National Historic Landmark · botanical garden · Miami, Florida

Casino, Vizcaya

Historic house in Florida, United States in Miami, Florida. Built 1914 by F. Burrall Hoffman. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1914Listed 1970Renaissance Revival architectureF. Burrall Hoffman
Adriaen van de Werff - Venus and AmorAerial view Vizcaya-Dade County art museum, Miami, Florida, by Tichnor Brothers, c. 1930-1945, from the Digital Commonwealth - 1 commonwealth 6108vh26xAntiques in Vizcaya MuseumBox, Vizcaya IMG 20190918 150505929
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

The Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, previously known as Villa Vizcaya, is the former villa and estate of businessman James Deering, of the Deering McCormick-International Harvester fortune, on Biscayne Bay in the present-day Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The early 20th-century Vizcaya estate also includes extensive Italian Renaissance gardens, native woodland landscape, and a historic village outbuildings compound.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address3251 S. Miami Ave., Miami, FL
CountyDade County
ListedSep 29, 1970
Reference number70000181
Built1914
ArchitectF. Burrall Hoffman
Type of placebotanical garden, estate, museum
StyleRenaissance Revival architecture, Mediterranean Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, America's Most Endangered Historic Places
Contributing resources14 buildings, 24 structures, 8 sites, 277 objects
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address3251 S. Miami Ave., Miami, FL
Websitevizcaya.org ↗
Coordinates25.74340, -80.21193 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitBiscayne National Park · 17 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyBoca Chita Campground 15 mi · Elliot Key Campground 20 mi · Long Pine Key Campground 37 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000181. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.