Tampa Bay Hotel

Tampa Bay Hotel

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Publication Date: 17th February 2020

The Tampa Bay Hotel opened in 1891 and was the jewel of Henry Plant's vast transportation empire. The 511-room winter resort towered above Tampa's scrub pines and rustic streets. Its Moorish Revival architecture with silver minarets, cupolas, and domes glistened under the Florida sun. Its fanciful style reflected Gilded Age opulence and America's fascination with the exotic. Between 1891 and 1932, notable figures such as Anna Pavlova, Sarah Bernhardt, Booker T. Washington, John Philip Sousa, Thomas Edison, Buffalo Bill Cody, John Jacob Astor IV, Frederic Remington, Henry Flagler, Theodore and ... Read More
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The Tampa Bay Hotel opened in 1891 and was the jewel of Henry Plant's vast transportation empire. The 511-room winter resort towered above Tampa's scrub pines and rustic streets. Its Moorish Revival architecture with silver minarets, cupolas, and domes glistened under the Florida sun. Its fanciful style reflected Gilded Age opulence and America's fascination with the exotic. Between 1891 and 1932, notable figures such as Anna Pavlova, Sarah Bernhardt, Booker T. Washington, John Philip Sousa, Thomas Edison, Buffalo Bill Cody, John Jacob Astor IV, Frederic Remington, Henry Flagler, Theodore and ... Read More
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The Tampa Bay Hotel opened in 1891 and was the jewel of Henry Plant's vast transportation empire. The 511-room winter resort towered above Tampa's scrub pines and rustic streets. Its Moorish Revival architecture with silver minarets, cupolas, and domes glistened under the Florida sun. Its fanciful style reflected Gilded Age opulence and America's fascination with the exotic. Between 1891 and 1932, notable figures such as Anna Pavlova, Sarah Bernhardt, Booker T. Washington, John Philip Sousa, Thomas Edison, Buffalo Bill Cody, John Jacob Astor IV, Frederic Remington, Henry Flagler, Theodore and Edith Roosevelt, Babe Ruth, and Ulysses S. Grant's wife, Julia, visited the hotel. The building has survived well over a century, a testament to superior craftsmanship and community support, to become an architectural icon of the city.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 17th February 2020
  • State: Florida
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467104371
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
    ARCHITECTURE / Historic Preservation / General
    HISTORY / United States / General
Author Bio
The Henry B. Plant Museum, established in 1933, preserves the history of the Tampa Bay Hotel, visionary Henry Plant's impact on Florida, the Gilded Age lifestyle, and the hotel's role in the Spanish-American War. Authors Heather Trubee Brown and Susan V. Carter selected photographs, postcards, and advertisements from the museum's archives. These rarely displayed images present a visual exploration of the hotel's architecture, opulent decor, outdoor amusements, experiences of the era, and its time as US Army headquarters.
The Tampa Bay Hotel opened in 1891 and was the jewel of Henry Plant's vast transportation empire. The 511-room winter resort towered above Tampa's scrub pines and rustic streets. Its Moorish Revival architecture with silver minarets, cupolas, and domes glistened under the Florida sun. Its fanciful style reflected Gilded Age opulence and America's fascination with the exotic. Between 1891 and 1932, notable figures such as Anna Pavlova, Sarah Bernhardt, Booker T. Washington, John Philip Sousa, Thomas Edison, Buffalo Bill Cody, John Jacob Astor IV, Frederic Remington, Henry Flagler, Theodore and Edith Roosevelt, Babe Ruth, and Ulysses S. Grant's wife, Julia, visited the hotel. The building has survived well over a century, a testament to superior craftsmanship and community support, to become an architectural icon of the city.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 17th February 2020
  • State: Florida
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467104371
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
    ARCHITECTURE / Historic Preservation / General
    HISTORY / United States / General
The Henry B. Plant Museum, established in 1933, preserves the history of the Tampa Bay Hotel, visionary Henry Plant's impact on Florida, the Gilded Age lifestyle, and the hotel's role in the Spanish-American War. Authors Heather Trubee Brown and Susan V. Carter selected photographs, postcards, and advertisements from the museum's archives. These rarely displayed images present a visual exploration of the hotel's architecture, opulent decor, outdoor amusements, experiences of the era, and its time as US Army headquarters.