The Hammerstein House
The Hammerstein House (also known as the Rust House) is a historic house located at 1520 Polk Street in Hollywood, Florida. The house was completed in 1935 in the locally popular Mediterranean Revival style. 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. The one-story portion contains the public spaces, and the two-story section contains bedrooms and private baths. A garage is located behind the house. Hollywood architect Bayard Lukens a Pennsylvania native, designed the house for the Hammerstein couple.
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.