Cuban Club

El Circulo Cubano de Tampa (also known as the Cuban Club) is a historic building constructed in 1917 (to replace an earlier structure on the same site that burned down) to serve as a gathering place for Cuban immigrants in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida. It was designed by Tampa architect M. Leo Elliott. It is located at Palm Avenue and 14th Street. On November 15, 1972, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. On April 18, 2012, the AIA's Florida Chapter placed the building on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places as Cuban Club, Ybor City.

The building has a theater and once included a bowling alley, spa, pharmacy, ballroom, library, and cantina. Decorated with imported tile, stained glass, scraffito spandrels and murals it continues the legacy of the club first established in 1902 as a mutual aid society.

Boxing

The Cuban Club was first used as a venue during the mid-1920s, and had a sustained run of programs until the mid-1930s. During this era it was a second-tier club to Benjamin Field Arena which hosted the more popular programs. The Cuban Club was used again during a run of shows in 1950, and less frequently after that. The most recent program to be held at the Cuban Club was in 2007.

Source: This article borrows from the Wikipedia article for Circulo Cubano de Tampa [1]