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Sarasota County includes a number of examples of Florida
Cracker, frame vernacular, Mediterranean Revival, and Sarasota
School of Architecture style buildings.
Prairie School
- Lemon Bay Woman's Club, 51
N. Maple St., Englewood. 1926. Prairie School. Thomas Reed
Martin and Clare C. Hosmer, architects. One story. Club was
organized in 1918 as the Lemon Bay Mother's Club. The club
became a leading force in the civic life of Englewood. Still
used as a clubhouse.
- Miakka Schoolhouse. Miakka,
Miakka and Wilson roads. 1914. Frame Vernacular. One story,
pyramidal-roofed bell tower. Only example in the county of a
simple rural schoolhouse. The only educational facility in
area for 30 years and first school in the county built under
a bond issue.
- Eagle Point Historic
District, Venice. 1916. 31 buildings, 22 of historical
interest. Frame Vernacular. Developed as a seasonal hunting
resort for wealthy Northerners. Buildings were designed to
create a rustic "close-to-nature" atmosphere. Presently
vacant. Pre-Historic archaeological sites on the property.
- Dr. C.B. Wilson House,
Sarasota. 235 S. Orange Ave. c. 1906, addition 1913. Shingle
Vernacular. Two stories, pressed stone, gabled and dormered
ends clad in wood shingles. Residence of early Sarasota
families. Later the home of C.B. Wilson, prominent local
physician.
- Osprey School, Osprey. 1926.
Masonry Vernacular. M. Leo Elliott, architect. One story.
The school features an ornate entrance bay flanked by
symmetrical classroom wings. Presently vacant.
Mediterranean Revival
Sarasota
- Bay Haven School. 2901 W.
Tamiami Circle. 1926. Mediterranean Revival. M. Leo Elliott,
architect. Two stories, masonry, stucco, central courtyard,
exterior open corridors, 3-bay open loggia at entrance. One
of several local schools designed by Tampa architect M. Leo
Elliott.
- Karl Bickel House. 101 N.
Tamiami Trail. 1925. Mediterranean Revival. Dwight James
Baum, architect. Two stories. Two-story center structure
with two one-story wings. Originally built as the office of
a realty company. Converted into a private residence in 1933
for Karl Bickel, then owner of United Press.
- Burns Court Historic
District. 1924-1925. 15 buildings within one block. Homes of
Mediterranean Revival style with Spanish Colonial Revival
and Mission Revival motifs. 15 one-story, stucco bungalows,
all in the same style, designed by Thomas Reed Martin. Built
as Sarasota's first "cooperative home subdivision," the 15
bungalows with garages are remarkably intact.
- City Water Works. 1015 N.
Orange Ave. 1926. Mediterranean Revival. Two stories, red
brick, barrel-tile hipped roof.
- F.A. Decanizares House. 1215
N. Palm Ave. 1925 and earlier. Mediterranean Revival. Two
stories, wood frame, later covered with stucco facade.
Original wood-frame house moved to the site and later a
stucco facade applied in the Mediterranean Revival style.
- Edwards Theater. 57 N.
Pineapple Ave. 1926. Mediterranean Revival. Roy A. Benjamin,
architect. Four and a half stories, steel frame, masonry,
stucco. Auditorium has plaster and beamed ceiling,
ornamental plaster cartouches. Building included shops and
apartments, but the 1500-seat auditorium was its most famous
component. Called "The Temple of Silent Art and Make
Believe."
- El Patio. 500 N. Audubon
Place. 1926. Mediterranean Revival. Lillias Piper,
architect. two stories. U-shaped building with stucco
exterior. Built during land boom, it was restored in 1991.
- El Vernona-Braodway
Apartments. 1133 4th St. 1926. Mediterranean Revival. Dwight
James Baum, architect. three stories, masonry, stucco, oval
octagonal tower, barrel-tile polygonal roof. Significant for
architectural design and association with nationally
renowned architect Baum.
- Caples'-Ringling Estates
Historic District. 1920s. Three large estates and a museum
on approximately 150 acres. Mediterranean Revival. The John
Ringling residence Ca'd'Zan, Dwight James Baum, architect,
is a notable structure. Said to have been inspired by the
Doges Palace in Venice, Italy. District composed of the
contiguous, former estates of John and Charles Ringling, two
of the five brothers who owned the famous circus and Ralph
Caples, Sarasota developer who was their friend.
- Field Estate. Field Road and
Camino Real. 1925-1927. Mediterranean Revival. David Adler,
architect. two stories, masonry, stucco, tile roof (main
building). A 16-acre estate with four historic buildings:
the main house, the bathhouse, a gatehouse and an art
studio. It was the home of the philanthropic Field and
Palmer families who contributed much to making the city a
winter resort.
- Frances-Carlton Apartments.
1221-1227 N. Palm Ave. 1924. Mediterranean Revival. Alex
Browning and Francis James, architects. Three stories,
masonry, stucco, four blocks, one wedge-shaped, the others
rectangular; domed observatory and a mirador. Early
apartment house notable for its design that took advantage
of Sarasota Bay's views and winds.
- Dr, Walter Kennedy House.
1876 Oak St. 1926. Mediterranean Revival. Dwight James Baum,
architect. two stories. Barrel-tile roof, detached garage
and servants' quarters. Kennedy was a local optometrist.
