Tampa Bay Hotel

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Tampa Bay Hotel was a grand, Gilded Age luxury resort in Tampa, Florida, built by railroad magnate Henry B. Plant and now incorporated into the University of Tampa campus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gilded Age resort
building
historic hotel
architecturalStyle Moorish Revival architecture
linked to: Moorish Revival

exotic revival architecture
builtBy Henry B. Plant
cityLandmarkStatus iconic symbol of Tampa
closingDate 1930s
constructionStartDate 1888
country United States
currentUse Henry B. Plant Museum
University of Tampa Plant Hall
administrative offices of the University of Tampa
classrooms of the University of Tampa
designedTo attract wealthy northern tourists to Florida
developer Henry B. Plant
era Gilded Age
floorCount 4
hasAmenity art gallery
ballroom
casino
electric lights
elevators
formal gardens
golf course
horseback riding
hunting and fishing facilities
indoor plumbing
music room
steam heat
telephones
hasDome yes
hasFeature cupolas
domes
extensive verandas
ornate interior decoration
silver minarets
hasMinaret yes
hasMuseum Henry B. Plant Museum
hasView Hillsborough River
Tampa Bay area
heritageDesignation U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1891
locatedIn Tampa, Florida
locatedOn western bank of the Hillsborough River
material brick
museumFocus Gilded Age tourism in Florida
life and work of Henry B. Plant
notableGuest Clara Barton
Frederic Remington
Theodore Roosevelt
various Gilded Age industrialists and socialites
NRHPListingDate 1972
NRHPType National Historic Landmark
numberOfRooms over 500
openingDate 1891
ownedBy Plant System of railroads and steamships
partOf University of Tampa campus
linked to: University of Tampa
regionServed Florida west coast tourist trade
roofMaterial metal
significantEvent Spanish–American War
transportConnection connected to Plant steamship lines
terminus of Plant System rail lines
useDuringWar headquarters and staging area for U.S. Army during the Spanish–American War

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Plant Hall formerName Tampa Bay Hotel
Henry B. Plant Museum housedIn Tampa Bay Hotel
Henry B. Plant built Tampa Bay Hotel