El Vernona Hotel-John Ringling Hotel
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El Vernona Hotel--John Ringling Hotel | |
 Front of the hotel | |
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| Location | 111 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 27°20′13″N 82°32′50″W / 27.33694°N 82.54722°WCoordinates: 27°20′13″N 82°32′50″W / 27.33694°N 82.54722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Dwight James Baum |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century revivals |
| MPS | Sarasota MRA |
| NRHP reference # | 87000197[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 05, 1987 |
The El Vernona Hotel-John Ringling Hotel was a famous hotel in Sarasota, Florida, United States. It was located at 111 North Tamiami Trail. Designed by Dwight David Baum and built in 1926 by developer Owen Burns who named it after his wife. John Ringling bought it after stock market crash of 1929 and renamed it the John Ringling Hotel. In 1964 it was renamed the John Ringling Towers and converted to apartments. By 1980 it was vacant and deteriorating. On March 5, 1987, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, but the building was razed in 1998 to make room for the Sarasota Ritz-Carlton.[2]
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Historic Preservation and the Sarasota School of Architecture: Three Case Studies, Christopher J. Berger
External links
- El Vernona Hotel-John Ringling Hotel at Portal of Historic Resources, State of Florida
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. FL-405, "El Vernona-John Ringling Hotel, 111 North Tamiami Trail (U.S. Highway 41), Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL", 29 photos, 50 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
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