Stone House
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- View of the Stone House in the 1980s.
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- Construction of the Stone House took approximately 11 months to complete between 1922 and early 1923.
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- The Stone House was designed by Beaux Arts Architect Phineas Paist who is also known for his work alongside George Merrick in Coral Gables.
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- The structure is made of poured concrete with Miami oolitic limestone applied as a façade on the exterior walls.
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- Unique concrete capitols were sculpted into place by skilled artisans.
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- An Otis elevator in the Stone House was one of the first private residence elevators to be installed in South Florida.
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- Hurricane Andrew’s powerful category 5 winds and storm surge devastated the Estate in 1992, however this special seashell mosaic was stable enough to be restored.
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- Original Stone House Columns resting in the Stone House ballroom during conservation work after Hurricane Andrew.