224 South Sanford Avenue
Dublin Core
Title
224 South Sanford Avenue
Alternative Title
224 S. Sanford Ave.
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
African Americans--Florida
Georgetown (Sanford, Fla.)
Parking lots
Description
The lots located at 224 South Sanford Avenue in the Georgetown, an historic African-American neighborhood in Sanford, Florida. The earliest known occupant this lot was W. C. Martin, who resided here in 1911. Wilbur Forester later resided at this address in 1917. In 1917, Lou Finney was also listed as a resident at 224 1/2 South Sanford Avenue. All three of these residents were African Americans. At the time that this photograph was taken in January 2012, a parking lot was located at this address.
Creator
Rock, Adam
Source
Original color digital image by Adam Rock, January 23, 2012.
Publisher
Date Created
2012-01-23
Is Part Of
Sanford Avenue Collection, Georgetown Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
2838 KB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Georgetown, Sanford, Florida
Accrual Method
Item Creation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Adam Rock and published by RICHES of Central Florida.
Rights Holder
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Rock, Adam
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Flewellyn, Valada S. African Americans of Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2009.
"Pathways to History - Historic Georgetown." City of Sanford. http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=483.
Sanford, Florida City Directory, 1911. Sanford, Florida: R.L. Polk & Company, 1911.
Sanford, Florida City Directory, 1917-1918. Jacksonville, FL: R.L. Polk & Co., 1917.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color digital image
Collection
Citation
Rock, Adam, “224 South Sanford Avenue,” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/3678.