OF ISLE OF NORMANDY, recorded in Plat
Book 40, at Page 35, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida; thence run
Easterly along said extension of Lot 1 and along the South line of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 to a point, said point being the Southeast corner of lot 15 and
also being the Northwest corner of lot 25, block 9 as shown in the OCEANSIDE SECTION
OF ISLE OF NORMANDY, recorded in Plat Book 25, at Page 60, of the Public Records of
Miami -Dade County, Florida; thence Southerly along the West line of said Lot 25 to a point
of intersection with the North right of way line of Normandy Drive (71st Street); thence
Northerly along said North right of way line the same line also being the South line of Lots
23, 24 and 25 of said block 9 to a point of intersection of the East line of lot 25 and the North
right of way line of Normandy drive, thence Northerly along the East line of lot 23 to the
Northeast corner of said lot 23, said point being the intersection of the East line of lot 23 and
the South line of lot 19, Block 9 of the aforementioned 2ND REVISED PLAT OF A
PORTION OF OCEAN SIDE SECTION AND TROUVILLE SECTION OF ISLE OF
NORMANDY; thence Easterly along the South line of lots 19 and 20 of said block 9 to a
point of intersection on the West right of way line of Rue Versailles, thence continue Easterly
to a point of intersection of the centerline of Rue Versailles and the centerline of Normandy
Court, thence continue Easterly along said centerline of Normandy Court to a point of
intersection with the centerline of Bay Drive, said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Said lands located, lying and being in Section 3, Township 53 South, Range 42 East, and in
Section 10, Township 53 South, Range 42 East, City of Miami Beach, Florida.
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Another Boundary of the Normandy Historic District commences at the point of intersection
of Rue Versailles and the bulkhead line of Biscayne Bay, as shown in the OCEANSIDE
SECTION OF ISLE OF NORMANDY, recorded in Plat Book 25, at Page 60, of the Public
Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida. Said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING of a
tract of land herein described; thence run Easterly and Northwesterly along said bulk head
line of Biscayne Bay, said bulkhead line also being the Southern and Eastern boundary line
of Block 1 of the aforementioned OCEANSIDE SECTION OF ISLE OF NORMANDY to a
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point of intersection with the centerline of 71 street; thence run Westerly along the centerline
of 71 street to a point of intersection with the centerline of Bay Drive; thence Southerly along
the centerline of Bay Drive a point of intersection with the centerline of Brest Esplanade;
thence run Northwesterly along the centerline of Brest Esplanade to a point of intersection
with the Northerly extension of the West line of lot 13, block 6 of the aforementioned
OCEANSIDE SECTION OF ISLE OF NORMANDY, thence Southerly along said West line of
lot 13 to a point being 138 feet North of the South line of lot 14 of said block 6; thence run
Westerly along a line 138 feet North and parallel to the South line of lot 14 a distance of 50
feet to a point on the East line of lot 15 of said block 6, said point being 2 feet South of the
North line of lot 15, thence run North along said East line of lot 15 for a distance of 2 feet to
the North line of lot 15, thence run Westerly along the North line of lots 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
20, 21, 22, 23 and the Westerly extension of lot 23 to the centerline of Rue Versailles;
thence run Southerly along the centerline of Rue Versailles to a point of intersection with the
Bulkhead line of Biscayne Bay, said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said lands
located, lying and being in Section 10, Township 53 South, Range 42 East, and in Section
11, Township 53 South, Range 42 East, City of Miami Beach, Florida.
SECTION 3. INCLUSION IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY
CODE.
It is the intention of the Mayor and City Commission, and it is hereby ordained that the
provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made part of the Land Development
Regulations of the City Code of Miami Beach, Florida. The sections of this Ordinance may be
renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "Ordinance" may be
changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word.
SECTION 4. AMENDMENT OF ZONING MAP.
That the Mayor and City Commission hereby amend the Zoning Map of the City of Miami
Beach as contained in the Land Development Regulations of the City Code by identifying the
area described herein as HPD -14, Historic Preservation District 14.
SECTION 5. REPEALER.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed.
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SECTION 6. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the
remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect ten days following adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this / % day of Jon /far)/ , 2018.
ATTEST:
Dan Gelber, Mayor
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Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
First Reading: December 1
Second Reading: January !
Verified By:
Thomas R. Mooney, .
Planning Director
AICP
APPROVED AS TO
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WdAM BEACH
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: January 17, 2018
5 :04 p.m. Second Reading Public Hearing
SUBJECT: NORMANDY ISLES HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE; AMENDING SECTION 118-
593, "HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGNATION;" AMENDING SECTION 118-
593(e), "DELINEATION ON ZONING MAP;" AMENDING SECTION 118- 593(e)(2),
"HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICTS (HPD)" BY DESIGNATING THE
NORMANDY ISLES HISTORIC DISTRICT WITH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THE DISTRICT LOCATED GENERALLY BETWEEN THE NORMANDY SHORES
GOLF COURSE AND SOUTH SHORE DRIVE TO THE NORTH, THE SOUTH
SIDE OF MARSEILLE DRIVE AND THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1133
NORMANDY DRIVE TO THE SOUTH, NORTH SHORE DRIVE AND BAY DRIVE
TO THE EAST, AND RAY STREET AND RUE NOTRE DAME TO THE WEST, AND
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE DISTRICT LOCATED GENERALLY
BETWEEN THE NORTHERN LOT LINE OF THE PROPERTIES ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF BAY DRIVE AND 71ST STREET TO THE NORTH, BISCAYNE BAY TO
THE SOUTH, INDIAN CREEK AND BISCAYNE BAY TO THE EAST, AND RUE
VERSAILLES AND BAY DRIVE TO THE WEST; PROVIDING THAT THE CITY'S
ZONING MAP SHALL BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE NORMANDY ISLES
HISTORIC DISTRICT; ADOPTING THE DESIGNATION REPORT ATTACHED
HERETO AS APPENDIX "A;" PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY CODE, REPEALER,
SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the City Commission adopt the subject Ordinance.
ANALYSIS
HISTORY
On September 9, 2014, the Historic Preservation Board directed Planning Department staff to
prepare formal Historic Designation Reports for the proposed designation of the North Shore and
Normandy Isles local historic districts, with modified boundaries.
At the September 10, 2014 City Commission meeting, the City Commission discussed the proposed
North Shore and Normandy Isles Local Historic Districts and denied the designations.
At the July 13, 2016 City Commission meeting, the City Commission discussed the possibility of
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creating local historic districts within the boundaries of the North Shore and Normandy Isles National
Register Districts and directed the Administration to begin the local designation process for the
boundaries recommended in the draft North Beach Master Plan.
On October 11, 2016, the Historic Preservation Board reviewed a Preliminary Evaluation and
Recommendation Report relative to the possible designation of the North Shore Historic District and
directed staff to prepare a Formal Designation Report for the North Shore Local Historic District, with
boundaries as recommend in the draft North Beach Master Plan.
Pursuant to Section 118 -591 of the City Code, The City Commission was advised of the action of the
Historic Preservation Board via LTC, and as part of a progress report on the demolition moratorium,
presented at the October 19, 2016 City Commission meeting.
On December 5, 2016, the Mayor and City Commission discussed the proposed Normandy Isles
Historic District and took no action to modify the boundaries as recommended by the Historic
Preservation Board.
On October 10, 2017, the Historic Preservation Board reviewed an historic designation report for the
proposed North Shore Local Historic District (attached), consistent with the boundaries as modified
by the City Commission on December 5, 2016 (See MAP 1 in the attached Historic Designation
Report). At this meeting, the Board transmitted the historic district designation to the Planning Board
and City Commission with a favorable recommendation.
HISTORIC DESIGNATION PROCESS
The process of historic designation is delineated in Sections 118 -591 through 118 -593 in Subpart B
of the Land Development Regulations of the City Code (Chapter 118, Article X, Division 4). An
outline of this process is delineated below.
Step One: A request for designation is made either by the City Commission, the Historic
Preservation Board, other agencies and organizations as listed in the Land Development
Regulations of the City Code, or the property owners involved. Proposals for designation shall
include a completed application form available from the Planning Department.
Step Two: The Planning Department prepares a preliminary evaluation report with
recommendations for consideration by the Board.
Step Three: The Historic Preservation Board considers the preliminary evaluation to determine if
proceeding with a designation report is warranted.
The designation report is an historical and architectural analysis of the proposed district or site. The
report:
1) describes the historic, architectural and /or archeological significance of the property or subject
area proposed for Historical Site or District designation;
2) recommends Evaluation Guidelines to be used by the Board to evaluate the appropriateness and
compatibility of proposed Developments affecting the designated Site or District; and
3) will serve as an attachment to the Land Development Regulations of the City Code.
Step Four: The City Commission is notified of the Board's decision and the initial boundaries
proposed for designation. Within 60 days of the vote of the Historic Preservation Board to direct the
Planning Department to prepare a designation report, the City Commission may, by a five - sevenths
vote, deny or modify the proposed request for designation.
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Step Five: The designation report is presented to the Historic Preservation Board at a public
hearing. If the Board determines that the proposed site or district satisfies the requirements for
designation as set forth in the Land Development Regulations of the City Code, the Board transmits
a recommendation in favor of designation to the Planning Board and City Commission.
Step Six: The Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed designation, and shall
consider the proposed historic designation as an amendment to the Land Development Regulations
of the City Code and, subsequently, transmit its recommendation to the City Commission.
Step Seven: The City Commission may adopt an amendment to the Land Development
Regulations of the City Code by a five - sevenths majority vote, which thereby designates the Historic
Preservation Site or Historic District after one (1) public hearing for a parcel of land less than ten (10)
contiguous acres or after two (2) public hearings for a parcel of land that is more than ten (10)
contiguous acres.
PLANNING ANALYSIS IN RELATION TO ORDINANCE CRITERIA
In accordance with Section 118 -592 in the Land Development Regulations of the City Code,
eligibility for designation is determined on the basis of compliance with the listed criteria set forth
below.
(a) The Historic Preservation Board shall have the authority to recommend that properties be
designated as historic buildings, historic structures, historic improvements, historic landscape
features, historic interiors (architecturally significant public portions only), historic sites or historic
districts if they are significant in the historical, architectural, cultural, aesthetic or archeological
heritage of the city, the county, state or nation. Such properties shall possess integrity of location,
design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling or association and meet at least one of the following
criteria:
(1) Association with events that have made a significant contribution to the history of the city, the
county, state or nation;
(2) Association with the lives of persons significant in the city's past history;
(3) Embody the distinctive characteristics of an historical period, architectural or design style or
method of construction;
(4) Possesses high artistic values;
(5) Represent the work of a master, serve as an outstanding or representative work of a master
designer, architect or builder who contributed to our historical, aesthetic or architectural heritage;
(6) Have yielded, or are likely to yield information important in pre- history or history;
'(7) Be listed in the National Register of Historic Places;
(8) Consist of a geographically definable area that possesses a significant concentration of sites,
buildings or structures united by historically significant past events or aesthetically by plan or physical
development, whose components may lack individual distinction.
(b) A building, structure (including the public portions of the interior), improvement or landscape
feature may be designated historic even if it has been altered if the alteration is reversible and the
most significant architectural elements are intact and repairable.
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The proposed Normandy Isles Historic District is eligible for historic designation as it complies with
the criteria as specified in Section 118 -592 in the Land Development Regulations of the City Code
outlined above. Additionally, staff finds that the properties listed as contributing within the proposed
Normandy Isles Historic District possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials,
workmanship, feeling or association for the following reasons:
1. The Planning Department has surveyed the 118 buildings located within the boundaries of the
proposed Normandy Isles Historic District and has found that 105 of these buildings satisfy the
requirements of Section 118- 593(a) of the Land Development Regulations of the City Code. The
contributing buildings, which possess integrity of their original location, are mainly examples of
modest Post -World War II tourist hotels and apartment buildings that constitute a distinctive built
environment of resort architecture. The proposed Normandy Isles Historic District owes much of its
character to its unique plan inspired by the City Beautiful Movement and the repetition of similar
building types and styles within a compact space. The contributing buildings exhibit distinct local
adaptations that have become recognized as "Miami Modernism" (MiMo). The largely multi -
residential development grew up mainly after World War II, and its planning was largely designed
around garden oriented apartment buildings emphasizing the simple modern architectural motifs of
mid - century America.
2. Staff finds the proposed historic district to be eligible for historic designation and in conformance
with the designation criteria for the following reasons:
(1) Association with events that have made a significant contribution to the history of the
city, the county, state or nation.
The majority of contributing properties within the possible historic district directly reflect the turn of
events in America following World War II. Unprecedented development followed the American
success in WWII when new resort hotels and residential resort architecture were contemplated.
Development during this time was on a scale never before seen in South Florida. This event
redefined the evolution of resort architecture in Miami Beach and Florida.
Furthermore, Miami Beach played a significant role as a training site and redistribution center for the
U.S. Army -Air Forces during World War II. After the war, many veterans who had trained as recruits
in Miami Beach returned here to vacation or to make their home.
(2) Embody the distinctive characteristics of a historical period, architectural or design style
or method of construction.
The apartment buildings that characterize much of the built environment of the proposed Normandy
Isles Historic District exemplify the plasticity and transparency of Moderne architectural styling and
the later Post War Modern movements, featuring cubic massing and large glass casement windows
which cross - ventilated each unit and were sheltered by projecting concrete eyebrows. Exterior
catwalks and outdoor stairways predicted the more functional building types of the postwar period.
Often, two buildings were mirrored, or turned at angles in order to create common garden spaces,
and better take advantage of the southern exposure. On the interior, a combination of bedrooms and
studio apartments featured dinettes, dressing rooms, and streamlined kitchens.
As the district urbanized, it developed an architectural character calibrated to its resort identity, its
modest means and its speculative planning. A characteristic of the Normandy Isles Historic District is
that many buildings feature courtyards and facade features oriented toward the water or golf course,
as well as the street. The buildings were adapted to the local environment conditions with patios,
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surrounding gardens, porches, loggias, flat roofs with broad overhanging eaves and exterior
staircases and catwalks.
The scale of architecture in the district is largely consistent, a product of the fact that a relatively
small group of architects constructed much of the area in a short period. These architects defined a
new direction of mid - century modern design in Miami Beach. Their buildings, conditioned to the
environmental forces of a hot and humid climate as, well as to the need to distinguish buildings within
a competitive environment, led to a daring and unexpected expression of modern themes. While the
vast majority of the buildings in the possible historic district can be characterized as Post War
Modern, this style nonetheless demonstrates a high degree of continuity with earlier architectural
trends, including Mediterranean Revival and Art Deco style buildings.
(3) Be listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The properties located within the proposed local historic district are located within the Normandy
Isles Historic District which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 12,
2008.
(4) Consist of a geographically definable area that possesses a significant concentration of
sites, buildings or structures united by historically significant past events or aesthetically by
plan or physical development, whose components may lack individual distinction.
Approximately 89% of the 118 buildings located within the proposed Normandy Isles Historic District
have been found to possess architectural and historical significance.
PLANNING BOARD REVIEW
On November 21, 2017, the Planning Board transmitted the proposed Ordinance Amendment to the
City Commission with a favorable recommendation.
UPDATE
The subject Ordinance was approved at First Reading on December 13, 2017, with no changes.
CONCLUSION
In view of the foregoing analysis and the recommendations of the Historic Preservation and Planning
Boards, the Administration recommends that the City Commission adopt the subject Ordinance.
Legislative Tracking
Planning
Sponsor
Applicant - Historic Preservation Board
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
o Normandy Isle - DESIGNATION REPORT
o Form Approved ORDINANCE - Normandy Isles HD
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NORMANDY ISLES
HISTORIC DISTRICT
DESIGNATION REPORT
Rendenng, Wohl Studios, 6865 Bay Drive
Constructed in 1948, Designed by Igor B. Polevitzky
PREPARED BY
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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OCTOBER 10, 2017
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION REPORT
NORMANDY ISLES HISTORIC DISTRICT
PREPARED BY
City of Miami Beach Planning Department
MIAMI BEACH CITY COMMISSION
Philip Levine, Mayor
Commissioners:
Mickey Steinberg
Michael Grieco
Joy Malakoff
Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
Ricky Arriola
John Elizabeth Aleman
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
Stevan Pardo, Chair
Wyn Bradley
Jack Finglass
Nancy Liebman
Scott Needelman
Kirk Paskal
John Stuart
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH PLANNING BOARD
Brian Elias, Chair
Jeffery Feldman
Randy Gumenick
Daniel Veitia
Mark Meland
Nick Gelpi
Kareem Brantley
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH PLANNING DEPARTMENT
AUTHORS
Debbie Tackett, Chief of Historic Preservation
Jake Seiberling, Principal Planner
EDITORS
Thomas R. Mooney, AICP, Director
Debbie Tackett, Chief of Historic Preservation
Jake Seiberling, Principal Planner
REPORT DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
Debbie Tackett, Chief of Historic Preservation
Jake Seiberling, Principal Planner
Francisco Arbalaez, Senior Planner
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION REPORT
NORMANDY ISLES HISTORIC DISTRICT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
REQUEST 5
II. DESIGNATION PROCESS 5
III. RELATION TO ORDINANCE CRITERIA 6
IV. DESCRIPTION OF BOUNDARIES 10
V. PRESENT OWNERS 10
VI. PRESENT USE 11
VII. PRESENT ZONING 11
VIII. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 11
IX. ARCHITECTURAL BACKGROUND 15
X. PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 22
XI. FIGURE INDEX 23
XII. PROPERTIES LIST 24
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XIII. PHOTOGRAPHS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DISTRICT 28
REQUEST
On September 9, 2014, the Historic Preservation Board directed Planning Department staff to
prepare formal Historic Designation Reports for the proposed designation of the North Shore
and Normandy Isles local historic districts, with modified boundaries.
At the September 10, 2014 City Commission meeting, the City Commission discussed the
proposed North Shore and Normandy Isles Local Historic Districts and denied the designations.
At the July 13, 2016 City Commission meeting, the City Commission discussed the possibility
of creating local historic districts within the boundaries of the North Shore and Normandy Isles
National Register Districts and directed the Administration to begin the local designation process
for the boundaries recommended in the draft North Beach Master Plan.
On October 11, 2016, the Historic Preservation Board reviewed a Preliminary Evaluation and
Recommendation Report relative to the possible designation of the North Shore Historic District
and directed staff to prepare a Formal Designation Report for the North Shore Local Historic
District, with boundaries as recommend in the draft North Beach Master Plan.
Pursuant to Section 118 -591 of the City Code, The City Commission was advised of the
action of the Historic Preservation Board via LTC, and as part of a progress report on the
demolition moratorium, presented at the October 19, 2016 City Commission meeting.
On December 5, 2016, the Mayor and City Commission discussed the proposed Normandy
Isles Historic District and took no action to modify the boundaries as recommended by the
Historic Preservation Board.
On October 10, 2017, the Historic Preservation Board reviewed an historic designation report
for the proposed North Shore Local Historic District, consistent with the boundaries as modified
by the City Commission on December 5, 2016 (MAP 1). At this meeting, the Board
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transmitted the historic district designation to the Planning Board and City Commission with a
favorable recommendation.
II. DESIGNATION PROCESS
The process of historic designation is delineated in Sections 118 -591 through 118 -593 in
Subpart B of the Land Development Regulations of the City Code ( Chapter 118, Article X,
Division 4) . An outline of this process is delineated below.
Step One: A request for designation is made either by the City Commission, the Historic
Preservation Board, other agencies and organizations as listed in the Land
Development Regulations of the City Code, or the property owners involved.
Proposals for designation shall include a completed application form available
from the Planning Department.
Step Two: The Planning Department prepares a preliminary evaluation report with
recommendations for consideration by the Board.
Step Three: The Historic Preservation Board considers the preliminary evaluation to determine
if proceeding with a designation report is warranted.
The designation report is an historical and architectural analysis of the proposed
district or site. The report:
1) describes the historic, architectural and /or archeological significance of
the property or subject area proposed for Historical Site or District
designation;
2) recommends Evaluation Guidelines to be used by the Board to evaluate
the appropriateness and compatibility of proposed Developments affecting
the designated Site or District; and
3) will serve as an attachment to the Land Development Regulations of the
City Code.
Step Four: The City Commission is notified of the Board's decision and the initial
boundaries proposed for designation. Within 60 days of the vote of the
Historic Preservation Board to direct the Planning Department to prepare a
designation report, the City Commission may, by a five - sevenths vote, deny or
modify the proposed request for designation.
Step Five: The designation report is presented to the Historic Preservation Board at a
public hearing. If the Board determines that the proposed site or district
satisfies the requirements for designation as set forth in the Land Development
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Regulations of the City Code, the Board transmits a recommendation in favor of
designation to the Planning Board and City Commission.
Step Six: The Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed designation, and
shall consider the proposed historic designation as an amendment to the Land
Development Regulations of the City Code and, subsequently, transmit its
recommendation to the City Commission.
Step Seven: The City Commission may adopt an amendment to the Land Development
Regulations of the City Code by a five- sevenths majority vote, which thereby
designates the Historic Preservation Site or Historic District after one (1) public
hearing for a parcel of land less than ten (10) contiguous acres or after two
(2) public hearings for a parcel of land that is more than ten (10 )
contiguous acres.
III. RELATION TO ORDINANCE CRITERIA
1. In accordance with Section 118 -592 in the Land Development Regulations of the City
Code, eligibility for designation is determined on the basis of compliance with the listed
criteria set forth below.
(a) The Historic Preservation Board shall have the authority to recommend that
properties be designated as historic buildings, historic structures, historic
improvements, historic landscape features, historic interiors ( architecturally
significant public portions only) , historic sites or historic districts if they are
significant in the historical, architectural, cultural, aesthetic or archeological
heritage of the city, the county, state or nation. Such properties shall possess
an integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling or
association and meet at least one (1) of the following criteria:
(1) Association with events that have made a significant contribution to the
history of the city, the county, state or nation;
(2) Association with the lives of persons significant in the city's past history;
(3) Embody the distinctive characteristics of an historical period, architectural
or design style or method of construction;
(4) Possesses high artistic values;
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(5) Represent the work of a master, serve as an outstanding or
representative work of a master designer, architect or builder who
contributed to our historical, aesthetic or architectural heritage;
(6) Have yielded, or are likely to yield information important in pre- history
or history;
(7) Be listed in the National Register of Historic Places;
(8) Consist of a geographically definable area that possesses a significant
concentration of sites, buildings or structures united by historically
significant past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development, •
whose components may lack individual distinction.
(b) A building, structure ( including the public portions of the interior) , improvement
or landscape feature may be designated historic even if it has been altered if
the alteration is reversible and the most significant architectural elements are
intact and repairable.
2. The proposed Normandy Isles Historic District is eligible for historic designation as it
complies with the criteria as specified in Section 118 -592 in the Land Development
Regulations of the City Code outlined above.
taff finds that the . ro . erties listed as contributin within the s roposed Normandy Isles
Historic District • ossess inte• rit of location desi n settin • materials workmanshi .
feeling or association for the following reasons:
The Planning Department has surveyed the 118 buildings located within the boundaries
of the proposed Normandy Isles Historic District and has found that 105 of these
buildings satisfy the requirements of Section 118 -593 (a) of the Land Development
Regulations of the City Code. The contributing buildings, which possess integrity of
their original location, are mainly examples of modest Post -World War II tourist hotels
and apartment buildings that constitute a distinctive built environment of resort
architecture. The proposed Normandy Isles Historic District owes much of its character
to its unique plan inspired by the City Beautiful Movement and the repetition of similar
building types and styles within a compact space. The contributing buildings exhibit
distinct local adaptations that have become recognized as "Miami Modernism" (MiMo)
The largely multi - residential development grew up mainly after World War II, and its
planning was largely designed around garden oriented apartment buildings emphasizing
the simple modern architectural motifs of mid - century America.
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(a) Further, staff finds the proposed historic district to be eligible for historic
designation and in conformance with the designation criteria for the following
reasons:
(1) Association with events that have made a significant contribution to the
history of the city, the county, state or nation.
The majority of contributing properties within the possible historic district
directly reflect the turn of events in America following World War II.
Unprecedented development followed the American success in WWII when
new resort hotels and residential resort architecture were contemplated.
Development during this time was on a scale never before seen in
South Florida. This event redefined the evolution of resort architecture in
Miami Beach and Florida.
Furthermore, Miami Beach played a significant role as a training site
and redistribution center for the U.S. Army -Air Forces during World War
II. After the war, many veterans who had trained as recruits in Miami
Beach returned here to vacation or to make their home.
(3) Embody the distinctive characteristics of a historical period, architectural or
design style or method of construction.
The apartment buildings that characterize much of the built environment
of the proposed Normandy Isles Historic District exemplify the plasticity
and transparency of Moderne architectural styling and the later Post War
Modern movements, featuring cubic massing and large glass casement
windows which cross- ventilated each unit and were sheltered by
projecting concrete eyebrows. Exterior catwalks and outdoor stairways
predicted the more functional building types of the postwar period.
Often, two buildings were mirrored, or turned at angles in order to
create common garden spaces, and better take advantage of the
southern exposure. On the interior, a combination of bedrooms and
studio apartments featured dinettes, dressing rooms, and streamlined
kitchens.
As the district urbanized, it developed an architectural character calibrated
to its resort identity, its modest means and its speculative planning. A
characteristic of the Normandy Isles Historic District is that many
buildings feature courtyards and facade features oriented toward the
water or golf course, as well as the street. The buildings were adapted
to the local environment conditions with patios, surrounding gardens,
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porches, loggias, flat roofs with broad overhanging eaves and exterior
staircases and catwalks.
The scale of architecture in the district is largely consistent, a product
of the fact that a relatively small group of architects constructed much
of the area in a short period. These architects defined a new direction
of mid - century modern design in Miami Beach. Their buildings,
conditioned to the environmental forces of a hot and humid climate as,
well as to the need to distinguish buildings within a competitive
environment, led to a daring and unexpected expression of modern
themes. While the vast majority of the buildings in the possible historic
district can be characterized as Post War Modern, this style nonetheless
demonstrates a high degree of continuity with earlier architectural trends,
including Mediterranean Revival and Art Deco style buildings.
(7) Be listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The properties located within the proposed local historic district are
located within the Normandy Isles Historic District which was listed on
the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 2008.
(8) Consist of a eo ra hically definable area that possesses a significant
concentration of sites, buildings or structures united by historically
_significant past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development,
whose components may lack individual distinction.
Approximately 89% of the 118 buildings located within the proposed
Normandy Isles Historic District have been found to possess architectural
and historical significance.
3. The historic preservation board shall consider if the historic buildings, historic structures,
historic improvements, historic landscape features, historic interiors ( architecturally
significant public portions only) , historic sites, or historic districts comply with the sea
level rise and resiliency review criteria in Chapter 133, Article II, as applicable,
pursuant to Section 118 -592.
(a) Criteria for ordinances, resolutions, or recommendations:
(1)
Whether the proposal affects an area that is vulnerable to the impacts of
sea level rise, pursuant to adopted projections.
[ESTIMATED from LIDAR and 1995 Partial Building Records] The
northern portion of the proposed Normandy Isles Historic District has an
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average crown of road elevation of approximately 3.3 NAVD ( 4.86
NGVD) and the southern portion has an average crown of road
elevation of approximately 3.0 NAVD ( 4.56 NGVD) . Both areas of
the proposed historic district have an average crown of road that
appears to be below the future crown of road 3.7 NAVD (5.26
NGVD) .
At Mean High Water, Sea Level Rise is projected to be (NGVD
Elevations) :
o 2.31 to 2.64 by 2030 ( near -term )
o 2.98 to 3.98 by 2060 ( mid -term )
o 4.39 to 6.89 by 2100 (long-term)
(2) Whether the proposal will increase the resiliency of the City with respect to
sea level rise.
The proposal complements near -term efforts to increase the resiliency of
the City with respect to sea -level rise. Reevaluation may be necessary
in the future for mid and long -term effects (year 2060 and beyond) .
(3) Whether the proposal is compatible with the City's sea level rise mitigation
and resiliency efforts.
The proposal is compatible with the City's near -term efforts to increase
the resiliency of the City with respect to sea -level rise.
IV. DESCRIPTION OF BOUNDARIES
The proposed local historic district is generally bounded by the southern lot line of the
properties on the south side of Marseille Drive and the property located at 1133 Normandy
Drive to the south, Ray Street and Rue Notre Dame to the west, the Normandy Shores Golf
Course and South Shore Drive on the north and North Shore Drive and Bay Drive on the
east. The southern portion of the possible historic district is generally bounded by Biscayne
Bay on the south, Rue Versailles and Bay Drive on the west, the northern lot line of the
properties on the north side of Bay Drive and 71st Street on the north and Indian Creek and
Biscayne Bay on the east. (MAP 1)
V. PRESENT OWNERS
The property located within the boundaries of the proposed historic district is held by multiple
owners.
VI. PRESENT USE
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The current use within the boundaries of the proposed historic district is primarily multi- family
residential.
VII. PRESENT ZONING
The established zoning districts within the boundaries of proposed historic district are as
follows:
RM -1 Residential Multifamily, Low Intensity
RM -2 Residential Multifamily, Medium Intensity
CD -2 Commercial, Low Intensity
RO Residential Office
Please refer to the zoning map for more detailed information. (MAP 2)
VIII. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
In 1925, Henri and Rose Levy, with partners Reuben and Ethel Gryzmish, completed the
oceanfront development of
North Beach with the
Normandy Beach South
Subdivision, which lay between
the Atlantic Heights and
Harding Townsite subdivisions.
Levy, a native of Hochfelden
( Alsace) who immigrated to
America in 1900 and settled
in Cincinnati, had moved to
Miami Beach in 1922. 1 Levy
purchased the land from Carl
Fisher in 1923, and developed FIGURE 1 1924 photograph of the Normandy Beach Sales Office. The little
a partnership with Reuben girl is Clemence Levy; seated to her right is Rose Levy, her mother.
Gryzmish and his brother Mortimer, tobacconists from Boston. The Levys and Gryzmishes
planned Normandy Beach South to center on 71st Street, which was established as a future
east -west corridor to the mainland and consequently the axis of a key urban center of
commercial development. The developers marked the eastern end of 71st Street, at Collins
Avenue, with a whimsical gate rendered in stone and stucco and spanning the road. 2
1 "North Beach Resort District Designation Report" (Miami Beach; City of Miami Beach Planning Department,
Design Preservation & Neighborhood Planning Division) 2003. p. 23.
2 Carolyn Klesper, "90 Years of North Beach," p. 5.
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Much of the land that would be Normandy Isles was initially under water. For over two
years, huge dredges operating 24 hours a day pumped up the bay bottom to create
Normandy Isle from the south parcel. Barracks were built for the imported workers, many
from the Bahamas. Plants, mostly palms, were imported from the Caribbean and stocked in
a nursery for use in landscaping. Henri and Rose Levy designed the fountain, streets, lighting,
sidewalks, arched entrance gate at the east, pavilion at the west entrance, and an extensive
plant nursery on Normandy Isle. They were clearly inspired by the City Beautiful Movement
of the time, as well as Henri's memories of France. A comparison of several French town
plans shows that Miami Beach's Normandy Isle most closely resembles the seaside town of
Granville, one of Henri Levy's favorite places.3
Figure 2 1924 aerial photograph looking south.
In 1925, Henri Levy's Normandy Beach Properties Corporation began development of the
Normandy Isles. Originally named Meade - Warner Island, the tract comprised 450 acres on
two natural mangrove islands in Biscayne Bay, directly west of Levy's Normandy Beach South
subdivision. The Isle of Normandy, the southernmost of the two islands, required two years
to clear land, construct seawalls and dredge. Levy's third project and greatest challenge was
Normandy. Isle, on a natural ( though swampy) land mass in Biscayne Bay, directly west of
Normandy Beach South. The two were connected by 71st Street, and at one point the
entrance was graced with a grand archway announcing the name of the development. a
3 "Normandy Isles National Register Nomination" (Miami Beach: City of Miami Beach Planning Department) 2008
p.8..
4 Carolyn Klesper, "90 Years of North Beach," p. 5.
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On the bay side of Miami Beach, a real estate syndicate composed of several members,
among them the Gryzmich brothers and Henri Levy, bought a mangrove patch named Mead
Island from A.P. Warner and the Mead brothers for $250,000, renamed it South Island and
began its development. Just above South Island was another mangrove patch called North
Island. The syndicate originally planned to name the development's streets after persons. But
the Dade County Commission, which had control of street names, rejected the idea, and the
developers decided to name the streets after French towns and provinces. Included in the
new naming was a change of the island's name from South Island to Normandy Isle. In
1925, the first construction, comprising four apartment buildings and a fountain, was
undertaken at the east end of the island. The Vendome ( Normandy) fountain still stands
today but the apartment buildings did not survive the devastating hurricane of 1926.
Nonetheless, from the mid -1930s through the 1950s, numerous multifamily had been
constructed throughout the island. Many of these lined the northernmost waterfront streets given
evocative French names like Calais and Marseille drives. The north Island remained only
partially developed until 1939, when the City of Miami Beach bought the northern portion of it
to create the Normandy Shores Municipal Golf Course.5
Figure 3 1926 photograph of the Vendome (Normandy) fountain.
5 Kleinberg, p. 94.
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The picturesque, gracefully curving and tree -lined parkways and ample waterfront lots
contrasted with the engineer's grid that characterizes most of the North Shore development to
the east. Bay Drive, which partly encircled Normandy Island, was a 70 -foot boulevard. In a
strategy reminiscent of Fisher and perhaps inspired by Schultze & Weaver's contemporary but
un -built Villa Biscayne cooperative apartment building project on North Bay Road, a large site
at the southeast corner of the island, on the axis of Brest Esplanade, was set aside for the
development of a grand hotel.
Levy then worked on realizing his dream of connecting his Miami Beach properties to the
mainland with a causeway across Biscayne Bay linking North Beach to mainland Miami's
growing northern subdivisions, as well as Hialeah Park racetrack, which lay directly to the
west. The two existing connections were the Venetian Causeway, which was too low for
boats to pass under, and the County Causeway at 5th Street, which was so narrow it had
one -way traffic, that was reversed every hour. The Miami Beach City Council endorsed the
causeway project in December 1925, making it possible to proceed with preliminary work.
Initial plans were prepared by an engineer named Lassiter to sell the idea of the 79th Street
Causeway to the U.S. government through the Corps of Engineers. 6
Figure 4 1925 plat of the Ocean Side Section of the Isle of Normandy.
6 "Normandy Isles National Register Nomination" (Miami Beach: City of Miami Beach Planning Department) 2008
p.8.
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When completed in 1929 after an arduous and expensive construction, the Everglades Avenue
Causeway was not only a much needed new automotive link across Biscayne Bay, with the
County Causeway farther south, It is called the 79th Street Causeway for its western
connection in Miami; at its eastern end it connects to 71st Street on Normandy Isle and
Miami Beach. The causeway was dependent for a part of its length on the divided parkway
system called the North and South Everglades Concourses ( later renamed 71st Street and
Normandy Drive) that bisected the Isle of Normandy. The two roads met at 71st Street at
Vendome Plaza, whose triangular layout formed the commercial and civic center of the area.
At the center of Vendome Plaza was the Vendome fountain, a centerpiece of the island's
civic arts program.
The characteristics of the Normandy Isles neighborhood are derived from a confluence of
planning ideals, housing trends and architectural styling distinctive to this area. First, the
progressive planning of the district during the Florida Land Boom of the 1920's, primarily
favoring the sale of small individual lots, set the speculative stage for the future development
of the district by a large and varied group of owners. Second, as the district urbanized,
new types of housing, not envisioned in the original planning, were tailored to the narrow lot
structure of the city. These new types, multiplied in large numbers, produce a distinctive
urban structure. Third, environmental adaptation and the need to distinguish buildings within a
competitive environment led to a daring and unexpected expression of modern themes tailored
to function in the hot and humid climate.
Although conceived, planned and themed in the 1920's, and initially developed in the 1920's
and 30's, the islands were largely urbanized in the postwar period. Within the proposed
Normandy Isles Local Historic District, the scale and expression of buildings is largely
consistent; a product of the fact that so the area was constructed in a compact period of
time by a relatively small group of architects whose prodigious production literally gave shape
to the district.
IX.
ARCHITECTURAL BACKGROUND
Largely built in the Post -World War II period, the
vast majority of buildings in the proposed Normandy
Isles Historic District can be characterized as
modern.
reflects
themes.
The architectural vocabulary of its buildings
an unusual assemblage of mid- century
The mostly flat- roofed buildings, faced in
field stone, slump brick, patterned stucco and
perforated concrete screens, punctuated by
idiosyncratic pylon forms, projecting concrete fins and
7 "Normandy Isles National Register Nomination" (Miami Beach: 1
p.8.
