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DESIGNATION REQUEST FOR 428 JULIA STREET

09/26/2017

Local Historic Designation

Historic Designation Report City of Titusville, Florida

General Information Property Features Significance Recommendation

Agenda

Source: S&ME

General Information



Current Owner: Mr. & Mrs. Shuler

Property Address: 428 Julia Street

General Information


Sanborn Map, 1903

General Information

Source: University of Florida

428 Julia Street


Sanborn Map, 1908

General Information

428 Julia Street

Source: University of Florida


Sanborn Map, 1926

General Information

Source: North Brevard Historical Society

428 Julia Street


1926

General Information

1908 1903

Sanborn Maps


General Info: History

General Ownership History Mary E. Titus 1887 – Ambrose C. Gardner 1903 – Celestine Collins 1914 – Fred T. Hill 1946 – Marie Carter 1981 – Gary and Barbara Altman 1985 – The New Testament Fellowship 1986 – Clifford Shuler


1700s Spanish & English rule over

Florida Original Indian tribes (Ais)

decimated due to disease/ warfare/malnutrition

Florida haven for runaway slaves, Seminole Indians, and British loyalists

1818-1821 Florida invaded by Andrew

Jackson (U.S.) during First Seminole War, leading to Florida joining United States

1835 Settlement of Titusville begins

1867 Titusville founded (as Sand Point)

1873 Town officially named Titusville

1890 Railroad arrives in Titusville

1900s 1905, 428 Julia St. constructed 1920s Florida Real Estate Boom

General Info: Contextual History



Fred T. Hill: Born in Kentucky in 1879 Moved to Titusville in 1912, rented out 428 Julia Street and

established Hill’s Grocery & Lunch Store Married Evelyn Jacobs of Miami in 1913 Purchased 422 & 428 Julia Street in 1914 Opened Hill Hotel and Apartments in 1926



Hill’s Grocery & Hotel

Source: North Brevard Historical Museum, 1926 Business Directory



Florida East Coast Railway Passenger Station

Source: Countdown in History, Titusville Centennial Historical Booklet



Julia Street

Hotel Dixie

Florida Theater

Source: North Brevard Historical Society

To 428 Julia St



Julia Street

Source: Countdown in History, Titusville Centennial Historical Booklet

Property Features



Property Features: Exterior

Commercial Masonry Vernacular Architecture



South Façade



West Façade



North Façade



East Façade



Signage Panels



Exterior Stairs and Balcony on East Façade



Alterations



Alterations

Significance



Significance Built in 1905 The building is significant for: Being developed by the Hill’s who also owned the Hill Hotel

& Apartments

Its Commercial Masonry Vernacular architecture

Being associated with Titusville’s commercial and residential development; strategically located on Julia St (between the former East Coast Railway Passenger Station & downtown)

Significance

Recommendation



Options for City Council Approve the proposed designation by resolution Deny the proposed designation Amend the proposed designation with conditions Continue the matter for additional information or cause

Staff Recommendation Approve the listing of 428 Julia Street in the Titusville Register

of Historic Places

Recommendation

Questions


Documents

DESIGNATION REQUEST FOR 428 JULIA ... - Titusville, Florida · DESIGNATION REQUEST FOR 428 JULIA STREET . 09/26/2017 . Local Historic Designation . Historic Designation Report City