Fort Reid Building

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Title

Fort Reid Building

Alternative Title

Fort Reid Building

Subject

Sanford (Fla.)
Dry-goods--United States
Railroads--Florida

Description

The former building at First Street and Magnolia Avenue in Sanford, Florida, prior to the construction of the N. P. Yowell Building and Garner Woodruff Building. The building was named after Fort Reid, which was established by Colonel William S. Harney (1800-1889) on July 7, 1840. Col. Harney named the fort after Robert R. Reid (1789-1841), the fourth Territorial Governor of Florida. "Reed" is another common spelling used in Sanford.

Newton P. Yowell first came to Central Florida in 1884 with his family. Nine years after arriving in Florida, Yowell borrowed money from his mother and friends and opened a dry goods store. Shortly after Yowell opened his store in Sanford, the freeze of 1894-1895 hit the community. Even though crops were damaged and many people left Sanford, the Yowell Store remained open and survived the hard economic times. After the freeze, Yowell began construction on a new two-story brick building that would become the new store.

Creator

Upton

Source

Original 11 inch x 8.5 inch photograph by Upton, 1882: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.

Date Created

1882

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original 11 inch x 8.5 inch photograph by Upton, 1882.

Is Part Of

Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Is Referenced By

"FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO IN SANFORD: 'CITY OF SANFORD, Lake Monroe, Fla. 1882.'" Sanford Today Vol. 1, no. 9. September 11, 1926, page 10. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/121018.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

141 KB

Medium

11 inch x 8.5 inch photograph

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

North Palmetto Avenue and East Commercial Street, Sanford, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Upton.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by the Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Curator

Hazen, Kendra
Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

"Fort Reid." The Historical Marker Database. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=52162.
Robinson, Jim. "Yowell Building Brings Rich History to Dec. 10 Auction." The Orlando Sentinel, November 29, 1992. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-11-29/news/9211260636_1_yowell-sanford-dry-goods.
"FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO IN SANFORD: 'CITY OF SANFORD, Lake Monroe, Fla. 1882.'" Sanford Today Vol. 1, no. 9. September 11, 1926, page 10.
Sanford Historical Society (Fla.). Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.

Transcript

Pho. by UPTON. CITY OF SANFORD, Lake Monroe, Fla. 1982. No..........

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 photograph

Physical Dimensions

11 inch x 8.5 inches

Collection

Citation

Upton, “Fort Reid Building,” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4298.

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