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Designation

Report

attached

hereto

as

Appendix "

A"

is

hereby

adopted.

SECTION

2

M E N D M E N T

O

U B S E C T I O N

118-593

).

T h a t

Subsection (

e

entitled "

D e l i n e a t i o n

on

zonng

Mp

o

econ

118

93,

enitled

Hsoric

Preservation

D e s i g n a t i o n ,

o

i v i s i o n

4

nitled

Desgnation

of

Article

X

nitled

Hsoc

r e s e r v a t i o n ,

o

Chaper

l I S ,

e n t i t l e d "

A d m i n i s t r a t i o n

a n d R e v i e w

P r o c e d u r e s ,

II

o

ubpart

B

o

the

Land

D e v e l o p m e n t

Regu la t ions

o

he

Cty

C ode

is

hereby

a m e n d e d

to

ead

as

follows:

Subpa

B

and

Development

Regulations

C h a p t e r

118

dministration

and

Revew

Procedures

Atice

X

soric

P r e s e r v a t i o n

Dvson

4

D e s i g n a t i o n

Sec t ion

118-

593

i s t o r i c

Preservation

Designation.

e

elineation

on

o n i n g

mp

Al

i tes

and

i s t r i c t s

d e s i g n a t e d

as

i s t o r i c

stes

and

disricts

sha l l

be

e l i n e a t e d on

the

cty1s

zoning

map

u r s u a n t

to

ection

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11l

RM-

2

PS-

7

he

Bah

Cub

5937

Collins

Avenue,

as

o re pa r t i cu la r ly

d e s c r i b e d

asract

1

THE

A T H CLUB

P R O P E R T Y ,

according

to

he

Pat

thereof,

r e c o r d e d

in

la t Book

40

a

a g e

14o

the

Pubic

Reco rd s

o

am-

a de

Couny

F l o r i d a .

Said

p rope r t y

b o u n d e d

as

folows:

O

he

East

by

the

E r o s i o n

C o n t r o l

Lne:

on

he Ws

by

he

E a s t e r l y line

ool l ins

Avenue:

and

on

the

orth

and

outh

by

the

Norther ly

and

Southerly

Lines

o

Tract

1

Said l a n d s

l o c a t e d .

lying

and

being

in

he

C'

y o

iami Beach,

F l o r i d a .

and

c o n t a i n i n g

230

124

s~re

fee.

moe

r

less,

o

5

8acres

o re

o

ess.

SECTION

3

N C L U S I O N IN

THE

A N D

D E V E L O P M E N T

REGt~

TONS

OF

T H E

C I T Y

CODE.

It

s

he

inenion

of

the

Cty

o m m i s s i o n ,

and

it

shereby

o r d a i n e d

t ha t the

p r o v i s i o n s

o

hs

r d i n a n c e

shall

be c o me a n d

be

made

par t

o

the

and Development

R e g u l a t i o n s o

he

Code

of

the

Cty

o

i a m i

Beach

samended

nd

tha

he

sections

o

hs

r d i n a n c e

may

be

r e n u m b e r e d

o

r e le t t e red

to

a c c o m p l i s h

such

ntention.

S E C T I O N4

A M E N D M E N T

OF

Z O N I N G

MAP.

That

the Mayor and

City

Commission

h e r e b y am end the

Zonng

Mp

of

the

City

o

i a m i

Beach

as

contained

in

he

a n d


Regulations

o

heCty

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SECTION

5

R E P E A L E R .Al

r d i n a n c e s

o

a r t s

o

r d i n a n c e s

in

onflict

h e r e w i t h be

and

theame

arehereby

repealed.

SECTON

6

S E V E R A B I L I T Y .

If

ny

ection

u b s e c t i o n ,

clause

or provis ion

o

h is

Ordinance

is

eld

invaid,

the

e m a i n d e r

sha l l

no

e

a f f ec t ed

by

such

invalidity.

SECTION

7

FFECTIVE

DATE.

This

Ordinance

shall

take

e f f e c t

on

the

27h

day

o

November

1999.

P A S S E D

and

A D O P T E D

ths

17h

d a y

o

N o v e m b e r 1 9 9 9 .

A T T E S T :

fl

M Y O R

f1v:,

v t

r

r

,

LG

v-

IT Y

CLERK

A P P R O V E DAS

TO

FORM

F O R

EXECUTION:

1s t

reading

10

20

9 9 2 n d

r e a d i n g

1 1 /

17 /

99

1J ~

TY

T T O R N E Y L A N G U A G E

9

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APPENDIX "

A"

THE BATH

CLUB

5937

OLLINS

AVENUE)

MIAMI BEACH

I S T O R I C

STE

E S I G N A T I O N

R E P O R T The

Bath

Cub

p e n e dine c e m b e r o

1927as

an

x c l u s i v e

b a t h i n g

club

fo

the

socially

e l i t e .

Prepared

By:

5 9 3 7

C o l l i n s ,

Inc

C

O

eebles

A t l a n t i c


C o r p o r a t i o n

100S

E

e c o n d

S t r e e t ,

Sue

650

M i a m i ,

FL

33131In

o o p e r a t i o n Wth:

Cty

o

am

Beach Planning

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CITY OF

MIAMI

BEACH

HISTORIC

SITE

DESIGNATION

REPORT

FOR

THE

BATH

CLUB

5937

OLLINS

AVE N UE )

P r e p a r e d

By:

9 3 7

C o l l i n s , I n c .C

O

eebles

Atlantic


C o r p o r a t i o n

100

SE

S e c o n d Street,

S u i t e

4650

i am i ,

F l o r i d a

3 3 1 3 1

Ino o p e r a t i o n

Wth:Cty

of

M i a m i

Beach

P l a n n i n g

D e p a r t m e n t

For

the

Appl icant :

The

Bath

Club,

Inc.

5937

Collins

Avenue

Mami Beach,

Florida 33140 S E P T E M B E R

9

1999

R e v i s e d

S e p t e m b e r

28

999)

R e v i s e d

O c t o b e r

20

1999)

MIAMI

BEACH

CTY

C O M M I S S I O N Neisen

Kasdin,

Mayor

Mart in Shapiro,

Vice-

Mayor

C o m m i s s i o n e r s :

Simon

Cruz

Davd

Dermer

S u s a n

Gottlieb

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CITY

OF

MIAMI

BEACH

HISTORIC

PRESERVATION BOARD

Herb Sosa/ Chair

Victor Diaz,

Vice-

Chair

Emi l y

Davis

Hope

Fu l l e r

Raul Garcia

William

Medellin

Mar i l y s

N e p o m e c h i e

William

Ta y l o r

CITY

OF

MIAMI

BEACH

PLANNING

BOARI)

M e l v y n

Schlesser,

Chair

Leonard

Turkel,

V i c e -

h a i r

Minette

Benson

Carlos

Capo t e

Roberto

DaTorre

Henry

Ka y

Jean-

Francois

L e j e u n e

CITY

OF

MIAMI

BEACH

PLANNING

DEPARTMENT

Jorge

G.

Gomez,

D i r e c t o r . . . /

llt-

William

H.

Cary/

Design

and

preservati~

anager

HIIJ?-,

Shannon

M. McCartt,

Planner

f V V \

PRINCIPLE

AUTHOR

Veronica

Caminos,

Project

Coordinator,

Peebles

Atlantic

Development

Corporation

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THE

BATH

CLUB

CITY

OF

MIAMI BEACH

HISTORIC

SITE

DESIGNATION

REPORT

TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

I.


R e q u e s t

B a c k g r o u n d

1

II.

es ignat ion

P r o c e s s

2

II.Relation

to

O r d i n a n c e

Criteria

3

V.

General

D e s c r i p t i o n o

o u n da r i e s

7

V

e n e r a l

D e s c r i p t i o n ofthe

Ste

in

itsurrent

C o n d i t i o n

8.

P r e s e n t

Owners

8

VII. Present

Use

8

VII.

resent

Z o n i n g

8

X

H i s t o r i c a l

B a c k g r o u n d

9

X

A r c h i t e c t u r a l B a c k g r o u n d

1 1X.

annng

C o n t e x t

24

XI.

l a n n i n g

D e p a r t m e n t

R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s

24

II.

ndex

o

i s u a l

D o c u m e n t a t i o n

26

V.

B i b l i o g r a p h y

3 1

Exhibt

A

a p

o

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BATH

CLUB

DESIGNATION

REPORT

I. DESIGNATION

REQUEST

BACKGROUND

In

A u g u s t

of

1998, 5 9 3 7

C o l l i n s ,

Inc,

subs id ia ry

o

Peebles

Atlantic


C o r p o r a t i o n , e n t e r e d ino

a

contract

to u r c h a s e

the

Bath

lu b

prope r t y

a

9 3 7

Collins

A v e n u e

in

i a m i

Beach.

o r

the

u r p o s eo

e v e l o p i n ga

mixed-

use

resort

hotel/

c o n d o m i n i u m p r o j e c t

on

he

ste

9 3 7

Collins,

nc.,

s u b m i t t e d

anpplication

to

thel ann ing

D e p a r t m e n to

i a m i

B e a c h

in

March

of 1 9 9 9

fo

ae z o n i n g

of

the p r o p e r t y

f r o m

RM

1

o

RM

2

n d a

Zon i n g

C o d e

text

c h a n g e

c r e a t i n g a

maximum

height

o

40

f e e t for

R M -2

c e a n f r o n t

p r o p e r t i e s

o v e r

100000

square

feet

in

i ze .

A

its

June

2 , 1999,

m e e t i n g ,

th e

Mam

B e a c h

Plann ing

Board

r e v i e w e d

the r e q u e s t

a n d

a p p r o v e d

amotion (

5

to

2o

r e z o n e

the s u b j e c t property

from

R M -

1o

RM-

2

and

to

create

a

o n i n g Code

t ex t

c h a n g e

w i t ha

a x imum

h e i g h t :

o

40 feet

fo

M-2

ceanfron t

p rope r t i e s

o v e r

100

000

square

f e e t

in

sze.

A

art

o

h e i r

motion

of

a pp r o v a l ,

the B o a r d

r e c o m m e n d e d

that

the

p p l i c a n t commit

to

aving

original

po r t i o ns

of

the p r o p e r t y

s t r u c t u r e s

and

apply

to

de s i g n a t e

the p r o p e r t y

as

a

istoric

si te".

Since

the

u n e

22,

1999,

l a n n i n g

Board

meeting,

5937

Collins,

Inc.,

et

wth

Cty

t a f f

o f f i c i a l s

who r e q u e s t e d

t h a t

the

istoric

d e s i g n a t i o n

a p p l i c a t i o n be

p r o c e s s e d

c o n c u r r e n t l y

with

the

r o p e r t y

rezoning.

h is

h i s t o r i c site


r e p o r t a n d appication

p r e p a r e d by

5937

C o l l i n s ,

Inc.,fo

the

p r o p e r t y

o w n e r ,

the

Bath

C l u b , Inc,

are

being

submitted

in

e s p o n s e

to

oh

he P l a n n i n g

B021rd

r e c o m m e n d a t i o n

and

the

request

o f

Cty

Planning

Staff.

OnJuy

3

9 9 9 ,

the

Cty

f

M i a m i

Beach

P l a n n i n g D e p a r t m e n t r e q u e s t e d

the Historic


Board

to

o n s i d e r directing

saff

o

p r e p a r e

a

p r e l i m i n a r y e v a l u a t i o n

repot

wth

r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s

r e g a r d i n g

the

o s s i b l e


o

h e

Bah

lu b

as

o c a l historic

ste.

h is

request

was

b e l i e v e d

appropr ia te

byt a f f

due

to

he a r c h i t e c t u r a l

d e s i g no

he

b u i l d i n g

and

its

period

of

c o n s t r u c t i o n ;

the

e p u t a t i o n of

its

a rch i tec t ,

R o b e r t

A

ayor;

nd

the

i s t o r i c a l

natureo

h e

ste

as

a

private

b a t h i n g clubinhe

early d e v e l o p m e n t

o

i am i B e a c h .

A

he

sam

m e e t i n g ,

the

oard

r e v i e w e d

said reques

and u n a n i m o u s l y

a p p r o v e d

a

motion (

6to

02b s e n t , 1

v a c a n c y )

to

i r e c t

s t a f f to

work

in

o o p e r a t i o n

wth

the

p p l i c a n t

to

r e p a r e

a

reliminary

e v a l u a t i o n

repor t

wth

e c o m m e n d a t i o n s

r e g 2 1 r d i n g

the

o s s i b l e

d e s i g n a t i o n ofthe a th

Club

as

aocal

h i s t o r i c

ste

t

its u g u s t

18

1 9 9 9 ,

m e e t i n g ,

the

i s t o r i c


Board

r e v ie w e d

the

p r e l im i n a r y

eva lua t ion

r e p o r t

w i t h

r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s p r e p a r e d

by

5937 C o l l i n s , Inc.,

n d

the

taff

of

the

Plann ing

D e p a r t m e n t

r e g a r d i n g

the

designationo

h e

Bath

Club

asan

historic

s i t e . The

B o a r d

found

the

r o p o s e d h is t o r i c

site to

ben

compliance

with

the

criteria

fo r

designat ion

l i s t e d

in

e c t i o n s

118-591

h r o u g h

118-

593

n

th e

Land


R e g u l a t i o n s

of

the

Cty

o d e and

a p p r o v e da

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BATH

CLUB

DESIGNATION

REPORT

At its

S e p t e m b e r

9

999,

meeting,

the

i s tor ic

Pr e s e r v a t i o n

Board

u n a n i m o u s l y

ap p r o v ed

a

motion (

7

o0

b s e n c e ,1

vacancy)

to

r e c o m m e n d

a p p r o v a l

o

the d e s i g n a t i o n

o

he

B a t h Cub

asan

hsoic

sitein

c c o r d a n c e with

saff

e c o m m e n d a t i o n s ,

as

r e f l e c t e d

in

ths

e s i g n a t i o n

r e p o r t .

The

Board f u r t h e r


t h a t

the

r o p o s e d

hisoric

ste

o n s i s to

o n t r i b u t i n g

and

o n c o n t r i b u t i n g s t r u c t u r e s

o r

f e a t u r e s

as

d e n t i f i e d

in

Exhibt

A.

The

original

B a t h

Club, c o n s t r u c t e d

in

9 2 7

under

Permit

No.

2188,

wth

the

x c e p t i o n

o

ho s e p o r t i o n s

that

were

essen t i a l l y

u t i l i t a r i a n in

nature (

s u c h

as

he

l o c k e r r o o m s

and

the

levated

poo

s t r u c t u r e ) ,

aswe l l

as

ertain

d d i t i o n s cons truc ted

b e t w e e n

1 9 2 7 and

938

a re

he

c o n t r i b u t i n g s t r u c t u r e sand

e a t u r e s on

the

i s t o r i c

site. All

s t r u c t u r e s

or

f e a t u r e s

c o n s t r u c t e d

on

theu b j e c t

site

a f t e r

1938,

aswellas

n y portions

w h i c h

were

but

r i o r

to

1938

bu

ae

o re

u t i l i t a r i a n

in

ature, do

not

c o n t r i b u t e

to

the

special

h i s t o r i c

character

ofthe

original

Bath

C l u b

and,

h e n c e ,

are "

o n c o n t r i b u t i n g

structures

o

e a t u r e s

on

he

h i s t o r i c

ste

On

e p t e m b e r

28,

1999,

h e

P l a n n i n g

Boa rd u n a n i m o u s l y

a p p r o v e d

a

motion (

7

o

0

oe c o m m e n d

approva

o

the

e s i g n a t i o n

of

the

ath

C l u bas

n

h i s t o r i c

ste

n

a c c o r d a n c e

wth

t a f f

r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s ,

a s reflected

in

t h i s


r e p o r t . II.E S I G N A T I O N

P R O C E S S

The

rocess

of

h i s t o r i c


is

e l i n e a t e d

in

e c t i o n s

118

591 through

1 1 8 -

593

in

u b p a r tB

the

L a n d



o

the

it y

Code (

Chapter

1 1 8 ,

A r t i c l e

X

Dvson

4).

An

uline

ohis

process

is

delineated

b e l o w .

Step

O n e :

A

e q u e s t

foe s i g n a t i o n

is

m a d e

e i t h e r

byhe

City

C o m m i s s i o n ,

the

istoric


B o a r d ,

oher

g e n c i e s

and

r g a n i z a t i o n s

as

ised

in

he

and



o

the

City

Code,

o

the

roperty

o w n e r s

involved.

Proposals

fo

d e s i g n a t i o nsha

n c l u d e d

a

o m p l e t e d

a p p l i c a t i o n

form

a v a i l a b l e

from the

Planning Department.

