National Hotel

The National Hotel is an Art-deco skyscraper designed by Roy F. France, and built between 1939 and 1940 in Miami, FL.

National Hotel is not the only name you might know this building by though. It is common for companies to want to attach their names to iconic buildings when they move in, or for the general public to come up with nicknames, and this one is no exception. The National Hotel is also known, or has been known as, The National Hotel, or National Hotel Miami Beach.

Its precise street address is 1677 Collins Avenue, Miami, FL. You can also find it on the map here.

The building has been restored 2 times over the years to ensure its conservation and adaptation to the pass of time. The main restoration works happened in 2010 and 2022.

Roy F. France was the architecture firm in charge of the architectural design.

That being said, architecture is a complex discipline involving many professionals from different fields, without whom this building would have not been possible. We will surely be leaving out a lot of names here, but at the very least we know that there was one other part involved, that was Tamara de Lempicka as the collaborating Artist.

The National Hotel can be categorized as an Art-deco building.

From an aesthetic point of view, the facade features a simple Art Deco style characterized by the stepped facade as you reach the upper floors. Over the central bay, there is a distinctive square dome crowned by a silver sphere where the hotel's flagpole is installed. The central spandrels are adorned with a linear vertical relief that repeats itself above the last window, leading up to the base of the dome. A wide canopy that spans two floors protects the main entrance.

Other materials found at the National Hotel include, white tiles, found in the bath room with a bathtub-shower combo, light gray terrazzo, used on the rooms' floors, and marble, used in lobby's floor.