Wainhouse Tower 9 Wakefield Gate King Cross Halifax

Wainehouse Tower

    John Edward Wainhouse inherited his uncle’s  

 Dyeworks on Washer Lane Halifax in 1854. Dyeworks was the source of much pollution.  In 1853, the government passed the Smoke Abatement Act in 1853 to handle such instances of pollution such as in Halifax

     John Wainhouse  developed a plan to build a chimney 350 meters up the hill from Dyeworks connected to it by an underground flu.

  The original architect for this project was Isaac Booth.  The original design incorporated a staircase that led to fourth floor balcolny.

     Work commenced on the chimney project in 1871.  Locally quarried stone was used in the construction.  Isaac Booth resigned from the project.  A new architect was chosen from the project–Richard Swarbrick  Dugdale.

   The building was completed in 9 September 1875.  9000 pounds of material were used in construction.  Total cost was 15,000 pounds.

     The tower was never used as a chimney

     In 1874, Wainhouse sold the Dyeworks to the previous manager Henry Massman.  The sale did not include the tower

    The tower and 3 adjacent acres were sold at auction in 1887.  Ownership of the tower came under of Halifax  Corporation in 1919.

     

323 W. Venice Avenue Venice, Fl

323 Venice Avenue

323 Venice Avenue

     This two story commercial building is currently vacant.  It was built in 1977.  It is 4474 square feet. When originally built, it did not have a balcolny. This was later added.

      The current owner is Eli Design located in Fort Lauderdale.  The previous tenant was Croissant and Company.  This was a French style bakery.  It left this location in January, 2024.  It is to open in the future at 501 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice, Fl.

Floridian Social Club 687 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, Fl

Floridian Social Club

    The building located at 687 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, Florida was constructed in 1924 as the Alexander National Bank in 1924. It was designed by Neil Riad.  The building style was Beaux Arts. At the time of its construction, it was one of the largest banks in Saint Petersburg 

Floridian Social Club

     The bank closed in 1926. For a part of 1927, it was occupied by Gregory Electric Refrigation  Company.  Fidelity Bank and Trust purchased the bank building in 1928.

     Fidelity operated at this site until 1931.  It closed because bank insolvency during the depression.

     Following the bank closure, a series of multiple tenant  occupied the building

     In 1949, the building  was remodeled by Archie Parrish.  It operated as the State Theater for many years. In 2016, the building was closed for multiple fire code violations.

     It was sold to Kevin Shadwick. He undertook an extensive renovation which was completed in 2020.  The name was changed to Floridian Social Club. It now hosts concerts and special events.

Pattinson Building Miami Avenue, Venice, Fl

     The Pattinson Building is located on.the corner of West Miami Avenue and Nausau Street Venice, Fl.  It was built in 1958.  It is 2 stories.  It has 16, 338 square feet of space.

Pattinson Building

    It features a flat urethane roof.  It is owned by the Pattinson family.

Pattinson Building Shades of Red South Salon South 280 W. Miami; Back Street Sweets 276 W. Miami; Fossil Frenzy 272 W. Miami; Edward Jones 258 w. Miami

Same as above

Pattinson Building. Back Street Sweets 276 Miami; Fossil Frenzy 272 w. Miami ; Edward Jones 258 W. Miami

Pattinson Building Edward Jones 258 W. Miami

Same as above

Pattinson Building The Venice Dentist 189 Nassau St S