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Architecture
The architectural history of 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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