Croissant Park Administration Building
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Croissant Park Administration Building | |
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| Location | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 26°06′10.84″N 80°08′34.48″W / 26.1030111°N 80.1429111°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000761[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 2001 |
The Croissant Park Administration Building is a historic site in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is located at 1421 South Andrews Avenue. On July 25, 2001, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Built in the mission revival architectural style in 1923 the architect is believed to be Francis Abreu.[2] Abreu designed many Fort Lauderdale buildings during the 1920s.[2] An L-shaped two-story poured concrete building, it features a textured stucco exterior and concrete lamps on the roof corners.[2] The 6,000 square foot building has a cut corner entrance and a flat roof with parapets.[2] Inside a cypress wood staircase leads to the second floor which has Dade Pine floors.[2]
Croissant Park
Modern times
In 2001 the owners of the building and the Sam Gilliam house received an award for the rehabilitation and preservation of the two buildings from the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society.[8]
