El Centro Asturiano de Tampa

El Centro Asturiano de Tampa (HMLIA)

Location: Tampa, FL 33602 Hillsborough County
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Country: United States of America
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N 27° 57.729', W 82° 27.067'

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Spanish immigrants from the province of Asturias formed El Centro Asturiano de Tampa in 1902 as a mutual aid society to meet the recreational, social, educational, and medical needs of its members. In an effort to broaden the concept of cooperative medicine, the club operated a hospital El Sanatorio del Centro Asturiano from 1905 until its closing in 1990.

The society built the present three-story yellow brick and stone building on the corner of Palm and Nebraska Avenues in 1914 after a fire destroyed the original clubhouse building. Designed in the Neoclassical style, the building features stylized classical columns and a sweeping stone stair leading to the main entrance. Major interior spaces include a grand theater, ballroom, and cantina with a 50-foot onyx bar. With a membership open to all, El Centro Asturiano quickly became the center of Spanish theater and opera hosting some of the finest performers in the nation. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Details

HM Number	HMLIA
Tags	20th Century, Arts Letters Music, Hispanic Americans, Buildings, Science and Medicine
Marker Number	F-386
Year Placed	1998
Placed By	The City of Tampa Ybor City Development Corporation and Florida Department of State, Sandra B. Mortham, Secretary of State
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 11:46pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17R E 357264 N 3093857
Decimal Degrees	27.96215000, -82.45111667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 27° 57.729', W 82° 27.067'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	27° 57' 43.74" N, 82° 27' 4.02" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	813, 727, 305, 863
Closest Postal Address	At or near 1953-1999 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa FL 33602, US
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