Ybor City Historic District
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The Ybor City Historic District [pronounce] is a U.S.
National Historic Landmark
District
(designated as such on August 28, 1974) located in Tampa
, Florida
. The district is bounded by 6th Avenue, 13th Street, 10th Avenue and 22nd Street, East Broadway between 13th and 22nd Streets.
Ybor City contains a total of 956 historic buildings.
The Ybor City Museum State Park
is part of the district.
The Florida Brewing Company is the tallest building in the Ybor City Historic District. Vicente Ybor and Edward Manara built it to capitalize on the beer industry. In its prime, the brewery was the leading exporter of beer to Cuba in the U.S. and the premier brewery on Florida’s west coast. However, the business closed its doors after the embargo on Cuba and the opening of the Anheuser-Busch Company in Tampa. Throughout the 20th century, the brewery was used for different purposes including a storage place for tobacco and a bomb shelter throughout the Cold War. After years of abandonment, attorney Dale Swope and contractor Joseph Kokolakis purchased the building to restore and convert it into a law firm and office space. Today, the building is home to Swope, Rodante, P.A., an eleven-lawyer civil trial practice firm which focuses on cases involving catastrophic injuries and insurance bad faith, and other tenants.
United States
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National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
District
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
(designated as such on August 28, 1974) located in Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. The district is bounded by 6th Avenue, 13th Street, 10th Avenue and 22nd Street, East Broadway between 13th and 22nd Streets.
Ybor City contains a total of 956 historic buildings.
The Ybor City Museum State Park
Ybor City Museum State Park
Ybor City Museum State Park is a Florida State Park in Tampa, Florida. The museum occupies the former Ferlita Bakery in Ybor City's National Historic District, at 1818 9th Avenue. It recounts the history of the cigar industry and the Latin community and there from the 1880s through the 1930s...
is part of the district.
The Florida Brewing Company is the tallest building in the Ybor City Historic District. Vicente Ybor and Edward Manara built it to capitalize on the beer industry. In its prime, the brewery was the leading exporter of beer to Cuba in the U.S. and the premier brewery on Florida’s west coast. However, the business closed its doors after the embargo on Cuba and the opening of the Anheuser-Busch Company in Tampa. Throughout the 20th century, the brewery was used for different purposes including a storage place for tobacco and a bomb shelter throughout the Cold War. After years of abandonment, attorney Dale Swope and contractor Joseph Kokolakis purchased the building to restore and convert it into a law firm and office space. Today, the building is home to Swope, Rodante, P.A., an eleven-lawyer civil trial practice firm which focuses on cases involving catastrophic injuries and insurance bad faith, and other tenants.