PICO Building (Sanford, Florida) is a hotel in Sanford, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “United States historic place”. It opened in 1887. It stands about 2.6 km from the centre of Sanford.[3]

Overview

The PICO Building, also known as the PICO Hotel, is an historic 2-story redbrick building located at 209 North Oak Avenue, corner of West Commercial Street, in Sanford, Florida. Built during 1886–1887 for Henry B. Plant of Plant Investment Co. (PICO) to serve travelers arriving in Sanford on his railroad and steamship lines, it was designed by local architect William T. Cotter in the Romanesque Revival and Moorish Revival styles of architecture and built by the H. M. Papworth Construction Company.

From “PICO Building (Sanford, Florida)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1887. Its architecture is described as Moorish Revival architecture. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 2.6 km from the centre of Sanford. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), about 4 km from the centre of Sanford.[4]

It is one of 3 hotels in and around Sanford recorded in Wikidata, 2 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ PICO Building (Sanford, Florida) (Q14686335). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ PICO Building (Sanford, Florida). Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-01.
  3. ^ Sanford (Q786770). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Sanford. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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