Step

Two

he

Planning

D e p a r t m e n t

p r e p a r e s

ar e l i m i n a r y

e v a l u a t i o n

report w i t h


fo

o n s i d e r a t i o n

by

the

Board.

Step

T h r e e : T he

Historic

P r e s e r v a t i o n Board

c o n s i d e r s

th e

p r e l i m i n a r y

eva l ua t i o n

to

e t e r m i n e

if

r o c e e d i n g

wth

e s i g n a t i o n

reportisa r r a n t e d .

Th e

designation

report

is an

h i s t o r i c a l

a nd

a r c h i t e c t u r a l

ana lys i s

o

he

proposed

d i s t r i c t orste.

The

repot:

1

escribes

th e h i s t o r i c , a r c h i t e c t u r a l ,

a n d /

or

a r c h e o l o g i c a l

s i g n i f i c a n c e

o

he

property

or

subect

a r e a

p r o p o s e d

fo

istorical

Ste

or

District

d e s i g n a t i o n ;

2)

r e c o m m e n d s

E v a l u a t i o n

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Step

Four:

Step

Five:

Step

Six:

BATH

CLUB

DESIGNATION

REPORT

3)

wll

s e r v e as

an

t t a c h m e n t

to

the

Land

Deve lopmen t

R e g u l a t i o n s of

the

City

Code.

The

e s i g n a t i o n

r e p o r t

is

r e s e n t e d to

the

o a r d a t

a

ublic

h e a r i n g .

If

the

Board

e t e r m i n e s

that

the

r o p o s e d

s i teo

istrict

s a t i s f i e s

the

e q u i r e m e n t s

fo

e s i g n a t i o n

as

set

f o r t h in

the

Land

Deve l opmen t


of

the

City

C o d e ,

the

Board

r a n s m i t s

a

e c o m m e n d a t i o n

in

a v o r

o

e s i g n a t i o n to

the

l ann ing

B o a r d

and

Cty

C o m m i s s i o n .

The

Plann ing

B o a r d wll

h o l d

a

ublic

h e a r i n g

on

the

proposed

d e s i g n a t i o n ,

and

shall

c o n s i d e r

the

r opo s ed

historic


as

an

m e n d m e n t

to

the

Land

eve lopmen t


of

the

City

C o d e

and

u b s e q u e n t l y ,

t r a n s m i t

its

e c o m m e n d a t i o n to

the

Cty


T he

Cty

o m m i s s i o n

may

a d o p tan

m e n d m e n t

to

the

Land

eve lopmen t


of

the

City

Code

which

thereby

d e s i g n a t e s

the

Hsoric


Si teo

istoric

Distr ict

after (

1

u b l i c h e a r i n g

for

aparcel

oand

less

than

en (

0)

c o n t i g u o u s

a c r e s

o

f t e r (

2)

pub l i c

h e a r i n g s for

a

a r c e lo

and

w h i c h

is

ore

t h a n ten

0)contiguous

acres

III.RELATION

TO

O R D I N A N C E

C R I T E R I A

1

n

ccordancewth

e c t i o n

118-

592

in

he

a n d

Deve lopmen t


o

he

City

Code,

e l i g i b i l i t y

fo

e s i g n a t i o n ise t e r m i n e d

onhe

basiso

c o m p l i a n c e

with

thelised

criteria set

forth

b e l o w .

a

h e

Hsoric


Board

s h a l l

have

the

au t ho r i t y

to

r e c o m m e n dtha

roperties

be

e s i g n a t e d

as

istoric

bu i l d i n g s ,

historic

structures,

historic

i m p r o v e m e n t s ,

historic

l a n d s c a p e

features, historic

i n t e r i o r s (

a r c h i t e c t u r a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t

p u b l i c

p o r t i o n s

only),

historic

s i t e s

or

historic

disricts

if

hey

re

significant

in

h e

h i s t o r i c a l ,

a r c h i t e c t u r a l ,

c u l t u r a l ,

aesthet ic

or c h e o l o g i c a l

he r i t a g e o

the

ity,

the

o u n t y ,

state

or nation.

Such

p r o p e r t i e s

sha

possess an

n t e g r i t y

o

o c a t i o n , de s i g n ,

e t t i n g , m a t e r i a l s ,

w o r k m a n s h i p ,

f e e l i n g or

a s s o c i a t i o n

and

mee

a

leas

one (

1

h e

following

criteria:

1)

s s o c i a t i o n

wth

e v e n t s

that

h a v e

m a d e

a

i g n i f i c a n t

c o n t r i b u t i o n

to

the

i s t o r y

of the

c i t y ,

the

county,

t a t e

o

n a t i o n ;

2

A s s o c i a t i o n

with

the

ves

f

p e r s o n s significant

in

ou

a s t

history;

3

m b o d y

the

i s t i n c t i v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s

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4

P o s s e s s

high

artistic

values;

5

e p r e s e n t

t h e

w o r k

o

a

a s t e r , s e r v e

as

n

outstanding

o

e p r e s e n t a t i v e w o r k

o

a

aster

d e s i g n e r , a r ch i t e c t

o

bulder

w h o

c o n t r i b u t e d

to

u

i s t o r i c a l ,

aesthetic

o


heritage;

6)

a v e

y i e l d e d ,

or

are

likey

to

i e l d

i n f o r m a t i o n

i m p o r t a n t

in

pre-

h i s t o r y

o

i s t o r y ;

7

Be

isted

in

the

a t i o n a l

Register

of

H i s t o r i c

Paces

8

o n s i s t

o

a

e o g r a p h i c a l l y

definable

aea

h a t

p o s s e s s e s

a

i g n i f i c a n t c o n c e n t r a t i o n

o

i t e s ,

buildingso

t r u c t u r e s

united

by

historically s i g n i f i c a n t

pas t

e v e n t s

o

esthetically

by

pan

o

h y s i c a l

development ,

whose

c o m p o n e n t s

m a y

lack

individual

d is t i nc t i on .

b

A

uilding,

s t r u c t u r e (

i n c l u d i n g

the

pubic

o r t i o n s

o

he

n t e r i o r ) ,

i m p r o v e m e n t

o

andscape

feature

m a y

b e d e s i g n a t e d

historic

even

ifit

has

e e n

altered

ifhe

a l t e r a t i o n

is

eversible

and

he

most s i g n i f i c a n t


e l e m e n t s

are i n t a c t

a n d

r e p a i r a b l e .

2

The

a th

C l u b

is

l i g i b l e for


as

it

o m p l i e s

wth

th e

c r i t e r i a as

specified

in

e c t i o n

118-

592

inhe

and



ohe

Ctyo d e

ou t l i n ed

above.

a)

The

B a t h

Cub

located

a 9 3 7 Cons

v e n u e ,

is

eligible

fo

i s t o r i c


and

in

conformance

with the

e s i g n a t i o n

cr i ter ia

fo

th e

following

reasons:

1)s s o c i a t i o n

wth

v e n t s

that

have

m a d e

a

i g n i f i c a n t


to

the

i s t o r y of

the

citv,the

ounty,

s t a t e o r

nation;

o n s t r u c t e d

in

927, the

Bah

lu b

became

M i a m i B e a c h '

earliest

private

b a t h i n g

c l u b .

Its

f o r m a t i o n ,

as

etailed

in

the

H i s t o r i c a /

B a c k g r o u n d s e c t i o n

to

o

ow,

is

i r e c t l y

related

to

he

r a p i d rate

o

o p u l a t i o n

growh,

o th

annual

and

s e a s o n a ~

and

to

the

land

d e v e l o p m e n t b o o m

e x p e r i e n c e d

in

i a m i Beach

d u r i n g

the 1920

s

he

i s t o r y

o

the

lu b itself,

as

etailed

in

the

Histor ica/


be/

ow,

close/

y

a r a l l e l s

other

events

in

the

history

o

he

Cty

o

Mam

Beach,

o th

b e i n g

affected

by

he

s a m e

n a t u r a l and

ocial

f o r c e s .

S p e c i f i c a l l y ,

s o m e of

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Bath Club

include: (

1

he

r a c t i c e

o

thnc

seg r e ga t i o n ,

c o m m o n l y

s e e nin

o th

the

early

h i s t o r yo

iami

B e a c h

a n d

of

the

C l u b , (

2

he

p r e v a l e n c e

a n d

i m p o r t a n c e

o

the

i l i t a r y

p o p u l a t i o n

in

he

Cty

o

i a m i

B e a c h

a n d

at

the

Club during

Wor ld

W a r

11

and(3)he

lae

wave

of

ethnc

d e s e g r e g a t i o n

a n d the

n c r e a sed

integration

o

Cuban,

Central

American,

and

South

A m e r i c a n

p o p u l a t i o n s

into

Miami

B e a c h

and

f i n a l l y

ino

the

Club.

The

C l u b s

history

also

tracks the

many

s t o r m s

that

have

impacted

the

ou th R o r i d a

area.

2)

ssociation

wth

h e

lives

o

persons

s i g n i f i c a n t

in

ur

past

history;

The

Bath

Clubs

o r i g i n a l

m e m b e r

roser

n c l u de d

m a n y

o

he

prominen t

men

o

u s i n e s s

and

industry

who

e l o c a t e d

to M i a m i

Beach,

b u i l d i n g

many

o

ts

earliest

g r a n d homes,

a n d /

or

f r e q u e n t e d

the

sand

in

hepopular

wnter

season.

A m o n g

these

m e m b e r s

w e r e

Harvey

S

Rrestone,

o

he

R r e s t o n e T i r e

C o m p a n y ,

who

ls o

bu i l t

a

rand

e s t a t e

atthe

u r ren t

ste

o

he

o n t a i n e b l e a u

Hoel;

Afred

Barton,

son

o

h i l a d e l p h i a

s o c i a l i t e s

1

unter

and

a r o l i n e B a r t o n ,

wholater

became

p r e s i d e n to

he

u r f C l u b .

3

m b o d v

the

i s t i n c t i v e

c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s

o

n

h i s t o r i c a l

p e r i o d ,

architectural

or

des ign

style

o

mthod

oo n s t r u c t i o n ;

The

a th

C l u b s

ogna

st ruc tures

are

c l e a r

examples

of

the

M e d i t e r r a n e a n

Revival

style

o

r c h i t e c t u r e ,a

i c t u r e s q u e

style

o r i g i n a t e d

and

o p u l a r i z e d

in

outh

Rorida

d u r i n gthe

period

o

9 1 5 - 1940.

Lke

most

e x a m p l e s

o


R e v i v a l

archi tecture

in

South

Ror ida,

the

l u b s

orignal

b u i l d i n g s ,

in

a r t i c u l a r

the

Clubs

e n t r y

areas,he

Gove r n o r s

lounge,

and

he original

d i n i n g

hall,

show

a

ompos i t e

e c l e c t i c

bending

o

arious

Od

World


styles i n c l u d i n g Spanish

R e n a i s s a n c e ,

Moorish,

T u s c a n ,

Vene t ian ,

Goth i c , as

well

as

l a s s i c a l

Greek e l e m e n t s .

The

pitched

roofs

o

red

cay

oof

tiles

stem

from

p a n i s h and

Tuscan

b u i l d i n g t r a d i t i o n s .

The

broad

a r c h e s

s e e n on

the

western

s ide

o

he

b u i l d i n g s

and at

the

ogga

o u t s i d e

the

o v e r n o r s

l o u n g e s tem

from

he

o m a n e s q u e

t r a d i t i o n .

The

loggia

tsef

is

an

e l e m e n t

dating

b a c k

to

early

reek


t r a d i t i o n s .

The

p o i n t e d

a r c h e s

of

the

o v e r n o r s l o u n g e

and

at each

end

o

the

enry

hal

are

r e l a t ed

to

oth

Gothic

and

Vene t i a n



The

hand-

hewn

heavy

wooden

c e i l i n g

beams

and

he

heavy

o o d e n

doors

seen

throughout

the

original

structures

ae

e m i n i s c e n t

of

m e d i e v a l

Spanish

a r c h i t e c t u r e .

The

smooth,

unfluted

c o l u m n s

a

the l o g g i a

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double

columns

s uppo r t i n g

arches

next

to the

ballroom

entry

doors

are

variations

on

the

Tuscan

Order;

the

double

column

arch

support

is also

an architectural

detail

very

t yp i ca l

in

Moorish

architecture.

The

l o g g i a -

lined enclosed

c ou r t y a r d

is

a

concept

da t i n g

back

to

ancient

Greek and

Roman tradition,

as

well

as

being

a

prominent

element

in traditional

Andalusian

Moorish

architecture.

4

P o s s e s s

high

artistic

v a l u e s ;

The

B a t h C l u b '

s

any

eclectic

elements

d i s c u s s e d

above

are

r o d u c t s

of

the

m p o r t a n t

t r a d i t i o n

o

r a f t s m a n s h i p

that

g rew

o u t

of

the

e d i t e r r a n e a n

Revval

architectural

m o v e m e n t

in

outh

Rorida.

These

l emen t s

include

a n d c r a f t e d

tile

work,hand-

hewn

wooden

ceiling

beams ,

hand-

carved

wooden

d o o r s (

ase e n

at

the

e s t e r n

endof

the

entry

a l l w a y ) ,

and

even

the

hand-

pa in ted

ceiling

s e e n

on

the

laer

ballroom

addition.

5

e p r e s e n t

the

w o r k

o

a

a s t e r ,

s e r v e

as

n

outstanding

o

e p r e s e n t a t i v e

w o r k

o

a

aster

d e s i g n e r ,

a r ch i t e c t

o

bulder

w ho c o n t r i b u t e d

to

u

i s t o r i c a l . aesthetic

o


h e r i t a g e ;

The

Bath

Cub

a s

designed

by

u c c e s s f u l

local

r c h i t e c t ,

R o b e r t

A

Tay l o r ,

in927.

Taylor

was

the p r i n c i p a l

a r c h i t e c t fo r

N

T

o o n e y ,

an

early

Mami

Beach

e v e l o p e r .

Notable


o r k s

among

Taylor'

s

o u t s t n i n g

c a r e e r i n c l u d e

R o o n e y '

s

Spanish

V i l l a g e

o n

E s p a n o l a

W ay

in

925

and

he

George

Browne

r e s i d e n c e

a

1 7 J a m e s

Avenue (

Browne

w a s

Rooney '

s

a l e s

m a n a g e r )

in

9 2 5 .

6

ave

yielded,

r

are

likely

to

vield

i n f o r m a t i o n i m p o r t a n t

in

pre-

istory

or

h i s t o r y ;

The

Bath

Cub

h o u g h

un l i ke l y

to

ie ld

i m p o r t a n t

i n fo rma t i on

r e g a r d i n g

pre-

history,

serves as

a

a l u a b l e

marker

for

important

h i s t o r i c a l

e v e n t s

that

have

a f f e c t e d

th e

d e v e l o p m e n t

and

people

o

he

Cty

f M i a m i

Beach.

l e a s e r e f e r

to

e c t i o n

l(

above

for

a

i s c u s s i o n of

these

his tor ica l

e v e n t s .7

e

lised

inthe

N a t i o n a l

R e g i s t e ro

i s to r ic

Places;

u r r e n t l y , the

Bath

Clubis

e i t h e r l i s t e d

individual ly

as

n

historic

ste

o r is

it

located

w i t h i n

an

i s t o r i c

district

in

the

a t i o n a l

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have

substantial

p o t e n t i a l

to

be

determined

tobe

e l ig ib le

for

individual

historic sIte

d e s i g n a t i o n .

8

o n s i s t

o f

a

e o g r a p h i c a l l v

d e f i n a b l e

area

tha

o s s e s s e s

a

ignificant

c o n c e n t r a t i o n

o

stes

u i l d i n g so

s t r u c t u r e s

u n i t e d

by

i s tor ical ly


pas

e v e n t s

o

e s t h e t i c a l l y

bv

p l a n

o

hyscal


whose

o m p o n e n t s

may

lack

ndividual

d i s t i n c t i o n ;

Ths

r i t e r i o n is

no

p p l i c a b l e

toan

nd i v i d ua l

h i s t o r i c

ste


b)

A

uilding,

s t ru c t u r e (

i n c l u d i n g

the

public

p o r t i o n s

of

the

inerior),

m p r o v e m e n t ,

o

andscape

f e a t u r e

m a y

be

es ignated

historic

e v e n

if

itas

been

a l t e r e d

if

the

l t e r a t i o n

is

e v e r s i b l e

and

the

mos

significant

a rch i t e c tu ra l

e l e m e n t s

arentac t

and

repa i rable .

A l t h o u g h

the

Bath

Clubs

b u i l d i n g s

have

undergone

numerous

a l t e r a t i o n s

ove r

the

years,

a n y

ofthe

Cubs

t r u c t u r e s

sill

m a i n t a i n

a

igh

d e g r e e

o

heir

orignal


in tegr i ty .