360 South SEaors tlrlve /ry e n1 eaoir 1954
A common building type in North peach, the
two-tier condo Is unified by a strong facade fra
comprised of decorative struts or parapet walk
often convex as in this case, and often mixing
two•tonsd, decided and textured surfaces.
t.M. Fotn 1 Morton FallnianArchitect
Robin HIII Photogrepbor
y
Page 595 of 92f igure 5 Excerpt from the `Beyond the Box,
Mid - Century Architecture in Miami and New
York' Exhibition Catalog, 2002.
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decorative modern metal- works, often wrapped around intimate garden patios, convey a
consistent architectural sensibility characteristic of the North Beach area of Miami Beach. It
nonetheless demonstrates a high degree of continuity with earlier architectural trends, including
vernacular, Mediterranean and Moderne style buildings. Other architectural styles represented in
the Normandy Isles neighborhood include Mediterranean Revival /Art Deco Transitional (Med-
Deco ) , Streamline Moderne, Masonry Vernacular, and Classical Revival.
The development of Normandy Isles, in historic context, provides an exceptionally coherent
example of both planning efforts and architectural development. The combination and interaction
of these coherent planning and architectural efforts creates an urban environment of
extraordinary relevance to the construction of South Florida's resort identity. Adapted to local
environmental conditions, with surrounding gardens, porches, loggias, exterior staircases and
galleries, the mainly multi- family residential buildings exhibit a regularity of scale, use of
building material, and consistency in styling within a limited number of architectural types that
gives the district its distinctive urban character.
Post War Modern
The Post War Modern style of architecture in South Florida, which spans from approximately
1945 to the mid- 1960s, is often interchangeably referred to as Miami Modern (MiMo) or
Mid - Century Modern, the latter being a more nationally recognized term. Regardless of name,
the historic design impact of this mid -20th century style can be seen today throughout South
Florida and beyond. In order to better understand the Post War Modern or style of
architecture, it is important to view this architectural movement in the context of the historical,
political, social, economic, and technological changes that were taking place during this period
worldwide, nationwide, and locally.
The United States emerged as a world power following World War II. After years of
deprivation during the Great Depression and wartime, the end of the war brought a sense of
joyful optimism to many Americans. The Baby Boom was the result of the eagerness to get
this new generation underway, while the legislation of the G.I. Bill helped to provide education
and prosperity for war veterans.
Miami Beach played a significant role as a training site and redistribution center for the U.S.
Army -Air Forces during World War 11. The immediate availability of the City as a training
center in 1942 is credited with reducing the length of the war effort by six to eight months
and saving the government $6 million in building costs. 8 After the war, many veterans who
had trained as recruits in Miami Beach returned here to vacation or to make their home.
This, in addition to the Cuban Revolution in 1959, which prompted an unprecedented mass
immigration of Cubans to Miami, resulted in a need for housing, retail, and services to
accommodate the different growing segments of the population increased.
8 "Army Life on Beach in Second Year," Miami Herald„ 19 February 1943..
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America redirected its enormous industrial capacity from the defense economy back to the
domestic economy following the war. There was no longer a perceived need for rationing,
conserving, and recycling. The economy was thriving and gave rise to the growing middle
class
New electric appliances and gadgets with push buttons began to appear in many households.
Air conditioning was introduced as a modern convenience that tremendously added to the
comforts of living in Florida. It became especially important because air conditioning allowed for
a year -round economy and freed architects from having to adapt their buildings to the hot,
humid climate.
It was the beginning of the space age. The first Sputnik was launched in 1957. Rivalry with
the U.S.S.R. led to the space race. Futuristic, flamboyant, fun design elements showed up in
cars, furniture, and buildings. Automobiles sprouted wings and depicted rocket motifs. The
small globe with protruding antennae reminiscent of the Sputnik became a common design
detail. Cheese holes, woggles and boomerangs began to appear in architecture everywhere in
Miami Beach.
After a hiatus in construction due to World War II, the Post War Modern style picked up
where Art Deco left off with the added influences of a booming Post War economy, new
technologies, the prevalence of the sophisticated, affordable, and reliable new automobiles, and
a feeling of national optimism. The local expression of this style was dubbed Miami Modern
or MiMo by the Greater Metropolitan Miami area's Urban Arts Committee in about 2004.
North Shore was largely built up after World War II. Buildings emphasized horizontality,
exhibiting flat roofs with broad overhanging eaves, echoed by the horizontal projections of the
exterior corridors and anchored to the ground with long low planter boxes. Individual windows
were grouped together with projecting concrete bands and contrasting textures to create bold
patterns. Space -age design elements were employed in clustered pipe columns and angled
roofs that resembled delta wings. Often two or more contrasting materials, such as stone,
brick, mosaic tile or patterned stucco were used to create bold designs. In addition, decorative
metal railings and concrete screen block were often used to wrap around intimate garden
patios which conveyed an architectural sensibility characteristic of the middleclass, tropical resort
that flourished in the North Beach area.
Architects adapted to the tropical climate by introducing exterior stairways and corridors
permitting natural cross- ventilation to each dwelling. Large numbers of modern, garden -style
apartment buildings were built between 1935 and 1963. Generally built on a single 50 -foot
lot, most of the apartment buildings were two stories in height with front patios and side
gardens. On larger lots, the linear configuration of garden apartments was articulated to form
L, C, or J shapes, or featured two mirrored buildings to create generous, private courtyards.
The building type adapted to both the narrow lot structure of the city and local environment
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conditions with patios, surrounding gardens, porches, loggias, flat roofs with broad overhanging
eaves and exterior staircases and catwalks. These small garden apartment buildings, hotels
and motels multiplied in large numbers, produce a densely built environment where low -scale
buildings allow landscaping to moderate the urban frontages. The scale of architecture in the
district is largely consistent; a product of the fact that so much of the area was constructed
in a short period of time by a relatively small group of architects.
Architects
Young architects such as Gilbert M. Fein, Frank Wyatt Woods and Gerard Pitt, dominated the
new construction in Normandy Isles, while other more established architects like Joseph
DeBrita, Robert Swartburg, Leonard Glasser, Harry O. Nelson and Manfred Ungaro were also
quite influential. Together, these architects defined a new direction of mid - century modern
design in Miami Beach. The architects acclaimed for the construction of South Beach, only 50
blocks to the south, area also present here. Together, these architects defined a new direction
of Mid - Century Modern design in Miami Beach. Their buildings, conditioned to the
environmental forces of a hot and humid climate as well as to the need to distinguish
buildings within a competitive environment, led to a daring and unexpected expression of
modern themes. While the vast majority of the proposed district can be characterized as Post
War Modern, this style nonetheless demonstrates a high degree of continuity with earlier
architectural trends, including Vernacular, Mediterranean, Art Deco and Streamline Moderne style
buildings.
Several of Miami Beach's distinguished local architects are represented in the potential district
expansion area, including the following:
Joseph J. DeBrita practiced in Miami Beach from the 1930s to the 1950s. He designed
dozens of residential, hotel and apartment buildings, mostly in Art Deco style. These include
the Villa Louisa and Ocean Blue hotels on Ocean Drive, the Dorset and Coral Reef hotels on
Collins Avenue, and the Eastview Apartments ( Marriott) on Washington Avenue. Together with
A. Kononoff he designed the Mount Vernon and Monticello ( Harding) hotels at 63rd Street in
1946.
