Photographs © Copyright 1997, The Landes Image. Photograph of Homeland School interior courtesy of Steve Webber, The Ledger. Text, © Copyright 1997, Downtown Bartow, Inc.

In keeping with the historical theme of this map, the names shown are those of the original owners (where known) or users; most of the structures have changed ownership several times since they were built.

11 ... E. A. Law Building 310-318 Main Street Located in the Original Survey of Bartow, platted in 1866, this two-story Masonry Vernacular building was built in 1907. A stone set near the roof in the front wall bears the name of the owner and the year of construction. 12 ... Stuart Hotel 145-195 South Central Avenue This large, three-story brick building was built by William F. Hill in 1914 at a cost of $40,000. Its dining room was one of the community's favorite restaurants. After it passed from the scene as a hotel, the ground floor was converted into shops and offices, and the upper floors into apartments. More recently, the second floor has been remodeled for offices, and the third floor is vacant. 13 ... The Record Building 205-225 South Central Avenue Built by J. G. Gallemore in 1922 to house a print shop, this building was for many years the office and printing plant of The Polk County Record and later the Polk County Democrat, which purchased The Record in 1946. 14 ... First Methodist Church 310 South Broadway Avenue This church, now First United Methodist Church, was one of the first two churches in Bartow. The building was built in 1907 by Lonnie Tate for $16,000. The architectural style is Richardsonian Romanesque, which has been called the first truly American architectural design. 15 ... James Brady Residence 195 East Stanford Street Built in 1914, this Frame Vernacular residence features a steeply-pitched hip roof and a conical dormer. 16 ... A. A. McLeod Residence 395 South Central Avenue Now a law office, this Colonial Revival home was built in 1922. Long-time Bartowans enjoy telling the story of the city's effort years ago to chop down the oak tree which grows in the edge of the street on the south side of the house. Mrs. McLeod reported to have sat beneath the tree with a shotgun in her lap, promising to use it on the first person to touch an axe to the tree. No one was willing to test her resolve - the tree remains to this day. 17 ... Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 205 East Stanford Street Built in 1926, this 2 1/2- story church features Neogothic styling. It is one of the largest church buildings in Bartow. The main church building was built at a cost of $85,000. 18 ... Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 390 East Parker Street Built in 1894, this Gothic Revival style church building is now Redeemer Lutheran Church. Typical of many Protestant church buildings, the floor plan is in the shape of a Cross. 19 ... First Presbyterian Church 395 South Florida Avenue This Tudor Revival style church, built in 1932, employs an architectural style which first became popular in America in the first three decades of the 20th Century. The north wing of the building was added in 1962. 20 ... Bartow Elementary School 590 South Wilson Avenue Bartow Elementary Academy, a magnet school which originally was Bartow Elementary School, is one of the oldest school buildings still in use in Polk County. Construction was begun in 1916. Eight years later, the auditorium east of the school was built by the city on land provided by the school board. It serves both the school and the community. In 1929, additional classrooms were built, joining the school with the auditorium. The building was extensively remodeled in 1977-78.

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