Hotel Forrest Lake and East First Street
Dublin Core
Title
Hotel Forrest Lake and East First Street
Alternative Title
Hotel Forrest Lake
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Tourism--Florida
Resorts--Florida
Hotels--Florida
Description
View of Hotel Forrest Lake and East 1st Street. Named after the Sanford Mayor and president of Seminole County Bank, the Forrest Lake Hotel has also been known as the Mayfair Inn and was briefly occupied by the Sanford Naval Academy. In 1916, construction of the building began. Local architect Elton J. Moughton designed the hotel. In 1925, Hotel Forrest Lake opened and became a popular destination for tourists visiting Sanford. By 1929, the hotel closed after the stock market crash and the downfall of Florida's tourism and real estate boom. William E. Kirchhoff leased the building in 1934 and the hotel reopened in 1935 with the new name Mayfair Hotel. Under Kirchhoff's ownership, the Mayfair Hotel became known as one of the finest hotels in the South. Kirchhoff sold the hotel in 1948 to Horace Stoneham, owner of the New York Giants. Stoneham then sold the building to the Bernard McFadden Foundation who later sold it to the New Tribes Mission. The New Tribes Mission's goal is to reach tribes who have no access to the Gospel through translated publications and missionary work.
Abstract
Forrest Lake Hotel (Mayfair) located on First Street in Sanford.
Source
Original black and white photograph: Sanford Historical Society, Inc., Sanford, Florida.
Has Format
Photocopy of original black and white photograph: Forrest Lake Hotel Collection, Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Forrest Lake Hotel Collection, Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.
Hotel Forrest Lake Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
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Format
image/jpeg
Extent
9,857 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.811748, -81.257222
Temporal Coverage
1920-01-01/1929-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Audience Education Level
SS.K.A.1.2; SS.1.A.1.1; SS.2.A.1.1; SS.3.A.1.1; SS.3.A.1.2; SS.4.A.1.1; SS.4.A.8.4; SS.4.E.1.1; SS.4.E.1.2; SS.5.A.1.1; SS.6.W.1.3; SS.8.A.1.2; SS.8.A.1.5; SS.912.A.1.2; SS.912.A.1.4; SS.912.W.1.3
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Museum of Seminole County History and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Sanford Historic Preservation Board. "The Sanford Historic Preservation Board Presents the Sanford Historic Downtown Walking Tour." http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.
Sanford Historical Society (Fla.). Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.
Transcript
HOTEL
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Collection
Citation
“Hotel Forrest Lake and East First Street,” RICHES, accessed October 8, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/470.