Miami Beach Architectural District
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The Miami Beach Architectural District (also known as Old Miami Beach Historic District, and the more popular term, Miami Art Deco District) is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on May 14, 1979) located in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida. The area was well known as the district where Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace resided, in a mansion on Ocean Drive. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Sixth Street to the south, Alton Road to the west, the Collins Canal and Dade Boulevard to the north. It contains 960 historic buildings.
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Historical significance
In 1989, it was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.
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Notable Architects
- Albert Anis
- Robert Collins
- L. Murray Dixon
- Roy France
- Charles Greco
- Henry Hohauser
- Victor Hugo Nellenbogen
- Henry O. Nelson
- Russel Pancoast
- Igor Polevitsky
- Anton Skislewicz
- Robert Swartburg
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