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The Jackson Rooming House was one of the only places in Tampa where black travelers could find lodging, as they were not accepted in standard hotels of the day. The 24-room establishment began as a six-room cottage built by Moses and Sarah Jackson in 1901. Soon after, they added bedrooms and a
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In 2013, the Jackson House was deemed too damaged to be restored and faced likely demolition. In 2013, efforts were being made to save the historic Rooming House from demolition by the City of Tampa. As of January 13, 2014, Todd Alan Clem, commonly known as
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In October 2023 the Tampa City Council voted in favor of a land swap deal with 717 Parking. But by February 2024 the agreement between 717 and the Jackson House Foundation had yet to be settled with no clear indication for the delay.
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of the 1970s most of the neighborhood surrounding the house was razed. By 2007, when the house was added to the NRHP, the Jackson House was believed to be the last free-standing residential dwelling in downtown Tampa.
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second story in order to operate the rooming house, which remained in business until 1989. The Jacksons' children inherited the business and the home remains in the possession of one of the Jacksons' grandchildren.
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In 2022 the foundation had raised $ 3 million dollars in pledges in order to restore the property, including $ 1 million dollars from Tampa Bay Lightning owner
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and city officials. The Jackson House Foundation estimates that it will cost about a million dollars to restore the building.
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During its time the Jackson House played host to several prominent entertainers, including
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Hillsborough County, Florida
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Bubba the Love Sponge drops plan to buy Tampa's historic Jackson Rooming House
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The case behind the Jackson Rooming House purchase by "Bubba the Love Sponge"
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and other travelers of African descent during the era of
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Historic residential building in Florida, United States
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National Register of Historic Places in Tampa, Florida
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at 851 Zack Street, approximately one block west of
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Jackson Rooming House is located in Florida
Jackson Rooming House is located in the United States
Tampa
Hillsborough County
27°57′08″N 82°27′07″W / 27.95215°N 82.45195°W / 27.95215; -82.45195
Frame Vernacular
07000112
historic building
boarding house
Tampa
Florida
African-Americans
racial segregation
downtown
Tampa Union Station
National Register of Historic Places
Count Basie
Cab Calloway
James Brown
Ella Fitzgerald
Ray Charles
urban renewal
Bubba the Love Sponge
Bob Buckhorn
Jeff Vinik


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