Mount Dora in Lake County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Rehbaum Warehouse

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 17, 2019

1. The Rehbaum Warehouse Marker

Inscription. Alfred Rehbaum, Sr., came to Mount Dora in 1915 from Cincinnati, Ohio. Rehbaum was 20 in 1915 when he was hired by J.P. Donnelly to mange Donnelly's hardware store. Rehbaum later bought the business and renamed it Rehbaum's Hardware from the Mount Dora Hardware Store. Alfred Rehbaum, Sr., was very involved with the colonization of Mount Dora and was one of the eight founding members of the Mount Dora Development Company. He was elected a school trustee several times and was also elected the Chamber of Commerce President in 1925. He served on the City of Mount Dora's City Council in 1928, 1931, and 1933. The Rehbaum Hardware Store was managed by three generations of Rehbaum's before its sale in 1994. The Rehbaum Warehouse which once stood on this site was the longest standing example of Industrial Vernacular architecture in Mount Dora. When the Warehouse was fully operational it housed overstock and equipment for the hardware store as well as horse drawn carriages.

The Rehbaum Hardware Store was in operation from 1915-1994. The Rehbaum Warehouse stood at this site from 1927-2019.

Erected by City of Mount Dora.

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 28° 47.917′ N, 81° 38.616′ W. Marker is in Mount Dora, Florida, in Lake County. It is at the intersection of North Baker Street and East 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Baker Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Dora FL 32757, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando

and in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

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: Warren C. Butts House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Texaco Gas & Greyhound Station (about 500 feet away); Variety Store

Photographed by Tim Fillmon

2. The Rehbaum Warehouse Marker

(about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Rehbaum Warehouse (about 500 feet away); Rephbaum Hardware (about 500 feet away); First City Firehouse & Jail (about 500 feet away); Mount Dora The Beginning Years (about 600 feet away); Donnelly Street Through The Years (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Dora.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 633 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.