Here’s a chance to own a 30-year-old slice of BOTB-winning Tampa history before a developer gets its hands on it. Tampa Heights’ iconic Gram’s Place Hostel—located at 3109 N Ola Ave. in the shadow of this historic Woodlawn Cemetery—is now on the market for $689,000.
Founded in 1991 by Mark Holland and named for cosmic-country songwriter Gram Parsons who was born in Winter Haven, the entire estate includes two properties and the operating business that sleeps 27 people.
During a 1989 trip to Amsterdam for a ceremony honoring Parsons, Holland (who died in 2007) stayed in a hostel for the first time. The experience was inspirational.
Today’s Gram’s Place hostel includes two 1940s homes—the Ola and Plymouth houses connected by a wooden walkway—features five music-themed rooms, three dorm-style rooms, a treetop perch, a sweet pool and bar area, one hell of a new coat of paint outside, plus all the charm you’d expect from what’s truly one of the last bastions of quirkiness in the rapidly-changing neighborhood.
CL’s been in touch with Bruce Holland who’s been running the hostel for a decade-and-a-half, and we’ll update this post after we have a long talk about the property.—Ray Roa
Photos via Loopnet
