Carrollwood Home Inspector
Bob Wisnewski
Certified Licensed Home Inspector
Carrollwood's Home Inspector
Our Home Inspectors at On The Gulf Home Inspection Services are available 7
days a week servicing Carrollwood, Tampa, Largo, Clearwater, Pinellas Park, Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor, Dunedin, Oldsmar, Tarpon Springs, St Petersburg and the surrounding Tampa Bay area to accommodate your schedule and all of your inspection needs.
Contact us at (727) 421-7650 or by email for any questions you may have regarding either a Home Inspection, Pre-Sale Listing Inspection, Four Point Insurance Inspection, Roof Certification Inspection or a Home Maintenance Inspection.
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Carrollwood History
Matt Jetton (pronounced “jet-tawn”) achieved local and national fame in the late 1950s as the developer of Original Carrollwood. His company, Sunstate Builders, purchased 325+ acres of citrus nursery land just seven miles north of the city of Tampa with a vision of creating housing to relieve crowding in South Tampa. Although South Tampa residents did not care for the rural surroundings of Carrollwood (“the land of lovely water”), Carrollwood was appreciated by the academia at the newly-built University of South Florida less than ten miles away. Many prestigious professors and administrators moved to Carrollwood including John Allen, USF’s first president.
By 1959, Carrollwood had become one of the foremost award-winning “subdivisions” in the area and boasted of amenities unheard of at the time, including air-conditioned housing, a planned school, neighborhood parks, lake access for all residents, and on-call handyman and repair services. The winding roads, cul-de-sacs, and lake views added even more charm to the young community.1960s pricing for homes ranged from $16,000 to $100,000, and vacant lots cost between $2,750 and $16,000.
Developing suburban communities was a common thread through the Jetton family. Matt Jetton has almost no memory of his grandfather, Matthew Jetton, yet he saw the result of his work. Four decades earlier, Jetton’s grandfather helped expand the Tampa metropolitan area as one of the developers of western Hyde Park, today known as Historic Hyde Park. One of that neighborhood’s original streets is named for the Jetton family.
The senior Matthew Jetton came to Tampa from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in the 1880s. His middle name was Murfree, after his hometown, and he was often called “M.M.” He first settled in Tampa Heights and worked in the hardware and lumber businesses. Later he became a contractor and co-founded the Jetton-Hudnall Lumber Company. He also formed the Jetton-Dekle Lumber Company with Lee Dekle, another Historic Hyde Park developer whose name appears on a local street.
Matthew Jetton had a lumber mill near Kennedy Boulevard and Rome Avenue. He was a member of the Elks Lodge and a founding member of the Tampa Board of Trade, the forerunner to the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Matthew Jetton died in 1931 at age 71.
Matt Jetton was born and raised in Tampa. During the mid 1980s, he served on the Board of County Commissioners and is a member of the Hall of Fame of the Florida Home Builders Association. Some of his family resides in Original Carrollwood including his grandson Matt Jetton III. Matt Jetton is now retired and resides in Carrollwood Village (developed by Jetton in the 1970s after Carrollwood was off and running).
