Orange Court Apartment Hotel Postcard
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Title
Orange Court Apartment Hotel Postcard
Alternative Title
Orange Court Apartment Hotel Postcard
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Hotels--Florida
Description
A postcard featuring Orange Court Apartment Hotel, located at 650 North Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida. The hotel was designed in Spanish Revival architectural style by G. Lloyd Preacher (1882-1972) of Atlanta, Georgia, and constructed by G.A. Miller, Inc. (also known as the GA Miller Construction Company) in 1924. The hotel had 275 rooms, a Spanish garden, and a small orange grove. Orange Court was also one of the first hotels in Orlando to have a steam-heated swimming pool. The building was demolished in 1990.
Abstract
Color picture postcard of Orange Court Apartment Hotel, Orlando, Florida. Printed on reverse side: Orlando is the seventh city of Florida and the largest inland city in the state. It is the county seat of Orange County and located in the very heart of Florida's brick highway system, the heart of the citrus belt, and the heart of the lake region of Central Florida.
Source
Original color postcard: "Orange Court Apartment Hotel, Orlando, Florida." E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1924-1990
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1924-1990
Has Format
Digital reproduction of original color postcard: "Orange Court Apartment Hotel, Orlando, Florida." E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tag number DP0010655, Central Florida Memory.
Is Format Of
Original color postcard: "Orange Court Apartment Hotel, Orlando, Florida." E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Is Part Of
Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
84.8 KB
Medium
1 color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orange Court Apartment Hotel, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by the E. C. Kropp Company.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by University of Central Florida's Special Collections & University Archives and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
External Reference
Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. Lost Orlando. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012.
Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
Transcript
Orange Court Apartment Hotel, Orlando, Florida.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color postcard
Collection
Citation
“Orange Court Apartment Hotel Postcard,” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5065.