Historic Homes Archives

Cathedral of Saint Mary – one of Miami’s hidden treasures – UPDATED

I have always been fascinated by religious architecture, whether in Miami, South America, Europe¦.it really doesn’t matter. Ive been known to travel with a sketch pad looking for churches or temples to inspire me. From small…

What do I look for when buying a Mediterranean Revival Home in Miami?

I get asked what to look for when buying a Mediterranean Revival Home, all the time! And it doesn’t matter if you are a historic preservation buff or if you simply like the Mediterranean Revival style,…

What exactly is Cuban Tile?

In Miami, when visiting older homes, you will usually hear about Cuban Tile, but what exactly is it? We are Architecture Realtors in Miami and specialize in historic homes and architecturally significant real estate, so it’s…

Historic Cuban Barrel Tile

A lot of you will be reading this thinking its a bit boring (at least Rick thinks so), but I wanted to address this because a lot of our Miami Beach Real Estate customers are constantly…

Miami Architecture – Merrick House

We all know Miami is a young city, a baby compared to many other United States cities. But when you think of Miami’s birth, Coral Gables always comes to mind and the man behind Coral Gables,…

Miamism Reader Testimonial

There’s nothing we appreciate more than our loyal readers. Once in a while, we’ll get a great email that lights up our day and wanted to share one we received this week. After reading our article…

What makes a Miami historic house special

Ines Hegedus-Garcia, although a full-time REALTOR, has an architecture degree and hence specializes in historic homes in Miami. She will help you identify those features that make a historic home special.

Please don’t use the wrong window

We are reviving an old article about historic windows since we have received so many questions about windows this week. I wrote this back in October 2007 – remember to look in the category section of…

Historic Preservation in Miami Shores – Mediterranean Revival architecture

A few years ago, while a board member of the Miami Shores Historic Preservation Board, I created, with the help of other board members, an educational brochure for our community. The brochure included the image shown…

Stiltville House burns down – another piece of Miami is lost

Back in January, media sources reported that one of the 7 remaining houses in Stiltsville, burned down. An iconic piece of Miami’s history is down to 6 structures and it’s breaking the hearts of many preservationists. We had…

Lime Paints – another important element for historic homes

We are Miami REALTORS specializing in historic homes and architecturally significant real estate. We provide these informational articles in order to pass on our expertise and gain your trust so you hire The Miamism Sales Team…

R.I.P. Wahl Snyder Landmark in Miami Shores

Another sad day for historic preservation efforts after mid-century architect, Wahl Snyder’s own home, was demolished yesterday in Miami Shores. I wrote a post on FB that received quite the commentary from locals: Sad day when…

What is the right type of awning for a historic home?

I get asked what the right type of awning is for historic homes all the time. I am the Miami Architectural REALTOR after all, so ask away! Anything to do with architecturally significant real estate or…

Stiltsville – a Miami Landmark

Talking about our Architecture Posts – STILTSVILLE is key and a major Miami Landmark. I wrote this article back in May of 2007 and are getting a bunch of questions and information requests about Stiltsville, so…

Miami Shores Historic Mediterranean Revival Opportunity

If you have visited miamism.com before and read some of my architecture posts, you know that I have a passion for Miami Historic Homes. Just last week, I wrote about my first historic listing and the one…

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