Safety Harbor in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Safety Harbor Historical Site: First Town Hall

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 15, 2019

1. Safety Harbor Historical Site: First Town Hall Marker

Inscription. Considered to be the oldest on Main Street, in 1917 this brick-structured building is reported to have survived a devastating fire that burned the first block of Main Street to ash. Although it has served as the city's Chamber of Commerce for many years, it was also Safety Harbor's first Town Hall and later, a bank. The Chamber was established at 200 Main Street in 1930.

During its Town Hall years, there were two holding cells on the property in the back area of this building. No one remembers seeing a person ever locked in one, but local children were reported to play in the cells.

Erected by Community Redevelopment Agency and the Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 27° 59.444′ N, 82° 41.355′ W. Marker is in Safety Harbor, Florida, in Pinellas County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Florida Route 590) and 2nd Avenue South, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Marker is located on the front wall of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Main Street, Safety Harbor FL 34695, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast

and on Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Safety Harbor Historical Site: Baranoff Oak Tree (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Safety Harbor Historical Site: St. James Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); “The Baranoff Oak” (within shouting distance of this marker); Espiritu Santo Springs (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Safety Harbor Historical Site: 136 4th Ave. N. Safety Harbor: "The 1908 Gingerbread House" (about 600 feet away); Safety Harbor Historical Site: 135 4th Avenue North (about 700 feet away); Safety Harbor Historical Site: Native American Burial Mound (about 700 feet away); Safety Harbor Historical Site: The Hotel Frances (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Safety Harbor.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 15, 2019

2. Safety Harbor Historical Site: First Town Hall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 684 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.