Title: Merrick Park and City Hall, Coral Gables, Florida

Summary: Palms, royal poinciana, and bougainvillea adorn the small park at City Hall. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Collection Title: Florida Postcard Collection

Collection No.: ASM0299

Approximate Date: 1952

Archive: asm02990002310001001.tif

Container: Box No.: 1, Folder Title: Coral Gables.

Coverage Temporal: 1950-1959

Coverage Spatial: Coral Gables (Fla.)

Photographer: Williams, Verne O.

Physical Description: 1 color postcard

Digital ID: asm02990002310001001

Note: Coral Gables City Hall was designed in 1927 in the Mediterranean Revival style by local architect Phineas Paist and artistic advisor Denman Fink. The building is constructed largely of coral rock and features three stories made from limestone quarried from Venetian Pool, a classic tile roof, and three stage clock tower. D.C. 157. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C. T. Art-Colortone" post card. Inscription on verso. Postmark: Feb. 1952.

Publisher: Dade County Newsdealers Supply Co.; Curt Teich and Co.

Repository: University of Miami. Library. Special Collections

Series: Series: II Florida, A-Z (except Miami Beach)

Subject: City Hall (Coral Gables, Fla.); George Merrick Park (Coral Gables, Fla.); City halls; Parks

Genre: Postcards

Repository: Digital Collections

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Source: From: Merrick Park and City Hall, Coral Gables, Florida