Croissant Park - Intensive Architectural Survey

The City of Fort Lauderdale Intensive-Level Architectural Resource Survey was conducted to identify potential historic resources and document their existing conditions. Based on the findings of this survey, Florida Master Site File (FMSF) forms for individual structures and resource groups were compiled and submitted to the State of Florida for inclusion in the official state database.

For this Intensive-Level Architectural Resource Survey, the City of Fort Lauderdale provided LW Associates, Inc. with preliminary survey areas, informed by a 2018 review of neighborhoods and prior surveys to prioritize future efforts. The selected focus areas were Croissant Park and Poinciana Park. Survey boundaries extended north beyond neighborhood association limits to include structures south of the Tarpon River. A portion of Poinciana Park south of 24th Street was excluded due to a limited number of structures over 50 years of age. Architectural resource surveys serve both as a planning tool to inform decision-making and as a mechanism to document the city’s history, contributing critical information to historic resource repositories. As a Certified Local Government (CLG), the City is committed to the protection of its historic resources.

The objective of this survey was to conduct an intensive-level evaluation of the Croissant Park and Poinciana Park neighborhoods and to complete Florida Master Site File (FMSF) forms for historically significant structures and districts. Initial construction-date analysis identified 1,381 properties built in 1973 or earlier, with additional archival research expected to further define potential historic districts and individual resources. Evaluation of five additional potential historic districts indicated their eligibility for designation. Within these districts, 243 contributing resources and 63 non-contributing resources were documented, along with 23 individually significant resources and 3 structures listed as historic landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places.