- City:
- Tampa, FL
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Archaeology and History, Colleges and Universities, Historical Restoration
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Quality of Information:
- Minimal
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Plant Hall was formerly known as the Tampa Bay Hotel. It was built in the late 19th century. By the 1930s it was in disrepair until the WPA restored the building and converted it into use by the University of Tampa. One wing of Plant Hall now houses the Henry B. Plant Museum.
Source notes
Waitley, Douglas. 2005. Florida History from the Highways. Pineapple Press Inc.Contribute to this Site
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