State Farmer's Market Destroyed by Fire

State Farmer's Market Destroyed by Fire

Destroyed State Farmers' Market

Farmers' markets--Florida

Sanford (Fla.)

The Sanford State Farmers' Market after being destroyed by fire in 1957. The Sanford State Farmers' Market was founded in 1934 in order to provide a central location in which farmers would sell their produce directly to consumers. The idea for the Sanford State Farmers' Market was devised by Fred Dorner and Gus Schmach, both members of the Seminole Agricultural Club. Sanford Chamber of Commerce president Harry Papworth also contributed to the development of the market. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) authorized construction plans on June 11, 1934. On June 20, 1934, the City of Sanford donated a portion of the Alex V. French properties to the State Marketing Board, which selected the northwest corner of French Avenue and Thirteenth Street. The board approved the installation of telegraph and telephone equipment, as well as a three-pump filling station. The Sanford State Farmer's Market opened on December 18, 1934. By 1939, the Farmers' Market was bringing a total volume of business of $627,065.81. In 1941, business volume reached over $700,000. On April 4, 1957, a fire destroyed the building and caused damages estimated at $2.5 million. Reconstruction began almost immediately and the Farmers' Market was expected to re-open by the fall of 1957. In 1991, plans were created to restore, preserve, and convert the citrus packing house into a museum.

Original 3 x 5 inch black and white photonegative, April 4, 1957: Prints Collection, call number PR09755, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.

1957-04-04

Digital reproduction of original 3 x 5 inch black and white photonegative on Florida Memory Project: Prints Collection, call number PR09755, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida. http://floridamemory.com/items/show/8210.

Print Collection, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.

Sanford State Farmers' Market Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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

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SANFORD FRUIT CO.

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