Rolyat Hotel

In the early 1900s, Gulfport experienced its share of the Great Florida Land Boom, with the development of Pasadena-on-the-Gulf, now called Pasadena Estates.

This development was designed as a "residential paradise", and the Rolyat Hotel was the last phase of construction before the Great Depression hit.

The architectural firm of Kiehnel & Elliott of Miami, Florida designed the Spanish-themed hotel under the direction of project architect Paul Reed.

George A. Fuller Construction Company of New York City served as the general contractor and John Wanamaker supplied the furnishings and china.

[3] The roof tiles came from Spanish monasteries; they were made by hand and created by shaping the clay over the upper leg.