The Collins Waterfront Architectural District is a historic district in Miami Beach, Florida, that includes 110 contributing buildings and structures built in the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, centering on Collins Avenue. The predominant styles include moderne, Art Deco and Mediterranean Revival architecture, 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.
The district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 2011. Separately listed on the NRHP already were contributing properties Cadillac Hotel, designed by Roy France, and Ocean Spray Hotel. () The district includes an automotive bridge and a pedestrian bridge.
Architects responsible for work in the district include Martin L. Hampton, Russell Pancoast, Roy France, Albert Anis, Robert E. Collins, Henry Hohauser, Lawrence Murray Dixon, Harry O. Nelson, Victor H. Nellenbogen, Carlos B. Schoeppl, Melvin Grossman, Morris Lapidus, and Norman M. Giller.
A hotel included in the district is Casa Faena.
Contributing properties The Collins Waterfront Historic District Designation Report prepared by the City of Miami Beach Planning Department (August 10, 2000) provides the following list of contributing properties located in the Collins Waterfront Architectural District. NameImageYearArchitectAddressNotesBanana Bungalow1954Reiff & Fellman2360 Collins AveModernTraymore Hotel1939Albert Anis2445 Collins AveArt DecoLakeside Apartments1935H.O. Nelson2615 Collins AveArt DecoPrince Michael Hotel1951Roy France2618 Collins AveModernGaylord Hotel1939Albert Anis2700 Collins AveArt DecoGlades Hotel1940Albert Anis2730 Collins AveArt DecoHampton Court Hotel1924Martin L. Hampton2806 Collins AveMediterranean RevivalLa Corona Apartments1924Hampton & Ehman2814 Collins AveMediterranean RevivalSeville Hotel1955Melvin Grossman2901 Collins AveModernEmbassy Hotel1935Martin L. Hampton2940 Collins AveArt DecoMonroe Towers1935Martin L. Hampton3010 Collins AveArt DecoSea Isle Hotel1941Roy France3025 Collins AveStreamlineLord Baltimore Hotel1941Roy France3030 Collins AveStreamlineSans Souci Hotel1949Roy France, Morris Lapidus3101 Collins AveModernRendale Hotel1940E.L. Robertson3120 Collins AveArt DecoSaxony Hotel1948Roy France3201 Collins AveModernAtlantic Beach Hotel1938Roy France3400 Collins AveArt DecoVersailles Hotel1940Roy France3425 Collins AveArt Deco - StreamlineClaridge Beach Hotel1930Martin L. Hampton3508 Collins AveMediterranean RevivalPatrician Hotel1937Roy France3621 Collins AveArt DecoBrisa del Mar1929C.L. Kinports3624 Collins AveMediterranean RevivalApartments1938Roy France3700 Collins AveArt DecoWilshire Hotel1939Roy France3710 Collins AveStreamlineCroydon Arms1937E. Dean Parmelee3720 Collins AveArt DecoCaribbean Hotel1941L. Murray Dixon3737 Collins AveArt DecoFour Freedoms Hotel1964J.H. Graham & Assoc.3800 Collins AveModernCopley Plaza Hotel1940Albert Anis3900 Collins AveArt DecoCadillac Hotel1940Roy France3925 Collins AveStreamlineContinental Hotel1948A.H. Mathes4000 Collins AveModernLord Tarlton Hotel1940V.H. Nellenbogen4041 Collins AveStreamlineWestover Arms1946Albert Anis4100 Collins AveModernLucerne Hotel1955Carlos B. Schoeppl4101 Collins AveModernOcean Spray Hotel1936Martin L. Hampton4130 Collins AveArt DecoClavelon Hotel1936Martin L. Hampton4210 Collins AveMediterranean Revival - Art DecoSan Marino Hotel1950Roy France4299 Collins AveModernEmpress Hotel1952Melvin Grossman4333 Collins AveModernTatem Hotel1938Robert A. Taylor4343 Collins AveArt DecoBarcelona Hotel Addition1957Melvin Grossman4343 Collins AveModernSovereign Hotel1941Roy France4385 Collins AveArt DecoBikini Factory, Lum's1950A.H. Mathes2300-10 Collins AveModernLorraine Apartments1953Henry