1675-24 Brown's Hotel MON 08 APR 91
Richard Rickles p Ac n 1 G 3 7P1'1
Department of Historical Preservation Board
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Dear Mr. Rickles,
I enjoyed talking to you about the "Brown Hotel" today on the telephone. ,
Enclosed are the two items I found while doing research in The Miami Herald.
The hotel is/was(?) located at 112 Ocean Drive according to the Sanborn
Fire Insurance maps. If the hotel has been demolished, I wonder if any
remnants of the ship "foundation" remain. The second article describes planned
alterations that may or may not have been carried out as the later Sanborn maps
still show the building as two stories.
If I had a more precise date as to the construction of the building I would
like to do some further research. How would a building of this construction in
this location have fared during the 1926 hurricane? Could the unique foundation
have helped it survive the storm?
Sincerely,/
f`'�
Larry Wiggins
1400L Jefferson Dr.
Homestead, FL 33035
home phone 245-7044
work phone 247-2323
cc: Bob Carr, Metro Dade Historic Preservation
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JP1RED TO ACTORS PICNIC BETWEEN ORGAN FOR CHURCH Ill I I t )t k I 0 PI I>(.
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.i. PREACHER SCENES AT MIAMI BEACEI
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REACHES THIS CITY
------ }:a'i'rs' da) ,r a picric, in one sense, for
the company of Irene Castle Tremae. ! e). w.•
titre When a Bei (:nth-• k• , - '
engaged in making pictures at 1►tranr, Installation of In.trumrur Started r” u ! ' .. •, ,
Around Box to Hear • Reach. The staff has been sending fol •' A.
Imoudrat,•la . ro be l:.add fo- r• ,
a Serrrosra- coffee and sandwiches to the fade apart- •
-� i merit. at noon time, and picnicking on Concert F.e.t.•r ';and::�. t " 1..7.), w t (;
'thorns, plays the' the grounds of the golf course, where a "' " 1',r...napoLs ;,,,, ,t,rurr
't ens, whoh' in Barnes) number of the scenes are being taken. Tile ana,ou.!y ant,c•p;,t, t pipe organ `ir I.,;ilu,l ;,,r, been
,ase, which will a pre_ Yesterday the company journeyed to has arrived at the Miami Beach ('or: with the Ira,
1 the home of James Snowden, which then tl �utr'"" ' • ton
eriday night community' became the winter home of the lovely gregauonal church from Nterrri-k. I.. I 1'-'r -• ?•:,r.. }l, rttvrn e,l to ,
Miami Beath Congre-I heroine impersonated by Irene Castle. ' Yesterday ter organ wax unloaded at last nig ht to prepare forl.i± d
earnestly desired to bet Miss Gertrude Artlelt will take part in the church and the work of installing rt' for Ind:anapolie the first of M
is youth. The story is the pictures which will be taken this !
in his backyard be con- week at the Roman was started
pres by the ores expert in elrurg i Its. ,Tor vcr:rs Mr. Bullock }
cd it aroand which Pools.
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actual presence insures organ music for pial n:� Polo. He stalled with ;
or nod 'ehildeeo to hear Easter Sunday, if not before. ens �(:l!cr Brothers of Rugby,
as Kr. Haekathorne'a Miami Beach Personals Meanwhile the fund for the organ has He tits traversed France. Engl.
hien fit into the partpassed the half-any maik. The cnt:re glum and practically every ,,
isiatter" *specially well. — cost will Let .tx)0. Mrs. Curl G. Fisher, this country while playing w', ;
nister" is the firth Bar- Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Sanders left I is in charge of collecting the sum. ouv teams.
reeved. Others are "The last night far Indianapolis. after a sea- I Reinald 11'arrenwrath's singing on Mr. Bullock has been
atony (resented under son at the Dade apartments, This wasthe FlamingoPI"'
Christmas day furnished Mrs. Fisher club in the wint
and Female;" "Septi- the third season for the Sanders', here. •
with the inspiration to have an organ' for four years. He expects t.
"Half as Hour" and They expect to return next winter. for the church. The indacquacy of reel next season.
� • Knows." piano was proven on this occasion.
ate is built for use in Dr. and Mrs. Frank Hutchins of In- • RESIDENTIAL
inter" so that the Scot- dianapolis are spendingthe month of PLAN 10 BUILD ANOTHER ....:• C
Ckstnts will be true to April at the Fowler apartments.
oat of the scenes alte _- STORY TO BROWN HOTEL i STILL STRETC 1
er of the town. Thrills Mr. and Mrs- Donald Test and two
a burning factory epi- children. returned to Indianapolis last ! The Brown hotel, recent)
urch
t between the conatab- night after spending the season at the Eby Lewis Levin and Joseph yOptenersof Eighth New House This Season
tta. Breakers.
