The Chidsey building was constructed in 1941.  Formal dedication sponsored by the Jaycees on November 13, 1941. Thomas Reed Martin and Frank C. Martin were the architects. The building style is Mediterranean Revival and Art Moderne.  The building opened in May, 1941 as the city’s first public library.  It was dedicated to John and Ida Chidsey whose $25,000 contribution made the project possible.  The building functioned as a library from 1941 to 1976.

    Over the years, the library needs outgrew the space in the Chidsey Building.  The replacement was the Selby Library in 1976.

     The former library building was used as a museum for the Sarasota History Center and was used by the Sarasota County Visitors and Convention Center.

     The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 2011.

     Mark Garrison Hampton was born in Tampa, Florida in 1923. In 1941, he enrolled at Georgian Institute of Technology in Beaux Arts architecture program.  His schooling was interrupted from 1943–1946 for service in the U.S Army Infantry, 42nd Division , Third Army Europe.  From 1946 to 1949, he returned Georgia Tech and received his B.S. degree (1948) and Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1949. 

    In 1949, Hampton attended the Summer School of Architecture in Fontainebleau, France.  In 1950, he taught at Georgia Tech School of Architecture.  At the same time he was employed at Godin and Lambertson, Atlanta. In 1951, he was employed by Twitchell and Rudolph, Sarasota.  They were both members of the Sarasota of Architecture.  In 1952, he established his own firm in Tampa.

     From 1953 to 1963, Hampton was the architect on the following projects:

Residence/Clinic Dr. George Morrison  Tampa, Florida 1953

Lara Hampton Residence  Tampa, Florida 1953

Jordan Residence   Lake Wales, Florida  1956

Galloway’s Furniture Store, Tampa, Florida 1958

Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church, Tampa Florida 1960

Weiss Residence, Savannah Georgia 1960

Amaryllis Park Primary School, Sarasota, Florida 1961

McIntosh Student Center Middle School, Sarasota 1962
Horizon House, Tampa, Florida  1963; Webb Residence, Tampa 1967.  Wolfe Residence, Miami 1967.

     From 1966 to 1973, Hampton associated with H.Herbert Johnson Associates, Miami and Tampa

     He was the architect of the Webb Residence Tampa, 1967.  From 1965 to 1989, he served as director of the Patrick Lannan Museum Foundation in Palm Beach, Florida.

    This house is located on 2572 East First Fort Myers.  It was built for banker Frank Alderman.  The architect was Addison Mizner.  He designed many houses for wealthy clients.  He was known for Mediterranean and Spanish architecture. 

     In 2016, the home was purchased by Doreen Lehner.  For the prior 30 years, the building was used as office space.  It had no kitchen or full bathrooms.  Lehner began a refurbishment project that included installing modern conveniences.  She added a full kitchen and a butler’s pantry.  Full bathrooms were added adjacent to the five bedrooms.  This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1988.

     The estate has five bedrooms and five full and two half baths.  It has 3,388 square feet of space.  The current owner uses all of the guest rooms as Airbnb.  The house is currently listed for 1.499 million.
     

Extends from Sarasota to Venice

     The Glore House was designed  for an investment banker, Charles Gore.  The House sits on 2 acres in Lake Forest one block from Lake Michigan

   This house was commissioned by Isidore Heller, an Austrian immigrant.  The architect was Frank Lloyd Wright.  It was built in 1897.   This is a three story villa with 6100 square feet of space.  There are seven bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. There are 4 fireplaces.  The exterior is yellow Roman brick.  There are rows of trimmed windows.

     

  This house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places 8/18/2004

Bridge

Matlacha Bridge

    Nokomis Beach Pavilion was Sarasota’s first beach pavilion. It is located on Casa Key Road. It was built in 1954. The architect was Jack West who was a member of Sarasota School of Architecture.

     The Pavilion featured paved plaza,fountain and bathhouse of stacked Ocala block. Over the years, the Pavilion deteriorated and was in need of restoration.

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The architect enlisted for this project in 2008 was once again Jack West.

The Pavilion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places May 28, 2013.

This is a double leaf bascule bridge in Nokomis. It spans the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. It connects Casey Key with the mainland on Albee Road. This bridge was built in 1963. It replaced an old swing bridge that was located to the south.

The bridge is 309.1 feet in length. Average Daily traffic is 4,900.

Bridge Inspection Report 2018

Overall condition Fair

Superstructure condition rating. Fair (5 out of 9)

Substructure condition rating. Good. (7 out of 9)

Deck Condition rating. Good (7 out of 9)

This is a single lane swing bridge crossing the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. It is located near Osprey, Florida. It connects Casey Key with the mainland on Blackburn Point Road (CR-789)