These

s t r u c tu res

i n c l u d e the

Clubs

entry

lobby

n t r a n c e

ha~

o v e r n o r '

s

lounge,

or ig ina l

d i n i n g ha/~

and

orignal

rest rooms.

Please

r e f e r

to

r ch i tec tu ra l

B a c k g r o u n d

s e c t i o nfo

e t a i l s on

the

i s t o r yo

a d d i t i o n sand

a l t e r a t i o n s .

Other

a r e a s

ofthe

Club

have

been

i g n i f i c a n t l y

a l t e r e d

bu

c o u l d

be

e s t o r e d

to

heir

original

states.

These

areas

i n c l u d e

the

lubs

main

entry

b e h i n d

the

1968

pote-

ochere

e n t r a n c e addition.

IV

E N E R A L

DESCRIPTION

OF

B O U N D A R I E S

The

B a t h

Cub

s

located

a

937

C o l l i n s

A v e n u e (

s e e Ma p

1

It

s an

ocean f ron t

parce l

of

land

i t u a t e d a l o n g

the

eastern

s i d e

o

Collins

A v e n u e .

Its

immed ia te

ne i ghbo r s

ae

he

M a i s o n Grande

C o n d o m i n i u m

to

he

north,

the

Royal

York (

heormer

P r i t i k i n

F l a m i n g o

He a l t h

C e n t e r ) to

the

o u t h ,

a n d the

M i r a b e l la

siteto

he

west. T h e

toal

site

area

is

230

124

q u a r e

feet (58

cres).

Itsa s t e r n

frontage,

along

the

b e a c h ,

Alanic

O c e a n ,

a n d

the

Erosion

C o n t r o l

Lne,

isp p r o x i m a t e l y

538

eet;

its

western

frontage, along

C o l l i n s

Avenue,

isp p r o x i m a t e l y

6 5 9

fee;

ts

n o r t h e r n

f r o n t a g e ,

adjoining

theMaison

G r a n d e

property,

is

p p r o x i m a t e l y

311

feet;

n d

its

s o u t h e r n

f r o n t a g e ,

adjoining

the

f o r m e r

R o y a l

Y o r k / P r i t i k i n

Center,

is

66

feet.Theega

descr ip t ion

fo r

the site

is

as

o l l o w s : Trac t

1

THE

B A T H

C L U B

P R O P E R T Y ,

a c c o rd i n g

to the

Plat

t he r eo f ,

r e co rded

in

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bounded

as

follows:

On

the

East

by

the

Erosion

Control

Line; on

the

West

by

the

Eas te r ly

line

of

Collins

Avenue;

on

the

North and

South

by

the

Nor the r l y

and

Sou th e r l y

lines

of

said

Tract

1

he

foio

u m b e r

for

the

r o p e r t y

is:

02

214

04-

0010.V

E N E R A L

D E S C R I P T I O N

O

HE

S I T E

IN

T S

CURRENT

C O N D I T I O N

The p r o p e r t y

is

u r r e n t l y

i m p r o v e d

wth

a

o u n t r y

club

f a c i l i t y ,

namey

The

Bath

Cub

The

i m p r o v e m e n t s

include

app ro x ima t e l y

54

0 0

s q u a r e

feet

o f

b u i l d i n g

s t r u c t u r e s , i n c l u d i n g

a

a r g e b a l l r o o m ,

a

i n i n g

hall,

ao u n g e ,

a

mall

l i b r a ry

a n d

card

o o m ,

a

arge

k i t chen

f a c i l i t y ,

a

estaurant/ b a r ,

admin is t ra t i ve

o f f i c e s ,

mn

s

nd

w o m e n '

s

restrooms,

a

oolside

snack

bar

pavlion

and

app r o x ima t e l y

110

poo

c a b a n a s .

Other

proper ty

i m p r o v e m e n t s i n c l u d e :

a p p r o x i m a t e l y

105

ark ing

s p a c e s ,

three (

3

sphalt

t e n n i s

c o u r t s ,

a h a n d b a l l /

b a s k e t b a l l cout,

ao o f t o p

s a l t w a t e r

s w i m m i n g

p o o l no

in

s e ) ,

a

r e s h w a t e r

s w i m m i n g

poo (

n

use),

a

small

courtyard,

a

a r g e

p a v e d

pool

t e r ra c e (

on-

g r a d e ) , wo

2

p o r t e - c o c h e r e s ,

a n da

m a l l entry

guard

h o u s e .V.

R E S E N T

O W N E R S

As

of

the

date

oh is

r e p o r t ,

the

O w n e r

of

R e c o r d

o

he

a th

Cub

ste

is

he

Bath

l u b , I n c .

The

p r o p e r t y ,

h o w e v e r ,is

u r r e n t l y

unde r

contract

fo

u r c h a s e

as

a

e s u l t

o

au r c h a s e

and

S a l e

A g r e e m e n t

d a t e d

Ma y

22

998,

between

The

Bath

Cub

nc.,

he

seller,

n d

5 9 3 7

Coll ins,

Inc.,

the

u r c h a s e r . T h e

Purchase

and

S a l e

A g r e e m e n t went

into

affect

on

u ly

30

998,

upon

the

l o s i n g

o

ae f i n a n c i n g

oan

or

the

Bath

Club,

Inc.,

w h e r e b y

th e purchaser,

5937

Collins,

nc.,

acted

as

g u a r a n t o r

forthe

m o r t g a g e

oanhe

p u r c h a s e r

has

h e

option

to

e r m i n a t e

the a g r e e m e n t

a

any

ime

prior

to

e c e m b e r

31999,

VII. R E S E N T US E

The

p r o p e r t y is

u r r e n t l y

b e i n g

used

as

a

rivate

c o u n t r y

cub

acility

n a m e l y

the

a th

Cub.

Aso

the

date

of

this

report,

the

Club

has

a p p r o x i m a t e l y

175

e mbe r s .

VIII. R E S E N T

Z O N I N G

The p r o p e r t y

is

u r r e n t l y zoned

as

M -

1

ity

o

i a m i

B e a c h

M u l t i - F a m i l y

R e s i d e n t i a l

Low

n tens i t y

D i s t r i c t (

refer

to

Map

2.

he

ste

a s

re-oned

from

its

po

o n i n g

c l a s s i f i c a t i o n

of

R M -

3

in

1994

a

the

r o p e r t y o w n e r

s

e q u e s t ;

the

down

zoning

wa s

a p p r o v e d

by

h e M i a m i

B e a c h

C i t y

C o m m i s s i o n

as

o

April

30

1994(

s per

O r d i n a n c e

N u m b e r

94 -

2918),

The

p u r c h a s e r

o

he

roperty,

5937

Colins

nc., o w e v e r ,

a p p l i e d

for

a

rezon ing

o

he

ste

in

a r c h

of

1999

The

r e z o n i n g


r e q u e s t e d

anew

M-

2(

ty

o

Miami

B e a c h

Mul t i -

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A V E N U E )

AS

AN

I S T O R I C

S I T E

lJ

8

Z

rn

z

i

i5

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A V E N U E )

AND

U R R O U N D I N G

ZONNG

D I S T R I C T S (

i)

o

o

o

o

J=

z

z

o

z

U)

z

3

o

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The

Miami Beach

Plann i ng

Board

gave

the

r ezon i ng appl i ca t i on

a favorable

recommendation

at

its June

22

999,

m ee t i n g .

The

e z o n i n g r e q u e s t

wll

be

h e a r d byhe

i a m i

Beach

it y

Commiss ion

in S e p t e m b e r

o

9 9 9 , and

g a i n

in

c t o b e r of

1999 (

o n c u r r e n t l y

wth

the


fo

soic

d e s i g n a t i o n ) .

IX

I S T O R I C A L

B A C K G R O U N D The

set t ing

fo r the

Bath

C l u b

is

heCty

f Mami

B e a c h , w h i c his

l o c a t e d

on

aeven-

mile

l o n g

barrier i s l a n d

of

the

coasto

o u t h F l o r i d a .

Miami

B e a c h

had

itsr i g i n sin

896

w h e n

John

S

o l l i n s

b e g a n

anvocado

p l an t a t i o n

on

th e

s w a m p y ,

m a n g r o v e - c o v e r e d isand".

In

905

he

U

So v e r n m e n t d r e d g e d "

G o v e r n m e n t

Cut",

r ea t i ng

FsherIsland

and

a

eep-

w a t e r

c o n n e c t i o n

b e t w e e n

the

A t l a n t i c

Ocean

and

B i s c a y n e

Bay.

The

firs

s u b d i v i s i o n

o n

th e isand

a s

p l a t t e d

by

J

. u m m u sin912.T he

frsbridge

to

he

r e a

was the

wooden

Colins

r i d g e , o p e n e din

9 1 3 . The a r e a

was

incorporated

as

a

own in

9 1 5 , w i t h

a

v o t i n g

p o p u l a t i o n

o

th i r ty-three,

n d

as

a

it y

in

917

ur ing

t h e s e

early years,

a

large

i n f l u x o

a c a t i o n i n g Northerners

began

to

st M i a m i

B e a c h

during

its

mild

wnter

seasons,

s p e c i a l l y

South

B e a c h

at

its

o u t h e r n

tp

The

winter

p o p u l a t i o n s u r g e

b e c a m e

so

reat

that

th e C o l l i n s Bdge

was

eplaced

by

the larger

Venetian

Way in

1926

to a c c o m m o d a t e growing

v e h i c u l a r

t raff ic. The

firs o r g a n i z a t i o n a l

efforts

to c r e a t ea

e w

e x c l u s i v e b a t h i n g

club

on

Mam

B e a c h

o c c u r r e d

in

he

wnter

o926

Bath

Cub

o u n d i n g m e m b e r s , among

t h e m m a n y

w e a l t h y

md-

W e s t e r n winter

c i t i zens , j o i ned

t o g e t h e r

in

he

e s i r e

to

o rm

a

r i va te cub

that

w o u l d

offer its

e m b e r s

ocean

and s w i m m i n g

poo

b a t h i n g ,

social

rooms, d i n i n g ,

and

d an c i n g . S e t t i n g

itself a w a y from

the

crowds

o

South

Beach,

h is

club

would a l s o

offer

a

ore

e s t r i c t i v e

a t m o s p h e r e

than

c u r r e n t l y

a v a i l a b l e

aiami

Beach'

sr i m e

ba t h i n g

resortso

he t ime,the

public

M i a m i

B e a c h

Casino,

it h

its

popular Roman

Pools,

and

the

e w e r Roney

Paza

Hotel, i n i s h e d

in

9 2 6 .

T h e s e

resorts were

x t r e m e l y

crowded d u r i n g

thenter

s e a s o n ,

when

the

p o p u l a t i o n

o

the

each

s w e l l e d wth

h o u s a n d s

o

e a s o n a l

t o u r i s t s

and

e s i d e n t s ,

and

they

were

p r o g r e s s i v e l y

b e c o m i n g

the

f a v o r e d

bathing

locations forthe

s l a n d 's

r o w i n g Jewish p o p u l a t i o n .

A n o t h e r

factor

that

m a y

have

n f l u e n c e d the

decision

to

u i l d

the

e w

club

m a y

have

been

h e

a f t e r ma t h

of

thedevastating

hurricane

ine p t e m b e r

o

1926

and the

milder hu r r i cane

in

c t o b e r

of 1926.

T h e s e hur r i canes,

p a r t i c u l a r l y

the

earlier, d e s t r o y e d many

h o m e s ,and

e v e r e l y damaged

m a n y

o

the

o t e l s and

a s i n o s

on

i a m i

B e a c h .

The

wake of d e s t r u c t i o n

left

behind

may

h a v e

b e e n

a

cause

fo r

r e f l e c t i o n

as

the

great

driveto

r e b u i l d

and

e p a i r

b e g a n .

It

my

have

s pa r k ed

in

m a n y

o

the

a f f l u en t

residents

of

the b ea ch the

idea

of

s t a r t i n g a n e w

f a r t h e r

to the

north.

The

specific

l o ca t i o n

fo r the

Bath

C l ub

was

toea

te

inhe

r e l a t i v e l y

deso l a t e

n o r t h e r n

p o r t i o n

of M i a m i

B e a c h .

The

ite,

locateda

ollins

A v e n u e and

then

5 6 t h

Street,

was

part

of

aarge a v o c a d o

and

a n g o

grove,

even

in

922.

The

parcel

o f

land

was

purchased

by

the

Bah

lu b o r g a n i z e r s

in

1926

from

thei a m i

B e a c h

B a y s h o r e C o r p o r a t i o n ,

a

arl

Fisher

c o m p a n y .

The

chosen

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bu i l d i ngs

for Newton ('

N. B.T.")

R o n e y

in

his

Sp an i s h

Vi l l age

at

Espano l a

W a y

and

who

had

been hired

by

the

Beach

Club

in Palm

Beach to

oversee

remedial

work

on

its

new club

bu i ld ings .

Mr,

Tay l o r des i g ned

the one-

story

clubhouse

in the

Mediterranean

Revival

sty le,

with

a

r o o f t op

saltwater

s w i m m i n g

poo l

and

f i f ty-

seven

oceanfront

cabanas.

Construction

on the $

150,

000

s t r u c t u r e b e g a n

in

J u n e

of

1 9 2 7

b y the

M

R

a r r i s o n C o n s t r u c t i o n

Company.

The

Cub

o n s t r u c t i o n

was

i n i s h e d

in

e c e m b e ro927,

and

a

dinner

dance

c e l e b r a t i n g

its

o p e n i n g

was

held

on

January

7

9 2 8 .

Initial

Cub

rues,

r a f t e d by

the

original

c h a r t e r

membe rs

otheclub,

ncluding

A l f r e d

Barton (

h o

soon-

after

b e c a m e

the

president

o

the

S u r f

Club),

Nash

M a t t h e w s ,

and

Fed

A.

o o r , m a d e very

little

r e f e r e n c e

to

its

de

fac to restrictive

p o l i c i e s

excluding

b l a c k s , Jews,

and

Catho l i cs

from

membership.

T h e C lub

rues

limted

o u n d e r

M e m b e r s h i p s

to

00

ands s o c i a t e

M e m b e r s h i p s

to

0 0 .

The m e m b e r s h i p

fees

i n v o l v e d

an

n i t i a l feeo $

1

0 0

and

n n u a l dues

o $

200,

D u r i n g its

irst

few

years

o

p e r a t i o n , the

Cub

was

p e n

only

d u r i n g

the

wnter

seasons.

D e s p i t e

its

im i ted

o p e r a t i n g

season ,

the

C l u b

wa s an

nstant

success,

and

m e m b e r s h i p

b e g a n

to

grow

q u i c k l y .

As

t h e club

roster e x p a nded ,

the

Cub

e g a n

to

xpand

its

ac i l i t i es by

d d i n g

m o r e

c a b a n a s a n d e n l a r g i n g

its

dining

fac i l i t i es.

During

W o r l d

WarII,

thecities

o

i a m i

and

M i a m i Beach

became

the h o m e s

o

a n y

mlitary

r o o p s

in t r a i n i n g

for

wartime service.

In the

spring

o

9 4 1 ,

t h o u s a n d s

o

.

s

rmy

so ld ie rs

a r r i v e d

in

i a m i

Beach;

many

o

Miami

Beach's

hotels (

over1 40 hotels,

in

act)

nd

pr iva te

c l u b s

b e c a m e

h o u s i n g barracks

and

t r a i n i n g

f a c i l i t i e s

foh e s e troops.

u r i n g this period,

the

a th

Club

facilities

were u s e d

b y hundreds

of

o f f i c e r s

othe

r m e d F o r c e s

and

their

a m i l i e s , b o t h

as

aess

hall

and

for e n t e r t a i n m e n t ;

the

Club

f a c i l i t i e s

o p e r a t e don

e a r

round

bass.

After

the

end

o

the

war,

the

Club

r e t u r n e d

to

its

limited

o p e r a t i o n s

during

the

wnter

s e a s o n s .

D u r i n g the

pos-

a r

period

of

1945

to

950,

Mam

and Miami

Beach w e r e

h it

byi g h t (

8

hur r i c anes .

In

c t o b e ro950,

Miami

B e a c h

and,

h e r e f o r e ,

the

Club

wereht

by

ne

o

he

s t r o n g e s t

h u r r i c a n e s to

mke

andfall

during

the

pos-

ar

period.

T he

Club s u s t a i n ed


roof

d a m a g e ,

and

many

oftheabanas

w e r e d e s t r o y e d . A f t e r r e p a i r i n g

andrebuilding,

the

Cub

nitiated

the

ractice

o

p e r a t i n g

during

the

umme r

m o n t h s as

well

as

he

winter

season. The e x p a n d e d o p e r a t e d

s e a s o n w a s s u c c e s s f u l .

A

embersh ip

g r e w over

the

ext

nne (

9)

years,

the

Cub

added

the

fall

months

toits

a n n u a l

o p e r at in g c a le n d a r .

T h e

Cub

o n t i n u e d

this

pattern

o

growhand

x p a n d e d

operations

o v e r the n e x t

t w o (2

e c a d e s .

D u r i n g

t h e s e

times

o

prosperity,

the Club

u n d e r w e n t many

r e n o v a t i o n s ,

a l t e r a t i o n s ,

and

a d d i t i o n s .

In

the

late

1970

s

nd

early 1980'

s,tsbeach was

e p l e n i s h e d , and the

u n e

w a s

c r e a t e d

as part

of

a

l a r g e r

b e a c h

restorat ion

p r o j e c t

on

Miam i Beach.

A s the

lu b

e n t e r e d i n t o the

econd

half

o f th e

1980'

s

owever,

itsmembersh ip

began

to

e c l i n e .

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dep l e t e d

a l r e ady

reduced

o pe r a t i n g

funds.

Du r i n g

this

per iod,

the

Club

b e g a n

to

research

methods

to decrease overhead

and taxes

and control

dec l i n i ng

prof i t s .

To

this

end,

it sold off

po r t i o n s

of

its

p r op e r t y

across Collins

Avenue,

se l l i ng

both

its

Tract

2

rope r ty (w h e r e the C l u b 'sennis

courts

were

rev ious ly l oca ted,

n o w

p a r t o000

C o l l i n s A v e n u e )

and

ts

r a c t

3

roper ty

on

Indian

Creek

Drive (

p r e v i o u s l y

Club

p a r k i n g ) d u r i n g

the

late

1 9 8 0 '

snd

early

1990's

To

ven

f u r t h e r r e d u c e

its

r o p e r t y taxes,

the

lu b

r e q u e s t e d

a

own zoning

o

ts

r e m a i n i n g

t rac t ( '

T r a c t

1)

r o m RM-3

o

RM-

1

n

9 9 4 .

finally

in

he

a te 1 990 '

she Cub

l a c e d

its

e m a i n i n g p r o p e r t y

tract

fo r

sale.

9 3 7

C o l l i n s

nc

ecame

the

p u r c h a s e r

o

h e P r o p e r t y

in

August

of 1 9 9 8 .X

R C H I T E C T U R A L

BACKGROUND

The

Bath

Cub

is

a

fine

example

of

the


Rev i va l


m o v e m e n t

that

o r i g i n a t e d a n d

became

qute

p o p u l a r

in

South

f l o r i d a

during

the p e r i o d

1915-

1940

l e a s e re fe r to


c r i t e r i o nl(c

b o v e

for deta i ls o n

the

specific

e l emen t s

that l i n k

the

b u i l d i n g

to

his

a r c h i t e c t u r a l sye.

The

Cubs

riginal

b u i l d i n g s

were

one-

o w o -

soy

s t r u c t u r e s

built

o

r e i n f o r c e d

concrete

c o l u m n s

and con c r e t e

bock

a l l s

sitting

on

a

c o n c r e t e

spread

f o o t i n g a n d

pile f o u n d a t i o n .

The

walls

were

i n i s h e d

in

extured

t u c c o .

The

o r i g i n a l

roofs

o

the Cub

s

a in buildings (

n c l u d i n g

the

foyer,

o v e r n o r '

s

L o u n g e ,

and

o r i g i na l

dininghal)

were

gab led

and


o

heavy

timber f r a m i n g ,

with

l a r ge

hand-

hewn

w o o d e n beams; these

roofs

were

pro t e c t ed

with

ceramic

barrel

roof

tiles.

The

r o o f s

above

the

o r e

utilitarian

Cub

t r u c t u r e s (

i n c l u d i n g

ther i g i n a l

l o c k e r

room

re a

l a t e r the

r e s t a u r a n t )

above

the

m e c h a n i c a l

spaces

that

ae

oused

below

the

s w i m m i n g

poo

a n d

the

newer

locker

room

wing)

were

fa

c o n c r e t e

s t r u c t u r a l

d e c k s ,

which

usually

doubled

as

pen

decks

s u p p o r t i n g

s e c o n d s t o r y

cabana

structures.

The

Club'

s

riginal c a b a n a

s t ruc tu res (

i n c l u d i n g

rooftop

c a b a n a s

as

ell a s

beachfront)

e r e single-

s tory

wood-

framed

shed u i l d i n g s

with

vertical

w o o d s h e a t h i n g

and

a

o m b i n a t i o no

ood and

metal

r a m e d

c a n o p y

r o o f i n g .

The

a r r a n g e m e n t of the

o r i g i n a l

s t r u c t u r e s is evident

f r o m

aerial

photographs

o

he

ste

d a t i n g

b a c k to as

arly

as

927:

a

o u b l e

u

h a p e d

a r r a n g e m e n t

facing the

o c e a n .

The frs "

U

was

the

l a r g e r ,

wder


o

a b a n a s toh e

south

o

the

ste

e h i n d

this

single

ayerf

c ab ana s , t he r e

existed

the

Club'

subl ic

and

ancillary

structures (

the

ining room,

o v e r n o r '

s

L o u n g e ,

f o y e r , s w i m m i n g

poo,

ocker rooms,

etc.).

These

s t r u c t u r e s were

a r r a n g e d

linearly

a l o n g the

eas tern e d g e

of

C o l l i n s

Avenue

w h i c h

f o l l o w

th e

r o a d w a y '

s

id e sweeping

CUNe,

To

he

north

of

the

ste

was

a

i gh t

u

haped


o

a b a n a s ,

w h i c h

a g a i n

are

opened

to

thec e a n and

e n c l o s e d o n

ther

e s t e r n and n o r t h e r n

e d g e sby

pan

oncrete

w a l l

f i n i s h e d

in

t u c c o .

Itis

in terest ing

to

noe

that

ths

double "

U r r a n g e m e n t

r e s u l t e din

a

e v e l o p m e n ttha

as

f ocused

inwardly

and

e a s twa r d l y , a l m o s t

comple te ly

t u r n i n g

its

a c k

on

Collins

A v e n u e .

This

r c h i t e c t u r a l

d e s i g n

was

most

c e r t a i n l y

i n t e n d e d

to

romote

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1927

1929

930

B A T H

CLUB

D E S I G N A T I O N

R E P O R T

A

s e c o n d i n t e r e s t i n g pon

is

h a t the



o

he

Club

s t r o n g l y

f a v o r ed

b e a c h b a t h i n g to

a t h i n g

inhe

Club'

s

w i m m i n g

pool.

Thes w i m m i n g

poo

deck

wa s

t u c k ed

u n o b t r u s i v e l y

a l o n g

the

w es t s ide

o f

the

site

on

a

s e c o n d

leve

o o f

deck . B e i n g

s u r r o u nded

by

airly

h i g h ,

uilitarian

a l l s ,

p o s s i b l y

a

o n s e q u e n c eo

ts l o c a t i on

directly

a d j a c e n t

to

o l l i n s

A v e n u e ,

th e s w i m m i n g

poo

and its

eck

o f f e r e d

only

very

l i m i t e d ,

if

any

i e w s

of

the

c e a n

o

he

I n t e r c o a s t a l .

The

s a l t w a t e r p o o l

was

designed

in

very

f u n c t i o n a l

m a n n e r ;

it

was

qute

a r g e

ando m p l e t e l y

u n a d o r n e d .

Its

s u r r o u n d i n g

poo

d e c k

was

e q u a l l y

u n a d o r n e d ;

it

was

u i t e

n a r r o w in

o m p a r i s o n to

the

size

of

the

pool.

This

o o l

deck

a s

obviously

no

e s i g n e d

to

o m f o r t a b l y

a c c o m m o d a t ea

l a r g e n u m b e ro

u n b a t h e r s .

The

Cub

tructures

ha v e undergone

n u m e r o u s a d d i t i o n s

a n d

a l t e r a t i o n s ;the

irst

of

t h e s e

m o d i f i c a t i o n s

b e g a n

just

two (

2

ears

after

the

o r i g i na l

s t r u c t u r e s were

completed.

The hisory

o

h e s e

a d d i t i o n s

and


can

be

l e a r l y

traced

t h r o u g h

the

building

permt

record

and

the

v a i l a b l e

c o n s t r u c t i o n

documents. h e

pe rm i t

and

r a w i n g

documen ta t ion

is

isted

b e l o w

inh r o n o l o g i c a l

oder. (

ote:

The

building

p e r m i t r e f e r e n c e s

tha t

are writ ten

in

itaics

do

not

have

a v a i l a b l e

architectural

p l ans ;

the

building

p e r m i t

r e f e r e n c e s

that

are

w r i t t e n

in

a

an

fon

do

have

a v a i l a b l e


drawngs.)

P e r m i t #

18 8

Oignal

B a t h

Club

Structures.

Type

o

o n s t r u c t i o n :

CBS

Rein.

oncrete

wth

Spread

footing

foundat ion.

e n e r a l

C o n t r a c t o r :

Har r i s on

C o n s t r u c t i o n

A r c h i t e c t :

Rober t

A

T ay l o r B u i l d i n g

Sze -

ront.

240

e p t h :

70

Cos: $

125

000

Bath

Club

S w i m m i n g

Poo

R o b e r tA

aylor

Architect ( S p a n i s h

V i l l a g e , Miami

B e a c h ,

Florida)

R i c h a r d

A

e l s h a m ,

E n g i n e e r (

Mam,

Forida)

Ony

drawing

t h a t

seems

to

emain

from

original

1927

ons t ruc t i on

Documents.

P e r m i t #

2985

Addition

to

ki tchen

and

a f e t e r i a ;

N e w c a b a n a s .

Con t r a c t o r :

Harrison


C

r c h i t e c t :

R o b e r t A .

Taylor

C o s t $

30

000

c h e m a t i c

p l ans fo

the

proposed a d d i t i o n

o

abanas

a

hePrope r ty

tohe

South

o

he

Bath

Club

Robert

A

a y l o r , A r c h i t e c t (

Mam

B e a c h ,

F l o r i d a ) Two

schemes

g e n e r a l l y

drawn -

one s h o w s

24

new

a b a n a s (

wtha

os

e s t i m a t e

o $

3,

84;

the

e c o n d

shows

41

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1933

1933

934

193619389 4 6

1947 B A T H

CLUB


R E P O R T

A d d i t io n s &

Al t e r a t i o n s

to

he

Bath

Club

R o b e r t

A

a y l o r , A r c h i t e c t (

M i a m i

Beach,

F l o r i d a )

F r o n t

ofice

added

to

orth

o

lobby

wth

a

o o d e n

D u t c h

door

and

two

2

o u n t e r

w i n d o w s o p e n i n g

up

ino

existing l o b b y .

New

foyer

a d d e d

to

a s t ,

u n d e r n e a t h

existing

exterior

sta ir,

o n n e c t i n g

entryha(

oggia)to

he

c a f e t e r i a ( p r e s e n t -

dayibrary) .

New

i n c i n e r a t o r

room

a dde d

to

north

o

newr o n t

office.New

ounge/

d i n i n g area ,

relocating

Bath

house s

and

o c k e r rooms

further

to

he

n o r t h w e s t .

P e r m i t #

5480

Tac

2-

onstruction

of

three (

3

t e n n i s

c o u r t s ,

po

hop

and

e n c e .

Contractor:

Mead


Co.

Cost. $

2

500

e r m i t # 5753

Tap

Bar.

o n t r a c t o r . ' Sandquist


Co

Architect:

Robe r t

A

aylor

C o s t : $

3

00

Permt #

036

A d d i t i o n

to

bar;

new

ogga

a

c a f e t e r i a ;

addition

to

dance

l o o r ; n e w windows

in

r e a t

ha

ontractor. '

o h n

B

Or,

Inc

Architect:

o b e r t A .

Tayor

o s t ' $

8

00

Permit #

9022

Addition.


M.

R

arrison

o n s t r u c t i o n

Cr ch i tec t :

o b e r t

A

Tay lo r

Cos. $

6000

Permt #

1992

Addition

andn l a r g e m e n t

o

dining

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950

1951

1951

1 9 5 2

1 9 5 2

BATH

CLUB

DESIGNATION

R E P O R T

Timber

Wharf

5'

x

1

O

Con t rac to r :

b s a r y

F o u n d a t i o n

C

Engineer:

u r w e l /e

hittaker

C o s t . $

1

20 Permit #

27462

Addition

owo (

2a b a n a s .Con t r ac t o r :

MR. H a r r i s o n

Construction

Co .r c h i t e c t :

C

rederick

Cost. $

5

000

e r m i t #

7 4 6 3

Addition

o

wo (

2

o i l e t

r o o m s

aac

2

Contractor:

M

A

arrison C o n s t r u c t i o n

Cos: $

1

00

Permt #

34468

a r k i n g lot

a

r a c t3


Troup

B r o t h e r s ,

Inc.Cos. $

,000r o p o s e d

r e p l a c e m e n t

c ab a n a s

A r c h i t e c t

u n k n o w n

Shows

location o

ep l acemen t cabanas

or

founding

m e m b e r s a f t e r

the

d e s t r u c t i o n

o

the

x i s t i n g c a b a n a s

by

he hurricane

in

c t o b e r

o

9 5 0 .

P e r m i t # 36415Repairs

o

pool

platform.

Cont rac to r :

MR

arrison

C o n s t r u c t i o n Co.

n g i n e e r :

N

J

i g n u m

C o s t . $

17

000

e r m i t #

36713

Addition

to

Club.


MR.Harrison

Cons t ruc t i on

Co,

Archi tect:

M

Harrison


C o . Cos. $

4

00

Permt #

37350

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1954

954

1954

1955

955

1955

95 6 BATH

CLUB


REPORT

Permt #

2756

S a n d b l a s t i n g

poo

o n t r a c t o r :

Al-

m e r i c a n S a n d b l a s t i n g Cos. $

17 P e r m i t #

42798

S a n d b l a s t

and

un i t e

sw imming

poo

o n t r a c t o r : R. alters

Co.

Inc

o s t . $

2

300

Permit #

45113

R e m o d e l i n g

dining

r o o m .

Contractor:

MR

arrison


Co

r c h i t e c t : S

acher

C o s t . $

12

000

Permit #

6 3 7 3 Install five (

5

x h au s t

fans.

o n t r a c t o r :

Hll

Fan

C o m p a n y Cost. $

1

800

A l t e r a t io n s & .

New

c o u s t i c a l

C e i l i n g

in

ining

Room

tefan

H

Zachar ,

AIA

Archi tect ( 1 6 5 0

L e n o x

Avenue,

Miami

Beach, l o r i d a ) N e w

c o v e ,

down

l i g h t i n g ,

and

a c o u s t i c a l

ceilingat

dining

r o o m ;

m i c r o p h o n e systemadded.

B a n d s t a n d

added

in

inng

room?

Dining

roomis

otaseng thy

a s

t o d a y . Permit #

47400

e m o v e

od

f i r e p l a c e

and

add

new

room for

ar

o n d i t i o n i n g .

Contractor:1

oodruff

Cost: $

900

Permit #

7690 I n s t a l l

one

1

ton

ndone

1j2-

ton

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1956

1959

959

1962

19629 6 3

1963

1 9 6 3

BATH

CLUB

E S I G N A T I O N

REPORT

Permt #

50145

Addition

o

mall

ar

o n d i t i o n i n g e q u i p m e n t

bu i ld i ng .


Owner

Cos: $

400

Permt #0 2 0 7 Removing

one (

1

w o o d e n

c a b a n a

and

r e p l a c e

wth

show

oom

remodeling.

o n t r a c t o r :

1

C

Woodruff

Cost' $

2

00

e r m i t #

5 8 8 2 4

One20

P

p k g ,

ar

ondi t ioner.

Contractor.'

o m e s t i c

R e f r i g e r a t i o n

Co.,Inc

Cost: $

6

000

P e r m i t #

60399Repair

the

roo

of wo

2

c a b a n a s &

e c t i o n

o

a

hi rd

cabana.

o n t r a c t o r . ' I d e a l Roofingand

heet

Metal

Cos: $

850

ermit #

6637L'

haped

r e t a i n i n g

wall (

p p r o x i m a t e l y

22

i g h , p p r o x i m a t e l y

200-

near

eet

along

wes

p r o p e r t y

line).

o n t r a c t o r :M

R

a r r i s o n


Cp

Cost. $

800

Permit #

8070 R e p l a c e

b o a r d

wak

wth

o n c r e t e ;

repair

p oo l

d e c k .

Contractor.'

M

R a r r i s o n

C o n s t r u c t i o n Corp.

