Name/Title
First Gulfport City HallEntry/Object ID
CIT.2Description
A black and white photograph of the original Gulfport City Hall built in 1913 at its first location in Chase Park. The building has a [bell] on the roof and features a small porch out leading to the main double door entrance.Photograph Details
Subject
City halls--Florida--Gulfport, Government buildings, ArchitectureSubject Person or Organization
City of GulfportSubject Place
City
Gulfport, FLBuilding
Gulfport City HallContext
"...Gulfport's first town hall. It was built in 1913 in Chase Park, about where the dog park is now located, for a total cost of $1,259.75. Painted yellow and wired for electricity, it would stand there until 1927 when it was moved northward to the present city hall complex. In 1953 it was auctioned off for the building materials." (Gabber Newspaper, June 10, 2010)Collection
Photograph CollectionAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
UnknownMade/Created
Date made
circa 1913 - 1927Inscription/Signature/Marks
Location
ReverseTranscription
[?]
Town HallLanguage
EnglishLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
3-1/4 inWidth
4-1/4 inInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
"The first Gulfport City Hall was built in the "Early Orange Belt Depot" architectural style in 1913 for a cost of $1,259.75. Constructed by C.C. Sawyer and painted yellow, it stood in Chase Park approximately where the shuffleboard courts are now located. It was funded by the proceeds from the first municipal bond issue."
[In 2025, the shuffleboard courts are now dog parks and the Gulfport Arts Center.]
