Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1906-1950 (predominant: 1906-1926) (Creation)
Extent
30.00 Cubic Feet
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Elevations, renderings, plans, and details of houses, stores, churches, schools, office buildings, hotels, club houses, and apartments. Many of the drawings are notable for their draftsmanship. Structures represented in these drawings were built in Belle Isle, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Ft. Lauderdale, Homestead, Key Largo, Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Shores, and Star Island.
Significant buildings designed by DeGarmo and represented in these records include: Miami City Hall (1907) Demolished. -- McAllister Hotel (1916) 10 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. Demolished. -- Miami Beach Community Church (1921) 500 Lincoln Road. -- Coral Gables Bank and Post Office (1924) Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables. -- St. Teresa (Convent) School (with Phineas Paist, 1924) Coral Gables. -- Colonnade Building (collaborator) Coral Gables. -- Douglas Entrance (collaborator) Coral Gables.
System of arrangement
Arranged into series by place. Within each series, folders are arranged chronologically and by commission number. Most of the Miami Shores series is arranged by residence number. Undated drawings in the Miami series are arranged by building name or client; all apparently were made during the 1940s.
The series are: (1) Coconut Grove (Miami, Fla.), (2) Coral Gables, (3) Ft. Lauderdale, (4) Homestead, (5) Key Largo, (6) Miami, (7) Miami Beach, (8) Miami Shores, (9) elsewhere, and (10) unknown location.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Physical access
As a preservation measure, access to this collection is currently limited. Please contact staff before your visit to determine availability.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
DeGarmo, Walter C. Specifications for residence for Mr. Charles S. Boyd, Silver Bluff, 1931. 2 items. Gift of Kenneth DeGarmo, 1982. Accession No. 1982-189. MS Box 33.
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Notes element
General note
Other Information
Additional information may be found at http://historymiamiarchives.org/pdfs/1982-185.pdf
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Authors: Dawn Hugh and Rebecca A. Smith.
Archivist's note
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