Gilbert M. Fein (1920 -2003) was from New York City and studied architecture at New York
University. He served in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II and settled in
Miami Beach after the war. He designed hundreds of residential and commercial buildings in
South Florida in the new Postwar style, becoming "one of the masters of Modernism." Most
of Fein's comfortably livable buildings are unassuming and not prominent landmarks, but some
of the better -known are:
Starlite Hotel
News Cafe
Helen Mar Annex
750 Ocean Dr
800 Ocean Dr
2445 Lake Pancoast Dr
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Lake View Apartments
Park Isle Club
4780 Pinetree Dr
780 73rd St
Henry Hohauser (1889 - 1963) Born in New York City and educated at Pratt Institute in
Brooklyn, N.Y., Hohauser came to Miami in 1932. He was a practicing architect in Miami
Beach for over 20 years and was one of the most prolific. His firm designed over 300
buildings in the Miami area and he is "generally credited with being the originator of
modernism in Miami Beach." Just a few of Hohauser's buildings in Miami Beach's historic
districts are:
Park Central Hotel
Colony Hotel
Edison Hotel
Cardozo Hotel
Essex House
640 Ocean Dr
736 Ocean Dr
960 Ocean Dr
1300 Ocean Dr
1001 Collins Ave
L. Murray Dixon (1901 - 1949), Lawrence Murray Dixon moved to Miami Beach in 1928 to
start his own practice after having worked for the New York City architectural firm Schultze &
Weaver. Together with Henry Hohauser, Dixon can be credited with "inventing" the Tropical
Art Deco style of architecture which has become the signature of South Beach and made the
Miami Beach Architectural District worthy of listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Dixon is the architect of over 100 surviving buildings in the National Register District alone.
In his short life he became one of Miami Beach's most prolific and talented designers of
hotels, residences and commercial buildings, his works include:
Victor Hotel
Tides Hotel
Tiffany Hotel
Tudor Hotel
Palmer House Hotel
Marlin Hotel
Raleigh Hotel
Ritz Plaza Hotel
1144 Ocean Dr
1220 Ocean Dr
801 Collins Ave
1111 Collins Ave
1119 Collins Ave
1200 Collins Ave
1777 Collins Ave
1701 Collins Ave
Gerard Pitt (1885 -1971) was born in New Rochelle, New York, and graduated from
Columbia University in 1907. In his early career he worked in New York City and Detroit. He
moved to Miami in 1930 and was in partnership with George L. Pfeiffer, 1940 -41. Pitt
served as supervising architect for the southeast district of the Florida Hotel Commission from
1935 to 1957. In Miami Beach, he designed dozens of mostly small -scale apartment buildings
in Art Deco and Postwar Modern styles from 1940 to the late 1960s, when he was in his
80s. These include:
Lincoln Arms 1800 James Ave
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Miljean 1831 James Ave
Tropical Gardens 1600 Collins Ave
Clifton Hotel 1343 Collins Ave
MAP 1: Proposed Normandy Isles Historic District Boundaries
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NORMANDY SHORES
GOLF COUKSE
Proposed
Normandy Isles
Historic Districl
Proposed
Normandy Isle.
Historic Distric
MAP 2: Zoning Districts within the Proposed Normandy Isles Historic District Boundaries and
Surrounding Areas.
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NORMANDY SHORES
GOLF COURSE
GU
Proposed
Normandy Isles
Historic District
Proposed
Normandy Isles
Historic District
X. PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
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1 . Criteria for Designation: The Planning Department finds the proposed Normandy
Isles Historic District to be in compliance with the Criteria for Designation listed
in Section 118 -592 in the Land Development Regulations of the City Code.
2. Site Boundaries: The proposed local historic district is generally bounded by
the southern lot line of the properties on the south side of Marseille Drive and
the property located at 1133 Normandy Drive to the south, Ray Street and Rue
Notre Dame to the west, the Normandy Shores Golf Course and South Shore
Drive on the north and North Shore Drive and Bay Drive on the east. The
southern portion of the possible historic district is generally bounded by Biscayne
Bay on the south, Rue Versailles and Bay Drive on the west, the northern lot
line of the properties on the north side of Bay Drive and 71st Street on the
north and Indian Creek and Biscayne Bay on the east. (MAP 1)
3. Areas Subject to Review: The Planning Department recommends that the areas
subject to review shall include all exterior building elevations and public interior
spaces, site and landscape features, public open spaces and public rights -of-
way, and all vacant or parking lots included within the boundaries of the
proposed Normandy Isles Historic District. Regular maintenance of public utilities,
drainage, and mechanical systems, sidewalks, and roadways shall not require a
Certificate of Appropriateness.
4. Review Guidelines: The Planning Department recommends that a decision on
an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be based upon
compatibility of the physical alteration or improvement with surrounding properties
and where deemed applicable in substantial compliance with the following:
a. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines
for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, as revised from time to time;
b. Other guidelines /policies /plans adopted or approved by resolution or
ordinance by the City Commission;
c. All additional criteria as listed under Sections 118 -564 (b) and 118-
564 (c) in the Land Development Regulations of the City Code;
d. City of Miami Beach Design Guidelines as adopted by the Joint Design
Review /Historic Preservation Board on October 12, 1993, amended June
7, 1994, as may be revised from time to time.
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XI. FIGURE INDEX
Figure 0: (Cover) City of Miami Beach Building Department, Records Section, "Wohl
Studio ", rendering, Microfilm permit number 27411.
Figure 1: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. "Sales office at first part of
development by Henri Levy ", Black & white photonegative, 1924.
< https: / /www.floridamemory.com /items /show/135849>
Figure 2: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. "Aerial photograph of the Normandy
Isles — Miami Beach, Florida ", Black & white photoprint, 1924.
< https: / /www.floridamemory.com /items /show /42169>
Figure 3: City of Miami Beach Archives, "Vendome Fountain ", 1925.
Figure 4: City of Miami Beach Public Works Department, "Ocean Side Section of the Isle
of Normandy ", Plat book 25, Page 60.
Figure 5: Urban Arts Committee of Miami Beach and the Municipal Arts Society of New
York. "Beyond the Box, Mid - Century Modern Architecture in Miami and New
York" Exhibition Catalog, 2002, Page 17
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XII. PROPERTIES LIST
Proposed Normandy Isles Historic District Properties List
Address
Year
Architect
Style
National Register
Classification
Local
Classification
900
BAY DR
1962
Fridstein and Fitch
with M. Grossman
Post War Modern
Non Contributing
Contributing
910
BAY DR
1951
B. Robert Swartburg
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
920
BAY DR
A
1941
W. E. Tschumy
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
920
BAY DR
B
1956
Gerard Pitt and W. C.
Gorman
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
920
BAY DR
C
1936
L. Murray Dixon
Streamline Moderne
Contributing
Contributing
920
BAY DR
D
1936
L. Murray Dixon
Streamline Moderne
Contributing
Contributing
925
BAY DR
1951
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
935
BAY DR
1956
Robert M. Nordin
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
945
BAY DR
1946
Frank W. Woods
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
946
BAY DR
1955
Gerard Pitt
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
950
BAY DR
1941
Kiehnel & Elliott
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
955
BAY DR
1947
Frank W. Woods
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
960
BAY DR
1951
B. Robert Swartburg
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
965
BAY DR
1947
Frank W. Woods
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
969
BAY DR
A
1937
T. Hunter Henderson
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
969
BAY DR
B
1942
Owner
Style not determined
Contributing
Non Contributing.
