Henry B. Plant Museum Tampa, Florida

Street Address

401 West Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33606

Phone: 813-254-1891
Fax: 813-258-7272
Email:
Web: www.plantmuseum.com

Museum Hours

Henry Plant Museum

Sunday		12 PM - 4 PM
Monday		closed
Tuesday - Saturday		10 AM - 4 PM

Victorian Christmas Stroll

Daily		10 AM - 8 PM

Admissions

Adults Suggested $5 Donation
Children under 12 Suggested $2 donation

Description

When you’re building a railroad to nowhere, how do you make the journey worthwhile? …. If you’re railroad magnate Henry Bradley Plant, in the midst of the sand swamps that would be Tampa, you construct the most astonishingly magnificent hotel of its day, then fill it with treasures from around the world. With its splendid Moorish architecture, opulent furnishings, and spectacular tropical gardens, Plant’s Tampa Bay Hotel attracted a host of celebrated guests, from Teddy Roosevelt to Sarah Bernhardt to Babe Ruth. A visit to the Henry B. Plant Museum and the authentically restored rooms of the Tampa Bay Hotel will transport you back to a time of indulgent 10-course meals, waltzing on the verandah and alligator hunting by moonlight.…The journey is still worthwhile.

History

Year Founded: 1933

The Henry B. Plant Museum is housed in the 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel, now a National Historic Landmark. The building was bought by the city in 1904 after the death of Henry Plant in 1899. It operated as a hotel until 1930. In 1933, the Tampa Municipal Museum was established in order to preserve the legacy of the Tampa Bay Hotel. The museum houses original furnishings and art objects collected by Mr. and Mrs. Plant from Europe and the Orient. Tampa Municipal Museum became The Henry B. Plant Museum in 1974.

Staff

Cynthia Gandee, Executive Director
Phone: 813-254-1891
Fax: 813-258-7272
Email:

Susan Carter, Curator/Registrar
Phone: 813-258-7303
Fax: 813-258-7272
Email:

Sue Gauthier, Museum Store Manager
Phone: 813-254-1891

Heather Brabham, Operations/Membership
Phone: 813-254-1891

Sally Shifke, Museum Relations
Phone: 813-258-7302
Fax: 813-258-7272
Email:

Scott Waltz, Curatorial Assistant

Gianna Russo, Curator of Education


Museum Type

History

Governance

University, Municipal



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