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                                         AN HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY OF THE

                                    COASTAL ZONE OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA

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                                                            Prepared for the

                                  Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners
                                 Sarasota County Department of Natural Resources
                                                                  and the
                               Sarasota County Department of Historical Resources

                                                              Contributors:

                                                              Joan Dem i ng
                                                       Rebecca Spain Schwarz
                                                           Patricia Carender
                                                            Daniel Delahaye
                                                         J. Raymond Williams

                                                     J. Raymond Williams, Project Director
                                                         University of South Florida
                                                         Department of Anthropology
                                                               Tampa, Florida

                                                               March 1990

                         FurA% f6r@,,Mis project were provided by the Department or Environmental Regulation, office or
                          Coastal Zone Management, using funds made available through the National Oceanographic and
                 G          Abna0eric Administration under the Coastal Zone Management Act 1972, as Amended.
                 70.215          Under Florida Department of Environmental Regulation Contract No. CM-235,
                 .C63                           Agreement for Cultural Resource Management.
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                 1990                                        Volume 1: Teirt

    AN HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY
    OF THE COASTAL ZONE
    OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA
    Prepared for the
    Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners,
    Sarasota County Department of Historical Resources
    Under Florida Department of Environmental Regulation
    Contract No. CM-235, Agreement for Cultural Resource Management
    Contributors:
    Joan Deming
    Rebecca Spain Schwrz
    Patricia Carender
    Daniel Delahaye
    J. Raymond Williams, Project Diretor
    University of South Florida
    Department of Anthropology
    Tampa, Florida
    Funds for this project were provided by the Department of Environmental Regulation Office of Coastal Zone Management, using funds made available through the National oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended.
    March 1990
    G70.215.C63 Fb 1990

                                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                  OF FIGURES

             LIST OF TABLES

             EXECUIVE SUMMARY                                                   iii

             INTRODUCTION                                                          1

             METHODOIDGY                                                           6

             ARCHAEOLOGICAL S8      REPORT                                       12
                General Introduction                                             12
                Summary of Survey Results                                        14
                USGS Englewood                                                   16
                USGS Englewood NW                                                25
                Manasota, Key
                USGS Venice                                                      41
                Casey Key                                                        55
                USGS Laurel                                                      59
                Siesta Key                                                       81
                USGS BIRD Keys                                                   89
                 US Sarasota                                                    96
                Conclusions                                                     105

             HISTORIC             REPORT                                       114
                General Introduction                                            114
                Summary of Survey Results                                       118
                Englewood                                                       123
                Manasota Key                                                    138
                Englewood-Venice (Includes Woodmere)                            143
                Higelville                                                      146
                Eagle Point                                                     149
                Nokomis                                                         153.
                Laurel                                                          163
                Casey Key                                                       170
                Osprey                                                          175
                Vamo                                                            183
                South of  Phillippi Creek                                       188
                Red Rock                                                        193
                Siesta Key                                                      199
                Uplands                                                         210

             MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS                                        214

             BI0GRAPHY                                                       225

             APPENDIX                                                           236
                Appendix A: Sample of Florida Master Site File Form
                               for Recording Historic Structures.
                Appendix B:    Sample of Florida Master Site File    Form
                               for Recording Archaeological Sites.

               Appendix C:  Data Sunmary: Previously Recorded Sites
                            in the Coastal Zone Study Area.
               Appendix D:  Data Sumnary: Newly Recotded Sites in
                      I     the Coastal Zone Study Area.        I
               Appendix E:  Previously Recorded Arclutectural Sites in the City of Venice,
                            including Higelville (Source: Werndli 1985).
               Appendix F:  Index to Soil Survey of Sarasota County. Flor     maps-
               Appendix G:  Sanple Field Survey Form used in Historic Structures Survey.

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            Figure 1.   Location of the Sarasota county coastal zone survey Area.         3

            Figure 2.   Location of Archaeological Sites in the UsGs Englewood          23
                        Map Area.

            Figure 3.   Location of Archaeological Sites in the USGS Englewood NW       29
                        Map Area.

            Figure 4.   Location of Archaeological  Sites on Manasota Key.              37

            Figure 5A.  Location of Archaeological Sites in the USGS Venice             50
                        Map Area (northern portion)

            Figure 5B.  Location of Archaeological Sites in the USGS Venice             51
                        Map Area (southern portion)

            Figure 6A.  Location of Archaeological Sites in the USGS Laurel             75
                        Map Area (northern portion).

            Figure 6B.  Location of Archaeological Sites in the USGS Laurel             76
                        Map Area (southern portion).

            Figure 6C.  Location of Archaeological Sites in the USGS laurel             77
                        Map Area (portion depicting selected eastern streams)

            Figure 7.   Location of Archaeological Sites on Siesta Key.                 86

            Figure 8.   Location of Archaeological Sites in the USGS Bird Keys          92
                        Map Area.

            Figure 9.   location of Archaeological Sites in the USGS Sarasota          101
                        Map Area.

            Figure 10.  Surveyed Ccommities in Southern Sarasota County Coastal        116
                        Zone.

            Figure 11.  Surveyed Ccmmnities in Northern Sarasota County Coastal        117
                        Zone.

            Figure 12.  Location of Historic Structures in Englewood.                  126

            Figure 13.  Location of Historic Structures on Manasota Key and in         140
                        the Area Between Englewood and Venice.