987
BAY DR
1947
Henry Hohauser
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
993
BAY DR
1947
Henry Hohauser
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1000
BAY DR
1957
Theodore Gottfried
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1001
BAY DR
A
1956
Maurice S. Weintraub
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1001
BAY DR
B
1958
Owner
Post War Modern
Contributing
Non Contributing
1006
BAY DR
1957
L. Murray Dixon
Style not determined
Contributing
Non Contributing
1007
BAY DR
1946
Frank W. Woods
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1010
BAY DR
1938
Wahl Snyder
Post War Modern
Contributing
Non Contributing
1011
BAY DR
1946
Frank W. Woods
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1018
BAY DR
1955
Theodore Gottfried
Style not determined
Contributing
Non Contributing
1021
BAY DR
1940
Harry 0. Nelson
Streamline Moderne
Contributing
Contributing
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Address
Year
Architect
Style
National Register
Classification
Local
Classification
1022
BAY DR
A
1948
Not listed
Style not determined
Contributing
Non Contributing
1022
BAY DR
B
1961
Theodore Gottfried
Post War Modern
Non Contributing
Non Contributing
6865
BAY DR
A
1948
Igor B. Polevitzky
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
6865
BAY DR
B
1948
Igor B. Polevitzky
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
6865
BAY DR
C
1948
Igor B, Polevitzky
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
6865
BAY DR
D
1948
Igor B. Polevitzky
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
6865
BAY DR
E
1948
Igor B. Polevitzky
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
6865
BAY DR
F
1948
Igor B. Polevitzky
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
6881
BAY DR
1948
B. Robert Swartburg
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
6891
BAY DR
1940
Joseph J. DeBrita
Art Deco
Contributing
Contributing
6905
BAY DR
1959
Gerard Pitt
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
6915
BAY DR
1936
Martin L. Hampton
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
6937
BAY DR
1978
Moshe Cosicher
Style not determined
Non Contributing
Non Contributing
6941
BAY DR
1947
Martin L. Hampton
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
7116
BAY DR
1940
Pfeiffer and Pitt
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
7124
BAY DR
1940
Pfeiffer and Pitt
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
7200 .
BAY DR
1946
Joseph J. DeBrita
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
924
MARSEILLE DR
1926
I. G. Block
Mediterranean
Revival
Contributing
Contributing
925
MARSEILLE DR
A
1950
August Swarz
Style not determined
Contributing
Contributing
935
MARSEILLE DR
B
1950
August Swarz
Style not determined
Contributing
Contributing
945
MARSEILLE DR
A
1949
Harry C. Schwebke
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
945
MARSEILLE DR
B
1949
Harry C. Schwebke
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
965
MARSEILLE DR
1951
Nathan A. Seiderman
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1101
MARSEILLE DR
1955
Gilbert M, Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1120
MARSEILLE DR
1955
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1125
MARSEILLE DR
1956
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1130
MARSEILLE DR
1955
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1135
MARSEILLE DR
1948
Gerard Pitt
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1145
MARSEILLE DR
1948
Gerard Pitt
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1158
MARSEILLE DR
1954
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1165
MARSEILLE DR
1957
E. F. Hauser
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1168
MARSEILLE DR
1954
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1175
MARSEILLE DR
A
1957
Robert M. Nordin
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1175
MARSEILLE DR
B
1957
Robert M. Nordin
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1176
MARSEILLE DR
1954
Gilbert M, Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1185
MARSEILLE DR
1960
Maurice S, Weintraub
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1188
MARSEILLE DR
1954
Leonard H. Glasser
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1193
MARSEILLE DR
1945
John E. Petersen
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
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Address
Year
Architect
Style
National Register
Classification
Local
Classification
1193
MARSEILLE DR
1945
John E. Petersen
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1193
MARSEILLE DR
1945
John E. Petersen
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1193
MARSEILLE DR
1945
John E. Petersen
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1198
MARSEILLE DR
1954
Leonard H, Glasser
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1200
MARSEILLE DR
1955
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1207
MARSEILLE DR
1945
John E. Petersen
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1207
MARSEILLE DR
1945
John E. Petersen
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1207
MARSEILLE DR
1945
John E. Petersen
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1207
MARSEILLE DR
1945
John E. Petersen
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1211
MARSEILLE DR
1954
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1219
MARSEILLE DR
1954
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1220
MARSEILLE DR
1946
Frank W. Woods
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1225
MARSEILLE DR
1956
Nathan A. Seiderman
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1228
MARSEILLE DR
1946
Frank W. Woods
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1236
MARSEILLE DR
1946
Frank W. Woods
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1239
MARSEILLE DR
1954
Henry Hohauser
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1247
MARSEILLE DR
1954
Henry Hohauser
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1248
MARSEILLE DR
1946
Frank W. Woods
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1255
MARSEILLE DR
1955
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1258
MARSEILLE DR
1946
Manfred M. Ungaro
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1268
MARSEILLE DR
1946
Manfred M, Ungaro
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
1275
MARSEILLE DR
A
1948
Frank W. Woods
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1285
MARSEILLE DR
B
1948
Frank W. Woods
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
1133
NORMANDY DR
1958
Frances R. Hoffman
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
7155
RUE NOTRE
DAME
1953
T. T. Tripp
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
7130
RUE VERSAILLES
1940
W. Monroe Whitney
Med Rev /Art Deco
Transitional
Contributing
Contributing
2
S SHORE DR
1953
Manfred M. Ungaro
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
10
5 SHORE DR
1951
Nathan A. Seiderman
Post War Modern
Contributing
Non Contributing
30
S SHORE DR
1950
August Swarz
Post War Modern
Contributing
Non Contributing
50
S SHORE DR
1951
Nathan A. Seiderman
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
50
S SHORE DR
1951
Nathan A. Seiderman
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
75
S SHORE DR
1958
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
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Address
Year
Architect
Style
National Register
Classification
Local
Classification
80
S SHORE DR
1996
Daniel M. Zabowski
Style not determined
Non Contributing
Non Contributing
95
S SHORE DR
1954
R. K. Frese
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
105
S SHORE DR
1954
Gerard Pitt
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
110
S SHORE DR
1979
Not listed
Style not determined
Non Contributing
Non Contributing
117
S SHORE DR
1949
Gerard Pitt
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
125
S SHORE DR
1947
W. E. Tschumy
Neoclassical Revival
Contributing
Contributing
130
S SHORE DR
1978
Not listed
Style not determined
Non Contributing
Non Contributing
135
S SHORE DR
1947
W. E. Tschumy
Neoclassical Revival
Contributing
Contributing
141
S SHORE DR
1953
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
145
S SHORE DR
1953
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
150
S SHORE DR
1951
J. F. Bradley
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
157
S SHORE DR
1953
Leonard H. Glasser
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
160
S SHORE DR
1952
H. G. Fink
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
200
S SHORE DR
1953
Leonard H. Glasser
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
250
S SHORE DR
1953
Leonard H. Glasser
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
275
S SHORE DR
1953
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
301
S SHORE DR
1954
Gilbert M. Fein
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
315
S SHORE DR
A
1951
Nathan A. Seiderman
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
315
S SHORE DR
B
1951
Nathan A. Seiderman
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
325
S SHORE DR
1949
Gerard Pitt
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
350
S SHORE DR
1954
Gilbert M. Fein and
Morton Fellman
Post War Modern
Contributing
Contributing
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XIII. PHOTOGRAPHS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DISTRICT
900 BAY DRIVE
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960 BAY DRIVE
6881 BAY DRIVE
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7149 BAY DRIVE
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1177 MARSEILLE DRIVE
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1225 -1233 MARSEILLE DRIVE
1239 -1247 MARSEILLE DRIVE
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1255 -65 MARSEILLE DRIVE
1133 NORMANDY DRIVE
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4 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE
133 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE
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145 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE
250 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE
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275 -301 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE
315 -321 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE
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350 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE
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