
Florida Photograph Collection
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Creation Date
1899
Time Period
circa 1899
Abstract
Interior view of the main parlor located inside the Tampa Bay Hotel at 401 Lafayette St. (now Kennedy Blvd) in Tampa, Florida. It is ornately furnished with a piano, many single chairs, and an upholstered conversation chair. A large centerpiece comprised of palm fronds sits on a table in the center of the room.
Keywords
Hotels, Tampa Bay Hotel (Tampa Fla.), J.A. (John A.) Wood (Architect), Henry Bradley Plant (1819-1899)
Extent
1 black-and-white photograph
Geographic Location
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
Physical Collection
Box
15
Folder
3
Media Type
Photographs
Note
The Tampa Bay Hotel was designed by architect J.A. Wood and opened on February 5, 1891 with 511 rooms as a resort-style hotel. The Tampa Bay Hotel closed its doors in 1930 and became part of the University of Tampa. In 1941, the city of Tampa signed a 99-year lease with the university for $1 a year. Some of the building is still used for University of Tampa employees and students, but the rest of the former hotel is now the Henry B. Plant Museum. Photo courtesy of Colette J. Hair
Identifier
florida_photograph_1049
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "Tampa Bay Hotel's Main Parlor, 401 Lafayette St., Tampa" (1899). Florida Photograph Collection. Image 50.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/florida_photograph/50
Keywords
Hotels, Tampa Bay Hotel (Tampa Fla.), J.A. (John A.) Wood (Architect), Henry Bradley Plant (1819-1899)