Hotel Demarcay Sarasota, Fl

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.

Hotel Demarcay Sarasota

Hotel.Demarcay Sarasota

    The hotel was built between 1922 and 1923.  It was demolished in the 1980’s.

Demarcay Condominiums

     The Demarcay is a condominium built between 2016 and 2024.  It is an 18 story building. There are 39 units. Costs ranges from 1,166,000 to 6,250,000 dollars.

Demarcay Condominiums 33 S. Palm Avenue. Note the old fac

     The name was derived feom.the Historic Hotel Demarcay.

Demarcay Condominiums 33 Palm.Ave. Sarasota

Front wall of the Demarcay


     A facade of the old  Hotel has been transferred to the front of the new building.  The facade of the historic Roth Cigar Factory has been installed at the back of the new building

Demarcay Garage

Demarcay Condominiums Note the facade of the Roth Cigar Factory Building

Same as above

Same as above

Mira mar Apartments  44 to 71 S. Palm Avenue Sarasota Florida

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

     Over the years the Miramar apartments morphed into the Miramar Plaza. It became an important retail area.

Photo Mira Mar Apartments

Miramar Plaza

Mira mar Plaza

Mira mar Plaza

Mira mar Plaza

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 Venice Gondelier

Historic Plaque 1948 Venice Little Theater Operates out of a Hanger at Venice Air Field

Historic Plaque 1960 1960 Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus relocated Winter Quarters to Venice, Florida

Historic Plaque 1996 Restoration of Historic Triangle Inn.Completed . Building. Now House the Venice Historical Archives

Historic Plaque Restored Venice Depot is Dedicated 2003

Historic Plaque 2007 Completion of Venice Waterway Park

Historic Plaque 2010. Nolen.Plan for Venice Listed in.the National. Register of Historic Places

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 Mira-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.

     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.

Mira Mar Hotel and Courtyard

Mira mar hotel

Mira mar Hotel

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