John Nolen Park, Sarasota, Fl

Sign Nolen Park, Sarasota

John Nolen Park, Sarasota, Fl

Nolen Park Playground

John Nolen Park

1926 Historic Plaque Nolen Park

1927 Historic Plaque Nolen Park

1927 Venice Incorporated

Historic Plaque 1928 Tamiami Trail. Opened between Tampa and Miami

Historic Plaque First Graduation Class Venice Nokomis High School

Historic Plaque 1932. KMI in Venice

Historic Plaque. Venice Jetties Constructed 1937

Historic Plaque 1942 Venice Army Air Force Base

Historic Plaque 1946 First Issue Verified Gondelier

Miramar Auditorium, Sarasota

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.

Mira Mar Auditorium

Picture of the Interior Mira mar Auditorium Sarasota

Hotel Mir-mar Sarasota

Hotel Mira mar Sarasota

Hotel Mia mar

     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. 

Chicago Industialist

    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.

Hotel Miramar Hotel Sarasota

     The Miramar was closed by the early 1980’s.  It was ultimately demolished in 1982-1983.

Mira Mar Hotel and Courtyard

Thomas Reed Martin

Photo Thomas Reed Martin

Burns Court House

     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  30 Miramar Court Sarasota

Roth Cigar Factory Building

     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.

Roth Cigar Factory building


     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.

Demarcay  Hotel  27 South Palm Avenue Sarasota

Hotel Demarcay Sarasota, Fl

Hotel.Demarcay Sarasota


     This was a two story rectangular  mission style building located at 27 South Palm Avenue, Sarasota. It was built by general contractor W.R. Carman.  It was also designed by W.R..Carman.  It was built in 1922.

     The building featured dash stucco, cypress wood cantileved marque, ogee arched windows.  There were 25 rooms.  It was in operation for 62 years.

     While the building News the Demarcay Hotel, there was a cafe on the first floor.. 

     In the mid 1930’s, the hotel changed its name to the Palm Hotel.  Florida Power and Light  had an office on the first floor.

Hotel Demarcay Sarasota

     The hotel was included in the National Register of Historic Places in March 22,1984.