The Archie Smith Wholesale Fish Company is a historic site in
Sebastian, Florida
Sebastian is a city in Indian River County, Florida, United States at the confluence of the St. Sebastian River and the Indian River. It is two miles away from the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest city in Indian River County and the biggest pop ...
, United States. It is located at 1740 Indian River Drive. On October 28, 1994, it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
.
The building was built in 1926
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.
The business office was built in 1927, and the ice house (originally Old Roseland Railroad Depot
) was built in 1931.
The business remained in the family until the
2004 hurricanes (especially Frances & Jeanne) caused significant damages to the site.
In 2006, the
Indian River County
Indian River County ( es, Condado de Río Indio, link=) is a county located in the Treasure Coast region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 159,788. Its seat is Vero Beach. It is Florida's 7th richest county ...
Board of Commissioners paid $1.5 million to purchase the property, in hopes of restoring the building and preserving it.
In late 2021, the floor of the ice house caved-in, and it was taken down by the county in March 2022.
References
External links
Indian River County listingsa
National Register of Historic PlacesIndian River County listings a
Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs*
National Register of Historic Places in Indian River County, Florida
Fishing in the United States
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