City National Bank Building (Miami, Florida) Explained

City National Bank Building
Coordinates:	25.7735°N -80.1915°W
Built:	1925
Architect:	Hampton and Ehmann
Added:	January 4, 1989
Refnum:	88002975
Mpsub:	Downtown Miami MRA

The City National Bank Building (also known as the Langford Building) is a historic bank building in Miami, Florida. It is located at 121 Southeast 1st Street.

History

Construction of building was completed shortly before the 1926 Miami hurricane, which ended the early-1920s real estate boom in Miami.^[1]

Film producer Louis B. Mayer owned the building from 1952 until his death in 1959.^[2]

On January 4, 1989, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the "City National Bank Building".

In 2012, the building was sold and renovated to become a boutique Langford Hotel.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Dade County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
  • Dade County listings
  • City National Bank Building
    • Historic Preservation Miami
• Stambul Construction Blog - 121 SE 1st St. Miami - "The Miami National Bank"

Notes and References

1. Web site: City National Bank Building . 2012-05-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101127045000/http://www.historicpreservationmiami.com/natbank.html . 2010-11-27 .
2. News: Deal Made For Miami Landmark . Frederic . Sherman . . 3-G . July 5, 1959 . March 17, 2024 . newspapers.com.
3. Web site: 1925 building to become Langford Hotel. Daily Business Review. July 27, 2015.
4. Web site: The Langford Hotel . Curbed Miami. July 27, 2015.