Near Dodecanese Boulevard west of Athens Street, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1935 of cypress and pine by George Castrinos in Apalachicola, Florida. Original name "APALACHICOLA". Used for sponge fishing until 1943. Used during World War II by U.S. Navy as an air-sea rescue boat in the Gulf of Mexico. Returned to a . . . — — Map (db m221262) HM
On Parkin Court, 0.1 miles west of Grand Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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Built in 1883, the Safford House is one of the oldest structures in Tarpon Springs. Anson P.K. Safford was appointed governor of Arizona by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1869 and reappointed in 1873. After leaving Arizona, Safford . . . — — Map (db m200193) HM
On East Tarpon Avenue at North Safford Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Tarpon Avenue.
This one-part masonry vernacular commercial building was built by D.A. Alissandratos. It housed his business, United Divers, which provided sponge diving supplies. It later provided space for the Tarpon Leader Newspaper, law offices, a Ford . . . — — Map (db m216782) HM
On East Tarpon Avenue west of South Safford Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This typical one-part masonry vernacular commercial structure was built sometime between 1909 and 1913. (Though the date shown on the front of the building is 1914, the building appears on the 1913 Sanborn Fire Insurance map.) It was originally . . . — — Map (db m216778) HM
On Beekman Lane at South Spring Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Beekman Lane.
Craig Park was named Coburn Park in 1935 for Thomas Coburn who sold the property to the City for $20,250, by referendum, that same year. A newly formed City Park and Playground Commission, appointed by the City's Board of Commissioners, aided in . . . — — Map (db m216430) HM
On East Tarpon Avenue east of Hibiscus Street, on the left when traveling east.
This one-part masonry vernacular commercial building is the home of one of Tarpon Springs’ oldest businesses, Faklis Department Store & Show Repair, which began in 1912 as a shoe repair shop. Vasile Faklis, who started the business, came to Tarpon . . . — — Map (db m216602) HM
On East Tarpon Avenue east of Hibiscus Street, on the left when traveling east.
W.H. Gourley built this two-part masonry vernacular commercial building about 1905. It originally housed a tailor/pressing shop and a grocery store in its first story shops. The second floor was used for apartments. Later businesses operating out . . . — — Map (db m216605) HM
On Cross Street at Athens Street, on the right when traveling north on Cross Street.
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In 2014, Tarpon Springs' Greektown was listed as a Historic District and Traditional Cultural Property on the National Register of Historic Places for its unique ethnic heritage and maritime character. Greektown is bounded by the Anclote . . . — — Map (db m215070) HM
On East Tarpon Avenue at Hibiscus Street, on the left when traveling east on East Tarpon Avenue.
The one-part masonry vernacular commercial building was built in the late 1890s by George McAroy to house his drug store. The building also contained the Tarpon Springs Post Office for several years during the first decade of the twentieth . . . — — Map (db m216598) HM
Near North Jasmine Avenue south of Cypress Street, on the right when traveling north.
O'Heavenly God and Almighty Father, grant rest to the souls of Your servants who fought for this country. May the peace they sought in this life be granted to them in their rest. For You are a Good and Merciful God, and to You we give glory to . . . — — Map (db m216427) WM
On East Tarpon Avenue at Hibiscus Street, on the right when traveling east on East Tarpon Avenue.
This two-part masonry vernacular commercial building was built by prominent Florida architect Leo Elliot for Ernest Meres in 1914. Meres was one of Tarpon Springs' most active sponge traders and later became a successful insurance agent. His . . . — — Map (db m216596) HM
On East Pine Street just west of North Grosse Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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The Old Tarpon Springs High School is a masonry vernacular building, with limited Beaux Arts architectural details, that was designed in 1922 by St. Petersburg architect Emmitt Hull. When Tarpon Springs was incorporated in 1887, it had a . . . — — Map (db m200353) HM
On East Tarpon Avenue east of Hibiscus Street, on the right when traveling east.
