This is a historic hotel formerly located at 27 South Palm.Avenue in Sarasota.  The building was 2 stories. It had a rectangular plan. The hotel was designed in a Mission.Style.

     The building Contractor was W.R. Carman.  The promoter/developer was Andrew McAnsh from Chicago.  The architect was also W.R. Carman.

    The hotel was built between 1922 and 1923

     Construction of the Original Mira mar apartments began on October 6, 1922.  It was completed on January 1, 1923.   The apartments were 2 stories. There were 71 apartments in the project. The building was constructed with wood framing. Reinforced concrete was used. Plumbing was steel. Construction used fireproof materials. There were shaped parapets,viva r after ends, and over arched windows.

   The developer was Andrew McAnsh from .   The architect was William Krieg from Chicago. Building style was Mediterranean Revival.  Average rent for an apartment in Florida in 1923 was $60.

The Mira Mar Auditorium was built by W.R. Carmen and Company  The street address was Main Street and  Palm Avenue.. The architect  for the projection was William G Krieg.  He was commissioned by William Andrew McAnsh.The architectural style of the building was Mediterranean Revival. The Auditorium Building opened in January,2024. The capacity  was 1200 seats.

     This hotel was located at 37-67 South Palm Avenue Sarasota.  It was built by Chicago industrialist Andrew McAnsh. The architect was William Krieg. Construction started in 1923 for the hotel.  It was concluded in 1924. It was six stories tall. Building style was Mediterranean Revival. 

    Construction materials included wood framing  which provided the structure framework.  Stucco was used for the exterior walls.  The stucco had a pebbly texture (dash stucco).  There were also cypress sidewalk canopy.

     The Miramar was closed in the 1960’s sat vacant for years. It became  the Main Palm Plaza Building.  For a short while it was a retirement hotel   It was  demolished in 1982-1983.

     Thomas Reed Martin was born in Menasha, Wisconsin on April 28, 1866.  He worked as an apprentice at the Chicago Architectural Firm Holland and Roche.  In 1910, he relocated to Sarasota at the invitation of Berth a Honors Palmer to renovate her winter estate the Oaks.

     The Palmer estate was completed in 1912.  There was extensive renovation MRI the main residence.  It was expanded from 4 to 31 rooms.   The building had a u shaped lay out.with.wide verandas, arched doorways.  The interios were finished in stucco and tiles.  Cousins stone for structural.elements and walls

     Roth Cigar Factory Building was located at 30 Miramar Court Sarasota.

     In 1913, the Roth Brothers began their production  at a factory and news stand at 220 Main Street, Sarasota.  In 1920 Edward Roth acquired land for another Cigar Factory. Construction began in 1922 and completed in 1923.

     This.new building was designed by Thomas Reed Martin. It was 2 stories.  The style was Spanish Revival.  The facade featured arched openings. It was masonry covered with stucco. The building was used by the Roth Brothers until 1938. For a while is was a wholesale tobacco building.   Cigars produced at the factory were Brand Little Dixie, Simpatica, and Havana Smoker.

Over the years, the building was used by Table Style.Grocery, Goodyear, Artist Studio, Filmmaker Floyd Johnson, Leroy Wills Design Studio, restaurant with a roof top bar.