Kiehnel and Elliott

Building at 361 Northeast 97th Street, Miami Shores

The architectural firm of Kiehnel and Elliott was established in

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1906. The firm did substantial work in Florida, and moved to Miami in 1922.^[1] From 1926, it was known as Kiehnel, Elliott and Chalfant.^[2]

Richard Kiehnel (1870–1944) was the firm's senior partner. He was born in Germany and studied at the

Stetson College of Law) and the Snell Arcade in St. Petersburg, Florida

.

Kiehnel advanced to Art Moderne styling in the Carlyle Hotel on Miami Beach and the 1924 Scottish Rite Masonic Temple on the Miami River, the first Art Deco building in the area.[7] He also designed the Annie Russell Theatre, a Romanesque Revival building on the campus of Rollins College in Winter Park.

Kiehnel was active in his profession. He was a member of the Pittsburgh chapter of the American Institute of Architects since 1906 and a member of the national body from 1913. He was a charter member of the Florida South chapter and its president in 1930-1931^[8] From 1935 to 1942 Kiehnel was the editor of Florida Architecture and Allied Arts magazine.

A number of Kiehnel's and the firm's works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[9]^[10]

Notable buildings

By year (with attribution indicated in parentheses):

Baxter High School, Baxter Street and Brushton Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1908, NRHP-listed (Kiehnel, Elliott & Chalfont)
First National Bank of Pitcairn, Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, c. 1910
Gardner Steel Conference Center, now part of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1911-1912
Old U.S. Post Office and Courthouse. 100-118 N.E. 1st Avenue. 1912-1914 Miami. (National Register of Historic Places
) Converted to a bank in 1938. Also known as Amerifirst Federal. Now an Office Depot.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[11]^[12]

El Jardin. (1918) Coconut Grove (at 3747 Main Hwy., Miami, Florida, NRHP-listed (Kiehnel, Richard).^[9]^[13]^[14]
Cherokee Lodge 1917 Coconut Grove.^[15]
Cherokee Lodge Carriage House 1917, Award Winning Restoration by Roland C Castro 2008 from Dade Heritage Trust^[16]
Seybold Building and Arcade 1921-1925 Miami.^[17]

Greenfield Elementary School, (1922) N of Greenfield Ave. at E end of Alger St., Pittsburgh, PA, NRHP-listed (Kiehnel & Elliott)
Scottish Rite Masonic Temple (Miami) 1922 Miami.^[7]^[18]
La Solana, 3670 Hibiscus Street, Coconut Grove, Florida (1922), built as Soden residence
Coral Gables Congregational Church (1923), 3010 DeSoto Blvd., Coral Gables, Florida, NRHP-listed (Kiehnel & Elliott)^[9]^[19]
Coral Gables Elementary School. (1923-1926) 105 Minorca Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida, NRHP-listed (Kiehnel, Richard)^[9]^[20]

Rolyat Hotel, Gulfport, Florida^[4] (1925), now part of the Stetson University College of Law
La Brisa (Coconut Grove, Florida) 1926-1928. Coconut Grove. 3551 Main Highway. This house was built on land originally owned by the noted author, Kirk Munroe.^[21]^[22]
Palm Island, Miami Beach^[23]

Snell Arcade 1926) 405 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida, NRHP-listed (Kiehnel, Richard) ^[4]^[9]
Miami Senior High School. (1927) 2450 SW First Street, Miami, Florida, NRHP-listed (Kiehnel & Elliott)^[9]^[24]

Player's State Theatre. 1927 Coconut Grove.^[25]
Bryan Memorial Methodist Church 1928 Main Highway, Coconut Grove^[26]
Annie Russell Theatre. 1931 1000 Holt Avenue in Winter Park, Florida NRHP-listed (Kiehnel, Richard)^[4]^[9]
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Douglas residence. Miami.^[4]
Second Church of Christ Scientist. 1940 Coconut Grove. 3850 Main Highway.^[27]
Carlyle Hotel 1941 Miami Beach.^[27]

And (not by year):

