Sanford State Farmers' Market Retail Facility
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Title
Sanford State Farmers' Market Retail Facility
Alternative Title
Sanford State Farmers' Market Retail Facility
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Farmers' markets--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Description
The Sanford State Farmers' Market retail facility in 2011. The Sanford State Farmers' Market, located at 1300 South French Avenue, was founded in 1934 in order to provide a central location in which farmers would sell their produce directly to consumers. The idea for the Sanford State Farmers' Market was devised by Fred Dorner and Gus Schmach, both members of the Seminole Agricultural Club. Sanford Chamber of Commerce president Harry Papworth also contributed to the development of the market. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) authorized construction plans on June 11, 1934. On June 20, 1934, the City of Sanford donated a portion of the Alex V. French properties to the State Marketing Board, which selected the northwest corner of French Avenue and Thirteenth Street. The board approved the installation of telegraph and telephone equipment, as well as a three-pump filling station. The Sanford State Farmer's Market opened on December 18, 1934. By 1939, the Farmers' Market was bringing a total volume of business of $627,065.81. In 1941, business volume reached over $700,000. On April 4, 1957, a fire destroyed the building and caused damages estimated at $2.5 million. Reconstruction began almost immediately and the Farmers' Market was expected to re-open by the fall of 1957. In 1991, plans were created to restore, preserve, and convert the citrus packing house into a museum.
Creator
Cepero, Laura
Source
Original color digital image by Laura Cepero, June 9, 2011.
Publisher
Date Created
2011-07-03
Is Part Of
Sanford State Farmers' Market Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
980 KB
1.38 MB
1.51 MB
1.16 MB
1.11 MB
1.21 MB
Medium
6 color digital images
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford State Farmers' Market, Sanford, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.800733, -81.273112
Temporal Coverage
1934-12-18/2011-07-03
Accrual Method
Item Creation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Laura Cepero and owned by RICHES of Central Florida.
Rights Holder
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Florida. Florida State Farmers Markets:...Annual Report. Jacksonville, Fla: Board, 1945-, 1945.
Lewis, L. H. Florida State Farmers' Markets. Tallahassee, Fla: State of Florida Dept. of Agriculture, 1955. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00015016.
Sheffield, Glenn. "Sanford State Farmers' Market." The Historical Marker Database. http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=52232.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
6 color digital images
Collection
Citation
Cepero, Laura, “Sanford State Farmers' Market Retail Facility,” RICHES, accessed December 8, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1158.