- L.D. Reagin House. 1213 N.
Palm Ave. 1926. Mediterranean Revival. Thomas Reed Martin,
architect. one and a half stories, masonry, stucco, three
contiguous one-story blocks with a two-story rear elevation.
L.D. Reagin was an early editor of the “Sarasota Times.”
- Rigby’s “La Plaza” Historic
District. 1926. Nine buildings, eight of historic interest.
Mediterranean Revival. Five of the eight buildings of
historic interest are one story, the other three are two
story. All are concrete block. Designed by T. Miller Bryan,
the area was developed by Harry Rigby during the land boom
as a rental complex.
- Sarasota County Courthouse.
2000 Main St. 1927. Mediterranean Revival. Dwight James
Baum, architect. two story, masonry, stucco, two wings with
central multistory campanile, barrel-tile roof. A notable
example of Baum's work. Design is a synthesis of Spanish
Colonial Revival, Spanish Renaissance, with Baroque and
Roccoco elements. Public. N.R. 1984.
- Sarasota Herald Building.
539 S. Orange Ave. 1925. Mediterranean Revival with Spanish
Mission overtone. One story, masonry, stucco, barrel-tile
roof, rejas (window grilles). An early use of Mediterranean
Revival for an industrial structure.
- Sarasota Times Building.
1214-1216 1st St. 1926. Mediterranean Revival. Dwight James
Baum, architect. Three stories, masonry, stucco, cast-stone
facade. An outstanding example of the architect's
application of Mediterranean Revival to an industrial
structure.
- Southside School. 1901
Webber St. 1926. Mediterranean Revival. M. Leo Elliot,
architect. two stories, masonry, stucco and cast stone,
central courtyard, entrance decorated with a cast-stone
ornamentation, Three-bay loggia at main entrance.
- Thomas House. 5030 Bay Shore
Road. 1926. Mission and Mediterranean Revival. Fred J. Orr,
architect. two stories. Outstanding example of its
architectural style.
- J.G. Whitfield Estate. 704
Bayshore Road. 1925. Mediterranean Revival. Dwight James
Baum, architect. two stories, masonry, stucco, built around
interior patio, barrel-tile roof, metal window grilles and
balcony rails, Sullivanesque cornice frieze. The house is
significant in design, craftsmanship and association with a
prominent local architect.
- H.B. Williams House. 1509 S.
Orange Ave. 1926. Mediterranean Revival. Thomas Reed Martin,
architect. two stories, masonry, stucco, built around
interior patio, barrel-tile roof, metal window grilles and
balcony rails, Sullivanesque cornice frieze. The house is
significant in design, craftsmanship, and association with a
prominent local architect.
Venice
- Armada Road District.
1925-1928. 20 buildings, Twleve of historical interest.
Mediterranean Revival. The district is comprised of
two-story apartment houses of similar style. The district
was part of the original plan for Venice and was to be a
buffer between the commercial center and a single-family
residential neighborhood.
- Hotel Venice. 200 N. Nassau
St. 1927. Mediterranean Revival. Leon Gillette, architect. 3
stories, U-shaped, stucco, modillion cornice, two four-story
towers, lobby has two ranks of square columns. Served as the
central focus of Venice, a planned community developed in
its entirety by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
- Venice Multiple Property
Group. 1925-1927. Mediterranean Revival. One and two
stories. Four buildings, all the same style within a
neighborhood designed for high-income families.
- Senator Copeland House
(1925), 710 Armada Road. S;
- Levillain-Letton House
(1926), 229 S. Harbor Drive
- Blalock House (c. 1926),
241 S. Harbor Drive
- Venice Railroad Depot
(1927), 303 E. Venice Ave.
- Venezia Park Historic
District. 1925-1928. 37 buildings of historical interest.
Mediterranean Revival. Designed around a large
trapezoidal-shaped park. Houses are one and two-story hollow
clay tile and stucco with barrel-tile roofs. Developed as
part of the plan of early
- Englewood Historic District.
1925-1928. 36 buildings of historical interest.
Mediterranean and Colonial Revival. The only collection of
small-sized Mediterranean-Revival-style residences in
community. It was a successful attempt by the early city
planners to develop a district of modest housing conforming
to the city's architectural goals.
Mission Style and
Mission Revival
- Corrigan House (Nagirroc).
463 Sapphire Drive. 1926. Mission Revival. Stucco
hollow-clay-tile exterior. The house was designed and
constructed to comply to rigid guidelines of the
subdivision. Corrigan retired to Sarasota from New York. The
house name is his name spelled backward.
- Roth Cigar Factory. 30 Mira
Mar Court. 1923. Mission Revival. Thomas Reed Martin,
architect. two stories, masonry, stucco, roof parapet topped
by scrolled and foliated cartouche, metal grille on balcony.
Designed to integrate architecturally with the nearby Mira
Mar Hotel and Apartment complex. Factory produced cigars for
local consumption.
- Demarcay Hotel. S. Palm Ave.
1922. Mission Style. two stories, masonry, stucco, five
bays, ogee-arch windows above first and fifth bay on second
floor. Part of a complex which included the Mira Mar Hotel
and Apartment complex.
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