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.

     The medical center was known for its service to humanity. It was heralded as one of the finest and best equipped medical institutions in the south. It received an International reputation. Patients came from locations thoughout the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

     The Florida Medical Center was a general teaching hospital with a holistic approach to medical treatment. Heliotherapy, hydrotherapy (sulfur pool),nutrition and vitamin therapy were all practiced.  Hospital rates ranged from 40 to 70 dollars per week.

     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.

      This school is located at 1901 Webber Street, Sarasota, Fl.  It was built in 1926.  The architect was M. Leo Elliot, who also was the architect of the Bay Haven School.  The style of Southside Elementary School is Mediterranean Revival

Southside Elementary School

Southside Elementary School

Southside Elementary School

Gasparilla Resort Casino Building

      The Casino Buildimg has been asorbed into other structures. There was apparently no gambling in the casino.à

The Q House

Q House

     The Quarantine House is located near the Boca Grande Lighthouse on Gasparilla Island.  It was built in 1892.

     It served as a quarantine station for ships that had been placed in quarantine status in ports they had been previously.  The house was used by Florida State appointed quarantine doctor to monitor incoming vessels and to ensure the health and safety of the crew. It was not used for housing patients.  It was for the quarantine doctor’s office and staff.

     It was declared surplus in 1904 when the federal government built a Quarantine station at the northern of  Cato Costa Island.

     It was acquired  by the Johnson family who were first harbor pilots of Charlotte Harbor. It has been owned by them ever since.  It has been listed on the National Register of Historic  Places.

     The house is now for sale.