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| Keywords: florida state library and archives of florida statelibraryandarchivesofflorida historic preservation month historicpreservationmonth miami biltmore hotel miamibiltmorehotel coral gables coralgables hotels resorts miami george e. merrick georgeemerrick john mcentee bowman johnmcenteebowman world war ii worldwarii florida land boom floridalandboom developers hotel magnates hotelmagnates army air forces regional hospitals armyairforcesregionalhospitals university of miami school of medicine universityofmiamischoolofmedicine veteran's affairs hospitals veteransaffairshospitals national register of historic places nationalregisterofhistoricplaces national historic landmarks nationalhistoriclandmarks william a. fishbaugh williamafishbaugh reference collection referencecollection miami biltmore miamibiltmore biltmore biltmore hotel biltmorehotel blackandwhite monochrome building architecture outdoor black and white Local call number: RC03559 Title: Miami Biltmore Hotel: Coral Gables, Florida Date: January 18, 1926 General note: The Miami Biltmore Hotel opened in January 1926 at the peak of the Florida land boom. The hotel was built by Coral Gables developer George E. Merrick and hotel magnate John McEntee Bowman. During World War II, the hotel served as an Army Air Forces Regional Hospital. Until 1968, the Biltmore housed the University of Miami's School of Medicine and served as a VA hospital. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1996. The City of Coral Gables restored the hotel between 1983 and 1987 and today it is once again recognized as a world-class hotel. Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in. Photographer: William A. Fishbaugh Series Title: Reference collection Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/27164 Visit Florida Memory to see more images of the Miami Biltmore Hotel. Local call number: RC03559 Title: Miami Biltmore Hotel: Coral Gables, Florida Date: January 18, 1926 General note: The Miami Biltmore Hotel opened in January 1926 at the peak of the Florida land boom. The hotel was built by Coral Gables developer George E. Merrick and hotel magnate John McEntee Bowman. During World War II, the hotel served as an Army Air Forces Regional Hospital. Until 1968, the Biltmore housed the University of Miami's School of Medicine and served as a VA hospital. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1996. The City of Coral Gables restored the hotel between 1983 and 1987 and today it is once again recognized as a world-class hotel. Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in. Photographer: William A. Fishbaugh Series Title: Reference collection Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/27164 Visit Florida Memory to see more images of the Miami Biltmore Hotel. | ||||
