Tinker Building, 2003

Tinker Building, 2003

Tinker Building

Orlando (Fla.)

Buildings--Florida

Baseball players--Florida

Tinker, Joe, 1880-1948

The Tinker Building, located at 16-18 West Pine Street in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 2003. After moving to Orlando in 1920, Joseph B. Tinker constructed the Commercial-style in 1925, using glazed brick tiles and terracotta, for his real estate offices. Tinker was shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, manager of the Orlando Tigers, and the first Floridian to be selected for the Baseball Hall of Fame. The first floor housed the Singer Sewing Machine Company and other tenants have included the Balfour Hardware Store, starting in 1928. In 1941, the property was purchased by the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and then later sold to Carey Hand. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1980.

Cook, Thomas

Original color image by Thomas Cook, 2003: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.

2003

Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

image/jpg

238 KB

1 color digital image

eng

Still Image

Tinker Building, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Singer Sewing Machine Company, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Balfour Hardware Store, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Donation

History Teacher

Economics Teacher

Geography Teacher

Humanities Teacher

Visual Arts Teacher

Originally created by Thomas Cook and published by RICHES of Central Florida.

Copyright to this resource is held by Thomas Cook and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Cepero, Laura

Private Collection of Thomas Cook

"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.

1 color digital image