Hotel Mayfair
Dublin Core
Title
Hotel Mayfair
Alternative Title
Hotel Mayfair Postcard
Subject
Tourism--Florida
Postcards
Hotels--Florida
Resorts--Florida
Description
Postcard showing the Mayfair Hotel in 1944. Originally named after the Sanford Mayor and president of Seminole County Bank, construction of the Forrest Lake Hotel began in 1916. 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.
Creator
Kirchoff, Arthur A.
Source
Original 9 x 14 centinmeter color postcard by Arthur A. Kirchoff: Postcard Collection, call number PC3069, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
1944
Date Copyrighted
1944
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard by Arthur A. Kirchoff on the Florida Memory Project: call number PC3069, Postcard Collection, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida.
Is Part Of
Postcard 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.
"Politics, Tourism, Education, Non-Profits...Oh My!." RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
48 KB
Medium
9 x 14 centimeter color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.811748, -81.257222
Temporal Coverage
1944-01-01/1944-12-31
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.7.3; SS.5.A.1.1; SS.6.W.1.3; SS.8.A.1.5; SS.912.A.1.1; SS.912.A.6.15; SS.912.G.1.2; SS.912.W.1.3
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Arthur A. Kirchoff.
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
Source Repository
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.
When Winter Comes, Come to Seminole County, Sanford, Florida. Sanford, Florida: Celery City Printing Company, 1936. Digital reproduction of original publication on the Central Florida Memory website, http://digitalcollections.lib.ucf.edu/u?/CFM,119661.
External Reference Title
Transcript
HOTEL MAYFAIR, SANFORD, FLORIDA
COPYRIGHTED, ARTHUR A. KIRCHHOFF, 1944
COPYRIGHTED, ARTHUR A. KIRCHHOFF, 1944
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
9 x 14 centimeter
Collection
Citation
Kirchoff, Arthur A., “Hotel Mayfair,” RICHES, accessed December 5, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/478.