In 1953, Paul Rudolph’s new Umbrella House was the jewel of Lido Shores, Philip Hiss’ mid-century modernist residential enclave on north Lido Key. Major architectural magazines featured it as cover stories. Rudolph’s residence enjoyed 15 minutes of national fame — followed by five decades of local neglect.
The Umbrella House had once been called “the house of the future.”
But by the dawn of the 21st century, demolition was its probable future…