PICO Hotel Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
PICO Hotel Postcard
Alternative Title
PICO Hotel Postcard
Subject
Photography--Florida--History
Historical hotels
Sanford (Fla.)
Hotels--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Tourism--Florida--History
Description
Sanford's PICO Hotel, located at 209 North Oak Avenue, was built in 1887 for Henry B. Plant, President of the Plant Investment Company or (PICO). The onion-shaped dome located on the southwest corner of the roof resembled a Turkish minaret. The dome was destroyed by a severe thunderstorm in the 1950s and was never replaced. The PICO Hotel served as the terminal hotel for a railroad and two steamship lines owned by Henry Plant. President Calvin Coolidge spent the night at the PICO Hotel during his visit to Sanford.
Source
Print reproduction of original black and white postcard: Photographic Collection, box 3, folder Businesses--Hotels, General Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1900-1910
Has Format
Original black and white postcard.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of print reproduction of original black and white postcard.
Is Part Of
Photographic Collection, box 3, folder Businesses--Hotels, General Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
General Photographic Collection, Student Museum and UCF Public History Center Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Referenced By
Sanford Historical Society (Fla.). Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
6.9 MB
Medium
1 print reproduction of original black and white postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.812794, -81.268519
Temporal Coverage
1900-01-01/1910-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Student Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Morton, Dave
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Donaldson, Mary B., Charles Hammack, and Lenore Hammack, eds. 1999. Memories of Historic Sanford: Past and Present. Sanford FL: Sanford Historic Trust.
Sammons, Sandra Wallus. The Two Henrys: Henry Plant and Henry Flagler and Their Railroads. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc., 2010.
Sanford Historic Preservation Board. "The Sanford Historic Preservation Board Presents The Sanford Historic Downtown Walking Tour." City of Sanford, Florida. 2009.
Sanford Historical Society, Inc. Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003.
External Reference Title
Transcript
PICO HOTEL, SANFORD, FLA.
RAILROAD
DINING ROOM
RESTAURANT
RAILROAD
DINING ROOM
RESTAURANT
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white postcard
Collection
Citation
“PICO Hotel Postcard,” RICHES, accessed May 20, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/862.