Hohauser2601-11 Collins AveModernCoral Reef Hotel1941J.J. DeBrita3601-11 Collins AveClassical Revival - Art DecoPromenade Hotel1948Albert Anis2469-77 Collins AveModernChevy Chase1936Kinports & Blohm2383 Flamingo DrStreamlineSea-Jay Hotel1937Albert Anis2420 Flamingo DrArt DecoLake Drive Apartments1936L. Murray Dixon2440 Flamingo DrArt DecoFlamingo Apartments1940L. Murray Dixon2456-64 Flamingo DrArt DecoApartments1941L. Murray Dixon2425 Flamingo PlArt DecoJefferson Davis1935Roy France2444 Flamingo PlArt DecoHaven Manor1938David T. Ellis2449 Flamingo PlMediterranean Revival - Art DecoPalms Apartments1936Roy France2460 Flamingo PlArt DecoResidence1932Russell Pancoast2701 Indian Creek DrVernacularIndian Creek Hotel1936Pfeiffer & Pitt2731 Indian Creek DrArt DecoApartments1962Gerard Pitt2901 Indian Creek DrModernModern Hotel1936Schoeppl & Southwell2911 Indian Creek DrArt DecoModern Apartments1938Arnold Southwell2911 Indian Creek Dr (rear)StreamlineHotel Alden1936Nadel & Nordin2925 Indian Creek DrArt DecoPark Shore Apartments1949Norman M. Giller3003 Indian Creek DrModernGrand Plaza Hotel1935L. Murray Dixon3025 Indian Creek DrArt DecoGreenbrier Hotel1940L. Murray Dixon3101 Indian Creek DrArt DecoResidence1926Robertson & Patterson3127 Indian Creek DrMediterranean Revival - MoorishChurchill Apartments1940Peterson & Wolz3801 Indian Creek DrArt DecoBlue-J1954Lester Avery4001 Indian Creek DrModernLa Fleurette1960T. Hunter Henderson4015 Indian Creek DrModernArchambo Hotel1939Albert Anis4025 Indian Creek DrStreamlineAlamo Hotel1938Roy France4121 Indian Creek DrArt DecoBahia Mar Apartments1953Manfred Ungaro4201 Indian Creek DrModernResidence1929Frank W. Woods4211 Indian Creek DrVernacularResidence1932Carlos B. Schoeppl2801-11 Indian Creek DrMediterranean Revival - Art DecoMalabo Hotel1947Alexander Lewis3831-65 Indian Creek DrArt DecoGolden Gate1947A.H. Mathes2395 Lake Pancoast DrStreamlineMantell Plaza1941Albert Anis2400 Lake Pancoast DrArt DecoHelen Mar1936Robert E. Collins2421 Lake Pancoast DrArt DecoPineview Apartments1947Albert Anis2351 Pine Tree DrModernColonnades1946Albert Anis2365 Pine Tree DrModernMiami Beach Woman's Club1933Russell Pancoast2401 Pine Tree DrMediterranean RevivalPiccadilly Manor1935Roy France2445 Pine Tree DrStreamlinePines Apartments1936Roy France2463 Pine Tree DrArt DecoHelen Mar Annex1956Gilbert M. Fein2445 Lake Pancoast DrModernGolden Arms1940David T. Ellis320 25th StArt DecoFlamingo Terrace1936L. Murray Dixon334 25th StArt DecoSilvia Apartments1930Anthony Zink225 27th StMediterranean Revival - Beaux ArtsVista del Mar1929Frank Wyatt Woods222 28th StMediterranean Revival - Art DecoResidence1922230 28th StMediterranean Revival - Art DecoResidence1932C.B. Schoeppl241 28th StMediterranean Revival - Art DecoArlene Arms1935H.O. Nelson215-25 30th StMediterranean RevivalSutton Apartments1957Gerard Pitt235 30th StModernBellamar Hotel1939Roy France220 31st StArt DecoFormer garage1926G.L. McCann224 31st StMediterranean Revival - MissionApartments1938Gordon E. Mayer230 31st StArt DecoApartments1957Gerard Pitt240 31st StModernResidence1929Anthony Zink222 36th StMediterranean RevivalAtlantic Shores1936Schoeppl & Southwell229 36th StMediterranean Revival - Art DecoApartments1947Carlos B. Schoeppl231 36th StModernOcean Grande Hotel1939Roy France100 37th StArt DecoSynagogue1928S.J. Hale225 37th StMediterranean RevivalResidence1924Liebenberg & Kaplin237 38th StMediterranean Revival - MissionHeether Arms1939T. Hunter Henderson227 39th StClassical Revival - Art DecoResidence1931C.L. Kinports228 40th StMediterranean Revival - BaroquePierre Hotel1937Martin L. Hampton216 43rd StStreamline
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