Greystone Hotel
- Architect
- Henry Hohauser
- Year
- 1939
- Style
- Art Deco
- City
- Miami, FL
- Collection
- ocean drive deco
The Greystone Hotel rose on Miami Beach's Collins Avenue in 1939, designed by Henry Hohauser — the architect the state of Florida later named a 'Great Floridian' in 1993 for his contribution to the region's Art Deco architecture. Sited on the corner of 19th Street, it's one of the district's most noticeable buildings, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as a contributing structure in the Miami Beach Architectural District.
the building
The etched entrance. The main entrance is marked by a pair of round windows etched with tropical scenes, a detail singled out in the building's 1979 historic register nomination as one of its most distinctive touches.
A three-part facade. The almost-square facade is divided into thirds: the central bay is ornamented with vertical stripes rising to a stepped, three-stage parapet, while the flanking sections are banded in a 'tattersall check' pattern, a checkerboard motif typical of the building's detailing.
the style
The Greystone is classed as Art Deco and Streamline Moderne — in its own 1979 historic-district nomination it was described more specifically as 'Decorative Moderne.' Either label points to the same vocabulary: rounded corners, stepped parapets, and incised ornament rendered in stucco, all visible on the Collins Avenue facade.
More on Art Decothe architect
Henry Hohauser was one of Miami Beach's most prolific Art Deco architects; in 1993 the state of Florida named him a 'Great Floridian' for his role in shaping the region's Deco skyline, of which the Greystone is a signature example.
significance
The Greystone was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as a contributing building within the Miami Beach Architectural District.
nearby
- The Vanderbilt Hotel
- Liberty Arms Hotel
- Nautilus Hotel
- Cromwell Hotel
- Shelborne South Beach
- The Plymouth Hotel