DeForest Block
Dublin Core
Title
DeForest Block
Alternative Title
DeForest Block
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Drugstores--United States
Description
The DeForest Block, located at 101 East First Street in Sanford, Florida. The building was constructed in 1887 by Henry L. DeForest as a general store. During that same year, Downtown Sanford along First Street was devastated by a fire that started at a bakery. The DeForest Block is one of only a few sets of buildings that survived the fire. In 1917, the Seminole County Bank renovated the block. The building was
Creator
Smith, Austin
Source
Original color digital images by Austin Smith, December 19, 2010.
Publisher
Date Created
2010-12-19
Is Part Of
Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
255 KB
2.23 MB
Medium
2 color digital images
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.811727, -81.267736
Temporal Coverage
1887-01-01/2010-12-19
Accrual Method
Item Creation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Austin Smith and owned by RICHES of Central Florida.
Rights Holder
Contributing Project
Curator
Smith, Austin
Vickers, Savannah
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Sanford Historical Society, Inc. Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003.
Sanford Historic Preservation Board. "The Sanford Historic Preservation Board Presents The Sanford Historic Downtown Walking Tour." City of Sanford, Florida. 2009.
Collection
Citation
Smith, Austin, “DeForest Block,” RICHES, accessed April 25, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/761.