Angebilt Hotel, 2002
Dublin Core
Title
Angebilt Hotel, 2002
Alternative Title
Angebilt Hotel
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Hotels--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Banks and banking--Florida
Radio stations--United States
Description
The Angebilt Hotel, located at 37 North Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florda, in 2002. The building was constructed between 1921 and 1923. Plans to build the hotel were announced in June 1921 and construction cost $1 million. Florida's first registered architect, Murray S. King, designed the building in the twentieth century commercial style, complete with eleven stories and 240 hotel rooms. The Angebilt Hotel opened on March 14, 1923. The original owner was Joseph Fenner Ange, who moved to Orlando in 1913 from Martin County, North Carolina.
Two months after the building's opening, Ange sold his interest in the hotel. In November 1924, a group of Orlando businessmen purchased the hotel for $1.25 million. Since its opening, the building has housed the Angebilt Hotel, the Bank of Orange and Trust Company, and the offices for two radio stations including Way Down By Orlando (WDBO), which was the first regular radio station in Orlando. As of 2010, it also is occupied by business offices and two restaurants.
Two months after the building's opening, Ange sold his interest in the hotel. In November 1924, a group of Orlando businessmen purchased the hotel for $1.25 million. Since its opening, the building has housed the Angebilt Hotel, the Bank of Orange and Trust Company, and the offices for two radio stations including Way Down By Orlando (WDBO), which was the first regular radio station in Orlando. As of 2010, it also is occupied by business offices and two restaurants.
Creator
Cook, Thomas
Source
Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, 2002: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Date Created
2002
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Part Of
Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
274 KB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Angebilt Hotel, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Bank of Orange and Trust Company, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Way Down By Orlando, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
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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
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.
Johnson, Katherine. "Built to Last." Orlando Magazine (March 2007): 38-40. http://www.execusuitesinc.com/features/angebilt-history/.
Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
"WDBO-AM 580." Central Florida Radio. http://www.cflradio.net/580_WDBO_AM_1.htm.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color digital image
Collection
Citation
Cook, Thomas, “Angebilt Hotel, 2002,” RICHES, accessed December 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2074.