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Jan 28, 2022
LUA CURTISS HOUSE #1
National Register of Historic Places (1985) Designated Miami Springs Historic Site (2003) One of the original four homes in Country Club Estates, Curtiss built this house for his mother, Lua Andrews Curtiss Adams, who had decided that she needed to live closer to her sons. Nicknamed “The Alamo” by its onetime owners, Curtiss made sure that it had large windows with a northern exposure as Lua Curtiss liked to paint by natural light. However, shortly after she arrived from California where she had been living, she felt that the house did not meet her needs or suit her lifestyle, so the following year he built her another larger home close by at 150 Hunting Lodge Drive. “The Alamo” is a Y-shaped two story Pueblo Revival style-building. The front of the house is curved to maximize the natural flow of air through the house. The roofs of the main two-story structure and porte-cochere are flat. The roof over the vaulted ceiling of the living room is pitched and covered with original hand-made terracotta Cuban tile. The parapets are uneven, with a bell cote motif above the front door. The surface treatment, as in many of these early homes, is of rough textured stucco to simulate hand molding and the windows are recessed. The front door and porte-cochere are defined by lateral buttresses, and the entire façade is accentuated with decorative exposed log beams, known as vigas. A low wall links the wings along the front of the home, and there is an inner courtyard behind the home as well. The interior features a large living room with a timbered cathedral ceiling and a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace. This room also has an original mantelpiece supported by wood brackets, and an arched entrance connecting it to the entrance hall.
LUA CURTISS HOUSE #1
National Register of Historic Places (1985) Designated Miami Springs Historic Site (2003) One of the original four homes in Country Club Estates, Curtiss built this house for his mother, Lua Andrews Curtiss Adams, who had decided that she needed to live closer to her sons. Nicknamed “The Alamo” by its onetime owners, Curtiss made sure that it had large windows with a northern exposure as Lua Curtiss liked to paint by natural light. However, shortly after she arrived from California where she had been living, she felt that the house did not meet her needs or suit her lifestyle, so the following year he built her another larger home close by at 150 Hunting Lodge Drive. “The Alamo” is a Y-shaped two story Pueblo Revival style-building. The front of the house is curved to maximize the natural flow of air through the house. The roofs of the main two-story structure and porte-cochere are flat. The roof over the vaulted ceiling of the living room is pitched and covered with original hand-made terracotta Cuban tile. The parapets are uneven, with a bell cote motif above the front door. The surface treatment, as in many of these early homes, is of rough textured stucco to simulate hand molding and the windows are recessed. The front door and porte-cochere are defined by lateral buttresses, and the entire façade is accentuated with decorative exposed log beams, known as vigas. A low wall links the wings along the front of the home, and there is an inner courtyard behind the home as well. The interior features a large living room with a timbered cathedral ceiling and a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace. This room also has an original mantelpiece supported by wood brackets, and an arched entrance connecting it to the entrance hall.
Jan 28, 2022
Posted Date
Feb 03, 2022
Historical Record Date
Jan 28, 2022
Source Name
City of Miami Springs
Oct 22, 2021
Oct 22, 2021
Sold for $800,000
Description from listing: An architectural gem overlooking the famous Miami Springs Golf & Country Club. This distinguished home wraps around a sparkling pool & roofed lanai. Great family living with 5 bedrooms 3 baths including separate in-law studio perfect for extended family or home office for parents and/or students. The foyer leads to large light, bright living room with a cathedral ceiling & soaring fireplace! Updated kitchens feature custom cabinetry, hardware & gleaming counters perfect for the family that cooks! Formal dining views pool through Impact French doors. Master bedroom suite on main! Great workshop & large carport with storage! Broad front porch to enjoy golfers & sunsets! Your own tropical paradise! Rarely available this 1924 Pueblo Mission home is offered on the market for the first time in years!
Sold for $800,000
Description from listing: An architectural gem overlooking the famous Miami Springs Golf & Country Club. This distinguished home wraps around a sparkling pool & roofed lanai. Great family living with 5 bedrooms 3 baths including separate in-law studio perfect for extended family or home office for parents and/or students. The foyer leads to large light, bright living room with a cathedral ceiling & soaring fireplace! Updated kitchens feature custom cabinetry, hardware & gleaming counters perfect for the family that cooks! Formal dining views pool through Impact French doors. Master bedroom suite on main! Great workshop & large carport with storage! Broad front porch to enjoy golfers & sunsets! Your own tropical paradise! Rarely available this 1924 Pueblo Mission home is offered on the market for the first time in years!
Posted Date
Feb 03, 2022
Historical Record Date
Oct 22, 2021
Source Name
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services - Florida Realty
Nov 01, 1985
National Register of Historic Places
85 Deer Run, known commonly as "the Alamo" for its vague resemblance to the famous Texas monument, is one of the first four residences constructed as part of the Miami Springs development. Built between 1924 and 1925 by Glenn Curtiss for his mother, Lua Curtiss, the building may speculatively be attributed to local architect Martin L. Hampton. "Mama Lou" as Curtiss' mother was known, did not like the residence and later moved to 150 Hunting Lodge (also included in the Miami Springs thematic group). In October 1929, Florence E. Griffith bought the property and lived there until the late 1940s. The building is particularly noteworthy architecturally for its combination of Pueblo and Mediterranean Revival elements.
National Register of Historic Places
85 Deer Run, known commonly as "the Alamo" for its vague resemblance to the famous Texas monument, is one of the first four residences constructed as part of the Miami Springs development. Built between 1924 and 1925 by Glenn Curtiss for his mother, Lua Curtiss, the building may speculatively be attributed to local architect Martin L. Hampton. "Mama Lou" as Curtiss' mother was known, did not like the residence and later moved to 150 Hunting Lodge (also included in the Miami Springs thematic group). In October 1929, Florence E. Griffith bought the property and lived there until the late 1940s. The building is particularly noteworthy architecturally for its combination of Pueblo and Mediterranean Revival elements.
Nov 01, 1985
Posted Date
Feb 03, 2022
Historical Record Date
Nov 01, 1985
Source Name
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service