Chicago, is to be completely remodeled pert Foltuwing Purchase or
)N BOULEVARD - !and a third story added as soon as pos-; Desirable Lots.
/Ass Gertrude Artelt is staying at the j Bible. Present plans are to add a wing
CERN SHORTLY Dade apartments. to the building and then treat the whole
(with a coat of stucco, making the hotel Number eight joins the list ^.
a boulevard along the} Miss Josie A. Show of Poughkeepsie,
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tconform with the present style of arch-: Contracted for •within tlr,• past
Lummus park will be N. Y., has accepted a position as steno- hSouthre. The acme will be changed to; ino thea radius Bach. lock ries
.ear future was given grapher with the Alton Beach RealtyI"The Beach hotel."enI rose! R.t Reed i Beach.
•sioner Frank H. Hen- company. ' The (bird floor, when added, will bei C. P.ced of Rockport. Ill.,
netting lam night. He -•---__ divided into apartments with Pullman ;
work on Collins l style kitchenettes and the two lower chased lora eight and nine, bine
park Mr. and Mrs. John S. Collins plan to ;floors will probably be arranged in the • the Alton Beach subdivision. 'I
it in readiness for the remain in their ocean front home until :same manner, making a total of 70: tion is on West avenue near Ei
-ball season. April 30.
said his report to
'apartments.
street. The consideration was
Dark in have been kept Captain and Mrs. W. A: Lindsey. .I The new hotel will feature a roof- Mr. Reed expects to build a rt
rid grasp but that no swimming and physical training in- f garden,
containing h a wealth chaiseed with oftropical' homeslounge this ucontracted for in this Ix
work ha's been done structors at Smith's casino for the past flowers andose on one of these lots
hat work on the pro- winter, finished their engagement takektheir For bath who doe: those of Ehrhart,JarvisFredericrK R. ref
will begin at the close terdsy and will leave TorDtroit about I beach, then roof arsun on the� H V. H. I). Ray MadandRthefUs 1
anon, garden willMorley,
April 1$. `comfortable retreat. Provide a rs' U. cMand the ('iK
I ors' Finance company,
TER FETE I F r. LAUDERDALE SFI I S ARCH CREEK SCHOOL Miss STONE'S FATE TG.
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AFFAIR POPPIES FOR MEMORIAL 1
___ CHILDREN ON PICNIC MURDER JURY Tt
(Special to The Herald.) j _
rat" Tonight and To- day was FT. LAUDERDALE,
inE� ispcit ril 6.--Poppy
apt- - NI'�• }-(IRK• April 5. -Tor cgs,'
Yy ,'Teachers Take Youngsters to See Olivia M. P. Stone, graduates
W}U Fse Scene of urday and a number of the young ladies, Aquarium at Miami heat-h charge,) with murdering Elba
laic and Dancing.
found ready sale for their poppies, theunder the direction of the Woman's clue,'
As ,'art of Outing. • kead, Cincinnati lawyer, in [t.:,o'Y
a The .Herald,) entire supply being sold in the morn- I August, will
(Special to The iia raid, i o to the jury torr..''
. April 5.-The "Fire- 'ng A substantial sum w•as realized )
huge frolic affair, is for the memorial fund, Lein( raised to ARCH CREEK,ti' , Alnil 5.- prig„�. two : Bath sides finished heated sue'
place tonight and to- honor the soldier Jead. of the school teacher(. 11r \\°ilsie and _ t"'r'x 1c'ta today atm ,lus.rr,, Asp's,.
plaLitce River. Exton- Irirs. F. A. Paddleford, who has been \1r Pryor, took the children of their the supreme jury if, Brooklyn +,
e preparations have the guest of Mrs. John Nea•dham at th. rO°n ^ir a picnic, the main point of !",n hearing the evid•nce thatU�•
;•ntertainment of hun- : Hotel Broward, •ie., Thursday fur her "'t""rt t ici;r it"- s„lurui•rm at !Alain, (lei, Li: chartte until tris morn•(
- .kers. The affair i. home in Chicago. lis. e'' ..t:ir•,i,c .'Ji.•• 11acllon:ald end A->r.tant Iii•(-:,
t'y a fifties River we- The di�,rict superintendent of tka V i ' rrrn:,infer of tie ''rr:ciudrd an adaire.A ...hitch Ittouncy �'►
and is for ;h. hone;•t %tethod,st church w:,. to this city Sun 1'"'' •ur,uy. Ti,, r..'. :ty +,u,•t (!,ter• incurs by calling t'
a+aocietron of the day for the ,iuuten ', •tnnfrrenec •tue•.t "f ' n tl..• .,•1 ,,! r� t , convict \1i•;. S;n•.e u ,
tu,nized 3w.ly i,-r• the •sirs and preached a forceful sermon i, '' ` r •rise: .r. ,:,,•,-, A 1„eerie ::'N WI nrur.l,r car. lbs 1
-=.,• Pieer and ..,ogh•. the reeocrig on the rub'+ct -Who's \\in. ( tr:,.
