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A Guide to Kiehnel and Elliott
Architectural Drawings
Contents
Overview of the Collection
Creator
Kiehnel and Elliott
Title
Kiehnel and Elliott architectural drawings
Dates
1925-1943 (bulk 1938-1941)
Quantity
18 items (289 sheets)
Abstract
Drawings and blueprints of buildings designed by Richard Kiehnel, and built in Miami, Miami Beach, and Coral Gables.
Identification
2004-268
Biographical Note
The architectural firm Kiehnel and Elliot formed in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1906, with Richard Kiehnel as the designer. In 1917, the firm received its first Florida commission (El Jardin) and in 1922 opened a permanent office in Miami. Kiehnel designed Spanish colonial, Mediterranean Revival and Art Deco buildings
Coral Gables Elementary School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of drawings and some blueprints. Each folder lists the name of the building or type of structure, developer/owner, location, date, and number of sheets. Many of the sheets are fragile and insect damaged.
Index Terms
Architectural drawings, American
Carlyle Hotel ( Miami Beach, Fla.)
Coral Gables Elementary School
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Kiehnel, Richard, 1870-1944
President Madison Hotel ( Miami Beach, Fla.)
Riverside Methodist Church ( Miami, Fla.)
Second Church of Christ Scientist ( Coconut Grove, Fla.)
Shorecrest Hotel ( Miami Beach, Fla.)
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Acquisition Information
Gift of John P. Tronolone, 2004.
Bibliography
A Monograph of the Florida Work of Kiehnel & Elliott, Architects. Miami , Fla. : Miami Post Publishing Company, 1938.
Container List
Drawing in Folders
| Folder |
Contents |
| 1 |
Concord Plaza Hotel [for] Concord Realty Co. S.W corner of Ocean Drive and 13th Street, 1941. 12 sheets.
Carlyle Hotel, 1250 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. |
| 2 |
Second Church of Christ Scientist, 3850 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, 1940 2 sheets. |
| 3 |
John Seybold Memorial, addition to the surgical building at Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1941 8 sheets. |
| 4 |
Hotel. Lynn Corp. Collins Avenue b/w 15th and 16th Streets, Miami Beach, 1940 24 sheets. |
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Shorecrest Hotel, 1535 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. |
| 5 |
Surfside Park Homes, Inc. Apartment hotel and 146 room hotel. 1938-1941 21 sheets. |
| 6 |
Surfside Park Homes. Seven-story hotel and residences. 12 sheets. |
| 7 |
Vista del Parque [for] Knox Incorporated. S.W. corner of 21st Street and Liberty Avenue, Miami Beach, 1940 17 sheets. |
| 8 |
15 duplexes [for] Damascus Investment Corp., Dade County. Between NW 61st and 62nd Streets, 1941 2 sheets. |
| 9 |
Hotel [for] Mr. H. Riesen, 1940 2 sheets. |
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Mangel's Store (Additions and Alterations) [at] 128 E. Flagler St., Miami, 1941 3 sheets. |
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Hotel at corner of Ocean Drive and 12th Street, Miami Beach. 2 sheets. |
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President Madison Hotel [Miami Beach], drawn by the Maxwell Co., 1941. 1 sheet, blueprint. |
| 10 |
[Shorecrest?] Hotel, 1941 13 sheets. |
| 11 |
Residence for Dr. and Mrs. John B. Potts, 1942. 3 sheets, 7 written pages. |
Drawings Rolled onto Tubes
| Roll |
Contents |
| 1 |
Coral Gables Elementary School, 1925. 7 sheets, 1 blueprint. |
| 2 |
Hotel 3 sheets. |
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Swimming pool on Park View Land, Miami Beach, 1943. 1 blueprint. |
| 3 |
Riverside Methodist Church. Reverand R.E. Wicher 979 NW 1st Street, Miami, 1938 10 sheets. |
| 4 |
Second Church of Christ Scientist, 3850 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, 1940 18 sheets. |
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