Cos. $

000

Pe rm i t #70036Card

oom

and

l terat ions.

Contractor.'

A

a n t


Cos: $55

00

Permit #70552

I n s t a l l one15

HP

r

c ond i t i o n i n g s y s t e mand

n e

10-

HP

airconditioning

s y s t e m .

C o n t r a c t o r . '

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1964

1964

965

1965

1966

1 9 6 7

1968

BATH

CLUB


R E P O R T

Existing

fireplace

in

d i n i ng

room

d e a c t i v a t e d .

Fuure

board

room

e x t e n s i o n

a

ining

room.

Ai r c o n d i t i o n i n g

b u i l d i n g

and

small

coo l i ng

t o w e r

addedto

a s t

o

ining

room.

Ce i l i n g

and

floor

alterations

in

iningroom

p e a k e r

s y s t e m

a d d e d .

E x i s t i n g

c o n d i t i o n s

plan

s h o w s

cafeteria

in

place

ooday

s

ibrary.

Re

s u r v e y o f

1951

Ste

u r v e y

Zurwelle

W h i t t a k e r ,Inc,urveyors

Permt #

2 8 5 1

R e p l a c e

five (5

ooring

p i l e s .


Little

River

Mar ine C o n s t r u c t i o n

Co.

Cos. $

400

r o p o s e d

A p a r t m e n t Bui ld i ng

a

the

Bath

Club

John

L

olk &

s s o c i a t e s

A r c h i t e c t s (

Palm

Beach, l o r i d a )

A r c h i t e c t u r a l

plans

show

an

a p a r t m e n t b u i l d i n g

planned

fo

the n o r t h e r n

t h i r d o

the

i t e (

ad jacen t

to

p resen t -

d a y

Maison

G r a n d e ) . O n e and

a

haf

loors

of p a r k i n g ; sx(

6)

floors

o

a p a r t m e n t s

fo

a

toal

o

4

partments

ranging

in sze

rom

2

35

to

3

40

square

fee.

roect

n e v e r

bult.erm i t #

5 0 9 8

S e c o n d -

sory

ddi t ion c o n s i s t i n g

o

11

c a b a n a s above

e x i s t i n g

l o c k e r

and storage

rooms.


B a u m g a r t n e r


C

rchitect: John

V o /k

n g i n e e r :

Richie

and

Crocker

Cos. $

2300

New

Cabanas

JohnL

o l k &

A s s o c i a t e s

Architects (

P a l m

Beach,

Florida)

11

concrete

cabanas

addeda

roo

evel (

above

x i s t i n g

lockers),

repacingwooden

c a b a n a s .

Four (

4

onc r e t e

c abana s

added

at grade,

a d j a c e n t

to

e x i s t i n g

wooden

c a b a n a s .

Permit #

8 9 4 1


s w i m m i n g

poo.

o n t r a c t o r :

Alert


Co.o s t . $

450

I n t e r s e c t i o n

D e t a i l s ,

AA

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1973

975

1976

1976

1976

BATH C L U B


R E P O R T

Drawings

show

original

trelis

n

w e s t e r n

p a t i o

removed

and

proposed

r e p l a c e m e n t

to

e

a

creened

r o o f i n g

s t r u c t u r e .

Existing

columns

o u t s i d e

w e s t e r n

e n t r a n c eo

inng

o o m

r e m o v e d

and

replaced

with

arches

s u p p o r t i n g

a

ew

roo

t r u c t u r e ( thus

extending

the

e x t e r i o r

c o r r i d o r leading

o

the

western

e d g eo

h e

G o v e r n o r '

s

o u n g e ) .

P r e s e n t -

day

a n a g e r '

s

office s h o w nas

he

Waiting

o o m .

P e r m i t #

88157

Gass

nd

s t o r e f r o n t

work.

Con t rac to r :

M

R

a r r i s o n

C o n s t r u c t i o nC

Cs. $

0,

500

Permit #

88366

n t e r i o r

r e m o d e l i n g .


M

R

arrison


Co

ost. $

5

000

Permit #

4036


and

u n i t e

repair

to

existing

s w i m m i n g

pool. C o n t r a c t o r :

Snapp,

Inc.

Cos. $

1

00 Proposed

B a r

R e m o d e l i n g W i l li am

E.

s c h u m y ,

Jr.

r c h i t e c t (

2346

D o u g l a s

R o a d ,

Coral G a b l e s ,

Florida)

D r a w i n g s

show

the

e n c l o s u r e

o

he

a r e a

in

fron

o

the

x i s t i n g

l o u n g e

to

create

e a t i n g

porch (

r e s e n t -

d a y lower s e a t i n g

level

o

the

e s t a u r a n t ) .

N e w

a c o u s t i c a l

ceiling

a

lounge. r o p o s e d

r e l o c a t i o n

o

x i s t i n g

barto

rear

of l o u n g e

sde-

o o m to

he

west (

e v e r done). o m e n '

socker r o o m

to

rear

of

l o u nge

to

be

o n v e r t e d

i n t o card

o o m .

N e w

tilefoo

a n d

new

o o r sa

cafeteria (

present-

day

library).

0,

7 1 0

cos

e s t i m a t e

fo

al

l t e r a t i o ns

a

a r ; $ 2 0 ,

314

cost

estimate

fo

l t e r a t i o n s

a

a f e t e r i a . P e r m i t #

09676

Re roo f

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19781981

981

1981

1982-

9841983

1983BATH

CLUB


REPORT

Permt #

10014

Remodeling t o i l e t

r o o m .


Charl ie

Braznell

Cos. $

3

0 0 Permit #3 8 0 4

Reroof

11squares.

Contractor:

G

L

o o f i n g

Cost. $

4

000

Permt #0989

Gunite

r e p a i r s

too l umns

and

beams ;

no

s truc tura l

e n l a r g e m e n t


Snapp

Ind

ost. $

17

500

ermit #

21202

P a r t i a l

d e m o l i t i o n

north c a b a n a s

ony

Contractor:

JuelleBrothers

Cos. $4000

Permit #21296

Paved

parking

o,

ighting

a n d s c a p i n g , and irrigation.


Wlliams

Pavng

Co .

Cost: $

35,000

Bath

Club

A d d i t io n s & .

A l t e r a t i o n s

Johnson A s s o c i a t e

A r c h i t e c t s ,

Inc. (

888rickell

Avenue,

Mam,

Forida)

Harr i son C o n s t r u c t i o n , C o n t r a c t o r ? (

boh

J o h n s o n &

H a r r i s o n

were

members)

R e n o v a t i o n

o

existing

l o c k e r

rooms.

New

nack

bar

added.

121cabanas

a d d e d

a n d 1 3 2 new

a r k i n g spaces.Extensive

l a n d s c a p i n g

i m p r o v e m e n t s .

Three (

3

e n n i s

courts a d d e d ;caynsh

s p e c i f i e d . Entrance

court

o u t s i d e

p r e s e n t - day

r e s ta u r a n t r e n o va t ed ,

rear

porte-

cochere

a d d e d ;

new

a ll

tile

at

x t e r i o r

wall

outside r e s t a u r a n t

entrance,a n d n e w openingand

o o r s

a

r e s t a u r a n t

entrance.N e w c o n c r e t e

sair

up

o

oo

above

l o c k e r

rooms.

e r m i t #

2 4 7 0 3 Demolition o

a b a n a s

a

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19841985

985

1985

1985

9 8 6

1986

1987

1988

BATH

CLUB

E S I G N A T I O N

REPORT

Permt #

1 2 5 4

C o u n t e r

a

snack

bar;

10 0

s q u a r e

feet


MR.

a r r i s o n


Co.

Cos t . $

6

500

ermt #

2 62 99

Construct

185+

inear

feet

o

7

oot

high

chain

nk

ence

wth

black

vinyl

cover.

C o n t r a c t o r . '

O w n e r

Cost. $

300

Permi t #

26523

Ou t l o t /

rep lace

four (

4

ex is t ing

piles

as

er

plans.


Dock &

a r i ne .C o s t . $

3

000

Entry -

March

28

9 8 5

Tract

2nd

r a c t3

have

been

s e p a r a t e d

from

r a c t

1(ath

Club).

Tract

2=

ui lding

Card

N

1 1 4 7 .

1(

Plate #

7539).

Tract

3=

u i l d i ng

Card

No.

21041.

1(

Pate #

7538).

e r m i t #

26856

Pa i n t

e x t e r i o r

wall

o

uilding

on

o l l i n s A

venue.

o n t r a c t o r . ' ?

Cos t. $

350

Re

survey

o

the

984

Site

Su rv ey

Fortin

Leavy,

Skes,

Inc,

u r v e y o r s (

180

NE

168ti1

Sreet,

o r t h

Miami

B e a c h ,

F l o r i d a ) ,

Job

No

41629 (

Drawng

N

284

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1988

1988

988

1996

BATH

CL UB


REPORT

Cost' $

600 P e r m i t #

32426

N e w

roo

t r u c t u r e

wth

barretleto

rep lace

fire

damaged

roo,27squares.


Ha r r i s o n

Construction

Cos. $4

000

Permit #

88801172

R e p l a c e k i t c h e n and e z z a n i n e (

f i r e

damage).o n t r a c t o r :

Harrison

Construc t ion

Cost. $

65

000

Permi t #

58881455

4

00

square

fee

o

ew

tile

in

i t c h e n area.


O b e n o u r

Roofing

Sheet Mtal

Cost . $

11 ,

000

Ki t chen Fre

R e p a i r s J o h n s o n

A s s o c i a t e s

A r c h i t e c t s , Inc. (

4770

i s c a y n e

B o u l e v a r d ,

Mam,

Florida)

M a r t i n - Vilato

Associa tes,

o n s u l t i n g

E n g i n e e r s (

2525

SW3rd

v e n u e , #

210,

Mami,

Florida)

N e w w o o d

railingadded

at

o o d e n

sar

ina f e t e r i a ( p r e s e n t -

day

library).

O p e n i n g s

ina f e t e r i a

west

wal l o c k e d

in.

New

k i t c h e n

e q u i p m e n tand

ar

o n d i t i o n i n g

system.

New

peab r i c a t ed

wood

t r u s s r o o f

over

i t c h e n ;

new

roof tilee w s w i m m i n g pool (a

rade) and

paio

i m p r o v e m e n t s

S t e p h e n

Goh,r ch i t e c t P o s t -

h u r r i c a n e

Andrew

i m p r o v e m e n t s .It

is

n t e r e s t i n g

to

oe

that

o m e

of

the Club


tha

mos

s i g n i f i c a n t l y

changed the

a r c h i t e c t u r a l n a t u r e

o

ther o p e r t y

werei r e c t c o n s e q u e n c e s of i n t e r v e n i n g f o r ces

c o m p l e t e l y

ou

o

the Club '

sm m e d i a t e c o n t r o l . The

a d d i t i o n

o

he

f ron t

porte-

c o c h e r e ,

the

r e d u c t i o n

in

zeof th e Club'

s

r o n t

patio,

and

he c o n s t r u c t i o n

o

a

e w

front

w a l l

to

he

o u t h

ohe

po r t e -

c o c h e r e

were

all

a

irect

resut

o

he

widening oo l l i n s

A v e n u e by

the

it y o

Miam i B e a c h

in 1967.

h e fact

tha h e

s e c o n d -

story cabanas

were

c o n s t r u c t e d a l o n g

the

o c e a n

s i d e

o

th e Club propertyin

984was

e ry

likely

a

r e s u l t

o

he

creat ion

o

ew

beach

d u n e inhe

l a t e 1970

s

to

ar ly

1980'

s

hich

b l o c k e d

d i r e c t

ocean

views

at

g r a d e .

The

costly

1 9 8 8


and

repairs

that

s i g n i f i c a n t l y altered

m a n y

of

the

C l u b '

s

reas

in

r o u n d ,

and

a b o v e the

k i t c h e n w e r e ai r ec t r e s u l t

o

a

eve r e

k i t chen

fre

n

tha

ame

year.

T h e

c o n s t r u c t i o n o

he

large

a-

r a d e

swimming

poo

n d

patio

to

he

eas

o

the

Cubsoriginal

bui ldings

was

d i r e c t l y

f u n d e d

by

n s u r a n c e

m o n e y r e c e i v e d

by

he

Clubfo

amage

r e l a t e d

to

H u r r i c a n e

A n d r e w

in

1992.

Other



changes

were

d i r e c t l y

r e l a t e d

toc o n o m i c forces

a c t i n g

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separate

its

Tract

2nd

Tract

3

r o p e r t i e s

from

he

oceanf ront

Trac t

1

roperty;

ths

e p a r a t i o n

wa s

a c c o m p l i s h e d

in 1 9 8 5 (

as

oted

in

he P e r m i t

record)

and

a sa

i r ec t

c o n s e q u e n c e

o

the

l ub '

si n a n c i a l

p r o b l e m s a n d

its

efforts

to

se l l

of

o r t i o n s

o

ts

propert ies

to

alleviate

t h e s e

p r o b l e m s .

In

an t i c ipa t i on

of

the

property

s e p a r a t i o n , th e

Club

i n c o r p o r a t e d

ino

its

ract

1r o p e r t y new

p a r k i n g (

formerly foundon

Tract

3

nd new

tennis

c o u r t s ( f o r m e r l y

f o u n d on Tract

2,vidently

so

asto

o t l ose

thesem e n i t i e s

wth

the

saeo

the

addi t ional

two (

2

racts.

X.

L A N N I N G

C O N T E X T C i t i e s

e v o l v e

a n d change

overt ime

due

o

an

a r r a y ofcircumstances.

i s t o r i c

ste

e s i g n a t i o nwll

idin

the

c h i e v e m e n t

o

preserv ing

the character

and

r c h i t e c t u r a l i n t e g r i t y

of

h i s t o r i c

b u i l d i n g s

fo

future

g e n e r a t i o n s ,

and

t

wll

help

to

proect

h i s t o r i c buildings,

streetscape,

and

open

s p a c e

from

n a p p r o p r i a t e

o

n d e s i r a b l e a l te ra t i ons .

The review

and

a p p r o v a l

of

projects

fo

i s t o r i c s i tes under

the

ty

sesign

G u i d e l i n e s

and

the

i s t o r i c

Preserva t i on

O r d i n a n c e

will

e n s u r e

smrtdeve lopment

w h i c h is

e n s i t i v e to

the

n i q u e a e s t h e t i c

c h a r a c t e ro

the

sites

and

r e s p e c t f u l

of

the i r

early

o r i g i n s .

Miam

Beach

has

one

o

h e

f i n e s t

and

m o s t p r o g r e s s i v e

historic

p r e s e r v a t i o n

o r d i n a n c e s

in

he

n a t i o n .

Ita s c u s t o m

d e s i g n e d

to

ddressthe

pecial

needs

oa

rap idly

r e d e v e l o p i n g

historic

seasde

e s o r t

communi t ywth

vew

o w a r d

wise m a n a g e m e n t

o

h i s t o r i c

resources

in tandem

wth

wl

c o n t r o l l e d a p p r o p r i a t e

new

e v e l o p m e n t .

XI.

L A N N I N G

D E P A R T M E N T

R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S

1

r i t e r i a fo r

D e s i g n a t i o n :

T h e

Planning

D e p a r t m e n t

finds

thea th

Cub

to

e

in

o m p l i a n c e

with the

Citeria

fo

e s i g n a t i o n

l i s t e d

in

e c t i o n

118-

592

n th e

Land



o

the

Cty

Code.2

Ste

oundaries:

A

its

August

18,

1999,

meeting,

the

i s t o r i c


Board

reviewed

the p r e l i m i n a r y

eva lua t i on

report

a n d

a d o p t e d

the site b o u n d a r y


of

the

l a n n i n g

Depa r t men t

fo

he proposed

d e s i g n a t i o n of

the

Bath

Club,

asndicated

in

SectionIV

e n e r a l

D e s c r i p t i o n

of

Boundar i es .

A

ts

September

9

9 9 9 , m e e t i n g ,

the

i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n

Boa rd

u n a n i m o u s l y a p p r o v e d

a

motion (

7

o

0

b s e n c e ,

1a c a n c y )to

e c o m m e n d

a p p r o v a l

o

the


o

he

Bath

Club

as

an

i s t o r i c ste

in

a c c o r d a n c ewth

aff

r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , as

reflected

in this


repor t .

