City National Bank Building (Miami, Florida)

The City National Bank Building (also known as the Langford Building) is a historic bank building in Miami, Florida. It is located at 121 Southeast 1st Street.

City National Bank Building
LocationMiami, Florida
Coordinates25°46′24.4344″N 80°11′29.3028″W
Built1925
ArchitectHampton and Ehmann
MPSDowntown Miami MRA
NRHP reference No.88002975[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1989

History

Construction of building was completed shortly before the 1926 Miami hurricane, which ended the early-1920s real estate boom in Miami.[2]

Film producer Louis B. Mayer owned the building from 1952 until his death in 1959.[3]

On January 4, 1989, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the "City National Bank Building".

In 2012, the building was sold and renovated to become a boutique Langford Hotel.[4][5]

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#88002975)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "City National Bank Building". Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  3. Sherman, Frederic (July 5, 1959). "Deal Made For Miami Landmark". Miami Herald. p. 3-G. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  4. "1925 building to become Langford Hotel". Daily Business Review. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  5. "The Langford Hotel". Curbed Miami. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
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