Communications Facility at New Tribes Mission
Dublin Core
Title
Communications Facility at New Tribes Mission
Alternative Title
New Tribes Mission Communications Bldg.
Subject
Religious Organizations--United States
New Tribes Mission--History
Missions--Florida
Sanford (Fla.)
Buildings--Florida
Description
The communications facility at the New Tribes Mission, located at 1000 East First Street in Sanford, Florida. 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 in 1963 and the new owner significantly altered the building to house students from the Sanford Naval Academy. After the Naval Air Station Sanford acquired $1.3 million to fund the construction of a naval academy in 1963, the Foundation made significant alterations to the building to house students from the Sanford Naval Academy. In 1967, the Bernard McFadden Gymnasium was constructed on the property. The New Tribes Mission purchased the building and property in 1977 and converted the gymnasium into a communications facility. The New Tribes Mission's goal is to reach tribes who have no access to the Gospel through translated publications and missionary work.
Creator
Cepero, Laura
Source
Original color digital image by Laura Cepero, June 10, 2011.
Publisher
Date Created
2011-06-10
Is Part Of
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
1,373 KB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.811748, -81.257222
Temporal Coverage
1967-01-01/2011-06-10
Accrual Method
Item Creation
Audience Education Level
SS.K.A.1.2; SS.K.C.2.1; SS.1.A.1.1; SS.1.A.2.2; SS.1.C.2.1; ; SS.1.C.2.2; SS.1.C.2.3; SS.1.C.2.4; SS.2.A.1.1; SS.2.C.2.2; SS.2.C.2.4; SS.2.C.2.5; SS.3.A.1.1; SS.3.C.2.1; SS.3.G.1.1; SS.3.G.2.6; SS.4.A.1.1; SS.4.C.2.2; SS.4.C.2.3; SS.5.A.1.1; SS.5.C.2.5; SS.5.G.1.4; SS.6.W.1.3; SS.7.C.2.2; SS.7.C.2.3; SS.8.A.1.2; SS.8.A.1.5; SS.912.A.1.1; SS.912.A.1.4; SS.912.A.1.6; SS.912.A.6.10; SS.912.A.6.14; SS.912.A.6.15; SS.912.A.7.10; SS.912.A.7.12; SS.912.A.7.17; SS.912.C.2.3; SS.912.C.4.3; SS.912.G.1.2; SS.912.G.1.4; SS.912.W.1.3
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Laura Cepero and owned by RICHES of Central Florida.
Rights Holder
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
“Our Heritage.” New Tribes Mission. http://usa.ntm.org/our-heritage.
“Sanford Naval Academy.” Sanford Naval Academy. http://www.sanfordnavalacademy.com/cgi-bin/sna?C.
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.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color digital image
Collection
Citation
Cepero, Laura, “Communications Facility at New Tribes Mission,” RICHES, accessed December 9, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/517.