Rolyat, America's Most Distinctive Hotel, Pasadena-On-The-Gulf, St. Petersburg

Creator

Hampton Dunn

Files

Preview

Publisher

Asheville Post Card Co.

Creation Date

1900

Time Period

circa 1900s

Abstract

Aerial image of the Rolyat Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Alt Text

Aerial view of a large, Mediterranean-style hotel with red-tiled roofs and multiple wings surrounding a central courtyard. The building is set within a well-maintained landscape with roads and greenery visible around it.

Keywords

Hotels, Rolyat Hotel (St. Petersburg Fla.)

Extent

1 postcard

Subject: geographic

Pinellas County (Fla.); St. Petersburg (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Hampton Dunn Collection of Florida Postcards

Box

17

Folder

Pinellas

Language

English

Media Type

Postcards

Note

Marked on back as part of the "Beautiful Florida Series". Hotel Rolyat (Taylor spelled backwards) opened January 1, 1926. It was named after I.M. Jack Taylor. It later served as the Florida Military Academy (1932-1951) and afterwards as the Stetson University College of Law.

Identifier

D32-5296

Recommended Citation

Dunn, Hampton, "Rolyat, America's Most Distinctive Hotel, Pasadena-On-The-Gulf, St. Petersburg" (1900). Hampton Dunn Collection of Florida Postcards. Image 5380.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/dunn_postcards/5380