Miami City Hall

Pan American Seaplane Base and Terminal Building
Miami City Hall, former Pan American Terminal Building, in 2011
Miami City Hall is located in Miami
Miami City Hall
Miami City Hall is located in Florida
Miami City Hall
Miami City Hall is located in the United States
Miami City Hall
Location3500 Pan American Dr., Miami, Florida
Coordinates25°43′40″N 80°14′02″W / 25.72773°N 80.2338°W / 25.72773; -80.2338
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1934 (1934)
NRHP reference No.75000548[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 1975
Miami City Hall
Miami City Hall

Miami City Hall is the local government headquarters for the City of Miami, Florida. It has been located in the former Pan American Airlines Terminal Building on Dinner Key, which was designed by Delano & Aldrich and constructed in 1934[2] for the former International Pan American Airport,[3] since 1954.[4] The city's government headquarters originated in Downtown Miami for 58 years until its relocation to Coconut Grove.

History

An early city hall located in downtown on Flagler Street (formerly "Twelfth Street") just southeast of the Florida East Coast Railroad Miami depot and designed by Walter De Garmo was in use from 1907 until 1928.[5] Miami's city hall was then relocated one block north, and housed in the newly constructed Dade County Courthouse from 1928 until it was moved to its current Coconut Grove location in 1954.[6]

The terminal building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 1975.[7]

Pan Am's final flight to Dinner Key took place August 9, 1945 as seaplane use decreased with the construction of landing fields (airports) in Latin America.[3]

  • Miami City Hall in 1923, located at the southeast corner of West Flagler Street and First Avenue, designed by Walter De Garmo
    Miami City Hall in 1923, located at the southeast corner of West Flagler Street and First Avenue, designed by Walter De Garmo
  • Dade County Courthouse and Miami City Hall, circa 1933
    Dade County Courthouse and Miami City Hall, circa 1933
  • Seaplanes and terminal
    Seaplanes and terminal
  • Pan Am terminal at Dinner Key in 1944
    Pan Am terminal at Dinner Key in 1944

See also

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Writers' Program (Fla.) (1941). Planning Your Vacation in Florida: Miami and Dade County, including Miami Beach and Coral Gables. Northport, N.Y.: Bacon, Percy & Daggett; reprint, New York: AMS Press, 1983. p. 135. ISBN 0404579078.
  3. ^ a b "Pan American Seaplane Base and Terminal Building". Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary, National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  4. ^ "City Hall History". City of Miami - Official City of Miami Website. 2011-09-27. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  5. ^ Inventory of the Walter C. DeGarmo Architectural Drawings Historical Museum of South Florida.
  6. ^ "Miami City Hall | Flashback Miami".
  7. ^ "Pan American Seaplane Base and Terminal Building". National Register of Historic Places ~ National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. February 20, 1975. Retrieved 2014-02-07.


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