Elijah Hand Building
Dublin Core
Title
Elijah Hand Building
Alternative Title
Elijah Hand Building
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Buildings--Florida
Furniture industry and trade--Southern States
Funeral homes--United States
Funeral industry
Description
The Elijah Hand Building, located at 13-25 West Pine Street in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 2002. The site, formerly occupied by the Magnolia Hotel, was purchased by Elijah Hand in 1905. Hand migrated to Orlando from Shelbyville, Indiana, in 1885 and is the first funeral director in the Orlando area to use embalming.
The twentieth century-style, brick building was constructed as a warehouse for Hand's furniture and funeral businesses. In 1928, the site was occupied by the Mather-Wiley Furniture Company, who replaced the W. I. Miller Furniture Store. The building was renovated in 1982, which included the replacement of the original curved metal awning that ran the length of the building.
Lado International Schools, an international college that teaches English as a second language, purchased the building from G. A. Giordano and Company in December of 1994 for $900,0000. The Lado International College of Orlando was scheduled to open on February 1, 1995. At the time that the photograph was taken in 2002, the building appeared to be occupied by the Blue Room.
The twentieth century-style, brick building was constructed as a warehouse for Hand's furniture and funeral businesses. In 1928, the site was occupied by the Mather-Wiley Furniture Company, who replaced the W. I. Miller Furniture Store. The building was renovated in 1982, which included the replacement of the original curved metal awning that ran the length of the building.
Lado International Schools, an international college that teaches English as a second language, purchased the building from G. A. Giordano and Company in December of 1994 for $900,0000. The Lado International College of Orlando was scheduled to open on February 1, 1995. At the time that the photograph was taken in 2002, the building appeared to be occupied by the Blue Room.
Creator
Cook, Thomas
Source
Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, 2002: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Date Created
2002
Is Part Of
Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
302 KB
166 KB
127 KB
Medium
3 color digital images
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Elijah Hand Building, Downtown Orlando, Florida
W. I. Miller Furniture Store, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Mather-Wiley Furniture Company, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Lado International College of Orlando, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Blue Room, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
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
Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.
Rajtar, Steve. Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
Transcript
Blue Room
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
3 color digital images
Collection
Citation
Cook, Thomas, “Elijah Hand Building,” RICHES, accessed April 28, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1682.