Le Jeune Plaza. Coral Gables, Florida

Permanent Link:

http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI12040920/00001

Material Information

Title:

Le Jeune Plaza. Coral Gables, Florida

Language:

English

Physical Description:

11 X 7 in.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Coral Gables (Fla.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Coral Gables (Fla.)--History
Historic sites--Florida
Plazas--Florida--Coral Gables--1920-1930
Urban design

Coordinates:

25.749573 x -80.262928

Notes

General Note:

Built between 1923 and 1924, Le Jeune Plaza is included in the Coral Gables Register of Historic Places and is a contributing structure in the Coral Gables City Hall Historic District. It is located across from City Hall on the northern and southern intersection of Le Jeune Road and Coral Way and marks the entrance to what is known as Miracle Mile. Denman Fink, Frank Button and Phineas Paist designed the landmark plaza. Features include: large reflecting pools with wall fountains and end-piers. Le Jeune Plaza is named for Charles Le Jeune who moved from Belgium to Florida sometime between 1899 and 1901.

General Note:

Caption on recto: "M3127"

General Note:

(Ownership) Coral Gables Historical Resources Department

Record Information

Source Institution:

Florida International University

Holding Location:

City of Coral Gables

Rights Management:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/

Resource Identifier:

FI12040920

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:

Coral Gables Memory