The St. Petersburg Museum of history was founded in 1920 by the St. Petersburg Historical Society; it is Pinellas County’s oldest museum. The Mission of the St. Petersburg Museum of History is to collect, preserve and communicate the history and heritage of Florida with emphasis on St. Petersburg and the Pinellas Peninsula.
The Museum has an archival collection of over 8,000 photos, as well as early city directories, Sanborn Maps, blueprints, vintage postcards, and a collection of documents, all concerning St. Petersburg, Florida history.
Find out more at: www.spmoh.org
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Claraden Hotel, formerly on SW corner of Central Avenue and 1st Street, in St. Petersburg, Florida; built in 1894, burned in 1899. The original of this ... (read more)
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This is the house of John C. Williams, originally located at 444 5th Ave South, with a horse and buggy in front. Sarah Williams Armistead is ... (read more)
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This is a view of Central Avenue, looking East from 4th Street, St. Petersburg, Florida. George Haines's jewelry store is at left on the NW corner ... (read more)
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J.C. "Tine" Williams Jr.'s Store, SW corner of Central Avenue and 2nd Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida. 1890 Cite as: Courtesy St. Petersburg Museum of History ... (read more)
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The Detroit Hotel; also, a large house that was formerly on 2nd Street North can be seen in the background. 215 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida. ... (read more)
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Mirror Lake Junior High School, built in 1924, it is now the Tomlinson Adult Learning Center. 296 Mirror Lake Drive North, St. Petersburg, Florida. 1924 Cite ... (read more)
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Mirror Lake Library, the first official library for St. Petersburg, is now a branch of the St. Petersburg Library System, and a part of the Pinellas ... (read more)
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Snell Arcade interior, 405 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida. 1929 Cite as: Courtesy St. Petersburg Museum of History Archives, photo no. P00377 (read more)
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American Bank Building, 340 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida; originally built in 1913, this later became the Thompson-McKinnon Building. A quick Google Maps search will show ... (read more)
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La Plaza Theater after the second wing was added, 504 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida. 1920 Cite as: Courtesy St. Petersburg Museum of History Archives, photo ... (read more)
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First Congregational Church; originally stood at the corner of 4th St North and 1st Ave, St. Petersburg, Florida. The lot the church sat on was sold ... (read more)
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Weedon family on front porch of their Weedon Island home; identified left to right, Mary Weedon Hazen, May McNeer, Belle Weedon McNeer, Weedon McNeer, Mrs. Carhart, ... (read more)
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church, (The Cathedral Church of St. Peter), 140 4th Street N, St. Petersburg, FL., 33701. 1908 Cite as: Courtesy St. Petersburg Museum of ... (read more)
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Paxton House hotel, on the northwest corner of Central Avenue and 1st Street. 1903 Courtesy St. Petersburg Museum of History Archives, photo no. P01302 (read more)
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Fishing from the Railroad Pier; identified in the photograph, the man seated foreground is George Meirs, and the man standing left with the fish is a ... (read more)
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Waterfront seen from the Railroad Pier, looking west, with the Claraden Hotel at the east end of Central, and the ice plant at left, to the ... (read more)
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Cadet corps at the St. Petersburg Normal and Industrial School. This institution of higher education was established in 1893, and according to the St. Petersburg Times, ... (read more)
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St. Petersburg Novelty Works, 7th Street South and 1st Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida. Charles Durant was president of the company, According to Scott Taylor Harzell's ... (read more)
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Central Hotel; building constructed in 1888 by Orange Belt Investment Company, later St. Petersburg Land and Improvement Company. 119 2nd Street N, St. Petersburg, FL. 1890 ... (read more)
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The Reading Room, and Library Association reading room, on the south side of Central Avenue between 3rd Street and 4th Street, (Bussey Building). Bellona Brown Havens, ... (read more)
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The Belmont Hotel, 575 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL. According to Scott Taylor Hartzell's book, "St. Petersburg: An Oral History", the Belmont, formerly the Lakeview House, ... (read more)
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Belmont Hotel, group posing in front of the Belmont Hotel. 575 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL. According to Scott Taylor Hartzell's book, "St. Petersburg: An Oral ... (read more)
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The Bayboro Power Plant, 1 Power Place South. St. Petersburg, Florida upon completion in 1925. Today the building is a large office space that was renovated ... (read more)
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St. Petersburg City Hall, 1st Avenue South and 4th Street, St. Petersburg, Florida. [1925?] This building was originally the Manual Training Annex and was built by ... (read more)
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Snell Arcade Building, 405 Central Avenue. St. Petersburg, Florida. [1929?] Cite As: St. Petersburg Museum of History Archives, photo no. P01434 (read more)
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