The Congress Building
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Congress Building | |
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Downtown Miami Development of Regional Impact Historic Site | |
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The Congress Building seen from Northeast 1st Street on April 5, 2010. | |
  Location of The Congress Building in Florida. | |
| Location |
111 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Downtown Miami, Florida United States |
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| Coordinates | 25°46′32.088″N 80°11′24.8274″W / 25.77558000°N 80.190229833°WCoordinates: 25°46′32.088″N 80°11′24.8274″W / 25.77558000°N 80.190229833°W |
| Built | 1923, expanded in 1926 |
| Architect | Martin L. Hampton Associates and W. S. Tyler, Inc. |
| Architectural style | Mediterranean Revival with Chicago school and Neoclassical elements |
| Governing body | Related Group |
| NRHP Reference # | 85000553[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1985 |
The Congress Building, or simply the Congress Building, is a historic skyscraper in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is located at the address of 111 Northeast 2nd Avenue. The Congress Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1985, and is locally identified a historic site in the Downtown Miami Development of Regional Impact (DRI). The Congress Building was formerly office space until 1999, when it was restored and converted to apartments. At street level, the building contains retail space which is leased to a number of stores and services including a financial establishment, The Loft condo sales center, beauty salon and café. Originally the building was five stories, the additional 16 were added on later.
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Congress Building. |
- "Congress Building". City of Miami historic preservation program. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- "Designation Report". City of Miami historic preservation program. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- "Nomination form". City of Miami historic preservation program. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- "Florida's History Through Its Places: Dade County". Florida Department of State - Division of Historical Resources - Bureau of Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- Related Group - The Congress Building
- Dade County listings - National Register of Historic Places
- Emporis - Congress Building
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