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History and Architectural Stylen of Seminole HeightsBy 1900, Tampa': population had tripled to 26,Dtw The eity had prospered into a viul port oentu supportedby the cigar, rail, stripping. tourist, utrus, and phosplmte industries. Most of 'l'¤mpa's residents lived tn doseHdghta and upper-Hyde Park. With improved mas: transportation and the inneaaing popularity ot thebungalow, many suburban developments were targeted for the affordability of the middle dan. The adaptivestyle ot the bungalow and its ability to aadsly individual crwnus' wants and needs, and rellecl the beauty andcare of individual attention without exorbitant cost made it ideal for middle class xuburban communitiesThu: comcnunttte were butlt by local contraevois and promoted by local developers who caphalizod on thepopularity ol the bungalow style The design ol moat structures are based on the original California Bungalowinitiating the movement north of Tampa was the development of Sulphur Springs By 1900, the tovm oiawies of bath houss {rom I. H. Krause, a sutnessiui local wagon manufacturer and real est-ate inv tor Anumber of tourist outrages were completed tn 1901 and a plat for the Sulphur Springs subdivision was fled in1909 with the clerk M the Cinuxt Court in Hillaborough County Courthouse. Aa Sulphur Spring developedinw a popular recreational area for tourists and Tampans, the Sulphur Springs Traction Company installed atrolley lane in 190/. The lane ran north along Central Avenue vonneellng Tampa to Sulphur Spring; Hy theThe aru becante a popular rpot lor the annual picnics uf various social clubs MYbor City Tampa ElersrricTampa an ideal location for new development. Altlvauyt Seminole Heights is located three miles north oidowntown Tampa, the utabliahment of the trolley line and the placid and tranquil atmosphere induned manyotTampa‘s rnidents to move to xhe new suburb being developed by T. Roy Young The availability of tlwtrolley made it pouible for many to live surh a distanre from the dry by providing daily transportation to andfrom Tampa‘s business district. This trolley route ran front Sulphur Springs south along Nebraska Avenue toHanlon Street, west along Hanlon Street to (bntral Avenue, south along Central Avenue through theSuninole Heights neighborhood to Builalo Avenue where it rneandered through adiacent mmmurunesRealtor/developer T. Roy Young spurred tht suburban gowth in N11. For-euenng Tampas growth, Youngpurchased and made plans lor surveying and plardng the area called Seminole Heights. Although Young ixuediled with being the founder of Seminole Heights, others were also instrumental in its developement andprogress Following the lead ol Youngi Seminole Development Company, two other primary rmnpanieswere lnvolved an this early development; the Mutual Development Company, organized by Milton andGiddings Mabry, and Deklo lnvestanent Company, organized by lee and lama Dekle.Seminole 1-letghta started to talre shape in luna ot 1911 when the Seminole Development Company purchasedplalted and ierrmru the core of the Seminole Heights neighborhood. it encompasses Hillsborough Avenuesouth to Wilder Avenue and lrcm Florida Avenue east tu Central Avenue R F Benia, Engineer, was hiredto survey the property. Typical lot sian avmged 56 lt. to 60 it. wide and 132 ft. deep. lots along CentralFollowing T Roy Young`; lead, the Mutual Development Company and the Dekle Investment Companyare typically divided into 10 lots with the exoephon ol the [our blorlu north oi Heruy Avenue between Branchand Central avenues which are muah larger. A 111 ioot setback was drawn to reprcent a building Itnecompany wax organiwd hy G. E Mabry ol Mabry and Carlcon, Atvorrreyvarlaw. G F. Altman aervul aspresident, G. E. Mabry, secretary and H W. Iohnscm, treasurer. During the year 1911,T. Roy Young lunotionedas the sale: manager lor the company u well. ln 1913 the Mabry Realty Company, of which Dale Mabry wasgeneral manager, was listed as the salu agent {or the forty ams ot Suwanee Heights. Both the SeminoleDevelopment Company and the Mutual Development Company honrod their ofnces in the HamptonBuilding at 711 1/2 Franklin Street.been sold in Suwanee Heights, six houses were under ocristrucuolt. most being built on two lots, with onehundred and rhirty lou roll available tor piuchue. Within the rut:-ined subdivision, lou were to be uaed loreaat/wut and were not to toatleaa than $1,400. All properry was said tobe sixty feetabqve an level. TheMutual Devdopment Company went on to plat and subdlvide the areas east and wat oi the original SuwaneeHeights subdivision. Wat Suwanon Heighu