This one-part masonry vernacular commercial building was built circa 1905. It originally housed a grocery store, but was converted into the offices for the Progressive News Newspaper in about 1910. It later became the home of a hobby shop called . . . — — Map (db m216603) HM
On East Tarpon Avenue at South Safford Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Tarpon Avenue.
Tarpon Springs' second railroad station, a one-story masonry vernacular building, was built in 1909. It replaced the original wood station that was destroyed by fire in 1908. The depot served as the transportation and communication hub of the . . . — — Map (db m216779) HM
On North Safford Avenue north of East Tarpon Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The Railway Express Company building, a one-part masonry vernacular commercial structure, was built sometime between 1913 and 1919. It originally housed the offices of the Railway Express Company. At some point between 1919 and 1926, Railway . . . — — Map (db m216783) HM
On North Safford Avenue north of East Tarpon Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
This one-part vernacular commercial building was built sometime between 1919 and 1926 as the new location of the railway express company. — — Map (db m216787) HM
On North Jasmine Avenue, 0.2 miles north of East Tarpon Avenue (County Road 582).
Rose Cemetery, also known as Rose Hill Cemetery, established in the early 1900s as a segregated cemetery, is the oldest African-American cemetery in Pinellas County. Located on approximately five acres of land, the cemetery reflects the social . . . — — Map (db m53993) HM
On North Spring Boulevard at West Tarpon Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Spring Boulevard.
Early pioneer Mary Ormond Boyer named Tarpon Springs for the leaping silver tarpon in the bayou near her cabin. Under the surface of the bayou, a spring "boiled” for several days intermittently throughout the year. The phenomena occurred when . . . — — Map (db m216428) HM
In 1888 land was donated for a Catholic church by former Arizona Governor Anson P.K. Safford. A small 28' x 18' mission chapel named St. Ignatius was built by Judge John D. Murphy on Lemon Street the following year, and on May 20, 1889, Father . . . — — Map (db m103942) HM
On East Tarpon Avenue just east of Pinellas Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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The Tarpon Springs Historic District is comprised of two historic elements, the early winter resort and the downtown commercial district. Tarpon Springs’ original plan was laid out by Mathew Marks, a business associate of landowner . . . — — Map (db m174844) HM
On South Pinellas Avenue (Alternate U.S. 19) at East Lemon Street, on the right when traveling north on South Pinellas Avenue.
Completed in 1915, this was the first city hall for the rapidly growing Tarpon Springs. It was designed by noted Atlanta architect Ernest Daniel Ivey and built by J.B. McCreary. Construction was financed by a $12,000 voter-approved bond issue. The . . . — — Map (db m198313) HM
On Dodecanese Boulevard, 0.3 miles west of North Pinellas Avenue (Alternate U.S. 19), on the right when traveling west.
The Gulf waters off the west coast of Florida north of Tampa Bay comprise one of the few areas of the world where the species of natural sponges suitable for commercial use are found. The natural sponge industry in Tarpon Springs dates from about . . . — — Map (db m53982) HM
In Memoriam of Men & Women who served our Country World War II John Saclarides Mar. 5, 1922 Aug. 16, 1944 • John Fountouklis Sept. 12, 1922 Aug. 21, 1944 • Anthony Antonoglou July 23, 1922 Nov. 1, 1942 • Alan Roberts Aug. 31, 1919 Jan. 5, 1945 . . . — — Map (db m216432) HM WM
On East Tarpon Avenue east of Hibiscus Street, on the right when traveling east.
This one-part masonry vernacular commercial building, built between 1909 and 1913, originally housed a cigar shop, pool room, barber shop, and grocery store in its four store fronts. Florida power had offices in the building during the . . . — — Map (db m216601) HM
On East Tarpon Avenue east of Hibiscus Street, on the left when traveling east.
Vinson’s Department Store was one of the town's first general stores. Vinson's sold furniture, sewing machines, baby buggies, pianos, clothing, shoes, and other assorted merchandise. James Vinson and his brother, L. D. Vinson, operated Vinson's. . . . — — Map (db m216599) HM
