Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
- Also Known As: James Deering Estate
- NRHP Name: Vizcaya (Boundary Increase)
- Address: 3251 S Miami Ave
- Vicinity: Roughly bounded by S Dixie Hwy, SW 32nd Rd and S Miami Ave
- Phone: 305 250 9133
| Place | Type | AsNotedIn | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Type | AsNotedIn | Area |
| Vizcaya |
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1912/00/00 | James Deering | Deering buys the first 130 acres of Vizcayas 180 acres of bay front land from Mary Brickell to build his winter estate. | ||||
| 1912/00/00 | Mary Brickell | Developer | Deering buys the first 130 acres of Vizcayas 180 acres of bay front land from Mary Brickell to build his winter estate. | |||
| 1914/01/05 | Mary Brickell | Developer | Mary sells 180 acres at the south end of Millionaires Row on Brickell Ave to James Deering. Deering built a 34-room Italian Renaissance mansion with Italian gardens and fountains on the grounds. | |||
| 1914/01/05 | James Deering | Owner | Mary sells 180 acres at the south end of Millionaires Row on Brickell Ave to James Deering. Deering built a 34-room Italian Renaissance mansion with Italian gardens and fountains on the grounds. | |||
| 1921/00/00 | James Deering | Construction of the Vizcaya gardens are completed. | ||||
| 1925/09/21 | James Deering | Died | James Deering dies aboard the SS CITY OF PARIS ocean liner (Scrapped 1956) returning from France. | |||
| 1925/10/00 | Charles Deering | Owner | Ownership of Vizcaya is passes to Charles Deering, brother of James Deering. | |||
| 1926/00/00 | The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 produces a substantial storm surge (estimates suggest a peak height of 14-15 ft (4.3-4.6 m) in Coconut Grove) causing extensive damage to Vizcaya. | Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 | ||||
| 1934/00/00 | Paul Chalfin is engaged by Deering's heirs to repair the estate with the intention of opening it as a museum. | |||||
| 1935/00/00 | Vizcaya opens seasonally as a privately owned museum. | |||||
| 1945/00/00 | 130 Acres of the Vizcaya property, including the Lagoon Gardens, are conveyed to Mercy Hospital and the Catholic Diocese of St Augustine who will later sell some of the property to developers who create the residential subdivision of Bay Heights. | |||||
| 1955/00/00 | James Deering's heirs convey the Vizcaya Village to Dade County to support the ambience and operation of Vizcaya as a museum. | |||||
| 2004/00/00 | Miami-Dade County voters pass the Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond, allocating $50 million for the preservation and renovation of Vizcaya as a national treasure and community resource. |
| Particulars for Vizcaya Museum and Gardens: | |
|---|---|
| Historic Use | Agricultural outbuildings |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Area of Significance | Conservation |
| Area of Significance | Education |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Museum Type | Heritage Museum |
| Museum Type | Historical Museum |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Historic Use | Secondary structure |
| Sight Category | Site |
| Private Event | Wedding Venue |
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