The Tallest Building

[TheRiversider]

What was the tallest building before the Fire of 1901 and the early 1900s?

[Wacca Pilatka]

Old St. Andrews church was the tallest building in the city and of course survived the fire.  The tallest pre fire office building was 6 stories but its name escapes me

[thelakelander]

The six-story Gardner Building opened in 1897 and was said to be the first "skyscraper" in Florida. The Great Fire of 1901 took it out.


State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/142188

[Houseboat Mike]

So the Dyal Upchurch Building at the corner of Bay and Main was built after the fire? Where was the Gardner building located?

[thelakelander]

29-33 West Bay Street, between Main and Laura Streets.