Peter O. Knight home in limbo as Tampa Historical Society regroups
Friday, June 17, 2016 11:32am TAMPA — Historic preservation faces a cloudy future in some corners of this city as membership in the Tampa Historical Society dwindles — from a peak of 300 people to just five today. For more than four decades, the society spread the word about the people and events that shaped the city, offering lectures, a publication, historical markers and its signature project — the cottage built in Hyde Park in 1890 by city father and local airport namesake Peter O. Knight. "We are in a rebuilding process," said Andrew Smith, president of the Tampa Historical Society for the past three years. "Is the organization still active? Yes. Has there been a lot of activity? No."...