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Hutchinson House

 
 
Hutchinson House NRHP Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by AGS Media, July 31, 2010
1. Hutchinson House NRHP Plaque
Inscription.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places

By The United States
Department of the Interior

 
Erected 1977. (Marker Number 77000404.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
 
Location. 27° 56.478′ N, 82° 27.757′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Hyde Park. It is at the intersection of South Plant Avenue and Hyde Park Place, on the right when traveling north on South Plant Avenue. The home is located in the Hyde Park North neighborhood of Tampa, on Plant Avenue. The street is one-way, northbound. The NRHP plaque is mounted to the right of the front door. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 304 South Plant Avenue, Tampa FL 33606, 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 walking distance of this marker: Col. Peter O. Knight (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Florida's First Catholic Martyrs (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jessamine Flowers Link (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clara Barton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jose Gasparilla (approx. 0.2 miles away); World's First Scheduled Commercial Airline
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); The Bayshore Boulevard (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spanishtown Creek (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Dominican Proto-Martyrs of America (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Fort Brooke-Confederate Battery (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
 
Regarding Hutchinson House. The brick home has three stories and a basement, a large porch with Corinthian columns, and a high mansard roof (still with its original slate tiles). It is an example of Second Empire architecture, a style rarely seen in Florida.

The building has been a private home, a hospital, a frat house, and currently houses a law office.
 
Also see . . .  Hutchinson House. Wikipedia article (Submitted on August 1, 2010, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida.) 
 
Additional keywords. Second Empire, Mansard Roof
 
Hutchinson House Stone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by AGS Media, July 31, 2010
2. Hutchinson House Stone
Said to have served as a step to assist when mounting a horse.
Hutchinson House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by AGS Media, July 31, 2010
3. Hutchinson House
Hutchinson House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by AGS Media, July 31, 2010
4. Hutchinson House
Hutchinson House Front Door image. Click for full size.
Photographed by AGS Media, July 31, 2010
5. Hutchinson House Front Door
The home is now used as a law office.
Hutchinson House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by AGS Media, July 31, 2010
6. Hutchinson House
The NRHP plaque is seen just to the right of the front door.
Hutchinson House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by AGS Media, July 31, 2010
7. Hutchinson House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2010, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,802 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 1, 2010, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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