Seminole Hotel Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
Seminole Hotel Postcard
Alternative Title
Seminole Hotel Postcard
Subject
Winter Park (Fla.)
Hotels--Florida
Postcards--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Tourism--Florida
Description
Postcard showing the Seminole Hotel which was built in 1886 on the eastern end of New England Avenue, on Lake Osceola in Winter Park, Florida. The hotel, which cost $150,000 to construct, featured a formal dining room that could seat hundreds, sumptuous covered porches, a bowling alley, and 200 guest rooms. The first winter season had more than 2,300 registered guests. The hotel provided a source of employment for many African Americans in Hannibal Square, the historic African-American neighborhood of Winter Park. On September 18, 1902, a fire caused extensive damage and the owners decided to sell the property for residential lots. In 1913, a new Seminole Hotel was built on the western shore of Lake Osceola on the eastern end of Webster Avenue, present-day Kiwi Circle. In 1970, the building sold for $250,000 and was demolished and replaced by residential developments.
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: E. R. Favor, Winter Park, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Favor, E. R.
Date Created
ca. 1900
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1900
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: E. R. Favor, Winter Park, Florida.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Postcard Collection, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
659 KB
Medium
5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Winter Park, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.596047, -81.346009
Temporal Coverage
1900-01-01/1900-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by E. R. Favor.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by E. R. Favor and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cook, Thomas
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
"The Batchelor Family Collection: 'The Seminole Winter Park Florida Booklet." Winter Park Public Library. http://www.wppl.org/wphistory/FirstSeminoleHotel/index.html.
"The Golden Age of Hotels." Winter Park Historical Association. http://www.wphistory.org/explore-history/winter-park/hotels/.
Paige, W. F. The Seminole. Winter Park, Florida. 1888.
External Reference Title
Transcript
SEMINOLE HOTEL, WINTER PARK, FLA.
Post Card
This side may be used for correspondence.
This side for address only.
Pub. by E.R. Favor, Winter Park, Florida--K. 1273
Post Card
This side may be used for correspondence.
This side for address only.
Pub. by E.R. Favor, Winter Park, Florida--K. 1273
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
Collection
Citation
“Seminole Hotel Postcard,” RICHES, accessed May 29, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1018.