Communications Facility at New Tribes Mission

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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.

Date Created

2011-06-10

Is Part Of

Hotel Forrest Lake Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, 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.

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

Citation

Cepero, Laura, “Communications Facility at New Tribes Mission,” RICHES, accessed December 9, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/517.

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