Tarpon Springs in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gourley Building

153 East Tarpon AVenue

— Built Circa 1905 —

Gourley Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave W, February 11, 2023

1. Gourley Building Marker

Inscription.
W.H. Gourley built this two-part masonry vernacular commercial building about 1905. It originally housed a tailor/pressing shop and a grocery store in its first story shops. The second floor was used for apartments. Later businesses operating out of the building included a dry goods store and a men’s wear shop. Gourley opened a hardware business in the building in the 1920s and continued to rent the upstairs apartments.

Erected by City of Tarpon Springs, Florida.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 28° 8.779′ N, 82° 45.302′ W. Marker is in Tarpon Springs, Florida, in Pinellas County. It is on East Tarpon Avenue east of Hibiscus Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 153 E Tarpon Ave, Tarpon Springs FL 34689, 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

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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: Costas Tsourakis Building (a few steps from this marker); Progressive News Building (a few steps from this marker); Railroad Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Faklis Department Store & Shoe Repair and Faklis Orthopedic Services (within shouting distance of this marker); Railway Express Company Building 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Taylor Arcade (within shouting distance of this marker); Commercial Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Railway Express Company Building II (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tarpon Springs.

Photographed by Dave W, February 11, 2023

2. Gourley Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 353 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 19, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.