Downtown in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Jackson House
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 20, 2023
1. The Jackson House Marker
With Union Station in left background.
Inscription.
The Jackson House. . The historic Jackson Boarding House was originally constructed as a private residence by Moses and Sarah Jackson in the late 1890s. It was converted by the family for use as a boarding house, with the Jacksons living in the home as well. That conversion may have begun as early as 1910, but the house grew in importance and in physical size after the opening of Tama Union Station, a railroad passenger and freight station. The proximity of the Jackosns' boarding house to the new railroad station--less than one block to the east--provided much-needed accommodations for African American railroad workers and visitors to Tampa. During this time, and through the early 1960s, African American were prohibited from staying in white hotels, motels, and boarding houses. Properties like the Jackson Boarding House played a crucial role during the segregation era, and though it was not the only boarding house (or hotel) for Blacks visiting Tampa, it is the only one that remains standing. The Jackson Family retained the building throughout its time as a boarding house, which concluded in the 1990s, and then maintained it as a private residence until 2010.
The historic Jackson Boarding House was originally constructed as a private residence by Moses and Sarah Jackson in the late 1890s. It was converted by the family for use as a boarding house, with the Jacksons living in the home as well. That conversion may have begun as early as 1910, but the house grew in importance and in physical size after the opening of Tama Union Station, a railroad passenger and freight station.
The proximity of the Jackosns' boarding house to the new railroad station--less than one block to the east--provided much-needed accommodations for African American railroad workers and visitors to Tampa. During this time, and through the early 1960s, African American were prohibited from staying in white hotels, motels, and boarding houses. Properties like the Jackson Boarding House played a crucial role during the segregation era, and though it was not the only boarding house (or hotel) for Blacks visiting Tampa, it is the only one that remains standing.
The Jackson Family retained the building throughout its time as a boarding house, which concluded in the 1990s, and then maintained it as a private
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residence until 2010.
Erected 2023 by City of Tampa, Hillsborough County Historical Advisory Council.
Location. 27° 57.134′ N, 82° 27.116′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Downtown. It is on East Zack Street just west of North Nebraska Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 851 East Zack Street, Tampa FL 33602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s 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
Also see . . . Jackon Rooming House. (Submitted on July 30, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 935 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
