PICO Block
Plant, Henry Bradley, 1819-1899
Apartments--Florida
Sanford (Fla.)
Buildings--Florida
View of the former PICO Block from the intersection of North Oak Avenue and West Commercial Street in Sanford, Florida. The building was constructed and opened by the Plant Investment Company (PICO) in 1887 to house the company's local offices. PICO owner Henry Plant owned and operated an extensive railway system throughout Florida. Also known as the Plant System, Plant competed with fellow railroad tycoon Henry Flagler and later extended his lines from Jacksonville through Sanford to Tampa. In the 1920s, the brick exterior of the building was covered with stucco and renamed the Welaka Apartments.
Smith, Austin
Original color digital image by Austin Smith, December 19, 2010.
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Sanford, Florida
PICO Hotel
Hotels--Florida
Tourism--Florida
Architecture, Turkish
Plant, Henry Bradley, 1819-1899
Buildings--Florida
Sanford (Fla.)
PICO Hotel, located at 209 North Oak Avenue in Sanford, Florida, was built in 1887 for Henry Bradley Plant, President of the Plant Investment Company (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.
Smith, Austin
Original color digital images by Austin Smith, December 19, 2010.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>
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PICO Hotel, Sanford, Florida
PICO Hotel Postcard
Photography--Florida--History
Historical hotels
Sanford (Fla.)
Hotels--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Tourism--Florida--History
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.
<p>Print reproduction of original black and white postcard: Photographic Collection, box 3, folder Businesses--Hotels, General Collection, <a href="http://www.publichistorycenter.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Public History Center</a>, Sanford, Florida.</p>
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Sanford, Florida