The Archie Smith Wholesale Fish Company is a historic site in Sebastian, Florida, United States. It is located at 1740 Indian River Drive. On October 28, 1994, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
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| Location | 1740 Indian River Drive, Sebastian, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 27°49′46″N 80°28′29″W / 27.829406°N 80.474617°W |
| Built | 1926 |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001275[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 28, 1994 |
The building was built in 1926[2] and purchased by Archie Smith in 1927, who established a fishing business there. The site included an expanded house, a shed for net storage, a crab house, a fish house, and extensive docks.[3] The business office was built in 1927, and the ice house (originally Old Roseland Railroad Depot[2]) was built in 1931.[4]
The business remained in the family until the 2004 hurricanes (especially Frances & Jeanne) caused significant damages to the site.[2][4] In 2006, the Indian River County Board of Commissioners paid $1.5 million to purchase the property, in hopes of restoring the building and preserving it.[5][6]
In late 2021, the floor of the ice house caved-in, and it was taken down by the county in March 2022.[3][7]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#94001275)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Special Places on the Trail & Lagoon (Jungle Trail Map) (PDF) (pamphlet). Official Visitors Bureau & DMO for Indian River County. July 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b Hodges, Andy (15 March 2022). "Archie Smith Fish House Taken Down After 100 Years". Sebastian Daily. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b Stephens, Henry A. (September 27, 2008). "Archie Smith Fish House in Sebastian finally may get makeover". TCPalm. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian could take over rehabbing Archie Smith Fish House". Vero News. Sebastian, Florida. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "The Salt of Sebastian". Vero Beach Portfolio Magazine. Vol. 5, no. 1. January 2015. p. 28. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ McNulty, Ray (28 April 2022). "Decision deferred on future of Archie Smith Fish House site". Vero News. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
External links edit
- Indian River County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Indian River County listings Archived 2013-01-23 at archive.today at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
- Listing at Indian River County Parks
Media related to Archie Smith Wholesale Fish Company at Wikimedia Commons
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