Aerial View of Sanford State Farmers' Market After 1957 Fire
Dublin Core
Title
Aerial View of Sanford State Farmers' Market After 1957 Fire
Alternative Title
Sanford State Farmers' Market After Fire
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Buildings--Florida
Farmers' markets--Florida
Description
Aerial view of the Sanford State Farmers' Market after being destroyed by a fire in April of 1957.
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 M. 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.
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 M. 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.
Abstract
In April of '57 - Fire Destroyed the State Farmers' Market
Source
Reprint of original black and white photograph, 1957.
Publisher
Celery City Printing Company
Date Created
1957-04
Date Copyrighted
1976
Has Format
Original black and white photograph, 1957: Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Sanford, Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of reprinted black and white photograph, 1957.
Is Part Of
Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Sanford, Florida.
Bishop, Katherine. Sanford Now and Then: An Official Project of the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Commemorating the Incorporating of the City of Sanford, 1877. 1976, page 66.
Sanford State Farmers' Market Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
15.4 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford State Farmers' Market, Sanford, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.799832, -81.27338
Temporal Coverage
1957-04-01/1957-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally publshed by the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Bishop, Katherine. Sanford Now and Then: An Official Project of the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Commemorating the Incorporating of the City of Sanford, 1877. 1976.
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.
Sanford Historical Society (Fla.). Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Collection
Citation
“Aerial View of Sanford State Farmers' Market After 1957 Fire,” RICHES, accessed December 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1170.