Ybor City in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cueto Boarding House

Photographed by AGS Media, June 23, 2011

1. Cueto Boarding House Marker

Inscription. In 2003, this historic Ybor City boarding house was relocated from 1822 E. 14th Avenue and rehabilitated as part of a project by the Federal Highway Administration and the Florida Department of Transportation incooperation with the City of Tampa.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.

Location. 27° 58.004′ N, 82° 26.719′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Ybor City. It is at the intersection of East Columbus Drive and North 13th Street on East Columbus Drive. The boarding house is located within the V.M. Ybor neighborhood of the City of Tampa, and is also part of the Ybor City Historic District (a National Historic Landmark District). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1301 East Columbus Drive, Tampa FL 33605, 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: The El Reloj Cigar Factory and J.C. Newman Cigar Company (approx. ¼ mile away); El Circulo Cubano (approx. 0.3 miles away); Attempt On The Life Of Jose Marti (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old People's Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); La Quinta (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cherokee Club and El Pasaje

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Founding of the Cigar Industry in Tampa (approx. 0.4 miles away); José Martí (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Cherokee Club (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. The marker is mounted on the front of the building, just to the right when facing the front entry door.

Regarding Cueto Boarding House. The Cueto Boarding House (also known as the Cueto-Fernandez Boarding House) is a restored, two-story brick building and one of the few remaining examples of the boarding houses that were once common in the area. These buildings were used to lodge newly arrived cigar factory workers in the Ybor City neighborhood. It was originally built in 1909.

Originally located five blocks west and one block south, at the corner of East 14th Avenue and North 18th Street, the building found itself in the way of construction to widen of Interstate 4. Very carefully, the two-story structure was lifted off its foundation and placed on a large rolling platform, which was then towed to the building's present location

Photographed by AGS Media, June 23, 2011

2. Cueto Boarding House Marker

The marker is seen just to the right of the front door.

in 2003. A restoration project for the building then commenced and was finally completed in 2008.

The structure currently provides residential services to homeless female veterans.

Additional commentary.
1. Wording on the marker profile
The use of incooperation has been taken verbatim from the marker.

— Submitted July 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Cueto Boarding House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by AGS Media, June 23, 2011

3. Cueto Boarding House

Photographed by AGS Media, June 23, 2011

4. Cueto Boarding House

Seen at the corner of North 13th Street, looking east along Columbus Drive. In the distance is seen a clock tower atop one of the area's cigar factories.

Cueto Boarding House at its original location image. Click for full size.

Walter Smalling, Jr. - Historic American Buildings Survey, 1979

5. Cueto Boarding House at its original location

Seen here at the corner of East 14th Avenue and North 18th Street Courtesy Library of Congress

View from the Cueto Boarding House image. Click for full size.

Walter Smalling, Jr. - Historic American Buildings Survey, 1979

6. View from the Cueto Boarding House

This detail of the building's wrought iron balcony railing shows the view from its original location. The highway overpass seen here belongs to U.S. Interstate 4. The eventual widening of that highway required the building's relocation to its current site. Courtesy Library of Congress

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,492 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 2, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.