Ormond Beach in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hotel Ormond

Photographed By AGS Media, August 15, 2010

1. Hotel Ormond Marker

Inscription. Hotel Ormond, named for Volusia County pioneer James Ormond, was built in 1887 by John Anderson and Joseph Price. The large frame building was bought and enlarged by Henry M. Flagler in the 1890's. Operated by Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway, it was one of the first Flagler hotels in Florida. After 1890, the hotel and adjoining Ormond Beach Golf Club became major Florida tourist centers. John D. Rockefeller, a nearby resident, was a patron of both.

Erected 1962 by the Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-41.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Florida East Coast Railroad and Hotels series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 29° 17.359′ N, 81° 2.897′ W. Marker is in Ormond Beach, Florida, in Volusia County. Marker is on John Anderson Drive north of Granada Boulevard (State Road 40), on the left when traveling north. The marker is located near the east end of the Granada Bridge in Fortunato Park, which overlooks the Halifax River (Intracoastal Waterway). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 John Anderson Drive, Ormond Beach FL 32176, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker. The Casements (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named The Casements (about 600 feet away); The World War Honor Roll (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans of the Vietnam War (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans of the Korean War (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nathan Cobb Cottage (approx. ¼ mile away); The Ormond Garage (approx. ¼ mile away); Emmons Cottage c. 1885 (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ormond Beach.

More about this marker. Installed at the site where once stood the hotel, the marker is adjacent to the Ormond Hotel Cupola, the last remaining structure from the old hotel, and a City of Ormond Beach Historic Landmark.

The marker is capped with the Great Seal of the State of Florida.

Regarding Hotel Ormond. The Hotel Ormond's location afforded its visitors views of both the Halifax River and the Atlantic Ocean. The massive frame structure was listed with the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Unfortunately, it was razed in 1992.

The hotel's builders, John Anderson and Joseph Price, were both recognized with plaques from the Great Floridians program by the Florida Department of State and Florida League of Cities in 2000.

Photographed By AGS Media, August 15, 2010

2. Hotel Ormond Marker

Seen here to the left of the Ormond Hotel Cupola

John Anderson's plaque is mounted on the Cupola, while Price's is located at another site in Ormond Beach. Aside from building the hotel, both men were instrumental in promoting the city's 1903 automobile races, the first in the United States.

Additional keywords. Halifax River, cupola

Ormond Hotel Cupola Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By AGS Media, August 15, 2010

3. Ormond Hotel Cupola Marker

Historic Landmark
Ormond Hotel Cupola
1887
Designated by City Commission 1998

Ormond Hotel Cupola image. Click for full size.

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4. Ormond Hotel Cupola

The Hotel Ormond image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Unknown (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons), circa circa 1905

5. The Hotel Ormond

This 1905 post card shows the hotel as it faced the Halifax River.

State of Florida, Memory Project Archives (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons), January 15, 1928

6. The Hotel Ormond

Great Floridians 2000 marker for John Anderson image. Click for full size.

Photographed By AGS Media, August 15, 2010

7. Great Floridians 2000 marker for John Anderson

Mounted on the Ormond Hotel Cupola

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