Historic Designations

Sarasota County Designation Marker

Historic Designation markers (bronze colored plaques) are placed on residential homes and commercial buildings within the City limits of Sarasota. To be eligible, the structures are required to meet criteria similar to what the National Register of Historic Places utilizes to designate a structure as being historically significant. Both the cities of Sarasota and Venice have comparable designation programs.



 Frederickson House
310 Osprey Avenue, Sarasota
average vote = 5
Granada's Bonita Park Fountain
Intersection of Camino Real and Fortuna Street, Sarasota
 Grover and Pearl Koons House
1360 13th Street, Sarasota
average vote = 5
Gulf Beach Motel
930 Ben Franklin Drive, Sarasota
average vote = 4
Hall/Gillette House
1620 Wewa Drive, Sarasota
average vote = 4
Harrison and Laura Watson Residence
3106 North Lockwoodridge Road, Sarasota
 Hood Building
1385 5th Street, Sarasota
 Howard Cheney House
1643 6th Street, Sarasota
average vote = 4
Howard Residence
1620 6th Street, Sarasota
 Hugh K. Browning House
2088 Hawthorne Street, Sarasota

Featured Designations

McCall House

The McCall House is located at 2445 Alameda Avenue in Sarasota Bay Park Subdivision within the city limits of Sarasota, Florida. The structure's style is best described as Craftsman with Eclectic influences. Along with its Craftsman design and construction techniques, evidence of other stylistic influences can be seen such as Prairie, Colonial Revival and Adam.Read More »

Southwick-Harmon House

The Southwick-Harmon House, located at 1830 Lincoln Drive was built in 1926 during the Florida Land Boom and is situated in the Avondale Subdivision of Sarasota. The Avondale Subdivision experienced tremendous growth during this boom time and as such represents a broad trend in the history of the development of Sarasota. Although the home has undergone some modification, it is architecturally a significant example of the Mediterranean Revival style.

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Sarasota Herald Building

The one-story, rectangular-plan Mediterranean Revival (with Mission Style overtones) building, located at 539 South Orange Avenue was built as a newspaper office and plant of the Sarasota Herald and began publication with a 72-page first edition on October 4, 1925. The new Sarasota Herald building was constructed of steel, concrete, and hollow tile with a rough-cast stucco exterior.

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