Miami-Biltmore Hotel & Country Club | |
 Miami Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida, March 2011 | |
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| Location | Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 25°44′28″N 80°16′45″W / 25.74111°N 80.27917°W |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Schultze and Weaver[1] |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival/Italian Renaissance[1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000306[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 27, 1972[1] |
| Designated NHL | June 19, 1996[2] |
The Miami Biltmore Hotel, commonly called The Biltmore Hotel or The Biltmore, is a luxury hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. The hotel was designed by Schultze and Weaver and built in 1926 by John McEntee Bowman and George Merrick as part of the Biltmore hotel chain. The hotel's tower is inspired by the Giralda, the medieval tower of the cathedral of Seville.
When completed in 1926, the Biltmore became the tallest building in Florida at 315 feet (96 m),[3] holding the record as Florida's tallest building until 1928 when the Dade County Courthouse was built. At one time, the pool was the largest pool in the world and employed swimming instructor (and later Tarzan actor) Johnny Weissmuller.[4] It served as a hospital during World War II and as a Veterans Administration Hospital and campus of the University of Miami medical school until 1968. The hotel was then abandoned for many years before again restoring operations as a hotel in 1987.
In 1986, Miami Biltmore Hotel was designated a National Historic Landmark.[2]
- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Miami-Biltmore Hotel & Country Club". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
- ^ "The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables | 123896". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
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