The McCullough Building 

     The building served as a showroom for Barker furniture.

     After Barker Furniture closed, the building was purchased by Sarasota County.  It was used as a print shop.

     In 2014, the country was approached by Center for Architecture Sarasota with a proposal to lease the building for its headquarters.  The lease was approved.  The Center for Architecture Sarasota began a 6 month,  $500,000 restoration supervised by architect Guy Peterson.  Building was renamed McCullough Pavilion.

    The building as currently configured has  front architecture gallery space,  a a lecture hall and a small administrative office.

     The McCullough Pavilion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 2016.

Architect was Carl Abbott.

    The former chamber of commerce building in Sarasota was also known as the Blue Pagoda. It is located at U.S. 41 and Avenue of The Boulevard of the Arts. It was built in 1956. The architect was Victor Lundy. The building was notable for blue ceramic tiles on its roof. The roof is supported by curving wooden beams. The walls are glass.   The building measured 30 x 60 feet.  Constructions costs were $50,000.Former tenants include U.S. Masters Swimming.

    The Pavilion is located at 101 the Esplanade. It was constructed in 1961.  Architect was Cyril Tucker.

    The FST is a professional non for profit theater located in downtown Sarasota at 1241 Palmer Avenue.   It was founded in 1973.  The FST consists of 5 theater spaces.

     1) Main Stage (Keating Theater). This was formerly the Sarasota Woman’s Club which was founded in 1903. Keating Theater seats 173.

     2) Gompertz Theater.  Purchased in 2003 by FST.   This was originally a movie theater in 1920’s.  It closed during the Depression. It reopened in the 1940’s.  In the 1951, it was known as the Palm Tree Playhouse.  Building was purchased by FST and renamed the Gompetz.  It seats 237.

     3) Cabaret. Goldstein Cabaret   In 1996, opened the venue. It was renamed Goldstein Cabaret

   John C Court Cabaret .  It opened in 2013.

   Improv and Stage III. Bournes lab theater.   It houses FST stage III series also FST Improv

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     The current Selby Public.Library was built in 1998. It is located at 1338 First Street, Sarasota, Florida.  The architect was Eugene Aubrey.  It is a 2 story building with a large central foyer. The is 73,000 square feet of space.  There is a 200 seat auditorium.  It is the largest public Library in Sarasota.

    This building was completed in 1936. Architect was Thomas Reed Martin. The building was originally designed for Pittsburgh resident Captain Ralph S. Cain. The building style is Classical Revival. It employs cast stone and 12 classical columns. Cain used the building for a variety of businesses including Cain Automotive. A savings and loan and multiple restaurants occupied this space over the years. The law firm of Clyde Wilson,Sr and Clyde H. Wilson, Jr occupied half of the building. In 1973, they bought the office. The building was purchased by Caldwell Trust in 2020 for a future office.

     The Federal Building was constructed as a United States Post Office with a WPA subsidy approved by Congress in 1931. The subsidy was $175,000.  The style is neoclassical.  It is 2 stories high (23.97 feet).

     The architect was George Albee Freeman.  His associate was Harold N. Hall.  The supervising Architect was Louis A. Simon.   The project was completed in 1934.  Apparently, the building Currently functions as a Social Security Office.  

     The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 22, 1984.

  

    The auditorium is located at 801 North Tamiami Trail.  In 1935, Mayor E.A. Smith proposed the idea of a city park in the last 2 waterfront lots between North Tamiami Trail in the front and Sarasota Bay in the back.The city purchased tax certificates for the property.  The city obtained federal funding under the auspices of the WPA. The clearing of the land and the beginning of construction began in 1937.  Municipal, combined efforts of civic organizations and concerned citizens spurred the effort.

     The city sponsored a contest for an architect to develop a plan for the design and use of the property.  A local architect Reed Martin won.  The city used his plan to obtain federal funding.  A total of $ 131,000 was awarded.  Work on the Municipal Auditorium began in 1937.  The design was classic with modern elements. Buttressed along the outer wall supported the roof and the patch arches in the building facade. The front showed current art deco trends.

     The architect of this project was Chuck Jones from Tampa.  It located 990 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota.