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1009 1/2 East Fourteenth Avenue (House), 1009 1/2 East Fourteenth Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

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1009 1/2 East Fourteenth Avenue (House), 1009 1/2 East Fourteenth Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

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Summary

Significance: This building's architectural and historical significance is derived from its contribution to the North Ybor City National Register Historic Landmark District. Ybor City is a section of Tampa founded and built by Vincente M. Ybor and Ignacio Haya as a cigar-manufacturing center and town. This company town was planned by Gavino Gutierrez to include cigar factories, workers housing, public spaces, and commercial buildings. This district is significant for its importance to Tampa's architectural heritage, as it contains many of the City's best remaining examples of late-nineteenth century and early-twentieth century domestic, religious, commercial, and industrial buildings. This house represents cigar factory worker housing within the larger context of the cigar manufacturing company town. This house is represents cigar factory worker housing within the larger context of the cigar manufacturing company town.
Survey number: HABS FL-541
Building/structure dates: ca. 1924 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000641

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1924
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Ybor, Vincente M, builder
Hayo, Ignacio, builder
Calloway, Deborah, transmitter
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Port Tampa Point27.96523, -82.39999
Google Map of 27.9652349, -82.39999159999999
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