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
Vizcaya
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
★ National Historic Landmark

Vizcaya

Also known as James Deering Estate

Miami’s first place on the National RegisterListed Sep 29, 1970; only 20 of Florida’s 1,790 listings are older
Italian RenaissanceListed 1970Miami
DirectionsIts website ↗Add an old photo

Visiting? The towns around it and where to stay →

About

About the district

Vizcaya, at 3251 S. Miami Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 29, 1970: the first place in Miami to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Apr 19, 1994, one of 44 in Florida. Only 20 of Florida’s 1,790 listings are older. The Register lists it for its conservation, architecture, art and landscape design, at the national level. It describes its style as Italian Renaissance, as it does for 21 other Florida listings. The district takes in 14 historic buildings. The listing covers 43 acres.

What it isHistoric estate on Biscayne Bay; Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida. 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 · 538 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1914 to today

  1. 1914Built, designed by F. Burrall Hoffman
  2. 1970Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 1994Named a National Historic Landmark
  4. 2026On the Register for 56 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 15 minutes

3251 S. Miami Ave., Miami · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1VizcayaStart here
  2. 2Vizcaya (Boundary Increase)Italian Renaissance · Built 1914 · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3William Jennings Bryan HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · 0.3 mi on
Around it

10 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

BSouthside SchoolBuilding1.5 miBUS Coast Guard Air Station Hangar at Dinner KeyLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals1.6 miBBarracks and Mess Building-US Coast Guard Air Station at Dinner KeyMission1.6 miBTrapp HomesteadVernacular1.7 miBFlori-Coral ApartmentsBuilding1.7 miBPan American Seaplane Base and Terminal BuildingBuilding1.8 miBDr. James M. Jackson OfficeBuilding1.8 miBMartina ApartmentsBuilding1.8 miBFire Station No. 4Mediterranean Revival1.9 miBRansom School "Pagoda"Building2 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

The Miami Circle at Brickell Point Site2.3 mi away · 2009
Freedom TowerBuilt 1925 · 2.9 mi away · 2008
Miami-Biltmore HotelBuilt 1926 · 4.1 mi away · 1996
U.S. Car. No. 123.7 mi away · 1985

Memories of Vizcaya

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

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Vizcaya?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

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

Questions about Vizcaya

Is Vizcaya on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 29, 1970 (Register number 70000181).

Is Vizcaya a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Apr 19, 1994. Florida has 44 National Historic Landmarks, 4 of them in Miami.

Can you visit Vizcaya?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Vizcaya?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 538 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 77843157 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.