Site of the San Carlos Hotel
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hoteltwo
N 30° 24.793 W 087° 12.942
16R E 479282 N 3364594
Marker located in front of the Federal Courthouse notes the history of an historic hotel that was previously located near here.
Waymark Code: WMKCRY
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2014
Views: 10
Marker Text:
The imposing, seven-story structure opened on this site in 1910 as the city's largest and most elegant hotel. Designed by the well known New York architect W.L. Stoddard, it was built by the local firm of C.H. Turner Construction Co. at a cost of $500,000. Its simple masonry design was embellished with Renaissance Revival exterior details. It was extensively “modernized” and expanded from 157 to 403 rooms in the 1920s, and continued to dominate the Palafox streetscape for the next 50 years. Increasing competition and gradual deterioration led to its closing in 1982. It was demolished in 1993.
Marker Number: F-352
Date: 1994
County: Escambia
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: The City of Pensacola And The First United Methodist Church of Pensacola In Cooperation with the Florida Department of State.
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