The Collins Waterfront Architectural District is a historic district in

Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on natural and man-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter of which sep ...

, that includes 110 contributing buildings and structures built in the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, centering on

Collins Avenue Collins Avenue, partly co-signed State Road A1A, is a major thoroughfare in South Florida, United States. The road runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean in Miami Beach, Florida, one block west. It also runs through the cities of Surfside and Su ...

. The predominant styles include

moderne Moderne may refer to: * Moderne architecture, styles of architecture popular from 1925–1940s * PWA Moderne, an architectural style in the U.S., 1933–1944 * Streamline Moderne Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco archit ...

Art Deco Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unit ...

and

Mediterranean Revival architecture Mediterranean Revival is an architectural style introduced in the United States, Canada, and certain other countries in the 19th century. It incorporated references from Spanish Renaissance, Spanish Colonial, Italian Renaissance, French Coloni ...

, as well as the local Miami Modern style. The chief contributing resources are large resort hotels. The district is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and by 24th Street, Indian Creek Drive, Pine Tree Drive and the Collins Canal. The district is part of

Mid-Beach Mid-Beach is a section of the city of Miami Beach, Florida. It is portion of the city which encompasses the area north of 23rd Street and the Indian Creek and south of Surprise Lake and 63rd Street. It collectively refers to neighborhoods includ ...

. The district was placed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...

on November 15, 2011. Separately listed on the NRHP already were contributing properties Cadillac Hotel, designed by

Roy France Roy F. France (1888-1972) was the American architect who is credited with creating the Miami Beach, Florida skyline. He was originally based in the Midwest, but relocated to Miami Beach after a 1931 trip to Florida with his wife. Several of his w ...

, and

Ocean Spray Hotel The Ocean Spray Hotel (also known as the Carol Arms Hotel) is a historic hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, United States built in 1937. It is located at 4130 Collins Avenue (Mid-Beach). On June 2, 2004, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Hi ...

. () The district includes an automotive bridge and a pedestrian bridge. A hotel included in the district is Casa Faena.

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Geography of Miami-Dade County, Florida National Register of Historic Places in Miami-Dade County, Florida Buildings and structures in Miami Beach, Florida Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Art Deco architecture in Florida Historic American Buildings Survey in Florida Moderne architecture in Florida Mediterranean Revival architecture in Florida {{MiamiDadeCountyFL-NRHP-stub

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