Miami - In 1992, while on vacation with his family in Miami Beach, Versace took a walk down Ocean Dr

In 1992, while on vacation with his family in Miami Beach, Versace took a walk down Ocean Drive and was immediately attracted to the house by the “Kneeling Aphrodite” statue and fell in love with the unique Spanish architecture of the property. Obsessed with Greek and Roman mythology, Versace purchased the original house built by Alden Freeman for $2.95 million and the lot next door, an old art deco hotel called the Hotel Revere. Legend maintains that Casa Casuarina was the original name given to the house when it was built in 1930 as homage to the only remaining tree in the lot after the 1926 hurricane that hit South Florida. Pic: #miami #casacuasarina #versace