Hospitals/Medical Centers serving Carrollwood
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF TAMPA (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, 2901 SWANN AVE Tampa, FL
- ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 3001 W MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD Tampa, FL
- TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 1 TAMPA GENERAL CIRCLE Tampa, FL
- TAMPA VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, 13000 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD. Tampa, FL
- TOWN & COUNTRY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, 6001 WEBB RD Tampa, FL
- UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 3100 E FLETCHER AVE Tampa, FL
- UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AT CARROLLWOOD (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 7171 NORTH DALE MABRY Tampa, FL
Biggest Colleges/Universities near Carrollwood
- University of South Florida-Main Campus (Full-time enrollment: 27,329; Location: 4202 East Fowler Ave; Tampa, FL Public; Website: www.usf.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- Hillsborough Community College (FT enrollment: 11,277; Location: 39 Columbia Drive; Tampa, FL Public; Website: www.hccfl.edu)
- The University of Tampa (FT enrollment: 5,429; Location: 401 W Kennedy Blvd; Tampa, FL Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.ut.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- Everest University-Brandon (FT enrollment: 2,266; Location: 3924 Coconut Palm Dr; Private, for-profit; Website: www.everest.edu/campus/brandon; Offers Master's degree)
- Ultimate Medical Academy-Tampa (FT enrollment: 1,852; Location: 9309 N Florida Ave Ste 100; Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: www.studymedical.com)
- Sanford-Brown Institute (FT enrollment: 1,379; Location: 5701 E. Hillsborough Ave. Suite 1417;Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: www.SBI-tampa.com)
- Everest University-Tampa (FT enrollment: 1,182; Location: 3319 W Hillsborough Ave;Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: www.everest.edu/campus/tampa; Offers Master's degree)
- International Academy of Design and Technology-Online (FT enrollment: 1,070; Location: 5104 Eisenhower Blvd; Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: online.academy.edu/)
- International Academy of Design and Technology-Tampa (FT enrollment: 901; Location: 5104 Eisenhower Blvd;Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: www.academy.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- D G Erwin Technical Center (FT enrollment: 810; Location: 2010 E Hillsborough Ave; Tampa, FL Public; Website: erwin.edu)
- Manhattan Hairstyling Academy (FT enrollment: 667; Location: 4315 S Manhattan Ave; Private, for-profit)
- ITT Technical Institute-Tampa (FT enrollment: 644; Location: 4809 Memorial Hwy; Private, for-profit; Website: www.itt-tech.edu)
- Concorde Career Institute (FT enrollment: 587; Location: 4202 W Spruce; Private, for-profit; Website: www.concorde.edu)
- Argosy University-Tampa (FT enrollment: 520; Location: 1403 N. Howard Avenue; Private, for-profit; Website: www.argosy.edu/tampa; Offers Doctor's degree)
- Brewster Technical Center (FT enrollment: 413; Location: 2222 N Tampa St; Public; Website: www.brewster.edu)
- South University-Tampa (FT enrollment: 396; Location: 4401 N Himes Ave; Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: www.southuniversity.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- Remington College-Tampa Campus (FT enrollment: 312; Location: 6302 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Ste 400; Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.REMINGTONCOLLEGE.EDU)
- Gulf Coast College (FT enrollment: 181; Location: 3910 US Hwy 301 N Suite 200; Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: gulfcoastcollege.edu)
- Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy (FT enrollment: 136; Location: 4951-A Adamo Drive;Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: www.artisticbeautyschool.com)
- Paul Mitchell the School-Tampa (FT enrollment: 119; Location: 14210 N Nebraska Ave; Tampa, FL Private, for-profit)
Other Colleges/Universities near Carrollwood with over 2000 students
- St Petersburg College (about 16 miles; Clearwater, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,555)
- University of South Florida-St. Petersburg Campus (about 18 miles; St. Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 2,227)
- Eckerd College (about 23 miles; Saint Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 2,132)
- Pasco-Hernando Community College (about 24 miles; New Port Richey, FL; FT enrollment: 4,159)
- Saint Leo University (about 29 miles; Saint Leo, FL; FT enrollment: 8,783)
- Southeastern University (about 34 miles; Lakeland, FL; FT enrollment: 2,516)
- State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota (about 38 miles; Bradenton, FL; FT enrollment: 5,673)
The schools that serve the Carrollwood area are the following:
- Canela Elementary School
- Carrollwood Elementary School
- Essrig Elementary School
- Hill Middle School
- Chamberlian High School
- Gaither High School
- Leto High School
Library serving Carrollwood
- HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY COOPERATIVE
Carrollwood Arenas or stadiums:
Banks with most branches near Carrollwood
- Bank of America, National Association: 27 branches. Info updated 11/18/2009: Bank assets: $1,489,198.0 mil, Deposits: $1,021,724.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5991 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- SunTrust Bank: 23 branches. Info updated 11/24/2010: Bank assets: $164,556.8 mil, Deposits: $123,435.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1732 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- Regions Bank: 21 branches. Info updated 02/09/2009: Bank assets: $129,067.7 mil, Deposits: $99,803.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1784 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: 18 branches. Info updated 12/01/2010: Bank assets: $1,070,489.0 mil, Deposits: $811,027.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6537 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: 11 branches. Info updated 09/23/2010: Bank assets: $1,642,691.0 mil, Deposits: $984,210.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5345 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- Fifth Third Bank: 10 branches. Info updated 10/05/2009: Bank assets: $110,197.0 mil, Deposits: $83,619.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1368 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- The Bank of Tampa: 8 branches. Info updated 01/19/2010: Bank assets: $98.0 mil, Deposits: $86.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Tampa Banking Company, The
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: 8 branches. Info updated 03/29/2010: Bank assets: $151,545.4 mil, Deposits: $105,623.4 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1795 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Bay Cities Bank: at 4301 West Boy Scout Boulevard, Suite 150, Tampa, FL Progress Bank Of Florida Branch, Northdale Branch, Carrollwood Branch, South Tampa, FL Branch, Corporate Office Branch. Info updated 10/25/2010: Bank assets: $56.8 mil, Deposits: $49.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Florida Business Bancgroup, Inc.
