Leiman House
Introduction
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The Leiman House was constructed for the family of Henry Leiman (1857-1931) in 1916 by the noted Florida architect M. Leo Elliott (1886-1967). Leiman was one of the city's leading businessmen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and made his fortune in cigar manufacturing. The home is one of the few designed in the Prairie School style of architecture in Florida. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1974.
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Constructed in 1916, this historic home was built for cigar box manufacturer Henry Leiman.
The Leiman House of Tampa, Florida.
The above photos courtesy of Wayne W. Wood.
Backstory and Context
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Henry Leiman arrived in Tampa in 1894 and managed a branch of the William Wick Company. Leiman bought the Cigar Box Company of Tampa in 1902. At the time, the Cigar Box Company Leiman bought was the largest in the world. In 1906, he created the Tampa Box Company and produced cigar boxes for the town's growing cigar industry. Cigars were produced in the millions and shipped to vendors all over the world. The company became the largest manufacturer of cigar boxes in the world.
The Leiman House is two stories made of a wooden frame covered in stucco. The front patio is enclosed by raised walls for privacy. Although it is a relatively tall building, the low-hipped roofs and broad cantilevered eaves emphasize the horizontal nature of the house, which is a primary feature of the Prairie style. The house was restored by architects Jan Able and Ken Garcia in 1984. As s result, Able and Garcia won the Florida Trust's Award for Outstanding Preservation Project.
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Frank. Homes of Tampa's Hyde Park: Leiman House in the Prairie School Style of Architecture, Tampa Daily Photo. August 22nd 2009. Accessed October 3rd 2019. https://tampadailyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/08/homes-of-hyde-park-leiman-house-in.html.
Herald-Tribune Staff. No. 4: The Leiman House, 1914, 716 S. Newport Ave., Tampa. M. Leo Elliott, architect., Herald-Tribune. January 7th 2017. Accessed October 3rd 2019. https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20170107/no-4-leiman-house-1914-716-s-newport-ave-tampa-m-leo-elliott-architect.
Little, Rodney. "Leiman House." National Park Service - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. September 9, 1974. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/74000635.
"No. 4: The Leiman House, 1914, 716 S. Newport Ave., Tampa. M. Leo Elliott, architect." Sarasota Herald-Tribune. January 5, 2017. https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/real-estate/2017/01/07/no-4-leiman-house-1914-716-s-newport-ave-tampa-m-leo-elliott-architect/12003310007/
Zylstra, Sape A., "Leiman house, 716 South Newport Street, Tampa, FL, northwest view" (2010). Florida Studies Center Gallery. Image 995. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/flstud_gallery/995.