Downtown Leesburg

Leesburg Plat 1875

Back of photo: NE cnr Lot 1 south of Main
(now part of Citizens National Bank)
brick Davidson block, on ss Main Street (south side)

Date: 31 Dec 1903 (1/2/1904) DEED Book/Page:   42/112
Grantor: Joanna Obrien, wife of Joseph P. Obrien of New York City, and Joseph P Obrien  (By Atty); Joanna Obrien (Atty)
Grantee: David E Davidson and Richard D Harrison jr
Lot number one (1) south of Main Street in Leesburg according to the official plat of record of the said town.

Date: 31 Oct 1925 (11/3/1927) DEED Book/Page: 142/401
Grantor: David E Davidson and wife Louise Davidson
Grantee: G G Ware trustee
Lot number one (1) south of Main Street in Leesburg according to the official plat thereof recorded 17 Jul 1912, in Plat Book 2 page 19

Leesburg City Directory (1924-25)
Classified Business Directory
101 W Main        Davis, Jn F. & Geo S. Grocery    Grocer

Davidson block, W Main, SW corner Palmetto

Leesburg City Directory (1957)
Classified Business Directory
101 W Main        Citizens National Bank

Leesburg City Directory (1955)
Classified Business Directory
Main at Palmetto    Citizens National Bank

According to the Orlando Morning Sentinel, Citizens Bank opened in the Cragor Building on Saturday, April 11, 1953 in the east end of Lot 1 south of Main St.  Some merchants, such as Joseph A. Genelle, a renter, were displaced for the bank.  Our first city directory is 1955, showing them there.  Same directory shows Cragor Building at 105 West Main.
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