
Former Park View Hotel in Venice converted by Dr. Albee into Private Hospital Florida Medical Center on November 15, 1933.

Florida Medical Center
The Park View Hotel was located in Venice, Fl at the 300 block of West Venice Avenue. It was built in 1926 as sister of the Venice Hotel The building was developed by the Brother of Locomotive Engineers. It was designed by John Nolen. The architectural style is Northern Italian Renaissance.

Spanish Courtyard Florida Medical Center
Doctor Albee was a local physician in the Nokomis Venice region. He believed that this area was ripe for a hospital.
In 1933, the owners of the Park View Hotel offered to sell the building at a reasonable price. In 1933, Dr. Albee bought the building and had it retrofitted into a first Class a medical Facility.
In 1942 the army took over the hospital After the end of World War 2, it returned the hospital to Mrs. Albee. She sold the building and it became Gulf Breeze Hotel.
The building was demolished in 1964. A post office building is now located on this site.