The beautiful Deering Estate, Miami, Fla
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Material Information

Title:
The beautiful Deering Estate, Miami, Fla
Alternate title:
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Publisher:
Milwaukee, Wis. : E.C. Kropp Co.
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 picture postcard; 8.9 x 14.0 cm.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Architecture--Florida--Miami
Deering, James, d. 1925.--Homes and haunts--Florida--Miami.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens (Miami, Fla.)
Spatial Coverage:
3251 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33129
Coordinates:
25.744363 x -80.210454

Notes

Abstract:
"James Deering, heir to the International Harvester fortune, purchased land in 1912 from the Brickell family to build his 180-acre estate. Construction on Villa Vizcaya, a 70-room mansion inspired by the great Italian villas, began in 1914 and was completed two years later. It remained Deering's winter home until his death in 1925. Dade Councy purchased Villa Viscaya, complete with furnishings from all over Europe and its Renaissance-style gardens, for $1 million in 1952 and opened it to the public." -- From "Miami in Vintage Postcards", by Patricia Kennedy, 2000. This postcard shows an arial view of the Villa.
General Note:
1 postcard, postally unused; caption on the recto: "The Beautiful Deering Estate, Miami, Fla.–32" and postmark on the verso: "Feb 9, 1924".

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
FI05112316

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Aggregations:
Miami Metropolitan Archive