213 W. Venice Avenue

Same as above

I

213 W. Venice Avenue

221 W. Venice Avenue

221 W. Venice Avenue

Megalodon Shark Replica

G

Same as above

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 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.