Hammerstein House

Historic house in Florida, United States

United States historic place

Hammerstein House

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| Hollywood, Florida
Coordinates| 26°0′53″N 80°8′16″W﻿ / ﻿26.01472°N 80.13778°W﻿ / 26.01472; -80.13778
Architect| Bayard Lukens
Architectural style| Mediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No.| 05000051[1]
Added to NRHP| 15 February 2005

The Hammerstein House (also known as the Rust House) is a historic house located at 1520 Polk Street in Hollywood, Florida, United States.

## Building[edit]

The house was completed in 1935 in the locally popular Mediterranean Revival style.[2] It is a one and two-story building with gable and hip roofing. The exterior walls are smooth stucco and the roof is Spanish tile.[2] The one-story portion contains the public spaces and the two-story section has bedrooms and private baths. A garage is located behind the house.[2] Hollywood architect Bayard Lukens a Pennsylvania native designed the house for the Hammerstein couple. Lukens also worked on many of Hollywood's churches and hotels. Bayard Lukens's private residence which he designed for himself is also on the list of historical sites in Hollywood and is located on the 1500-block of Adams Street in Hollywood.[3]

## History[edit]

In 1980 the owner of the home Clarence Hammerstein donated the house to the Hollywood Historical Society in honor of his late wife Vera Hammerstein. It was his wish that the home be operated as a museum and he contributed many artifacts of his life which form much of the display there.[4] Items on display include Hammerstein's WWI Air Force uniform.[5] The ashes of the home's owners Clarence and Vera Hammerstein reside at the house in two large urns.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 15, 2005. The home is operated as a historic house museum by the Hollywood Historical Society and contains artifacts of the Hammerstein's life.[6] When Hammerstein died in 1987 at the age of 92 he donated 10% of his estate for the operation of the house as a museum.[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "National Register Information System – Hammerstein House (#05000051)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
2. ^ a b c Campos, Anthony; Lake, Laura; Mattick, Barbara E. (January 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hammerstein House" (PDF). National Park Service.
* "Accompanying 11 photos, from 2004" (PDF). National Park Service.
3. ^ joanmickelsonphd (2013-07-30). "JULY: MORE ACTIVE THAN YOU'D THINK IN FLORIDA, 1915 TO 1937". FLORIDA'S HOLLYWOOD: HISTORY and PEOPLE. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
4. ^ a b Osterkamp, Jeff (13 May 1990). "When Clarence C. Hammerstein died at age 92, a house on Polk St. was...his legacy to Hollywood". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
5. ^ Ellis, Linda (14 April 1991). "Hammerstein House restored Mediterranean-style house gives visitors a glimpse of old Hollywood - Museum". South East. Sun-Sentinel (Broward ed.). p. 11. Retrieved 7 December 2018 - via NewsBank.
6. ^ Volz, David (16 September 2015). "Hammerstein House is re-opening for free tours". Hollywood Gazette. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
7. ^ Nelson, Todd (29 April 1988). "Place in history assured estate money guarantees house's use as museum". Sun-Sentinel. p. 3\. ProQuest 389382316.

## Further reading[edit]

* French, Bob (20 January 1995). "Housing history - Hammerstein House opens window to the past". Southeast. Sun-Sentinel (Broward ed.). p. 5 - via NewsBank.
* Davis, Kevin (4 October 1987). "'Mango Man' left touch of history for the public to savor". Sun-Sentinel. p. 3\. ProQuest 389521066.
* "Clarence C. Hammerstein, Hollywood mango expert". Local. Sun-Sentinel (Broward ed.). 3 September 1987. p. 8B. Retrieved 7 December 2018 - via NewsBank.

## External links[edit]

* Broward County listings at National Register of Historic Places
* Great Floridians of Hollywood at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2007) Florida Department of Historic Resources
* Historic Vera and Clarence Hammerstein House at Broward County's list of NRHP sites
* History - Hollywood, FL at Hollywood Historical Society

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