Phineas P. Paist (August 28, 1873 – May 2, 1937) was an American architect who was the supervising architect for the Coral Gables Corporation.
He attended Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Paist was an architect working for S. Gifford Slocum at age 20. In 1893 he became an associate of G. W. & W. D. Hewitt. He later worked as an associate architect to Paul Chalfin in building the Villa Vizcaya in Florida.Behar 1997. p. 204
Some of his projects Douglas Entrance, 1924, Coral Gables, FL. On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. With Denman Fink and Walter De Garmo.Behar 1997. p. 99 Venetian Pool, 1925, Coral Gables, FL. On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. With Denman Fink.Behar 1997. p. 181 Colonnade Building, 1926, Coral Gables, FL. With Walter De Garmo and Paul Chalfin.Behar 1997. p. 191 San Sebastian Apartment Hotel, 1926, Coral Gables, FL. Coral Gables City Hall, 1928, Coral Gables. On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. With Harold Steward.Behar 1997. p. 189 Old United States Courthouse, 1931, Miami, FL. On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Coral Gables Police and Fire Station, 1939, Coral Gables, FL. On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.Patricios 1994. p. 197 Charles Deering Estate. On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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Behar, Roberto M., ed. Coral Gables. Paris, France: Editions Norma, 1997. Patricios, Nicholas N. Building Marvelous Miami. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1994. . article on Piast