This c.1896 cigar workers' cottage was the home of Elnora Mays Puckett, whose father, Cleve Mays, had purchased two cottages from the El Palmetto Cigar Factory in the early 1900s and had them moved to Brown Street. Mrs. Puckett had lived in this house for her entire life. At the time of this photo, the property had been sold to a developer, who donated the structures to the Punta Gorda Historical Society. Parts from the second cottage (at 213 Brown Street) were used to restore this one. It is now located in the Punta Gorda History Park on Shreve Street.

This c.1896 cigar workers' cottage was one of two purchased from the El Palmetto Cigar Factory and relocated in the early 1900s by Cleve Mays. Mr. Mays' daughter, Elnora Mays Puckett, lived in the cottage next to this one (at 211 Brown Street). At the time of this photo, the property had been sold to a developer who donated the structures to the Punta Gorda Historical Society. This cottage was dismantled and used to restore the other, which is now located in the Punta Gorda History Park on Shreve Street.

Mrs. Elnora Mays Puckett is shown here at her home at 211 Brown Street, Punta Gorda. The house was one of two cigar workers' cottages purchased and relocated by her father, Cleve Mays, from the El Palmetto Cigar Factory in the early 1900s. At the time of this photo, the cottages had been sold to a developer who donated the buildings to the Punta Gorda Historical Society. This cottage is now in the Punta Gorda History Park on Shreve Street. Parts of the second cottage (213 Brown Street) were used to restore this one.