The University of Tampa - The old Tampa Bay Hotel
H.B. Plant Museum
The east side entrance to Plant Hall
Henry
B. Plant built this ornate Moorish structure at a cost of 3 million dollars.
Opened in 1891, it became the social and cultural center of early Tampa.
During the Spanish American War it became the headquarters for troops going to
Cuba and housed such visitors as Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Clara Barton, Richard
Harding Davis and Gen. Nelson Miles. Purchased by the City of Tampa in
1905, it has served as the main building of the University of Tampa since
1933.
Click on plaque which reads the same as above.
This beautiful structure is also the home of the Henry B. Plant museum Museum web site
The minarets are synonymous with Tampa and have come to be the city's unofficial symbol. Many years ago the minarets had deteriorated to the point of ruin but were restored due to a great campaign to save them.
Click to read about Teddy Roosevelt's stay
