Dickson & Ives Building
Dublin Core
Title
Dickson & Ives Building
Alternative Title
Dickson & Ives Building
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Buildings--Florida
Grocery stores
Department stores--Florida
Description
The Dickson & Ives Building, located at 214 South Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 2001. In the 1880s, H. H. Dickson and Sidney Ives, Sr. arrived in Orlando and opened mercantile establishments independently of one another. The two formed a partnership around 1897 and opened a grocery store on Wast Pine Street.
In 1903, Dickson and Ives purchased the Browne Building and re-opened it as the Dickson-Ives Grocery. In 1913, the grocery store became a department store and discontinued groceries in 1919. In 1920, Dickson and Ives demolished their building and the C. E. Hillyer Company constructed a new brick building to house the Dickson & Ives Company. The present four-story structure was designed with Beaux Arts/Classical terra cotta cornice and friezes. The company was reorganized in 1944 as Dickson and Ives. The department store went out of business on April 11, 1965, and the building was later occupied by several law firms.
In 1903, Dickson and Ives purchased the Browne Building and re-opened it as the Dickson-Ives Grocery. In 1913, the grocery store became a department store and discontinued groceries in 1919. In 1920, Dickson and Ives demolished their building and the C. E. Hillyer Company constructed a new brick building to house the Dickson & Ives Company. The present four-story structure was designed with Beaux Arts/Classical terra cotta cornice and friezes. The company was reorganized in 1944 as Dickson and Ives. The department store went out of business on April 11, 1965, and the building was later occupied by several law firms.
Creator
Cook, Thomas
Source
Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, 2001: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Date Created
2001
Is Part Of
Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
137 KB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Dickson & Ives Building, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
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Provenance
Originally created by Thomas Cook and published by RICHES of Central Florida.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Thomas Cook and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
Andrews, Mark. "Dickson and Ives Outfit Orlando for Tough Times After Freez." The Orlando Sentinel, October 22, 1995. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1995-10-22/news/9510190330_1_dickson-ives-grocery-store.
Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. Lost Orlando. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012.
"Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.
Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
Transcript
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Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color digital image
Collection
Citation
Cook, Thomas, “Dickson & Ives Building,” RICHES, accessed April 25, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1675.