On

S e p t e m b e r

28

999, th e Planning

Board


approved

a

motion

7 to

0

o

r e c o m m e n d

a p p r o v a l

o

he

des i gna t i on

of th e

Bath

Cub

as

an

hisoricste

in

c c o r d a n c e

with saff

r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s ,

as

re f l ec t ed

in

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include all exterior

bu i ld i ng

elevations,

pub l i c

interior

spaces,

and

site

and

l a n d s c a pe

features

located

within

the

p r oposed

site

boundaries

of the

Bath

Club. The

Board

further

recommended

that

the

p r oposed

historic

site

consist

of

con t r i b u t i n g

and

noncon t r i b u t i n g

structures

or features

as identified

in

Exhibit

A. The

o r i g i na l

Bath Club,

constructed

in

1927

under

P e r m i t

No.

1 8 8 ,

wth

h e

e x c e p t i o n

o

hose

portions

that

were

s s e n t i a l l y

u t i l i t a r i an

in

a t u r e (

such as

theo c k e r r o o m s

and

he

elevated

poo l s t r u c t u r e ) ,

as

welasertain

additions


b e t w e e n

1927

and

1938re he

o n t r i b u t i n g s t r u c t u r e s

and

e a t u r e s

on

the

i s t o r i c ste.

Al

t r u c t u r e s or

f ea tu res

c o n s t r u c t e d on

the

s u b j e c t

site

a f t e r 1938,

as

well

as

any

p o r t i o n s

w h i c h were

bult

prio

to 1938

bu t

are

moe

t i l i t a r i a n

in

n a t u r e ,

do

noo n t r i b u t e to

the

s p e c i a l

h i s t o r i c c h a r a c t e r

o

he

orignal

Bahlu b

and,

e n c e , are

n o n c o n t r i b u t i n g "

s t r u c t u r e s

o

eatures

on

the

historic

ste

4

e v i e w

Guide l i nes :

T he

P l a n n i n g

Depar tmen t

r e c o m m e n d s t h a t a

e c i s i o n

on

n

p p l i c a t i o n fo

a

Certificate

of A p p r o p r i a t e n e s s

shall

be

a s e d

upon

o m p a t i b i l i t y

o

the

h y s i c a l

al terat ion

o


w i t h

surrounding

properties

and

w h e r e

deemed

a p p l i c a b l e

in

subs t an t i a l

c o m p l i a n c e with

the

o l l o w i n g :

a

he Secretary

o

the

n t e r i o r '

s

tandards

fo

e h a b i l i t a t i o n

and

u i d e l i n e s

for e h a b i l i t a t i n g

H i s t o r i c

B u i l d i n g s ,

as

revised

from

timeto

ime;

bt h e r

guidelines/

p o l i c i e s /

pans

a d o p t e d

or

a p p r o v e d

by

r e s o l u t i o n

or ordinanceby

he

City

C o m m i s s i o n ;

c

ll

a d d i t i o n a l

c r i t e r i a as

lisedunder

e c t i o n

118-

564

b

in

the

L a n d

D e v e l o p m e n t R e g u l a t i o n s

o

the

ity

Code;

d.

it yo

Miami

Beach Design Guidelines

asd o p t e dby

the

Joint

D e s i g n

R e v i e w /

H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n

Board onc t o b e r 12

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XIII. INDEX

OF VISUAL

DOCUMENTATION

This

index

c a t a l o g u e s

visual documentation

that

a c c o m p a n i e d

the

o r i g i n a l

Bath

Club Historic


App l ica t i o n (

in

a

booklet titled "

Pho tog raphs :

Historic

Des i g n a t i o n

App l i c a t i on

to

the

City

of Miami

Beach,

Ju ly

1 9 9 9

aswel last t a c h e d

to

p p l i c a t i o n )

and

p h o t o g r a p h s

f o u n d

in

p p e n d i x A

o

this

report.Phoo

Bookle t :

P h o t o

I:

h o t o

II:

h o t o

III ():

Photo III (

2:h o t o

III ():

Photo

III (

4:

h o t o

III (

):

Photo

III (

6:h o t o

III (

7

h o t o III (

8:ho t o

III (

9:h o t o

III (

10:

eria

p h o t o g r a p h

o

it e t a k e n from

east.

Fom

CB

o m m e r c i a l

Ofering

M e m o r a n d u m ,

1998

Aerial photograph o

site

taken

from

s o u t h w e s t .

From

CB

o m m e r c i a l

Offering M e m o r a n d u m ,

1998ron t

entrance

andporte-o c h e r e .

Taken

by

eron ica

C a m i n o s

oeebles

A t l a n t i c


Corp.,

ummer 1999.

Service

e n t r a n c e

and

po r t e -

c o che r e .

Taken by

V e r o n i c a

Caminos

o

e e b l e s

Atlantic


Cop.,

u m m e r

1999.

Front

wall

a l o n g

Collins

Avenue. Taken

by

Veronica Caminos

of

Peebles

Atlantic

D e v e l o p m e n t Corp. ,

Summer

1999.Fron

wall

alongCollins

A v e n u e .

T a k e n

by

eronica

C a m i n o s

oeebles

Alanic

e v e l o p m e n t

Corp.,

S u m m e r

1 9 9 9 . V e h i c u l a r e n t r a n c e

of

ollins A v e n u e .

T a k e n

by

eronica

C a m i n o s

oeebles

Alanic e v e l o p m e n t

Corp.,

Summer 1 9 9 9 . Mn

socker room

e x t e r i o r

e leva t ion. T a k e n

byVeronica

Cam i n o s

of

Peebles

Atlantic D e v e l o p m e n t Corp.,ummer

1999

o m e n

s

l o c k e r

r o o m and

tairs

to

u p p e r

poo

anda b a n a s .

Taken

by

Veronica C a m i n o s

o

P e e b l e s

A t l a n t i c

D e v e lo p m e n t C o r p .,

Summer

1999

Upper

l e v e l

saltwater

poo.

T a k e n

by

eronica

Caminoso

Peebles

AlanicDeve l opmen t

Corp.,

S u m m e r

1999.Rear

e n t r y

court

a

restaurant e n t r a n c e .

Taken

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Photo

III (

11):

h o t o

III (2):

Photo

III (

13):

h o t o

III (4):

Photo

III (

15):h o t o

III (

6):

Photo

III (

17:h o t o

III (

8):

Photo

III (

19):

h o t o

III (0):

PhotoIII (

21:

hoo

III (

2:

h o t o

III (

3):

Photo

III (

4):

h o t o

III (5:

A T H CLUB


REPORT

R e s t a u r a n t

entrance

and

stairway

to

u p p e r

cabanas.

Taken

by

Ve r o n i c a

C a m i n o s

oe e b l e s

Atlantic

D e v e l o p m e n t Corp.,

Su mme r

1999.

Upper

c a b a n a s .

Takenby

e r o n i c a

C a m i n o s

o

Peebles

A t l a n t i c

Deve lopment

Corp.,

Summer

1 9 9 9 . Card

room

a b o v e library.

Taken

by

Veronica

Caminos

ofPeebles

Atlantic


Corp.,

Summer

1999.Eas

l e v a t i o n

oar d

room/

library

bu i l d i ng .

T a k e n

by

eronica

C a m i n o so

eebles

Alanic

e v e l o p m e n t

Corp.,

S u m m e r 1999.

a s t e r n

e n t r a n c e

to

lub

s

man

hallway.

a k e n

by

e r o n i c a

Caminos

o

Peebles

A t l a n t i c Deve lopmen t

C o r p . , S u m m e r

1999.

North

e l e v a t i o n

o

ew

a l l r o o m .

Taken

by

eronica

C a m i n o s

o

Peebles

Atlantic


Corp.,

S u m m e r

1999.

Eas

e l e v a t i o n

o

new

ballroom.

a k e n

by

V e r o n i c a

Caminos

of

P e e b l e s

Atlantic


Corp.,

u m m e r

1999.

H a n d b a l l /

b a s k e t b a l l

court.

a k e n

by

eronica

C a m i n o s

o

eebles

Alanic

e v e l o p m e n t

Corp.,

S u m m e r

1999.

AC

u i l d i n g

a n d

od

e l e p h o n e

b u i l d i n g

eas

of

original

dinnga l l .

Taken

by

eronica

C a m i n o s

o

Peeb les

A t l a n t i c


Corp.,S u m m e r

1999.

Old

t e l e p h o n e

b u i l d i n g

eas

o

r i g i n a l dining

hal.

Taken

by

Veronica

Caminos

o

e e b l e s

Atlantic


Corp.,

u m m e r

1999.

Snack

b a r

pavilionnear

man

w i m m i n g

poo.

Taken

bye r o n i c a

Caminos

o

eeb l e s

A t l a n t i c

Deve lopmen t

Corp.,

u m m e r

1999.

a b a n a s

souh

o

swimmng

pool.

Takenby

eron ica

C a m i n o s

o

eebles

A t l a n t i c D e v e l o p m e n t

Corp.,

Summer

1999.

Cabanas

souh

ow i m m i n g

poo.a k e n

by

e r o n i c a

Caminos

o

e e b l e s

Atlantic


Cop.,

u m m e r

1999.

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III (

26)

h o t o

III (7):

Photo

III (

28:

h o t o

IV():

Photo IV (

2:

h o t o

IV(

):

Photo

IV (

4:h o t o

IV():

Photo

IV (

6:

h o t o

IV(

:

Photo

IV (

8:hoto

IV(

9

Phoo

IV(0 ):

Photo

IV (11):

h o t o

IV(

12:

h o t o

IV(

13:

ATH

L U B


R E P O R T

C a b a n a s

eas

o

a r k i n g

o.

aken

by

Ve r o n i c a

C a m i n o s

o

e e b l e s

Atlantic


Corp,

u m m e r 1999.

T y p i c a l

a b a n a

i n t e r i o r . Taken

by

eron ica

C a m i n o s

o

Peebles


Corp.,

ummer

1999.

Tennis

courts

and

r e a r

fa<

ade

o

c a b a n a

b u i l d i n g s . Taken

bye r o n i c a

C a m i n o s

o

Peebles

A t l a n t i c

D e v e l o p m e n t Cop.,

ummer

1999.

H i s t o r i c

p h o t o

o

western

p a t i o ; circaearly

1930s

rom

Bath

Club

p h o t o

collection.

Current

photo

o

e n o v a t e d

western

paio

a k e n

by

eronica

Caminos

o

Peebles

Atlantic


C o r p . ,

S u m m e r

1 9 9 9 .

C u r r e n t

p h o t o

o

r e n o v a t e d

wes t e r n

p a t i o .

Taken

by

e r o n i c a

C a m i n o so

Peebles

A t l a n t i c


Corp.,

S u m m e r

1 9 9 9 .

C u r r e n t

pho to

o

ntry

hall

s t eps

from

club

foyer. Taken

by

eronica

Camnos

o

e e b l e s

A t l a n t i c

D e v e l o p m e n t Corp.,

S u m m e r

1999.

H i s t o r i c

p h o t o

o

man

n t r y doorand

cuboyer ;

crca

1928

From

B a t h

Club

pho t o

col lect ion.

C u r r e n t

phoo

on t r y

door

and

cuboyer .

Taken

by

V e r o n i c a

C a m i n o s o

e e b l e s Atlantic D e v e l o p m e n t C o r p . ,

S u m m e r

1 9 9 9 . C u r r e n t

photo

on t r y

door.

Taken

by

V e r o n i c a

C a m i n o so

P e e b l e s


Corp.,

S u m m e r

1999

Historic

p h o t o

ooor

aa s t e r n

end

o

entry

h a l l ; circa

1928 ro m Bath

Club

p h o t o

c o l l e c t i o n . C u r r e n t

photo

oa s t e r n

entry

h a l l

doo.Taken

by Veronica

Camnos

oe e b l e s

Atlantic


Corp.,

u m m e r

1999.

C u r r e n t

photo

o

b a l l r o o m

addition

and

d d e d

gallery

in

ron

o

original

eastern

door.

a k e n

by

Veronica

C a m i n o s

o

P e e b l e s At lan t i c


Corp.,

S u m m e r

1999.

Current

pho t o

of added library

gallery.

T a k e n

by

eronica C a m i n o s

o

eebles

Atlantic


Corp.,

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DESIGNATION

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Photo IV (

14:

C u r r e n t

p h o t oo

o v e r n o r '

s

o u n g e .

T a k e n

by

eronica

C a m i n o s

o

eebles

Alanic

e v e l o p m e n t

Corp.,

Summer

1 9 9 9 . Photo

IV(

5):

Curren

photo

of

P e r f o r m a n c e /

d a n c e

hall (

original

d i n i n g

ha).aken

by

Veronica

Camnos

o

e e b l e s

Atlantic


C o r p . ,

Summer

1999.

P h o t oIV(6:

u r r e n t pho to

o

a l l r o o m

i n t e r i o r . T a k e n

from

A p p r a i s a l

report

of

the B a t h Cub

r i t t e nby

Aan

F

F r i e d m a n

o

F r ie d m a n &

o m p a n y ,

Inc

in

e p t e m b e r 1998

hoto

IV(

17:

u r r e n t

phoo

o

o r r i d o r

along

library.

Taken

by

Veronica

Cam i no s

of Peebles

Atlan t ic


Corp.,

u m m e r

1999.

Photos IV(

18

0):

H i s t o r i c

p h o t o s ow i m m i n g

pool,

be a ch

fron,

and

o a r d w a l k ;

circa

early

1 9 3 0 '

s

rom

a th

Cub

ho t o

c o l l e c t i o n .

P h o t o s

IV(

1-23):

H i s t o r i c

photos

oo o d e n cabanas

and

b o a r d w a l k ; circa

early

1930'

s

ro m

Bath

Club

pho to


Photos

IV(

4

26):

istoric

phoos

o w o o d e n

c a b a n a s ; crca

early

1930

s

From Bath

Club

p h o t o collection.Oher

photo

and

rawing

a t t a c h m e n t s

to

athCub

H is to r i c


A p p l ic a t i o n (

J u l y

1 9 9 9 ) :

Pho to :

Ae r i a l

photo for

Harrison C o n s t r u c t i o n .

C i r c a

1930.

Historical

M u s e u mo

lor ida, M a t la c k

C o l l e c t i o n .

Pho t o :

Aerial

photo

o

he Bath Club a f t e r

the

9 5 0

hur r i cane.

Taken

by

Hot

Pho t o g r a p hy inc t o b e r ,

1950.

From

Bath

C l u b pho to c o l l e c t i o n .

Drawng:

S u r v e y

o

Bath

Club (

re-

u r v e y

o

1951

survey).

P e r f o r m e d

by

Z u r w e l l e

W h i t t a k e r , nc

in

pril

1 9 6 3 .

D r a w i n g : S u r v e y

o

Bath

Club.

e r f o r m e d byor t in , L e a v y

Skiles,

Inc.

in

ovember

1 9 8 4 .

Drawing:

Parcel m a p

fo r

the

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CLUB DESIGNATION

REPORT

Photosand

drawings

in

Appendix

A

of

Fnal

Designation

Report:

Photo

1

orth

e l e v a t i o n

o

r i g i n a l

d i n i n g

hall

and

e a s t e r n

fa<;

d e

o

o v e r n o r '

s

ounge (

e f o r e

the

allroom

a d d i t i o n ) ;

c i rca

e a r l y

1930'

s

ro m

Bath

Cub

photo


Pho t o

2

Aer i a l

photo

o

Club

taken

from

e a s t ;

F e b r u a r y

12

927.

Cty

oi a m i

Beach

P u b l i c

W o r k s ,

1 9 2 7

Aerial

Book, h o t o

90A.

Aso

in

i s t o r i c a l

M u s e u m

o f

South

Flo r i da :

M i am i

B e a c h A e r i a ls , #

77

53-90A.

P h o t o

3

e r i a l

photo

o

lub

taken

from a b o v e ;

May

2 2 , 1929.

C i t yo

MamB e a c h

Public

Works,

1929

Aerial

Book,

P h o t o

B19.

Also

in

i s t o r i c a l

M u s e u m

oo u t h

Florida:

Mam

Beach

Aerials, #

7-

153-

B19.

Photo

4erial

p h o t o

o

Cub

taken

from

east;

e c e m b e r 16

935.

i s t o r i c a l

M u s e u m

o

Souh

Florida:

i a m i

Beach

Aerials,

AT

577

166.

o it

P h o t o g r a p h y .

Phoo

5

Aerial

pho to

of

Club

taken

from

west;

e c e m b e r

16

1935.

H i s t o r i c a l

Museum

o

o u t h Flo r ida :

M i a m i

Beach

e r i a l s ,

AT

1578

1 6 6 .

Hoit

Photography.

Photo

6

erial

photo

o

lub

t a k e n

from

direc t ly

above ;

1963.

Dade

Coun ty

Public

Works.

Taken

from

Phase

n v i r o n m e n t l

Ste

s s e s s m e n t

Repo

by

l l i e d

E n v i r o n m e n t a l ;

repot

p r e p a r e d

June

1998.

Photo

7

Aer i a l

p h o t o

o

Club

t a k e n

from

directly

above;

1990.

