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El Pasaje
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National Register of Historic Places

El Pasaje

Also known as Cherokee Club

Tampa’s first place on the National RegisterListed Nov 15, 1972; only 75 of Florida’s 1,790 listings are older
RenaissanceListed 1972Tampa
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About El Pasaje

El Pasaje, at 14th St. and Palm Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 15, 1972: the first place in Tampa to be listed. Only 75 of Florida’s 1,790 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Florida, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 119 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

14th St. and Palm Ave., Tampa · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1El PasajeStart here
  2. 2Circulo Cubano de Tampa (Additional Documentation)Building · next door
  3. 3Ybor Factory BuildingBuilding · next door
  4. 4Old People's HomeLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Centro AsturianoNeoclassical Revival · 0.3 mi on
Around it

16 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

★El Centro Espanol de TampaFrench Renaissance Revival0.2 mi★Ybor City Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miBFloridan HotelLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.7 miBUnion Railroad StationItalian Renaissance · Built 19120.7 miBUnion Depot Hotel, OldMasonry Vernacular · Built 19120.7 miBJackson Rooming HouseWood Frame Vernacular0.7 miBMeacham Elementary SchoolMasonry Vernacular · Built 19260.7 miBFederal Office BuildingBuilding0.7 miStPerry Harvey Sr. Park Skateboard BowlStructure0.8 miDTampa Heights Historic DistrictWood Frame Vernacular0.8 miBEpiscopal House of PrayerLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19970.8 miDOaklawn and St. Louis Cemeteries Historic DistrictDistrict0.9 miDUpper North Franklin Street Commercial DistrictMasonry Vernacular0.9 miBMasonic Temple No. 25Mediterranean Revival1 miBSt. Andrews Episcopal ChurchLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 19071 miBTampa Free Public Library, OldClassical Revival · Built 19151 mi

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Questions about El Pasaje

Is El Pasaje on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 15, 1972 (Register number 72000321).

Is El Pasaje a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Florida has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is El Centro Espanol de Tampa, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit El Pasaje?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of El Pasaje?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 119 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77842625 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.