Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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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. |
Particulars for Vizcaya: | |
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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 |
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