Samuel L. Davis ,
900 N Howard Ave

Description

The 49,300 square foot Samuel L. Davis cigar factory was built in 1905. Notice the tall tower on this factory. Only two other factories have towers and both of them, unlike this factory, are clock towers. Unfortunately, this factory is currently abandoned.

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Photo Credits

Historic photograph Courtesy of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Modern photograph by Bryan Weinstein

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  1. tampasbravest.com says:
    February 13, 2012 at 10:19 am

    Inside the tower is an old water tank that was once used for the fire sprinkler system.

  2. Bryan says:
    February 19, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    Interesting, I always wondered what purpose the tower served.

  3. Brien says:
    August 16, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    who owns this place?

  4. Bryan says:
    August 17, 2012 at 8:22 am

    According to the property appraiser’s website, it was purchased in 1994 for $275,000 by JMC Property Investments Inc.

    Also, the Tampa Bay Times wrote an article about how the Tampa City Council voted to not force landmark status on historic cigar factories.

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