Vizcaya : an Italian Palazzo in a tropical setting

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Material Information

Subjects / Keywords:: Gardens--Florida--Miami
Landscape architecture--Florida--Miami
Deering, James, d. 1925.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens (Miami, Fla.)
Spatial Coverage:: 3251 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33129
Coordinates:: 25.744362 x -80.21035

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 Viscaya, 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.
General Note:: 1 postcard, postally used; caption on verso: "Vizcaya" ; " An Italian Palazzo in a tropical setting. Home of the late James Deering of Chicago and Miami." ; "6. Corner of Formal Garden" ; "Copyright, 1934, by The Vizcaya Corporation" and postmak: "Jan 8 195?"