- 30 other banks with 56 local branches
Fire-safe hotels and motels near Carrollwood
- Residence Inn By Marriott, 3705 N Rocky PT Dr, TAMPA, FL33607 Phone: (813) 281-5677
- Columbia Motel, 1042 E Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL33604 Phone: (813) 236-5941, Fax: (813) 236-5941
- Days Inn Maingate, 2901 E Busch Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612 Phone: (813) 933-6471, Fax: (813) 931-026
- Howard Johnson Plaza - Downtown, 111 W Fortune St, Tampa, FL33602 Phone: (813) 223-1351, Fax: (813) 221-2000
- Garden View Motel, 2500 E Busch Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612
- Star Motel, 10809 Us Hwy 92 E, Tampa, FL 33610 , Phone: (813) 626-2302, Fax: (813) 630-4041
- Howard Johnson Express Inn, 720 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33612 , Phone: (813) 971-5150, Fax: (813) 971-2065
- Alamo Motel, 6110 Nebraska Ave,Tampa, FL 33604
Strongest AM radio stations in Carrollwood
- WTMP (1150 AM; 10 kW; EGYPT LAKE, FL; Owner: TAMPA, FL BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA, FL)
- WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WHNZ (1250 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WAMA (1550 AM; 10 kW;TAMPA, FL; Owner: WAMA, INC)
- WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
- WLCC (760 AM; 10 kW; BRANDON, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TAMPA LICENSEE)
- WDAE (620 AM; 5 kW; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTIS (1110 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: WTIS-AM, INC.)
- WQBN (1300 AM; 5 kW; TEMPLE TERRACE, FL; Owner: RADIO TROPICAL, INC.)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTBN (570 AM; 5 kW; PINELLAS PARK, FL; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWMI (1380 AM; 5 kW; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Carrollwood:
- WRBQ-FM (104.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFLZ-FM (93.3 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WMTX (100.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WQYK-FM (99.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA)
- WTBT (103.5 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WBBY (107.3 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WUSF (89.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF S. FLORIDA)
- WSSR (95.7 FM; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBVM (90.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE/ST. PETERSBURG)
- WXTB (97.9 FM; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WDUV (105.5 FM; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WMNF (88.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: NATHAN B. STUBBLEFIELD FOUNDATION)
- WSUN-FM (97.1 FM; HOLIDAY, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC)
- WLLD (98.7 FM; HOLMES BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WYUU (92.5 FM; SAFETY HARBOR, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WYFE (88.9 FM; TARPON SPRINGS, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Tampa:
- WRMD-LP (Channel 57; TAMPA, FL; Owner: ZGS TELEVISION OF TAMPA, INC.)
- WVEA-LP (Channel 61; TAMPA, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFLA-TV (Channel 8;TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
- WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
- WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
- WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
- WFTT (Channel 50; Tampa, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
- WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WTAM-LP (Channel 6; Tampa, FLL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)
- WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
- WTVT (Channel 13;Tampa, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
- WTSP (Channel 10; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
- WARP-CA (Channel 20; TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WXAX-LP (Channel 26; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- W56EB (Channel 56; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W48AY (Channel 48; OLDSMAR, FL; Owner: AMKA BROADCAST NETWORK, INC.)
- W36CO (Channel 36; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
- W61AI (Channel 61; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W33CC (Channel 33; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- WWSB (Channel 40; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCAST CORPORATION OF SARASOTA)
- WSPF-CA (Channel 35; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG)
- WSVT-LP (Channel 18; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)