This story originally ran on Feb. 22, 2017. This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Buildings I Love, Harold Bubil: No. 11: Hotel Jacaranda, 1926, Avon Park ...

1. Jacaranda Hotel is located in Avon Park, Florida. It is one of the oldest, still operating hotels in area! 2.

19 E. Main St., Avon Park. William Heim, architect. Florida’s 1920s boom was not limited to the coasts. Towns in the center of the state also saw a lot of development following World War I as Ame… ...

During World War II, Avon Park’s airport was borrowed by the U.S. Army as a bombing range and training facility, and servicemen were housed at the Jacaranda. Florida’s postwar growth, however ...