A vesper. s ,:iter. .11 ng t• ,�., • ac„u:••u a. , e;I :,.. e.11.n..'
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1'rn I.•e• of 1 c:ir t'or Miami lila:b CrowdSermon on Sunday :;.
For Tuda . �"' I'' ' Stream 1'u -
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tha-lasm ran Lig,' :.t tie to.•{rig of "'-I 111 I- :I• II.• a•I •on to see the I. '
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sp.••::•I n•us:.' w i:i be offer)d '1111 the Of(icinis at
1 .. • ' :;..t }'1•';d4., :light • t.ord. -111'44rr r.hset't'td. Ti•e day; thut li crt.w'J of
t t ..1.1, 1 . ,.• •^.•is 'I'h11r• ..• h,• „• fh:lt iv th/• numbers vi•ited
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�'1'!..• 1'1•.::n. :.I1. •.f :1.. .8•Ci.•t:•ry and treasurer. About •III wt•rr I:rid:4y ohs.•rvanee 11•44111 In previous record
+t d. .> ..I ••! app .4 lice H• Itr.••t' present at this first meeting, and Man- Hible reading.. ?nitro and :111, :44.44r•.- of visitors one
s th. �Ir. King'will b•.• February.
I.�r. t:• •4111.,'• n:ay 1•.• t!:•• tits 1•.:t- pr'iat• a_d_re I. 9
'gel Jankowuak gave the mrn, who will: The co lef i! •
11.1•.1 1; she• n.r..t srrrl..• :uul ',tat. try out for berths of t s'te'm, un out Xit, n. Kn 1•,.n:nlurnly 1•rncram w'i11 he} f P
'. I . t!,• 11.b1•... ncn.n 1 k. It oflvr.d ..n th..: flight 144,4ti 4.f 1he a or.. fl st ream
14111• of the work to basted this week. t. 1 doors final! cl•
1.• .•..•r 1.• •::.•C• II•.:.: 4!.• 1:• 1•..t.• "K• 1'. -,-tY ol.••.•1't'ane,•. • Y
Thr new manager. fids out clearly• interest, that Cv
01 Is::•••,'s 1.4:1.1 11 1..'s h•.•11 e••.'1•l . for clean la • and od s lortsmunshi ,•:vary ono i. +:1\it.d to :.t 1,.114 the'
n.ff.•r.-.:r ill•-s ten+ e' th.•'" is '1•hr play F D, l•,a.,.,uu ww6 ,c.r\'ic,'• ineccssury to pr.
•.f l l'::: tt I l frosts ul I on his team, ,Ind winneulthour
1 he does not; eau:.,d fill one to
sit nr.ly predict a pennant winner the first year - • affic outsid
.I..4.: .,t, ' I he thinks that Miami Beach can produce; r.-►` y,\;;, !, ) i-Il r
•Ti:• whole 1 yrun belongs t., the; sufficient material for a good team• one I L+ ` •► i� ,,. ~,estrd at o
?'.•4•,.:.• age t•f Israel. The author may•that will bringcredit to its su n, been
ppo-trrx.
hyla heen a sage or great teacher who1and give the furls the best bltseball that' .t� F r i ICY`',`r.'' `I•: • g_
i.a= !•u[ d.•wn his I,.rsoi::.1 experiences: is in them. With this idea i1•. mind he - r r i 1If X11] tra• 'lei.r a
•ad peal.'. as .t were. to a yr.an_cr; will start this week to work tie bigj
out the tangle.