Dade

Coun ty

Public

Works.

Taken

from

Phase

I

n v i r o n m e n t lSte

A s s e s s m e n t

Repo

by

l l i e d


repo

r e p a r e d June

1998.

Photo

8

e r i a l phoo

ofCub

a k e n

from

d i r e c t l y

above;

1998.

Mam

B e a c h

andDade

C o u n t y

Public

Works.

Taken

from

Phase

I

n v i r o n m e n t a l

Ste

s s e s s m e n t

Report

by

Allied


report

p r e p a r e d

J u n e

1998.

D r a w i n g1

a n b o r n

Fre

i n s u r a n c e

Map

h o w i n g

the

a t h Club P r o p e r t y ;

m a p

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XV.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Author

not noted. " Bath Club Formed

in

Miami

Beach", The

Miami

Herald.

Apri l 8

1927.

Pg.8uthor

no

noted. "

a th

C l u b

O p e n i n g

S e t

for

J a n u a r y

1s",

The

Mam H e r a l d .

D e c e m b e r

7927.

Author

no

ote d. "

Ba th

Club

O p e n i n g

Sa t u rda y

N i g h t ,

T h e

Miami

H e r a l d . January

6, 9 2 8 .Pg

O.

Author

no

o t e d .

M

R

a r r i s o n

Re-

elected

r e s i d e n t

o

am

h a p t e r

o

he A s s o c i a t i o n

o

G e n e r a l

C o n t r a c t o r s

o

m e r i c a , T h e M i a m i H e r a l d .

J a n u a r y 7,

1928.

Pg

8

h a s e ,C

W

J.

o

Car

G

sher r o p e r t i e s .

Letterto

Miami

Beach

P r o p e r t y

Owners.

S e p t e m b e r

14

1927.

i s t o r i ca l

M u s e u m o f

S o u t h

R o r i d a .

Cibula,

r a n k

G. (

ormer

Bath Club

Manager).

Barnhill,

LesterR,

Ed

A

i s t o r y

o

he

Bath

Club".

Mame a c h ,

F l o r i d a :

Private ly

p u b l i s h e d ,

1977.

Frazure,

Hoy (

s

told

to

NixonSmi l ey) .

e m o r i e s

o

Od

Mam.

Mami,

Florida:

Privately

p u b l i s h e d ,

no

date.

Pg

9

8 .

Miami

Dade

Public Library,

R o r i d i a n

C o l l e c t i o n .

K l e i n b e r g ,

Howard.

Miami Beach.

iami,

F l o r i d a :

C e n t e n n i a l Press,1994

Pg.

89-

90

01,117-

1 8 . Parks,Arva

M o o r e .

Mam:

The

M a g i c

C i t v . Miami,Forida:

e n t e n n i a l

P r e s s ,

1991

P g .

134

43.

e s s a ,

F r a n k

B o w m a n . Real Estate

E x p a n s i o n

and

Boom

in

Mamiand

Its

Env i rons

D u r i n g

the

1920

s

o c t o r a l

D i s s e r t a t i o n ,

U n i v e r s i ty

o

i t t s b u r g h , 1950.

p.

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EXHIBIT

A

MAP OF

CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES

AND FEATURES

ON

THE

HISTORIC

SITE

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Attachment)

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APPENDIX

A:

SUPPLEMENTARY

PHOTOGRAPHS

AND DRAWINGS

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Photo

1

orth

l e v a t i o n

o

r i g i na l

d i n i n g

hall

and

a s t e r n

fa~

d e

o

o v e r n o r '

s

ounge (

e f o r e

the

allroom

a d d i t i o n ) ;

c i r c a

e a r l y

1930'

s

ro m

Bath

Cub

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Photo

2

erial

p h o t o

o

Club

taken

frolll

eas;

F e b r u a l Y

12 ,

1927.

Cty

o

am

B e a c h

Publ iC

Works,

1 9 2 7

Ae r ia l

Book,

h o t o 90A

ls o

111

l s tonca l

t

u s e u l l l

o

S o u t h

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3

Aenal

photoo

lub

taken

from

above;

ay

22

9 2 9 .

Oy

o

i a m i Beach

Public

Works,

1929

Aenal

B o o k ,

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Photo

4

e r i a l

p h o t o

o

Oub

t a k e n

from

eas;

Decembe r

16

9 3 5 .

H i s t o r i c a l

Museum

o

outh

Rorida:

M i a m i

B e a c h

Aerials,

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Photo

5

e n a l

p h o t o

oClub

taken

from

wes;

D e c e m b e r

16

9 3 5 .

H l s t o n c a l

M u s e u m

o

outh

Flonda:

M i a m i

Beach

Aerials

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Photo

6

e r i a l

p h o t o

o

Club

taken

from

irectly

above;

1963.

Dade

County

Public

W o rk s .

Taken

f r o m

Phase

I

n v i r o n me n t a l Ste

s s e s s m e n t

Repor t

by

llied


r epo r t

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ho t o

7:

e r i a l

photo

o

Club

taken

from

di rec t ly

above;

1990,

Dade County

Public

W o r k s

Taken

ro m

Phase

I

n v i r o n m e n t a l

Site Assessment

R e p o r t

by

llied

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i a m i

B e a c h .

At

the

a m e m e e t i n g ,

the

o a r d

reviewed

s a i d

request

and


a p p r o v e d

a

otion

to

directsaff

o

w o r k

ino o p e r a t i o n

with

th e

a p p l i c a n t

to

r e p a r e

ar e l i m i n a r y

e v a l u a t i o n

report

with


regardingthe

possible


o

the

ath

Club

a

a

o c a l

historic site. A its

Augus t 18, 9 9 9 ,

meeting,

theistoric


Board

e v i e w e d the


e v a l u a t i o n

r e p o r t

with r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s

p r e p a r e d

by5937

Collins,

Inc.,

and

the

ta f f of th e

P l a n n i n g

D e p a r t m e n t

r e g a r d i n g the


of

the

ath

C l u b

as

an

h i s t o r i c site.

The

Boardfound

he p r o p o s e d

h i s t o r i c

steto

be

n

c o m p l i a n c e

w i t h

th e c r i t e r i a '

fo

e s i g n a t i o n l i s t e d

in

e c t i o n s

118

91 t h r o u g h

118

9 3

in

h e

Lande v e l o p m e n t

R e g u l a t i o n so

he

CityCode

a n d

a p p r o v e d

a

oion (6

o

I)

to

i r e c t

staff

to

ork

in

o o p e r a t i o n

wth

the

p p l i c a n t

torepare

a

designation

report

a n d

s c h e d u l e a

pubic

hearing

in

a

timly

a n n e r

r e l a t i v eto

he

e s i g n a t i o n

of

thea th

C l u b .A

its

e p t e m b e r

9

9 9 9 ,

meeting,

th e

H i s t o r i c

Prese rva t i o n Board

u n a n i m o u s l y approved

a

moon

to

e c o m m e n d

approval

o

he


of

the

a th

Cub

as

an

historic

site

in

c c o r d a n c e

wtht a f f r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s ,

as

e f l e c t e d

in

ths

e s i g n a t i o n

report.

The

B o a r d

further


tha

he

p r o p o s e d

historic

site consist

o

ontributing a n d n o n c o n t r i b u t i n g

s t r u c t u r e s

or

f e a t u r e sas

dentifiedin

x h i b i t

A

he

original

B a t h

Club, o n s t r u c t e d

in

927under

Permit

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age

3

A N A L

Y S I S (

C o n t i n u e d )

1927

and

938

are

he "

o n t r i b u t i n g

s t ruc tures

and

f e a t u r e son

he

historic

ste

l

s t r u c t u r e s

o

e a t u r e s c o n s t r u c t e d

on

theu b j e c t

site

after

1938,

asell

as

an y

p o r t i o n s

which were

bult

r i o r

to

9 3 8 butae

o r e u t i l i t a r i a n

in

ature,

do

o

c o n t r i b u t e

to

he p e c i a l

h i s t o r i c

c h a r a c t e r

ohe

rignal

Bath Cub

and,

h e n c e ,

are "

o n c o n t r i b u t i n g

structures

or f e a t u r e s

on

he

i s t o r i c

ste.

u b s e q u e n t l y ,

a

ts

e p t e m b e r

28

999

e e t i n g ,

the

Planning

B o a r d u n a n i m o u s l y

voed

to

e c o m m e n d

approva

o

th e

des i g na t i o n .

A

its

c t o b e r

20

9 9 9

m e e t i n g ,

the

C o m m i s s i o n

voed

6

0

o

p p r o v e th e

historic

stee s i g n a t i o n

a t

firs

r e a d i n g . D e s i g n a t i o n

Process

T h e


report

fo

ar o p o s e d

h i s t o r i c

ste

is

e q u i r e d

to

be

r e s e n t e dto

he

H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n

Board

and

the

l a n n i n g

Board

at

public

h e a r i n g s .

Fo l l ow i ng

public

i npu t ,

the

i s t o r i c


Board

v o t e s

on

whether

oo

he p r o p o s e d

h i s t o r i c

ste

m e e t s

the

r i t e r i a

sed

nthe

Land

e v e l o p m e n t


o

he

ity

Code

and

r a n s m i t s

ae c o m m e n d a t i o n

on

istoric


to

the

l a n n i n g Board

and it y


l f t h e

H i s t o r i c

Preservat ion

Board

otes

against

th e

d e s i g n a t i o n , no

further

a c t i o n

is

equi red.

If

he

Historic P r e s e r v a t i o n

B o a r d

voes

n

favor

o

e s i g n a t i o n ,

the

l a n n i n g

Board

reviews

the

e s i g n a t i o n r e p o r t

and

o r m u l a t e s

its

own

e c o m m e n d a t i o n . T he


ooh

o a r d s ,

a l o n g wth

he


report,

re

p r e s e n t e d

to

he

City


B e c a u s e

in

h is

i n s t a n c e

the

proposed o r d i n a n c e

hasbeen

r e q u e s t e d

by

an

a p p l i c a n t

o t h e r

t h an

the

ty

and

i n v o l v e s

an

re a

o f l e s s

than

ten (

10

o n t i g u o u s

a c r e s ,

the

Cty

o m m i s s i o n

mu s t

hod

wo (

2

e a d i n g s

on

hee s i g n a t i o n .

Upon

conclusion

of

the

econd

h e a r i n g ,

the

ity

C o m m i s s i o n

ca n

a d o p t

the

ordinance

wth

a

5/

7

ote.

Relation

to

O r d i n a n c e

C r i t e r i a1 nc c o r d a n c e

wth

S e c t i o n

118

92

in

the

Land

e v e l o p m e n t R e g u l a t i o n so

th e City

Code,eligblity

foe s i g n a t i o nis

e t e r m i n e d

on

he

basso

comp l i ance

w i t h

the

i s t e d criteria

se

orth

beow

a

The

istoric


Board shall

have

the

authority

to

e c o m m e n d

that

proper t ies

be

e s i g n a t e das

istoric

b u i l d i n g s ,

h i s t o r i c

s t r u c t u r e s ,

historic

i m p r o v e m e n t s ,

h i s t o r i c landscape features istoric

interiors (

r c h i t e c t u r a l l y

significant

public

p o r t i o n s

on ly) ,

h i s t o r i c

s i t es

o

i s t o r i c

d i s t r i c t s

if

hey

ae

i g n i f i c a n t

in

he

h is tor i ca l ,

r c h i t e c t u r a l ,

cultural,

a e s t h e t i c

o

rcheo log ica l

heritage

o

hectyhe c o u n t y , t a t e

oation.

S u c h

p r o p e r t i e s

sha l l

possess

an

inegrity

oocation, e s i g n , se t t ing, m a t e r i a l s ,

w o r k m a n s h i p ,

feeling

o

s s o c i a t i o n

and

meet

at

l e a s t

one (

I)

o

he

o l l o w i n g

criteria:

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The

Bath

Cub

age

4

ANAL

SIS (

o n t i n u e d )

2

s s o c i a t i o n

wth

the

i v e s

o

p e r s o n s


in

ur

pas

hsoy

3)m b o d y

the

d i s t i n c t i ve

characteristics

of

an

i s t o r i c a l

p e r i o d ,


ordesgn

sye

or

method

o

cons truc t ion;

4)o s s e s s

h i g h

a r t i s t i c

values;5

e p r e s e n t

the

wok

o

a

as t e r ,

s e r v e

as

an

o u t s t a n d i n g

o


work

o

a

a s t e r d e s i g n e r , architect

o

u i l d e rwho

o n t r i b u t e d

to

our

h i s t o r i c a l ,

a e s t h e t i c

o


h e r i t a g e ;

6

ave

i e l d e d ,

or

are

l i k e l y

to

y i e l d


i m p o r t a n t

inpe

history

or

history;

7

Be

i s t e d in

the

ational

Reg is t e r o

Historic

P l a c e s ;

8

Conss

ofa

g e o g r a p h i c a l l y

d e f i n a b l e aea

hat

p o s s e s s e s

a

significant


oi t es ,

buildings or

s t r u c t u r e s

u n i t e d

by

istorically

s igni f icant

pas

ven t s

oe s the t i c a l l y

by

p l a n or

ph y s i c a l

d e v e l o p m e n t ,

whose

c o m p o n e n t s

may

lack

i n d i v i d u a l

d i s t i n c t i o n .

b

A

u i l d i n g ,

structure (

nc l ud i ng

the u b l i c

portions

o

he

n t e r i o r ) ,


or

a n d s c a p e

feature

may

be

e s i g n a t e d historic

e v e nifit

has

been

ltered

ifthe

a l t e r a t i o n

is

r e v e r s i b l e

and

themost s i g n i f i c a n t


e l e m e n t s

ae

n t a c t

a n d

repa i rab le .

2

he Bath

lu b

is

e l i g i b l e

fo


asit

complieswth

he c r i t e r i a

as

p e c i f i e din

S e c t i o n

1 1 8 - 592in

he

Land

e v e l o p m e n t R e g u l a t i o n s

o

h e

Cty

o d e outlined

above.

a

h e

Bah

lub,

l o c a t e d

a

937

C o l l i n s

A v e n u e ,

is

ligbe

fo

i s t o r i c

d e s i g n a t i o n andin

o n f o r m a n c e w i t h

the

esignation

c r i t e r i a

for

the

o l l o w i n g

r e a s o n s :

1)

s s o c i a t i o n

wth

e v e n t s

that

have

made

a



tohe

istory

o

h e cty

the

ounty.

state or

nation:

C o n s t r u c t e d

in

9 2 7 ,

the

Bath

Cub

ecame

M i a m i

B e a c h '

s

ea r l i e s t

private

b a t h i n g

club.

Its

o r m a t i o n ,

a s

detailedin

he

His to r i ca l

B a c k g r o u n d

section

to

o l l o w ,

is i r e c t l y

related

to

the

a p i d

rateo

o p u l a t i o n

g r o w t h , b o t h

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5

A N A L

YSIS (

o n t i n u e d )

T he h is tory

o

he Cub

t s e l f ,

as

detailed

in

he

i s t o r i c a l

B a c k g r o u n d section

below,

closely

p a r a l l e l s o t h e r

events

in

the

h i s t o r y

of

the

Cty

o

Mi a m i

Beach,

o t h

b e i n g

affected

byhe

same

n a t u r a l

and

ocial

f o r c e s .

S p e c i f i c a l l y , some

o

the

social

f o r c e s

tha

can

be

t r a cked

t h r o u g h

the

his toryo

the

Bath

Cub

n c l u d e : (

1

the

ractice

o

t h n i c s e g r e g a t i o n , c o m m o n l y

seen

in

o t h

the

early h i s t o r y

of

M i a m i

B e a c h

and

o

he

Cub (

)

he

p r e v a l e n c e

and

m p o r t a n c e

of

the m i l i t a r y

p o p u l a t i o n

in

the

City

of

M i a m i

Beach

and

at

the

Club

du r i n g

World

W a r

11

and

3he later

wave

of

ethnic

d e s e g r e g a t i o n

and

he

i n c r e a s e d

integration

o

u b a n , Central

American,

and

South

A m e r i c a n

p o p u l a t i o n s

into

M i a m i

Bea c h

a n d

finally

into

the

lub.

The

Cub '.'

Ii s tory

also

r a c k s the

mny

torms

tha

ave

i m p a c t e d

the

o u t h

Florida

area.

2)

s s o c i a t i o n

with

the

liveso

e r s o n s


in

u

pas

history:

The

B a t h

Club'

s

riginal

m e m b e r

roser

i n c l u d e d

many

othe

r o m i n e n t

mn

o

us i ness

andn d u s t r y

w h o r e l o ca t ed

to

iami B e a c h ,

b u i l d i n g

mny

of

its

a r l i e s t

g r a n d

homes,

and/

o

f r e q u e n t e d

theisand

in

the

o p u l a r

wner

s e a s o n .

