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Fort Gatlin Hotel 545
North Orange Avenue Constructed: 1926 Demolished: March, 1965 Cost was $600,000 Architects: F. H. Trimble Constructed by F. A. Peppercorn Cost: $600,000 Style: Spanish Colonial Style - included an arcade, tile roofing and a central parapet over the entrance. Businesses: Fort Gatlin Hotel, North Orlando State Bank (opened in 1926), Emerich's Cafeteria, WDBO Radio (beginning in 1927), The American Automobile Association (opened in January 1930), and the studios of WHOO Radio. Current use of site and owner: The Orlando Sentinel Notes: The Hotel was named after the original Fort Gatlin, a Seminole Indian War Fort located on Lake Gatlin in the 1830s (for more information on Ft. Gatlin, go here). The building was bought and subsequently demolished by the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper which chose to expand its operations on the site. TOP RIGHT: Fort Gatlin Hotel, from a contemporary postcard c. 1940 BOTTOM RIGHT: Fort Gatlin Hotel, from a contemporary postcard c. 1930 |
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First Church of Christ, Scientist 24
North Rosalind Avenue Constructed: 1926 - May 1928 Original Owner: First Church of Christ, Scientist Architect: George Foote Dunham Style: Italian
Renaissance – Classical Revival - 2
and a half stories,
masonry, copper dome, and
the main facade has a Doric portico Churches:
(1928-1975) First Church of Christ, Scientist, (1975-present) St. George
Greek Orthodox Church The Church sits across the street from Lake Eola. National Register of Historic Places
TOP RIGHT: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Rosalind Avenue side, 2000. CENTER RIGHT: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Rosalind Avenue entrance, 2000. BOTTOM RIGHT: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Wall Street side, 2000. |
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Orlando High School / Howard Middle School 800
East
Constructed: 1926 Original Owner: Orange County Schools Style: Neo-Classical Revival Businesses: (1926-1952) Orlando High School, (1952-present) Howard Middle School. Notes: The school was extensively renovated in 2001-2002.
TOP RIGHT: Orlando High School, 2002. BOTTOM RIGHT: Orlando High School, front entrance, 2002. |
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Southern Bell Building 45 North Magnolia Avenue Constructed: 1925 - 1926 Original Owner: Southern Bell (AT&T) Style: 20th Century Style Businesses: AT&T and it's "Baby" Bell, Southern Bell. Today, Bell South. Currently it is operated by AT&T. Notes: In 1916, Southern Bell purchased the Orlando Telephone Company. The original building is on the right in the image opposite. In 1947, three more stories were added. In the 1970s, the secondary part of the building on the left was completed. It continues to be an office building and currently houses computer and switching equipment.
TOP RIGHT: Southern Bell Building, 2002. BOTTOM RIGHT: Southern Bell Building, detail of artwork in the west side of the building, 2002. |
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Written by Thomas E. Cook. Copyright © 2005 Central Florida Heritage Foundation. All rights reserved. |
