Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Miami

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Meyer-Kiser Building
Photo: SebasTorrente, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Meyer-Kiser Building

Also known as Dade Commonwealth Building

On the National Register since 198937 years
CommercialListed 1989Miami
DirectionsAdd an old photo

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Meyer-Kiser Building

Meyer-Kiser Building, at 139 N.E. 1st Building, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 4, 1989. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial, as it does for 7 other Florida listings. It was listed as part of Downtown Miami MRA. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Miami, Florida, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 13 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

139 N.E. 1st Building, Miami · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Meyer-Kiser BuildingStart here
  2. 2City National Bank BuildingCommercial · next door
  3. 3Shoreland ArcadeNeo-Classical Revival · next door
  4. 4Huntington BuildingCommercial · next door
  5. 5Walgreen Drug StoreModerne · next door
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BCentral Baptist ChurchNeo-Classical<0.1 miBSecurity BuildingCommercial<0.1 miBIngraham BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 19270.1 miBOlympia Theater and Office BuildingMediterranean Revival · Built 19260.1 miBAlfred I. DuPont BuildingArt Deco · Built 19390.1 miDDowntown Miami Historic DistrictMasonry Vernacular0.1 miBCongress BuildingNeoclassical0.1 miBOld US Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19140.1 miBGesu ChurchSpanish Renaissance · Built 19250.1 miBHahn BuildingNeo-Classical0.1 miBUS Post Office and CourthouseSpanish Mediterranean Revival Style · Built 19330.2 miBPalm CottageBuilding0.3 miBDade County CourthouseNeo-Classical · Built 19280.3 mi★The Miami Circle at Brickell Point SiteSite0.4 mi★Freedom TowerSpanish Renaissance · Built 19250.4 miBBrickell MausoleumNeo-Classical0.5 miBMount Zion Baptist ChurchMediterranean Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Commercial style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Commercial.

Huntington Building0 mi away
City National Bank Building0 mi away
Security Building0 mi away

Memories of Meyer-Kiser Building

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Meyer-Kiser Building?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Meyer-Kiser Building

Is Meyer-Kiser Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 4, 1989 (Register number 88002991).

Is Meyer-Kiser Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Florida has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is The Miami Circle at Brickell Point Site, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Meyer-Kiser Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Meyer-Kiser Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 13 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77841370 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.