{"id":24,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:41:47","latitude":28.61149291982035691717101144604384899139404296875,"longitude":-80.809872150421142578125,"title":"The Hill Grocery and Apartments","subtitle":"Reminders of the first great era of Florida tourism","fullsize":"https://history.titusville.com/files/fullsize/9e46304c78839e0bc742777ac9d5cf80.jpg","address":"428 and 422 Julia St., Titusville, FL 32780","all_locations":[],"zoom":18,"creator":["Explore Historic Titusville FL"],"description":"In the heyday of early twentieth-century train travel, the Hill Grocery and Apartments, conveniently located near the train station, provided food and accommodation for arriving passengers. The grocery, at the corner of Julia St. and Wilson Ave, was built in 1905 in brick vernacular style. It was rented by Fred T. Hill in 1912, who established his grocery there, selling a variety of cakes, candy, canned goods, magazines, newspapers, and tobacco products to travelers arriving at the station. In 1926 he built the adjoining hotel and apartment building in the then-popular Spanish Revival style. Its location near the train station made it a convenient place to stay for visitors to Titusville.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"Privately owned","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":[],"factoids":["The Hill Grocery and Apartments are listed in the Titusville City Register of Historic Places","The Grocery building still provides provisions to the hungry; the \"No One Goes Hungry\" food pantry it is operated by volunteers from St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church and the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church"],"files":{"https://history.titusville.com/files/fullsize/9e46304c78839e0bc742777ac9d5cf80.jpg":{"id":195,"mime-type":"image/png","title":"The Hill Grocery","description":"Photo: Coherit Associates","thumbnail":"https://history.titusville.com/files/square_thumbnails/9e46304c78839e0bc742777ac9d5cf80.jpg"},"https://history.titusville.com/files/fullsize/70a1f79871715e53f29f9b35497f2184.jpg":{"id":194,"mime-type":"image/png","title":"The Hill Grocery and adjoining apartment/hotel","description":"Photo: Coherit Associates","thumbnail":"https://history.titusville.com/files/square_thumbnails/70a1f79871715e53f29f9b35497f2184.jpg"},"https://history.titusville.com/files/fullsize/748342d842b16bb0bcb8921b092aaef4.jpg":{"id":196,"mime-type":"image/png","title":"Facade of the Hill Hotel and Apartments","description":"Photo: Coherit Associates","thumbnail":"https://history.titusville.com/files/square_thumbnails/748342d842b16bb0bcb8921b092aaef4.jpg"},"https://history.titusville.com/files/fullsize/122e992aa56e3d5a26dd8e58c2550fc9.jpg":{"id":197,"mime-type":"image/png","title":"Postcard view o the Hill Hotel Apartments, early 20th century.","description":"North Brevard Historical Society and Museum","thumbnail":"https://history.titusville.com/files/square_thumbnails/122e992aa56e3d5a26dd8e58c2550fc9.jpg"}}}