ii:s ,1• • wh.• ;s :. leat t1•. .nt•'r the' bunch of candidates into a real team. I Hostelry
. .r. :.• . f :h.• sor<hipet's of .lenoval'I The <ehedulc, as it stands now, brings: Erected By W. G. Brown Be- sass' will start. •
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• it n11•!e eve: may think of a I the first game in the season on May I.: fore Causeway Was Constructed I. will be shipped
•o : g 4.4::. 1:1 heiig initiated into the! but it is probable that a few practice' Bought By Chicagoans. aquarium. while,
•.n.: e:'..''.• ..1 heli.t.r•. The Yr"1111games will be worked in before that' -- , enjoy their fa'
1:.4.1•~.4 to !:t,• it life of hi.ro 1' time. The Brown hotel, pioneer in its field deep.
c• :•.it .441•4. • : at li:iami Beach, was sold Saturday to l
Explains. t.►.loss. •
1:Er• -• . n.... t1••:I M glade ,n a SOUTH BEACH THEATER Lewis Levin and Charles Uptener, of;PITTSBURG •
w \t:,rd• i:s••.I I. the ;net. Take ter NAME OF NEW MOVIE Chicago.. for $50,000 by W. (•. Brown.' 'INTE
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lie : �.•,. -_ ___ 11 r. and Mrs. Brown will continue to
: hat. .•,l on••IltaI . s?.r••>.:..n manage the hotel.
. :.:i..•• .n n.-it• rnPan.nc. •To `4411th II.a.14 Theater- w ill soon I Sever) years ago, before the causeway \' If. Ehrhart
was built. Mr. Brown constructed his�''hasvd -- lot on'
.••.I r• Os. ::: a .arm..:.t f•.1• warmth .vel ' LL.zoo f,•rth la white lich:s alum; : Lincoln roads f
during :L• ....•t of t!..• n:Rhl • Put ,1i.,:.11 Ir,te, proclaiming the •. hotel, tran;.porting materials and sup-1
his ides into the line and you have,: t > 1„'Iunt.: l of Provianjure•. It
plies on acIt inc the firsthate! I,inu )iandling t
H•• tha dwrllr'th in the -•'sect place 1 of Miami Beach's uew• movie house.; on the beach and since that time the
•f the most high shall wrap himself Present plana ars to start by slay 15 Browns have established a large. The valuatiut)
••.u:.d in t?.• shadow of the ,.•.1 of i ; I patronage. I Mr. Ehrhart.fns(
end the transformatir.n of Itook•s ars •1 rraidrnt.e,on tn.;
r..Rht ' Hsi. :s dr,.irt,d the• id•./ of ,:.•1.•. V•!kWh is t.. boost Ihr thrat,•r, I The hotel was built directly over the!direoly-uppnsit'•
eF^f tc. ai.. h••rrrtniarle : .. r?:.• s%n! w1!1 Hogan at o.,••.•. I hulk of a long buried ship, the piles, is below :411141[
1.ewfs Lein, who rre.•ntly bouhlit I resting on the main deck. The ruin, Another lot il.
.:h.n the loner lire S••:' 1•1 a h:r Ibr Bread.•, well n•lurn to his hwur Ill of the vessel was never dug out, owing 341• l then r u's
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't;•1••••..1 •h.• ,•1,•11 in the phr;ime '‘1: to the real mass of:sand fillip '
,• •! wu•Xd.:n IC' fl••., • hi.a41•i. :.stir• u l the saes I g _+ !t.
1 ne.-.•s. a1•- __g 1 to 11 r. elllliun
• • 1•,X,n.•I, s u• IL•• b�n.l• c•f III" new •brimmed Ii. 1tu1'
D ' ! .• • . that reveal•, lid• ini...- valuation ..f fl.a
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.. !'•'.• .•.•j ..•n f:eht hoar batt'.- •••• •"•'l .I"' :41•1.1•- .l mins: .out ..ter the ..Irrt:.,. ed Miss Ethel Hadley and Minn ('late Hay /
Ir. : ! w ' v..•1 Ni ha' t'. .I., w:.t:r w.11 Iltunutat. tier Latlu:,K , NI" K"'1".." -Iluny at ""'"'"..".S"". meat at
. r .•• ' t• •• `- !•,l i, 1: •••1 ,,:. 4 hese h ...Ming to the plvaanr, of light I da)'•
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4an 1%ho %enlur•• 111 F:at•r• Prar•. •.f 41 • .•n•,,.!.• ti ill b. •.,ie11-.1 ! \1•n hurl. ..f the Merin,.,..• bearding re'stul sear"), :.
• . ., .•, - . .d c...t,., :.rrno%emrl:ts is.11 he In- . 1•.1.....I .,i,4 1•i t.•lal ..1 the I.II. bel. te•:k I at llardie•s 4.114,11
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