| 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. |
| Particulars for Vizcaya: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Area of Significance | Conservation |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Landscape Architecture | Garden |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Other Description | 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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