Centro Español de West Tampa, Howard Ave and Cherry St, Tampa, Detail of South Entrance

Creator

Sape A. Zylstra

Files

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Creation Date

January 1980

Time Period

circa 1980s-1990s

Abstract

Built in 1912, this club was the social center of West Tampa. The entrances are emphasized as slightly projected bays, topped by turrets. The Moorish touch is seen in the horseshoe-arched windows and the serrated arch above the east entrance. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This is a detail of the south entrance. Located at the corner of Howard Avenue and Cherry Street.

Alt Text

A brick building facade with the year "1912" and the words "CENTRO ESPAÑOL" inscribed above an arched entrance. The structure features decorative elements and two vertical columns flanking the central archway.

Keywords

Clubs, Mutual aid societies, Societies, Centro Español de Tampa, Francis J. Kennard (1865-1944)

Extent

1 color slide

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); West Tampa (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Sape A. Zylstra Collection of Tampa Architectural Slides

Box

1

Note

Title supplied by cataloger. Description supplied by Sape A. Zylstra.

Identifier

Z03-A016

Recommended Citation

Zylstra, Sape A., "Centro Español de West Tampa, Howard Ave and Cherry St, Tampa, Detail of South Entrance" (1980). Sape A. Zylstra Collection of Tampa Photographs. Image 16.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/zylstra/16