Villa Serena

{{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox NRHP | name = William Jennings Bryan House | nrhp_type = | image = Winter Home of Wm. J. Bryan, Miami, FL.jpg | alt = | caption = | locmapin = Florida | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|25|44|49.9|N|80|12|29.9|W|display=inline,title}} | location = Miami, Florida | added = January 20, 2012<ref name="weekly">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2012-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf|title=Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 1/17/12 through 1/20/12}}</ref> | refnum = 11001029<ref name="weekly"/> | architect = August Geiger<ref name="miamitodaynews">[http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/071011/story7.shtml Villa Serena labeled historic home], Miami Today News</ref> | architecture = Mediterranean Revival<ref name="feature"/> | built = 1913<ref name="feature">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/weekly_features/12_01_27_WilliamJenningsBryanHouse.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326020829/http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/weekly_features/12_01_27_WilliamJenningsBryanHouse.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2015|title=National Register of Historic Places Program Weekly Highlight: William Jennings Bryan House Miami-Dade County, Florida}}</ref> | designated_nrhp_type = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | mpsub = | governing_body = }} '''Villa Serena''', also known as the '''William Jennings Bryan House''', in Miami, Florida, was a winter home of politician William Jennings Bryan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/144468|title=Florida Memory • Winter home of William Jennings Bryan - Miami, Florida.}}</ref> The Bryans hosted events of 500 persons there many times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/30139067|title=Jstor|jstor=30139067 }}</ref>

It was designed by architect August Geiger (1887-1968).<ref name="miamitodaynews"/>

Villa Serena was purchased by philanthropist Adrienne Arsht in 2007. Arsht spent four years renovating the property, keeping it in line with the traditional architectural elements.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in January, 2012.<ref name=weekly/>

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Category:National Register of Historic Places in Miami Category:Houses in Miami Category:Houses completed in 1913 Category:William Jennings Bryan Category:1913 establishments in Florida