Hotel Forrest Lake

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Dublin Core

Title

Hotel Forrest Lake

Alternative Title

Hotel Forrest Lake

Subject

Hotels--Florida
Resorts--Florida
Tourism--Florida

Description

Hotel Forrest Lake in 1931. 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

On Lake Monroe

Source

Original black and white photograph: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.

Publisher

Date Created

1931

Date Copyrighted

2003

Has Format

Print reproduction of original black and white photograph: Sanford Historical Society, Inc. Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003, page 87.
Original 3 x 5 inch black and white photonegative: "Hotel Forrest Lake: Sanford, Florida," Call Number PR09716. Prints Collection, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
Digital reproduction of original 3 x 5 black and white photonegative on the Florida Memory Project: "Hotel Forrest Lake: Sanford, Florida." Call Number PR09716, Print Collection, Florida Photographic Collection, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/8171.

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of print reproduction of original black and white photograph.

Is Part Of

Print Collection, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
Hotel Forrest Lake Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

133 KB

Medium

1 black and white photonegative

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Sanford, Florida

Spatial Coverage

28.811748, -81.257222

Temporal Coverage

1931-01-01/1931-12-31

Accrual Method

Deposit

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.G.2.6; SS.4.A.1.1; SS.4.A.7.1; SS.4.A.7.2; SS.5.A.1.1; SS.6.W.1.3; SS.8.A.1.2; SS.8.A.1.5; SS.912.A.1.1; SS.912.A.1.4; SS.912.A.5.4; SS.912.A.5.6; SS.912.A.5.12; SS.912.G.1.2; SS.912.W.1.3

Mediator

History Teacher
Geography Teacher

Rights Holder

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.

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

External Reference

Sanford Historical Society (Fla.). Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.
Sanford Historic Preservation Board. "The Sanford Historic Preservation Board Presents the Sanford Historic Downtown Walking Tour." http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.

External Reference Title

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 black and white photonegative

Physical Dimensions

3 x 5 inch

Citation

“Hotel Forrest Lake,” RICHES, accessed March 28, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/474.

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