Hanna Apartments

Gilbert residence at 908 Brickell Avenue in 1952, which was converted into the Hanna Apartments by this time

Gilbert Residence at 908 Brickell Avenue

By the end of the 1920s, Brickell Avenue became one of South Florida’s most desirable corridors. The avenue had been widened and landscaped with beautiful shade trees a few years prior to the construction of the mansions that lined this…


Brickell Apartments in 1956

The Brickell Apartments

In January of 1871, William Brickell set off from New York with Ephraim Sturtevant and two hired carpenters to the banks of the Miami River. He traveled with enough timber and building materials to construct two homes. Due to a…