extended west from Flcnda Avenue to Apache and EastSuwanee Heights extended east from Central Avenue to Nebraska Avenue. Both of diese areas remainedwithin the north/south boundanu ol Henry and Hillsborough Avenues,The Dekle lnvutment Company was iounded c.1912 as a loan and investment Erm Organizers of thiscompany were Lee Dekle who served as president, I. Room Dzkle vicepresxdent and treasurer, and Cliiton B,Dekle, recrenry. me and Robert Dekle also held the ofiice ci president, vice president and treasurer.respemvely, of both the Ingram-Dolde Lumber Company and the Dade City Highlands CompanyThe Dekle Invesrrnem Company was responsible for rubdwiding and promoting the development or NorrnSerninole Heights, This area remains within the Florida Avenue and Central Avenue west/east boundariesand extends from Hanna Avenue on the north to Henry Avenue on the scum. According tc the original platmap mod November \2,191Z, lot sirn wrthin this subdivision vary from 48.5 feet to 57.5 feet wide from the112.5 feet ln length along Florida Avenue and gadually inenaslng to 135 loot along Central Avenue The Iourlarge bloclrs between Brandt and Central avenue (Seminole Avenue does not continue north of HenryAvenue) are each divided into 'ghteen lots orientated north/south and tive lou or-rented eait/wut [agingCentral Avenue. Unlllw the Sentinel: Development Company and the Mutual Development Company whowore constraining homes for sale, Dekle Investment Company focused primarily on selling property andprovidtng funds with any term: to those wanting to build thur own horns. Aeeordlng to advertisements intheTampa Daily Timas, T. Roy Young acted aa ulrs manager tor the North Seminole Heights subdivision as
A1lCHl'l`ECl'U'RAL SIGNIHCANCESerninnle Heights contains a large concentration of intact historic rasiduices deslgued in the Bungalow style olardtitzedltre and lnlluenoed by Fl0rida's Cracker ardlitecture. The neighborhood is representative of thepopularity of the llungalnvw style of architecture of many suburban developments during the early 1910s and1920:. Thr inlluence nl Florida Venucular architecture ls reflected in the simple frame structure with lrontpvrch, little ornamentation, sleep gable nwb rectangular plan, and small lvriek piers.The bungalow, with a multitude of designs and lloor plan: that flooded the market through various catalogs.wu easily aoousible to builders and arclutens. Structures tn Seminole Heights appear in a wide variety oidesign, and no two liurtgalows designed are alike. There are a number at examples ot the Crahslnanbungalow, the mort ornate of the bungalow style, in the district. Odin strunures exhibit a variety ofarchitectural details inlluenned by the Craitsrnzn movement. These details include: 2 use of multiple exteriorrnaleriala, (brick, stucco, weatherboard, wood rhingja, alone), brick columns or plus topped with a variety olwood and con/Jae mlumn Stylb; multiple root lines (typically gable); "cantel-back" or "airplane" secondstories; vnultipe—lite windows, doors, and transmns; decorative rtorvstruchiral elunenu; detailed raiter ends?exposed oéllng bearns, interior ixullwcrk (nhinels, shelving, muldinp), and detailed chimneys. Hlernentsruch as these, in part or u a whole, are the common thread that characterizn Seminole Hdghta.Oripnahng from india, the bungalow ir an advannd adaption ol the early liangaleae hut ined by Britishsettlers during the nineteenth century. its name comes lrunt the Hindi or Mahratti Bangla, meaning `oi crhalmtging to Bengal'. The ardittefzural charactertstis were primarily utt..it1ri.an The European inhabitants otthese huts rnade several modifications ol the criynal Bengal peasant hut by cnernding the mol line lo cover avuarnda Supported by bamboo 01* wooden pillars, adding windows {ur ventilation and constructing interimsociety. These dtangas, ln the minds cf the gvnual publlt, greatly lnftuenmd lhepuiod ardutetlure. As theeideas manifested themselves in the dwelling, the bungalow, with its low—pltelwd roof lines. encirdingporches, large windows, and use of natural materials both on the exterior and the interwr, Wtilesented thesimple honest lifestyle that many were seeking Ar¤hilem1i-ln mmiune _g__ 1 fg: "and cabineny, elaborately delauea .. _ _ _ f____ _; E ·. x ’,; ‘wmduws and doors, and nnnstmctnral <¥ _‘ ‘*‘*" _,.