August Geiger (architect)
August Geiger was one of the most prominent American architects in South Florida from 1905 to the late 1940s. He experimented in Mission, Neo-Renaissance and Art Deco architecture, but is most noted for his works in the Mediterranean Revival style. A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Miami, Florida)
Geiger's notice for services
La Serena, 1913, built at Coconut Grove for William Jennings Bryan
Dade County Courthouse, 1925
Mediterranean Revival architecture
Mediterranean Revival is an architectural style introduced in the United States, Canada, and certain other countries in the 19th century. It incorporated references from Spanish Renaissance, Spanish Colonial, Italian Renaissance, French Colonial, Beaux-Arts, Moorish architecture, and Venetian Gothic architecture.
The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida is a grand example of Mediterranean Revival style
Pasadena City Hall in California is also an example of the City Beautiful fashion
Located in Miami Beach, and built in 1927 to house the Washington Storage Company, the Mediterranean Revival building opened to the public as a museum and research center in 1995.