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Our neighborhood boundaries are Rome Avenue, Swann Avenue, and Bayshore Boulevard. The 2022 Historic Hyde Park Homes Tour will be held on Sunday, November 13th from 11 am to 5 pm. This annual event draws visitors from all over Central Texas to learn about the history of the neighborhood and tour some of the homes that make Hyde Park unique. Tucked within the city limits of Tampa is Hyde Park, a historic neighborhood that evokes the feeling of old Florida with its historic homes and bungalows. The first houses here were built in the 1880s and the area expanded rapidly.

Hyde Park Preservation Inc. is proud to announce its first ever historical homes garden tour, The Gardens & Grounds of Old Hyde Park which will take place on Saturday, December 3 10am and will go through 1pm. Several distinctive and beautiful gardens in the iconic Hyde Park neighborhood will be available to explore, with sips, snacks, music, gardening demonstrations, and other surprises along the way. Proceeds from the event will benefit the preservation and beautification efforts of Hyde Park Preservation, Inc. Tickets are available for $30 in advance or for $35 at the event. The popularity of this period was established in 1903 by Greene and Greene who designed the first Craftsman home.
Tampa gets its very first “Chipotlane” on Dale Mabry
Patty and Jonathan Pedersen’s circa-1913 residence at 1501 Bayshore Blvd. boasts an unusual feature for south Tampa, a 2,500-square foot air-conditioned basement. The house is one of six open to visitors on the Old Hyde Park Home Tour on Dec. 4. Based on our booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, this experience is likely to sell out through Viator. Javascript has been disabled on your browser, so some functionality on the site may be disabled.
This style also has towers and wood or wrought iron balconies. Decorative ceramics and exposed beams are some of the prominent features in this revival style home. Stuccoed walls and loggias are located in this rectangular floor plan. Arch shaped or circle shaped windows with window grilles allow one to gaze upon the lush gardens . St. Louis architects, Grable, Weber, and Groves, who were also the founders of the First National Bank, were the original designers of this style.
h Annual Historic Hyde Park Home Tour
“We are thrilled that HPPI’s inaugural Garden Tour is taking place this December ! Tampa Bay’s Morning Blend is an original, local lifestyle show focused on providing our audience with informative, useful and entertaining content. It features a variety of community organizations, businesses and happenings in the Bay area. It is a marketing-friendly program dedicated to offering businesses the opportunity to showcase their company/products, reach potential customers and gain results.
Francis J. Kennard, Michael J. Miller and Waddy Wood are some of the notable architects of this revival style. You can find this home at 341 Plant Avenue and it’s called the Anderson-Frank House but also known as the James Buchannan Anderson House. The Kate Jackson Center at Anderson Park is just a short stroll from the center of the village and offers additional outdoor fun. Some like to shoot hoops on the basketball courts or take the kids to the well-shaded playground. On a warm day, kids love running through the fountains which shoot up from the ground. This zero-depth “sprayground” allows a fun experience for all ages.
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Relax and read a book on one of the park’s many benches. This year’s tour features a walking tour of historic Dobyville – Tampa’s historic Black community at the turn of the 20th century. Though much has been lost to development, a significant portions remains and we are working to protect and preserve it. The tour will be led by Rodney Kite-Powell, author and curator at the Tampa Bay History Center.
This 4.5 mile scenic stretch of 10 foot wide continuous sidewalk starts at the north of Columbus Statue Park at Platt Street and ends at Gandy Boulevard. On your route, you’ll not only have a magnificent view of the water, but an equally aesthetically pleasing view of the National Historic Registered homes in Old Hyde Park. Watch dolphins frolic in the bay and schools of stingrays fly through the water as you feel the breeze from the bay on your face. The 3-mile bike lane allows bikers to have their own path while little tykes can be safe on the wide sidewalk. Benches, water fountains and even fitness stations provide an outdoor gym experience for all workout levels.
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It wasn’t a way to “copy cat” ancient Roman and Greek architecture, but instead a way of putting a “new spin” (“neo” means new) on the architectural practices. You can find this style of home at 305 Hyde Park Avenue which is the Taliaferro House that was built in 1890. Also during this time there was a brick façade on a structure wrapped in aluminum siding or vinyl siding. The layout is a rectangular, 2-story American four square. The inspiration for these homes came from the Americans declaring independence, therefore, there is a mixture of late century designs.
Hyde Park’s approximate boundaries include the Hillsborough Bay to the east, Kennedy Boulevard to the north, Bayshore Boulevard to the east and south and Armenia Avenue to the west. It’s located adjacent to downtown and the University of Tampa. Proceeds will benefit the preservation and beautification efforts of Hyde Park Preservation, Inc. Tickets are available for $30 in advance or $35 at the event.
The focus was on embracing handcrafting and opposing the dehumanization of workers with the development of the assembly line. You can find this home at 716 Newport Avenue which was designed by M. He grew his own trees and used the wood for his signature cigar boxes. These homes can be identified by having triangular pediments and a centered domed roof. These homes are symmetrical and have a full height portico entry .

It is very important to know about the boundary areas of these schools. Just because you can walk across the street and be right at the school (and yes wouldn’t that be easy?) it doesn’t mean that will be your attendance area school. Gorrie Elementary, Wilson Middle and Plant High, are the three main schools you will either see or hear people talk about in Hyde Park. Each year there is a free, family friendly event to light the Enchanted Tree in Hyde Park. The free event includes live music, photos with Santa, food and beer Trucks, a kids zone and much more!