Buildings: Sarasota History

The Bryson/Crane House, located at 5050 Brywill Circle, Sapphire Shores Subdivision, Sarasota, Florida, is a one and two-story Mediterranean Revival Style residence, completed in 1925 that is noteworthy for its well-preserved architectural details.

The Bryson/Crane House, located at 5050 Brywill Circle, Sapphire Shores Subdivision, Sarasota, Florida, is a one and two-story Mediterranean Revival Style residence, completed in 1925 that is noteworthy for its well-preserved architectural details.

The Colonel Frederick and Jessie Byerly House is a one-story single family residential structure located at 344 Monroe Drive in the St. Armands Subdivision, Sarasota, Florida. The house was completed in 1951...

The Charles Picket home located at 1731 Bay Street is a one-story stucco-over-tile block frame "bungalow" built in 1924. The Spanish style bungalow consists of two bedrooms, one bath, living and dining rooms, kitchen, front sunroom and sleeping porch.

The City "Waterworks Building", located at 1015 N. Orange Avenue, is a two-story red brick, Mediterranean Revival style City utility. The building was constructed in 1926 specifically to be utilized as the city waterworks station for the City of Sarasota.

The guest house located at 3575 Bayou Louise Lane is significant as an architectural expression and for its technological innovation. The structure has contributed to Sarasota's reputation as a place of fluorescence during the Florida Mid-Century Modern period.

The Cornish Apartments were completed in late 1925 by Andrew Cornish, a successful local Realtor, as two duplex structures with a separate multiple-bay garage at the rear of the site. The two mirror-image structures are located at 1641 and 1647 Loma Linda Street in the Seminole Heights Subdivision.

The Craig Residence is located in the Lido Shores neighborhood, an area of the city now recognized for offering a high concentration of architecture associated with the "Sarasota School." Philip Hiss created this enclave of great architecture as landowner, developer, amateur architect, and patron of the arts.