- El Jardin
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name = El Jardin
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locator_x = 239
locator_y = 167
location = Miami,Florida
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added =August 30 ,1974
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governing_body =El Jardin is a house located at 3747 Main Highway in Miami,
Florida . It is listed on the U.S.National Register of Historic Places .Built in 1918 along a ridge of oolitic limestone, El Jardin expresses the broad training of its architect, Richard Kiehnel, and the experience of its owner, John Bindley, then president of Pittsburgh Steel. Kiehnel, in a September 1928 article for "Tropical Home and Garden", referred to the house as a “progenitor of the Modern Mediterranean style home.” Kiehnel relocated to Miami from Pittsburgh and became the architect for many landmark buildings, including the CoralGables Congregational Church,
Miami Senior High , and the Coral Gables Elementary School. Today, El Jardin is home toCarrollton School of the Sacred Heart inMiami, Florida . OnAugust 30 ,1974 , it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.References and external links
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Miami-Dade/state.html Miami-Dade County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=dade Dade County listings] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
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