Scott Commercial Building

Scott Commercial Building
Location 261 South Orange Avenue
Sarasota, Florida
Coordinates 27°20′02″N 82°32′18″W / 27.3340°N 82.5383°W / 27.3340; -82.5383Coordinates: 27°20′02″N 82°32′18″W / 27.3340°N 82.5383°W / 27.3340; -82.5383
Area Less than one-acre
Built 1960 (1960)
Built by W. Ray Mathis
Architect William Rupp
Architectural style Sarasota School of Architecture
MPS Sarasota School of Architecture
NRHP reference # 14001116[1]
Added to NRHP June 7, 2016

The Scott Commercial Building is a historic building located in Sarasota, Florida at 261 South Orange Avenue.

History

In 1959, Clarence Scott commissioned William Rupp and Joseph Farrell to design a commercial building that would serve as a showroom for the Barkus Furniture Company.[2] Rupp and Farrell designed the building the following year. The building displays the characteristics of the Sarasota School of Architecture in planning and design, which was a prominent design in Central Florida.[3] The building features a stucco exterior, large picture windows, and large extending concrete rafter beams.[4]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service. "National Register Information System – Scott Commercial Building (#14001116)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Building History". Center for Architecture Sarasota. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ Hylton III, Morris (April 22, 2016). "NPS Form 10-900 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form – Scott Commercial Building Certified by Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Secretary Detzner Announces the Recent Designation of Florida Properties on the National Register of Historic Places". Florida Department of State. September 20, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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