Webb & Yates Real Estate

Front

Front

Name/Title

Webb & Yates Real Estate

Entry/Object ID

HOU.8

Description

A black and white photograph of four men standing outside of the Webb & Yates Real Estate office at the corner of Beach Blvd S and 29th Ave S, 2092 Beach Blvd S. There is a sign on the roof of the building that reads: "REAL ESTATE," as well as another by the men that says: "WEBB & YATES REAL ESTATE."

Photograph Details

Subject

Houses--Florida--Gulfport--1920-1940, Architecture, Real estate agents, Fashion

Subject Place

City

Gulfport, FL

Context

Tax records seem to indicate that this house was built about 1925. By 1929 Webb and Yates were using it as their real estate office, and in 1930 M. DeForest Yates was in private business there. He remained throughout the 1930s and after his death in January 1939, the real estate company was taken over by his widow Marion and son Wilson Yates. Marion and Wilson also dealt in insurance. After his death, Marion also moved into the building and lived there. The post office was located here for a time in 1942 when the pharmacy was closed between the proprietorships of Watkins and Turner.

Collection

Photograph Collection

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Unknown

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

6 in

Update Date

September 10, 2025