{·’ ? I;;.. ·elements were subsequently termed ‘ · · e; 5,1 *i\"•@2¢*» ··"»~= TYPICAL IAPANESE STYLE TECHNIQUE USEDAs the inlluenae ol Greene and Greene and 5t1¤kley's designs became widespread and their popularityincreased, the "Calilo¢rnia Bungalow" became one ol the most so•ughl·aIter styles during the early l9D0's andthroughout the l92t)s. lt's rapid popularity was largely due to the nunmuous plan books and catalogs thatilmded the building market at the tum nl the nenniry One such publication." catalog ol bungalow plans published by the Ye Planry Building Company, lncorprrrated. of boa Angeles.California (DUB}, displayr a vast range ol bungalow designs and floor plans available lnr purchase Thelmngalow plan, with its cottage-like appearance and wide porches, adapted well to tropical and waterfrontenvironments. Early American designs were most commonly designed by trained architects and were built asseasonal homes on the New England coast or permanent residences in California. As an example ui' one ot'the sources available for a number ol design variations, the Ye Flanry catalog shows a number ol variationson designs and floor plans available with the bungalow theme Although stylm can vary greatly, the use ofl??6T•$"’" ‘ °Y* “"""‘*’ """‘=”W ,·;p»J3%1~”f··$~ _ A ‘ W · J gR ¤ ` ;..a»¤¤¤a»-¤7r1a;:mA»_·Qw ," qi, I a g *.0, " I ,i‘ H` , ..>¥·»§]@; L I Ll rl. l 4 . _ L. ·{‘\‘~‘.,’ .f"°£,]T;” . _ w , lhi .¢>;_;n;.<. 7 `M2 ,/ ’ . .»·»—filt // fn: .....,··=\= ~ :· -='·.Jimsm..—».» ga. arr ;SKETCH FROM "YE FLANRY BUNGALOW" CATALOGBoth are based on the samebasic duipt, a rectangular plan with side gable roof, large mntrally lomted domwr.broad one-arch pordt expanse and stone used in Rte construction ol the exterior chimney and tnasstve pofdiAnother example I.a the interior detailing 'lypiul interior Iuntru are the exposed ceiling beams andcolunuisd room paitidotns.As the 'l92U`» approached, the bungalow became one ol Tampa's most popular styles cr' residentialarchitecture. Areas such as Seminole Heights and Hyde Park are Tampa neighborhoods where bungalowsbecame the leading ar<:hitec\ural style. Acmrding to james M Ricci, author ul he @;gaow A Engg gf the during the oral quarter of the twentieth century, the bungalow becamethe most popular form olhousing in suburban developments because oi its affordability to the middle danThe more elaborate houses such u Queen Anne and Victorian styles olten were too expensive for the averagecharanteristirz stayed the. aaana auch as the lnw swquing (typxully gablnd) rool line, ovcrhanglng cave, kneebrackets, exposed rtructural members, massive fireplaces and iront pcrdtu featuring brick piers and columns.the uae orfwood, brink, mbblestone, atucon, and otlin exterior matuiala The typical house in SeminoleHdghts is ot moderate sim and scale, however, Sims range [mm simple cradrer-style bungalow to the mustelaborate craftsman with an airplane or umdrbuzk second story.Aside horn the Bungalow, the Mediterranean Revival style was also present in the Seminole Height: District.the Mediterranean Sea. Stucco, terra nmta tile and Cast concrete were used to create a fantasy land of Spaauslasirnllarlties nf climate and water orientation. Dunng me Iilteen years of its popularity, the Mediterraneanbasreliei.The Mediterranean style house is cltaratlenied by a msp, dean silhouette and usual asyrnmetrrcal rnassingwith towers, prnjecling pavilions, and gacelul arched lonestration and lcggias. Windows are varied in si1eand placement with both easement and douhle·hung saslter used. The [ranch doors are substituted lcvrwindows and used for service to balconies, terraces and solariurns Often the window or door reveal ischamiered with decorative clipped corners or uuthned with a poured "arttlidal stone' Imnlicepiene. Terra-cotta tile pent awnings rarried on massive wooden brackets lrequently shade windows or the principalentrance, and decorative wrought iron balconies and window grills acl as an elegant light touch to sereneexteriars, The Mediterranean ttyle is an honest expression of the continuation al the easy elegancemnszrvaliva preferred Locally the style draws heavily on the gracelul arcades of the early ltalianRenaissance, the Ianret arches oi the Venetian Gothic and the detailing and masstng ol the Spanish proto-llaroque, as well as the Spanish vernacular tradvtionr `I,,£ .s=s»P**‘é§" so ,....» l` ri ia a a Yi I II W lr\:il::il:l H lan ‘ ¤~li}v*l‘ ‘ ‘ :`F mimi .Ml.nlll»' ·~· , r,.. A ·. Maj .»¥‘ Ill rr. ,7-; .x. 4* ;e ll, _ .*3,, i 1. , nh Ir W 2* ·’ , MM *1-dll ~.;. Ll .. . r··~ 4-; ·‘ qv .u·¤a¤e1-T'., JM.._ ,__ _,.# N g /_ ' . e . `The development nl Seminole Helytu was targeted towards the middle class. lleol estate advertisements lnthe Tampa Daily 'hrrws promoted both hmns and lm: {or sale with hrrandal tennr compared to paying rent.Term! roruisted of a rush dawn payment and monthly payments that covered interest and principal. Mustcommon, were hverooot bungalows l0