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 | Henry B. Plant Museum |
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401 West Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33606
(813) 254-1891
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About Henry B. Plant Museum
Description:
The
History
:
The
Henry
B.
Plant
Museum
is
housed
in
the
1891
Tampa
Bay
Hotel,
now
a
National
Historic
Landmark
and
home
to
The
University
of
Tampa.
During
the
1880's,
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Henry
Bradley
Plant
was
building
an
empire
of
railroads,
steamships
and
hotels.
The
hotel
was
financed
by
Plant
personally,
not
investors,
at
a
cost
of
$2,
500,
000
and
an
additional
$500,
000
was
spent
for
furnishings.
It
took
two
years
to
build,
covered
six
acres
and
was
one-quarter
mile
long.
The
511
rooms
were
the
first
in
Florida
to
be
electrified.
Advertised
as
completely
fireproof,
the
structure
is
built
of
poured
concrete
reinforced
with
steel
rails
and
cables
in
between
floors.
The
building
featured
all
of
the
latest
luxuries
including
a
billiard
room,
barbershop,
shoeshine
service,
beauty
shop,
flower
shop,
telegraph
office,
formal
dining
room,
Grand
Salon,
Music
Room
with
orchestra
and
telephones
in
all
guest
rooms.
The
grounds
of
the
Hotel
were
as
awe-inspiring
as
the
building
itself,
spanning
150
acres.
The
amenities
included
an
18-hole
golf
course,
flower
conservatory,
tennis
courts,
croquet
courts,
boathouse,
hunting
and
fishing
grounds,
stables,
racetrack,
kennels,
exposition
hall
with
Florida
products
on
view,
casino
with
2000
seat
auditorium,
heated
indoor
swimming
pool,
bowling
alley,
spa
facilities
and
card
rooms,
totaling
21
buildings
in
all.
After
the
death
of
Henry
Plant,
the
building
was
bought
by
the
city
of
Tampa
in
1904.
It
continued
to
operate
as
a
hotel
until
1932.
In
1933,
the
Tampa
Municipal
Museum
was
established
in
order
to
preserve
the
legacy
of
the
Tampa
Bay
Hotel
becoming
the
Henry
B.
Plant
Museum
in
1974.
Today
its
mission
is
to
interpret
the
Tampa
Bay
Hotel
at
the
turn
of
the
century
and
the
Victorian
lifestyles
of
America's
Gilded
Age
for
people
of
all
ages,
backgrounds,
and
levels
of
interest.
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