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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1910/00/00 James Deering Deering is introduced to Paul Chalfin, Vizcaya's artistic director, by interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe. Deering and Chalfin begin plans to create a residence in Florida. They make their first visit to Italy to buy antiquities and tour villas for inspira
1916/00/00 James Deering Home Vizcaya is built as the winter residence of James Deering. The estate is entirely surrounded by subtropical forest - the Main House and the formal gardens appear as a dreamlike vision in the midst of the jungle on Biscayne Bay.
1916/00/00 Francis Burrall Hoffman Architect Vizcaya is built as the winter residence of James Deering. The estate is entirely surrounded by subtropical forest - the Main House and the formal gardens appear as a dreamlike vision in the midst of the jungle on Biscayne Bay.
1916/12/25 James Deering Host With guests dress as Italian peasants, James Deering hosts a party to celebrate the completion of Vizcaya's Main House.
1917/00/00 James Deering Host John Singer Sargent visits Vizcaya, where he creates watercolors of the estate.
1917/00/00 John Singer Sargent Visitor John Singer Sargent visits Vizcaya, where he creates watercolors of the estate.
1953/03/00 Vizcaya opens to the public as Dade County Art Museum. Its first director is Robert Tyler Davis.
1954/00/00 The Vizcaya Volunteer Guides organize and begin offering tours of the Main House, a service that continues to the present.
1986/00/00 Vizcaya's Courtyard is enclosed with its first skylight and air conditioning is installed throughout the Main House, helping Vizcaya earn accreditation from the American Association of Museums.
1987/09/10 Ronald Reagan US President Pope John Paul II and Ronald and Nancy Reagan meet at Vizcaya.

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Particulars for Vizcaya:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Art
Area of Significance Conservation
Landscape Architecture Garden
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Architectural Style Mission-Spanish Revival
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Architectural Style Renaissance Revival
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling
Historic Use Street furniture, object



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 29th September 1970

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Vizcaya
Registry Address: 3251 S. Miami Ave.
Registry Number: 70000181
Resource Type: District
Owner: Local
Architect: Multiple
Architectural Style: Mission-spanish revival, Renaissance
Area in Acres: 43
Contributing Buildings: 14
Non-Contributing Buildings: 5
Contributing Sites: 8
Contributing Structures: 24
Contributing Objects: 277
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Conservation, Art, Architecture, Landscape architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering, Person
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1914, 1916
Associated People: Deering,James
Historic Function: Landscape, Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Street furniture, object, Garden, Secondary structure, Single dwelling
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Museum Garden Street furniture, object

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