Placed on the National Register of Historic Places 1975
Built circa 1855 by Gen. Jesse Carter for his daughter Josephine. He employed Mrs. Louisa Porter as teacher. The first class included Josephine Carter, Janie Givens, Mary Lesley, Mary Kelly, Eugenia Spencer, Lizzie Spencer and Hayden Porter. Jessie J. Hayden purchased the property in 1865. His granddaughter Marion A. McKay was born in the school Oct. 8, 1875. In 1886 Henry B. Plant bought the property for his hotel. He saved the School and it was used as an apothecary shop by Dr. J. M. Grantham. In 1905 the Hotel was sold to the City of Tampa. The School was presented to the DeSoto Chapter DAR in 1931 by Mayor D. B. McKay and City Representatives.| HM Number | HMMN5 |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series |
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1982 |
| Placed By | The DeSoto Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 4:51pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17R E 355867 N 3092263 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 27.94761667, -82.46511667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 27° 56.857', W 82° 27.907' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 27° 56' 51.42" N, 82° 27' 54.42" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 813 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 376-378 UT University Dr, Tampa FL 33606, US |
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