This is a single family house built in 1959.  The style is mid century modern. It features 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.  It is 1392 square feet.

729 Cadiz Rd.

729 Cadiz Rd

729 Cadiz Rd.

This single story family home was built in 1956.  Its exterior is concrete. It has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. It is 4,000 sq feet

512 Valencia Road Venice, Fl

512 Valencia Road Venice, Fl

   This house was built in 1956 for Walter Green Fletcher  and Marion Fletcher.  The house was designed by Paul Rudolph (Sarasota School of Architecture). It has a low pitched roof and sheltering eaves

     It features 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.  It is 2153 square feet.

Fletcher Residence 613 Menendez Rd. Venice, Fl.

  This is a Mid century modern Beach house built in 1953.  It was also known as the Hudson House.The architects were Ralph Twitchell and his partner  Jack West(Sarasota School of architecture.) It was constructed as Ocala block.

    It is 3 bedrooms and 2 baths.  It is 2104 square feet.

Hudson House

Hudson House

Hudson House

Signage Lido Beach Casino

     The Lido Beach Casino was located on 2 acres of property on the beach formerly owned by John Ringling.   There was 1300 feet of beach front.

     It was built as a WPA project. The commission went to Ralph Twitch all (of the Sarasota School of Architecture). The project was finished in 1940.  The building style was art deco.

    It had a ballroom, swimming pool with a high dive. It featured concrete sea horses, glass blocks and murals of tropical scenes

     Due to deterioration of the buildong. It was demolished in 1969.

Mural Lido Beach Casino

Union Station Gary, IN

     Union Station in Gary, IN.opened up in 1910. It is located at 251 Broadway. The architect was M. A. Lang.  It is located between the elevated line of Lake Shore and Michigan South Railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

     The building style is Beaux Arts. The building is steel reinforced concrete.  It has a flat 

roof and arched windows.  The building has been abandoned since 1970.

     It was listed in the National 

Register of Historic Places June 6, 2019

.

Prentiss French Park

    Prentiss French Park is located at 500 Manatee Court, Venice Fl.  It was named after landscape architect Prentiss French.  He worked with John Nolen to design the city of Venice

     The park is located at Manatee Court at Narvaezi St.

Informative Signs

     The park includes a trail, a playground, and picnic areas.

Prentiss French Park

Story of Prentis French

Prentiss French Park

Prentiss French Park