A m o n g

these

e m b e r s

were

H a r v e yS

i r e s t o n e ,

of

the

i r e s t one

T i r e

C o m p a n y ,

who

lso

b u i l t

a

gand

state

a

the

u r re n t

s i t e

o

he

o n t a i n e b l e a u Hoel; l f r e d

Barton,

son

o

h i l a d e l p h i a

socialites

J

u n t e r

a n d

C a r o l i n e

Barton,

who

a t e r

became

presden

of

the Suf

Club.

3

m b o d y

the

d i s t i n c t i v e


of

ani s t o r i c a lperod


o

desi

gn

style

o

ethod

o

o n s t r u c t i o n : T h e

B a t h

Cub

s

o r i g i n a l s t r u c t u r e s

ae

l e a r

examples

o

the


Revival

s t y l e

o

rchi tecture,

a

i c t u r e s q u e

style

o r i g i n a t e d

and

p o p u l a r i z e d

in

o u t h

Foida

during

the

e r i o d

o

915-

1 9 4 0 .

Like

m o s t

examp leso


Revival

a r c h i t e c t u r e in

o u t h

Florida,

the

lub ' s

r i g i n a l

b u i l d i n g s ,

in

a r t i c u l a r

the

Club'

sntry

a r e a s ,

the

overnor'

s

o u n g e ,

and

the

original

dnng

all,

showa

omposite

eclectic blending

oarious

Old

W o r l d a r c h i t e c t u r a l

syes

nc lud ing

Spanish

R e n a i s s a n c e ,

Moor ish ,

u s c a n , e n e t i a n ,

G o t h i c ,

aswell

as

l a s s i c a l

Greek

e lements.

The

pitched

roofs

o

ed

clay

roof

tiles

s t em

f r o m

Spanish and

T u s c a n

b u i l d i n g

t r ad i t i o n s .

The

b r o a d a r c h e s

seen

on

he

western

s i d e

o

he

b u i l d i n g s

a n d

a

he

o g g i a

outs ide

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ANAL

Y S I S (

C o n t i n u e d )

itself

is

n

l e m e n t

dating

back

to

early

r e e k


t radit ions.

T h e

p o i n t e d

arches

f

the

o v e r n o r '

so u n g e

and

at

e a c h

end

o

the

enry

a ll are related

to

boh

Gohc

and

e n e t i a n



The

hand-

hewn

heavy

w o o d e n

c e i l i n g

b e a m s

andthe

heavy

wooden

d o o r s

seen

throughout

theorignal

s t r u c t u r e s

ae

r e m i n i s c e n t

o

e d i e v a l

Spanish


The

m o o t h ,

u n j l u t e d

c o l u m n s

a

he logga

su r round ing

the

e s t e r n

e n c l o s e d

c o u r t y a r d aswell

as

he

ouble

c o l u m n s

s u p p o r t i n g

a r c h e s next

to

he

a l l r o o m enry

o o r s

are va r i a t i ons

on

he Tuscan

Order;the

double

c o l u m n

arch

s u p p o r tis

also

anr c h i t e c t u r a l

d e t a i l

verytypca

in

M o o r is h


The

oggia-

i n e d

e n c l o s e d

cou r tya rd

is

a

o n c e p t

dating

back

to

ancient

Greek

and

R o m a n t r a d i t i o n ,

as

e ll

as

eing

a

prominent

elemn

inraditional

Anda lus i an

M o o r i s h


4

P o s s e s s high

ar t is t ic v a l u e s :

The

BathCub

s any

e c l e c t i c

e l emen t s

d i s c u s s e d

a b o v e

ae

roducts

ofthe

m p o r t a n t

tradition

o

c r a f t s m a n s h i p

t h a tgew

u o

he

e d i t e r r a n e a n R e v i v a l


m o v e m e n tin

outh

Forida.

h e s e

e l e m e n t s

inc lude

h a n d c r a f t e d

tile

work,

hand-

hewn wooden

ceiling beams,

hand-

carved w o o d e n d o o r s (

as

e e n

at

the

w e s te r n

end

o

the

n t r y

hallway),

and

even

the

a n d - p a i n t e d c e i l i n g seen

on

the

a t e r bal l room

a d d i t i o n . 5)

R e p r e s e n t

the

w o r k

of

a

a s t e r ,

serve

asn


o

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e

work

oa

a s t e r

designer.

r c h i t e c t

obulder

who

o n t r i b u t e d

to

u

h i s t o r i c a l . a e s t h e t i c

or c h i t e c t u r a l

heritage:

T h e Bath

Clubwas

e s i g n e d

by

s u c c e s s f u l

l o c a l

architect,

Robert

A

Taylor,

in

9 2 7 .

T a y l o r

w a s

th e

p r i n c i p a l

a r c h i t e c t

for

N

B

ooney,

an

early

Mami Beach

d e v e l o p e r .

Notable


works

a m o n g T a y l o r

s


c a r e e r

include

R o o n e y '

s

S p a n i s h

V i l l a g e

on

spanolaWy

in 1925andthe

e o r g e

B r o w n e

r e s i d e n c e

a

1700

a m e s

Avenue (

Browne

wa s

R o o n e y '

s

a l e s

m a n a g e r )

in

1925.

6)

H a v e

yie lded,

or

are

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The

Bath

Cub

age

7

A N A L

YSIS (

C o n t i n u e d )

The

Bath

C l u b ,

t h o u g h

unlikely

to

yeld

m p o r t a n t


regarding pre-

h i s t o r y ,

serves

as

a

aluable

mrker

fo

m p o r t a n t h i s t o r i c a l

events

t h a t

have

f j i x t e d

the

e v e l o p m e n t

a n d

p e o p l e

of

the

Cty

o

Miami

B e a c h . Please

r e f e r

to

s e c t i o n

1 (

aJ

b o v e

fo

a

i s c u s s i o n

othese

h i s t o r i c a l

e v e n t s .

7

e

i s t e d

in

he

National

R e g i s t e r

oi s t o r i c

P l a c e s :

Curren t l y ,the

Bah

lu b

is

neither

l i s t ed

i n d i v i d u a l l y a s

a n

historic

ste

noris

it

o c a t e d

w i t h i nan

historic

d i s t r i c t

in

he

National

R e g i s t e r

o

i s t o r i c

Places,

although

it

p p e a r s

to

have

u b s t a n t i a l

p o t e n t i a l

to

e

determinedto

e

eligbe

fo

n d i v i d u a l h i s t o r i c

ste

e s i g n a t i o n .

8o n s i s t

o

g e o g r a p h i c a l l y

definabe

re a

that

pos se s se s

a

ignificant


of

stesuildings

or

s t r u c t u r e s

u n i t e d

by

i s t o r i c a l l y


pas t

events

o

es t h e t i c a l l y

by

lan

o

physical

development.

whose

c o m p o n e n t s

m a y lack

individual

d i s t i n c t i o n :

This criterion

is

ot

applicable

to

a n

i ndiv idua l

hisoric

ste

e s i g n a t i o n .

b

A

u i l d i n g ,

s t r u c t u r e (

including

the

u b l i c

portions

o

he

n t e r i o r ) ,

i m p r o v e m e n t ,

o

a n d s c a p e

f e a t u r e m a y be

d e s i g n a t e d

historic,

e v e n if

it

a s

been

l t e r e d , if

he

alteration

is eversible

and the

o s t



e l e m e n t s

are

intact

a n d

repa i rab le .

A l t h o u g h

the

Bah

ub

s

u i l d i n g s

have

u n d e r g o n e n u m e r o u s


over

th e

years,

a n yo

he

Club 's

s t r u c t u r e s

sill

ma i n t a i n

a

igh

d e g r e e

o

heir

r i g i n a l


i n t e g r i t y .

T h e s e s t r u c t u r e s

include

the

Cub

s

ntry lobby,

n t r a n c e

hall,

G o v e r n o r s

ounge,

original

din ing

hall,and

original

r e s t r o o m s .

P l e a s e

refer

to



foeta i lson

the

istory

of

a d d i t i o n s

and a l t e r a t i o n s .

Other

areas

ohe

Club

h a v e

beeni g n i f i c a n t l y

al tered,

bu

could

be

estored

to

heir

orig inal

s t a t e s . These

areas

include

the

Club'

s

anenry

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istoric



The

Bath

Cub

Page8

ANAL

Y S I S (

C o n t i n u e d )

Analysis

o

the

A m e n d i n g

O r d i n a n c e

In

e v i e w i n g

a

eques

fo r

an

a m e n d m e n t

to

he

a n d



o

the C i t y

Code

or

a

hange

in

l a n d

usehe

Cty

o m m i s s i o n

shall

consider

the

f o l l ow i ng :

1

h e t h e r

the

r o p o s e d

change

is

o n s i s t e n t

and

c o m p a t i b l e with

the C o m p r e h e n s i v e

Pan

n d

any

p p l i c a b l e

ne i ghbo rhood

o

R e d e v e l o p m e n t

Pans

o n s i s t e n t -The

r o p o s e d d e s i g n a t i o n

is

c o n s i s t e n t

wth

he

o m p r e h e n s i v e Pan,

pecifically

wth

he

H i s t o r i c

Preservation

E l e m e n t

o f

the

o m p r e h e n s i v e

P l a n '

s

b j e c t i v e

No.

I

hich,

n

part,

states:

n c r e a s e

the

toa

u m b e r

o

s t r u c t u r e s

d e s i g n a t e d

as

is to r ica l ly


from

that

u m b e r

o

structures

d e s i g n a t e d

in9 8 8 ,

either

ndividually

o

sa

c o n t r i b u t i n g

structure

wthn

aa t i o n a l

R e g i s t e r

H i s t o r i c


Dsrict

o

aoca l

Historic P r e s e r v a t i o n

District. "2

h e t h e r

ther opo s ed

change

w o u l d

create

an

i s o la ted

district

unrelated

todaceno

e a r b y

dis t r ic ts ;

C o n s i s t e n t -

The

m e n d m e n t

would

not

c h a n g e

the

n d e r l y i n g

z o n i n g

d i s t r i c t

fo

ny

areas

wthin

t h e

City.3

h e t h e r the

h a n g e

s u g g e s t e d

is

ut

o

s c a l e

with

the

needs

o

the

e i g h b o r h o o d or

the

i ty ; C o n s i s t e n t - Thee s i g n a t i o n

o

the

p r o p e r t y

as

a

i s t o r i c

ste

ou ld h e l p

to

n c o u r a g e

r e d e v e l o p m e n t and

rehabilitation

that

iso m p a t i b l e

wth

the

scale,


a n d

needs

o f t h e

surrounding

ne ighborhood

a n d help

to

preserve

the


c h a r a c t e ro

he

uilt

e n v i r o n m e n t .

4

h e t h e r

the

p r o p o s e d

change

w o u l d

ta

the

x i s t i n g

load on p u b l i c f ac i l i t i e s

and

i n f ras t ruc tu re ; C o n s i s te n t -The

OS

or

th e

area

pubic

f a c i l i t i e s

a n d i n f r a s t r u c t u r e

s h o u l d

not

be

e g a t i v e l y

affected,

if

a

a,byhe

proposed

amending

o r d i n a n c e .

5h e t h e r

e x i s t i n g

disrict b o u n d a r i e s

are

i l l o g i c a l l y

drawn

in

re l a t i on

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soric


D e s i g n a t i o n - The

Bath

Cub

Page

9

N A L Y S I S (

C o n t i n u e d )

C o n s i s te n t -

T h e

Bath

C l u b

is

ocated

a t

5937

Collins

A v e n u e ;a

detailed

description

of

the

r oposed

b o u n d a r i e s

is

elineated

within

the

t t a c h ed


report.

6

hether c h a n g e d

o

h a n g i n g

c o n d i t i o n s

make

the

passage

o

he

proposed c h a n g e

necessa ry ;

Consistent -

h e

s u c c e s s

o

soic

r e s e r v a t i o n

in

he

n g o i n g

r e v i t a l i z a t i o n

of

southern

Miami

Beach

s u p p o r t s

the

protection

o f t h e

p r op o s ed

ste

Pas

e m o l i t i o n

o

i s t o r i c

s t r u c t u r e s

demonstrates

th e necessity

of

ths

m e n d m e n t

tom a i n t a i n

the

a rch i t e c tu ra l

i n t e g r i t y

o

he

area.

7

hether

the

proposed

c h a n g e

will

adversely

influence

l i v i ng

cond i t i ons

in

he

e i g h b o r h o o d ;

Cons i s te n t -

The

p r o p o s e d

change

s h o u l d not

n e g a t i v e l y

e f f e c t l i v i ng c o n d i t i o n s

or

the

uality

o

ife

fo

he

s u r r o u n d i n g

properties.

I n d e e d ,

the

uality

o

i v i n g

conditions

in

e s i g n a t e d

h i s t o r i c

a r e a s

has

i gn i f i c an t l y

i m p r o v e d

snce

theCty

t a r t e d

d e s i g n a t i n g

historic

districts.

The

thousands

o

e s i g n

Review

approvals (

boh s u b s t a n t i a l

re h a b i l i t a t i o n

andmnor

improvements)

within

the

existing

h i s t o r i c

districts

d e m o n s t r a t e

this

principle.

8

Whether

the

roposed

change

wll

r e a t e

ox c e s s i v e l y increase

t r a f f i c

c o n g e s t i o n

beyond

t h e

L e v e l

O

e r v i c e

as

se

forth

in

he

Comprehens ive

Plan

o

t h e r w i s e affect

p u b l i c

sa f e t y ;


T he

leves

o

e r v i c e set

f o r t h

in

t h e

C o m p r e h e n s i v e

Pan

wll

no

be

f f e c t e d

by

des igna t i on .

Likewise,

p u b l i c

safety

wll

not

be

ffected.

9

h e t h e r

the p r o p o s e d

change

wll

seriously

reduce light a n d

air

to

d j a c e n t

p r o p e r t i e s ;

C o n s i s te n t -

T h e r e should

be

no

e d u c t i o n in

light

and

ari t h e r

on

te

o

to

djacent

prope r t i e s .

10

h e t h e r

the

proposed

change

wll

a d v e r s e l y

affect

prope r t y

v a l u e sinhe

adacen

area;

Consistent -

As

r o p e r t y v a l u e s

and

value

o

o n s t r u c t i o n h ave

histor ica l ly

i n c r e a s e d

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istoric

P r e s e r v a t i o n D e s i g n a t io n -

The

Bath

Cub

age

10

A N A L

Y S IS (

Continued)

is

no

v i d e n c e

to

u g g e s t

tha

e s i g n a t i o n

would

adverse ly

a f f e c t p r o p e r t y

values

in

he

area

u r r o und i n g

the

p r o p o s e d

des i gna t i on .

To

the

o n t r a r y ,

the


o

he

site should

help

to

einforce

and

promoe

o n t i n u o u s

q u a l i t y

e nhan c emen t

o

the

u r r o u n d i n g

n e i g h b o r h o o d .

11

h e t h e r th e

p r o p o s e d change

will be

a

e t e r r e n t

to

he

i m p r o v e m e n to

e v e l o p m e n to

d j a c e n t

prope r t y

in

accordance

with

existing

regulations;

C o n s i s t e n t - The

p r o p o s e d

a m e n d m e n t

wll

no

h a n g e

the

e v e l o p m e n t

r e g u l a t i o n s

fo

ad jacen t

sites

which

must

c o m p l y

wth

ther

own

ste

p e c i f i c


regulations.

u r t h e r m o r e , the

p r o p o s e d

o r d i n a n c e

shou ld

not

a f f e c t

the

bility

fo r

an

adjacent

p r o p e r t y

to

e

e v e l o p e d

in

a c c o r d a n c e

wth said

regulations.12

W h e t h e r

t h e r e

are

ubs tan t i a l

r e a s o n s

why

the

property

anno t

besed

III

c c o r d a n c e

wth

x i s t i n g

zoning;


The permtted

land

uses

are

no

f f e c t e d

s i nce

the

r o p o s e d

a m e n d m e n t

does

no

h a n g e

the

under ly ing

zoning

d i s t r i c t

fo r

any

r o p e r t y .

13.

h e t h e r

it

s

m p o s s i b l e

to

find

o t h e r

a d e q u a t e

Stes

inh e

C i t y

fo

the

roposed

Use

in

a

district

a l r e a d y permi t t i ng

such

U s e ; Not

App l i c ab le -

T h i s r e v i e w

criteria

is

o

a p p l i c a b l e

o n i n g

O r d i n a n c e

a m e n d m e n t .

The proposed d e s i g n a t i o n

o f

a th H i s t o r i c

Ste