Miami Beach Architectural District

Miami Beach Architectural District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Miami Beach, Florida
Coordinates	25°47′9″N 80°8′3″W / 25.78583°N 80.13417°W / 25.78583; -80.13417
Area	5,750 acres (23.3 km2)
NRHP reference No.	79000667[1]
Added to NRHP	May 14, 1979

The Miami Beach Architectural District (also known as Old Miami Beach Historic District and the more popular term Miami Art Deco District) is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on May 14, 1979) located in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida. The area is well known as the district where Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace lived and was assassinated by Andrew Cunanan, in a mansion on Ocean Drive. It is bounded^[2] by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Sixth Street to the south, Alton Road to the west and the Collins Canal and Dade Boulevard to the north. It contains 960 historic buildings.