Opa-locka in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Opa-Locka Company Administration Building
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 8, 2026
1. Opa-Locka Company Administration Building Marker
New York architect Bernhardt Emil Muller designed the Opa-locka Company Administration Building, which was completed in the summer of 1926. Hired by inventor, aviator, and Opa-locka founder Glenn Curtiss, Muller based the identity of Curtiss' third South Florida development on the popular novel The Arabian Nights Entertainments. At the center of the development was a grand palace whose design drew inspiration from the novel's description of the palace of Emperor Kosroushah. The building features ornamentations often seen in ancient structures and sites of worship in Persian and Arabic cultures, in places such as Egypt, kMorocco, and Tunisia. This was the largest of the Moorish Revival style buildings in Opa-locka and served as the company's real estate headquarters. Even before the City of Opa-locka purchased the building for their City Hall in 1939, it served as the center of community activities, including city meetings and communal celebrations. In 1982, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, individually, and as part of the Opa-locka Thematic Resource Area.
A Florida Heritage Site
Erected 2025
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.
Location. 25° 54.301′ N, 80° 15.158′ W. Marker is in Opa-locka, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is at the intersection of Sharazad Boulevard and Opa-Locka Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Sharazad Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 777 Sharazad Blvd, Opa Locka FL 33054, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Florida, on the Gold Coast, and in Greater Miami. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 8, 2026
2. Opa-Locka Company Administration Building Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Seaboard Air Line Opa-Locka Railroad Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); Amelia Earhart Final Take Off (approx. 2.4 miles away); Pioneer Boat Builders' Site (approx. 3.9 miles away); Miami Shores Village (approx. 4½ miles away); Brockway Memorial Library (approx. 4½ miles away); Miami Shores Community Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Lemon City Cemetery (approx. 5.4 miles away); Arch Creek Bridge (approx. 5.6 miles away).
Also see . . . Opa-locka Historic Landmarks. (Submitted on July 10, 2026, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 8, 2026
3. Opa-Locka Company Administration Building Marker
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 8, 2026
4. Opa-Locka Company Administration Building
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2026, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 9, 2026, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
