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Coral Gables Douglas Rd. Entrance Phineas Paist - American Architect, painter 1925 Jpg: /www.freac.fsu.edu Phineas Paist Index  From: Florida's History Through Its Places Douglas Road Entrance (La Puerta del Sol). 800 Douglas Rd. 1925. Mediterranean Revival. Walter de Garmo, Denman Fink, and Phineas E. Paist, architects. 3 stories, stone, stuccoed, tile hipped roof, 90-foot belfry tower, 40-foot curved arch across road. Built at a cost of a million dollars as the main entrance to the city from Miami. Included a commercial and residential complex. Presently architects' offices. Private. N.R. (/www.freac.fsu.edu) Notes  More on Phineas Paist

Detail Photographs Douglas Entrance Doorway Crest over Douglas Entrance Doorway Crest at Douglas Road Arch Ceiling of  Douglas Road Arch Interior Entrance ceiling detail Interior Entrance ceiling detail

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