St. Petersburg in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Mess Hall and Kitchen, built: 1905
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 17, 2024
1. Mess Hall and Kitchen, built: 1905 Marker
Building # 35
Cost $3,932.00
Materials: wood frame, brick, slate roof
Also contained a barber shop
Erected by Florida Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 27° 35.882′ N, 82° 45.652′ W. Marker is in St. Petersburg, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It can be reached from Anderson Boulevard (Florida Route 679) 1½ miles west of Pinellas Bayway South, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located on Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge and State Park and can only be reached by boat or ferry. The ferry departs from the bay pier within Fort De Soto Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3500 Pinellas Bayway South, Saint Petersburg FL 33715, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fire Station - built 1910 - Cost $2,424.00 (within shouting distance of this marker); Sewer Flush Tank (within shouting distance of this marker); Non-Commissioned Officers Row (within shouting distance of this marker); Bakery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Dade Tennis Court (about 300 feet away); Rebuilding the Past for the Future (about 500 feet away); Guard House - Built: 1911 (about 500 feet away); Quartermasters Wharf (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Petersburg.
More about this marker. It is on Egmont Key in Hillsborough County. Egmont Key has a St. Petersburg zip code.
Also see . . .
1. Relics of Fort Dade on Egmont Key, Florida. (Submitted on August 22, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Egmont Key State Park. (Submitted on August 22, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 17, 2024
2. Mess Hall and Kitchen, built: 1905 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