Miami Shores, FL
(Kiehnel & Elliott), NRHP-listed
Miami Shores, FL
(Kiehnel & Elliott), NRHP-listed
Miami Shores, FL
(Kiehnel & Elliott), NRHP-listed
Miami Shores, FL
(Kiehnel & Elliott), NRHP-listed
Miami Shores, FL
(Kiehnel & Elliott), NRHP-listed
Miami Shores, FL
(Kiehnel & Elliott), NRHP-listed
Miami Shores, FL
(Kiehnel & Elliott), NRHP-listed
Miami Shores, FL
(Kiehnel & Elliott), NRHP-listed
Miami Shores, FL
(Kiehnel & Elliott), NRHP-listed
Miami Shores, FL
(Kiehnel & Elliott), NRHP-listed
Miami Shores, FL
(Kiehnel & Elliott), NRHP-listed
Miami Shores, FL
(Kiehnel & Elliott), NRHP-listed
Daytona Beach, FL
(Kiehnel, Richard), NRHP-listed
One or more works in
Miami, Florida
(Kiehnel & Elliott), NRHP-listed
Building at 2400 Prairie Ave Miami Beach, FL

References

Notes

^ "Kiehnel & Elliott: A Brief Survey of the Firm's Miami Projects". Learning from Miami. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
^ "Kiehnel and Elliott". Allegheny West. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
^ [1]"German-born and educated Richard Kiehnel (1877-1944) and his partner John Blair Elliott (b. 1868) were commissioned to design the school."
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kiehnel 1938
^ Rodriguez 1982. p. 89
^ Patricios 1994. p. 177
^ ^a ^b Patricios 1994. p. 176
^ Kiehnel 1938.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Maria Tempkin (September 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Miami Shores Thematic Group".
ISBN 0-8229-3781-6
.

^ Builders Bulletin 2:7 (October 13, 1917), 4.

^ Patricios 1994. p. 151

^ Dunlop 1996. p. 40.

^ Patricios 1994. p. 148

^ Miami Herald, July 6, 2008

^ Patricios 1994. p. 165

^ Dunlop 1996. p. 92.

^ Patricios 1994. p. 198

^ Patricios 1994. p. 191

^ Rodriguez 1982. p. 208

^ Dunlop 1996. p. 30.

^ Rodriguez 1982. p. 155

^ Patricios 1994. p. 171

^ Patricios 1994. p. 206

^ City of Miami

^ ^a ^b Historical Museum

Bibliography

Dunlop, Beth. Miami: trends and traditions. New York: Monacelli Press, 1996.
ISBN 1-885254-37-7

Kiehnel, Richard and Elliott, John M. A Monograph of the Florida Work of Kiehnel and Elliott. Miami, FL: Miami Post Publishing Company, 1938.

Patricios, Nicholas N. Building Marvelous Miami. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1994.
ISBN 0-8130-1299-6
.

Rodriguez, Ivan A., editor. From Wilderness to Metropolis; the History and Architecture of Dade County (1825–1940). Miami, FL: Metropolitan Dade County, 1982.
ISBN 0-916224-88-0
.

Historical Museum of Southern Florida. "A Guide to Kiehnel and Elliott Architectural Drawings". Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.

City of Miami. "Bryan Memorial Methodist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 6 April 2011.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kiehnel_and_Elliott&oldid=1216266997"

[histmiami-1] "Kiehnel & Elliott: A Brief Survey of the Firm's Miami Projects". Learning from Miami. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

[allegheny-2] "Kiehnel and Elliott". Allegheny West. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

[3] [1]"German-born and educated Richard Kiehnel (1877-1944) and his partner John Blair Elliott (b. 1868) were commissioned to design the school."

[Kiehnel_1938-4] Kiehnel 1938

[5] Rodriguez 1982. p. 89

[6] Patricios 1994. p. 177

[Patricios_1994._p._176-7] Patricios 1994. p. 176

[8] Kiehnel 1938.

[nris-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[miamishores-10] Maria Tempkin (September 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Miami Shores Thematic Group".

[11] ISBN 0-8229-3781-6
.

[12] Builders Bulletin 2:7 (October 13, 1917), 4.

[13] Patricios 1994. p. 151

[14] Dunlop 1996. p. 40.

[15] Patricios 1994. p. 148

[16] Miami Herald, July 6, 2008

[17] Patricios 1994. p. 165

[18] Dunlop 1996. p. 92.

[19] Patricios 1994. p. 198

[20] Patricios 1994. p. 191

[21] Rodriguez 1982. p. 208

[22] Dunlop 1996. p. 30.

[23] Rodriguez 1982. p. 155

[24] Patricios 1994. p. 171

[25] Patricios 1994. p. 206

[26] City of Miami

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