Global InformationPenthouse Court information
| Penthouse Court | |
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 Penthouse Court, 1620-22 Pennsylvania Ave, Miami Beach | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Mediterranean Revival |
| Location | 1620-22 Pennsylvania Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida |
| Coordinates | 25°47′23″N 80°08′05″W / 25.789838°N 80.134643°W |
| Completed | 1935 |
Penthouse Court Apartments, today called Les Jardins of South Beach Condominium, is an historic property with Mediterranean Revival architecture and Art Deco features, located at 1620-22 Pennsylvania Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida, USA and is in the Miami Beach Architectural District, Florida, USA.
It was Designed by Martin L. Hampton who was a renowned architect in the 20's and 30's. He is best known his work in Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables and Hollywood. Among his most notable projects are the Great Southern Hotel of Hollywood (1924), The Bathing Casino of Hollywood (1925), the Country Club of Coral Gables (1923) and the Miami Beach City Hall (1927).
In the late 1930s, investment in the real estate in the Miami Beach area became popular, so the Architect started to design Mediterranean Revival houses and apartments in the South Beach area, especially around Flamingo Park. Penthouse Courts was built during this period and is an evident expression of this style.
The apartments are distributed in two symmetrical buildings of three floors. For each building, the first and second floors have three apartments as well as one penthouse on the third floor. Each building has two balconies on the second floor and one on the third floor, all of them in typical Mediterranean Style. The roof is of Spanish tile. The entrance is an iron "flamingo" gate that opens up on to a beautiful tropical garden. Inside the building the original iron staircase railings hand forged in the 30s are still strongly in place together with an iron gate leading to the Penthouse on the 3rd floor.
Building permit 6240 was released by the City of Miami Beach in 1934[1] and the building was completed in 1935 in the Art Deco Area of South Beach. It is listed in the City of Miami Beach Historic Property Viewer [2]
A list of Martin L. Hampton's work can be found on the National Register of Historic Places on page 17 of the Nomination Form of the Congress Building.[3] Penthouse Court is listed as designed by the architect in 1934.
Located one block from Lincoln Road the apartments are famous for their beautiful mosaics both in the common areas and garden and also throughout the stairwells and some interiors of both buildings. These unique mosaics enrich this property and complete the Mediterranean vibe.
The building is listed on the RuskinaARC historic datatabase[4]
- ^ "Building Permit for 1620 Pennsylvania Ave by Martin L. Hampton" (PDF). December 28, 1935.
- ^ "City of Miami Beach Historic Property Database ID 14799".
- ^ "Record of Buildings by Martin L. Hampton VIEW PAGE 17". National Register of Historic Places Inventory. February 14, 1985.
- ^ "1620 Pennsylvania Avenue on RuskinARC (search for 1620)".