Ace Theatre
National Register of Historic Places

Ace Theatre

Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Listed
June 12, 2016
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
16000359

About this property

Ace Theatre in Miami, Florida, is an Art Deco commercial structure constructed in 1930 in Miami's Coconut Grove neighborhood. On July 1, 2014, the site was designated as a local historic resource. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places June 13, 2016. The Wolfson-Meyer Theater Company, later Wometco Enterprises, owned the theater since its construction in 1930 until 1979, when the building was purchased by Harvey Wallace. The Wallace family founded Ace Development Co., the theater's current owner.

Location

3664 Grand Ave.
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
25.72743, -80.25285

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 16000359. It was listed on June 12, 2016.

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONSOCIAL HISTORYBLACK
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Coconut Grove Playhouse
Industrial
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Billy Bowlegs Negotiated Surrender / End of Third Seminole War
1858Early Republic
4.5 mi
Menéndez – Tegesta Conflict 1567
1567Colonial
4.5 mi
Attack on Cape Florida Lighthouse
1836Early Republic
7 mi
Attack on Cape Florida Lighthouse (July 23, 1836)
1836Early Republic
7.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Ace Theatre listed on the National Register?

Ace Theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 12, 2016.

What type of historic resource is Ace Theatre?

Ace Theatre is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ace Theatre?

The period of significance for Ace Theatre is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1930.

Can I research the history near Ace Theatre?

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