            Figure 14.  Lopation of Historic Structures in Higelville.                 147

            Figure 15.  Location of Historic Structures at Eagle Point.                150

            Figure 16.  Location of Historic Structures in Nokanis.                    156

             Figure 17.. Location of Historic Structures in Laurel.                          166

             Figure 18. Location of Historic Structures       on Casey Key.                  172

             Figure 19. Location of Historic structures       in osprey:                     178

             Figure 20. Location of Historic Structures       in South Osprey.               179

             Figure 21. Location of Historic Structures       in Vamo.                       185

             Figure 22.   Iocation of Historic structures     South of Phillippi Creek.      190

             Figure  23.  Location of  Historic   Structures  in Red Rock.                   195

             Figure  24.  Location of  Historic Structures    in Northern Siesta Key.        201

             Figure  25.  Location of  Historic   Structures  in Southern Siesta Key.        202

             Figure  26.  Location of  Historic   Strt=tur-es in The Uplands.                211

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             Table 1.    Evaluation-of Archaeological Sites in the USGS Englewood                 22
                         Map Area (Exclusive of Manasota Key).

             Table .2.   Evaluation-of Archaeological Sites in th,6 USGS ErigleAx)od              28
                         NW Map Area (Exclusive of Manasota. Key).

             Table 3.    Evaluation of Archaeological Sites on Manasota Key (USGS                 36
                         Englewood, Englemod NW, and Venice)

             Table 4.    Evaluation of Archaeological Sites in the USGS Venipe Map                49
                         Area (Exclusive of the City*of Venice and Manasota. Key).

             Table 5.    Sunrary of Sites Found in the Interior Zone of the USGS                  61
                         Laurel Map Area.

             Table 6.    Evaluation of Archaeological Sites in the USGS Laurel                 72-74
                         Map Area.

             Table 7.    Evaluation of Archaeological Sites on Siesta Key (USGS                   85
                         Sarasota and Bird Keys)

             Table 8.    Evaluation of Archaeological Sites in the USGS Bird Keys                 91
                         Map Area.

             Table 9.    Evaluation of Archaeological Sites in the USGS Sarasota                100
                         Map Area (Exclusive of the City of Sarasota and Barrier
                         Islands).

             Table 10.   Number of Surveyed Strucbmes in Each Ca=MitY.                          122

             Table 11.   Evaluation of Surveyed Historic Struct1res in EngleWCOd.            128-132

             Table 12.   Evaluation of Surveyed Historic Str@res on Mmmsota                     142
                         Key.

             Table 13.   Evaluation of surveyed Historic Structures Between                     145
                         Englewood and Venice.

             Table 14.   Evaluation of surveyed Historic Structures on Eagle                    151
                         Point.

             Table  15.  Evaluation of   Surveyed Historic    StrUCtUres  in-NOkOmis.       157-160

             Table  16.  Evaluation of   Surveyed Historic    Structures  in Laurel             167

             Table  17.  Evaluation of   Surveyed Historic    Structures  On Casey Key.         173

             Table  18.  Evaluation of   Surveyed Historic    Structures  in OsWeY -         180-181

             Table  19.  Evaluation of   Surveyed Historic    Structures  in VamO.               .186

           Table 20. Evaluation of Surveyed Historic Structures South of           191
                     Phillippi Creek.

           Table 21. Evaluation of Surveyed Historic Structures in Red Rock.   196-197

           Table 22. Evaluation of Surveyed Historic Structures on Siesta Key. 204-207

           Table 23. Evaluatim of Surveyed Historic Structures  in The UPlands     212

                                           EXECUTIVE SEI#VM

                 A    _rehensive survey of archaeological sites and historic structures
            (pre-1949) within the unincorporated parts of the coastal zone of Sarasota
            County was conducted by the University of South Florida, Department of
            Anthropology. The overall goals of the Coastal Zone project were to identify,
            evaluatel and reccmnerxi protection strateg@es forhistoric resources within
            the study area. In addition to the mainland ccoastal strip and the barrier
            islands of Manasota Key, Siesta Key, and Casey Key, the project area also
            included portions of several eastward stream.

                 Archaeological background research, informant interviewing and systematic
            field survey resulted in the recording and            of 60 prehistoric and
            historic period sites. of these, the majority were discovered as a result of
            field survey. In general, the findings of the archaeological survey served to
            support the existing site location predictive model for the region. Among the
            axitributions of the archaeological survey was the addition of small, poorly
            known  site types to the site inventory for Sarasota County. Thus, the dis-
            covery of small shell middens, as well as artifact, shell, ceramic and lithic
            scatters served to level out sane of the biases in the exisitng data base.

                 Architectural survey was organized into 14 areas, generally corresponding
            to catumities and the barrier islands. A total of 847 historic structures
            were located, recorded, and evaluated. The majority of these were found in
            Erxjlewood (243), Nokomis (168) and Siesta Key (148). Generally, most of the
            structures imentoried were frame vernacular residences of small scale and
            modest design.

                 Based upon. the findings of both the archaeological and historic struc-
            tures survey, a variety of initiatives and protection strategies for the
            mamgement of historic resources within the Coastal Zone were xeCOILmexxied.
            Foremost, it was strongly urged that Sarasota County adopt an historic preser-
            vation ordinance. Numerous sites and properties were also recommended for
            r,cmination to the Natiotial Register.

                 Archaeologically, 14 shell middens were recommended for NR nmunaticn as
            a thematic district. Four late 19th to early 20th century - cemeteries were
            also suggested for consideration as a National Register thematic district.
            Twenty other archaeological sites within the coastal zone, both previously
            and newly recorded, were adjudged potentially significant, and reommerded for
            further study.

                 Specific r            ons were made 'for each of the 14 commmities
            surveyed for historic stru@es- Five individual properties were deemed
            eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places due to
            their architectural significance and their association with local historical
            events and persons. other structures located in areas which could be
            ncminated as National Register Districts or as Local Historic Districts were
            also highlighted. A mmber of additicnal historic sites were re=tuiia ed for
            several thematic National Register multiple properties nominations.

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                                                   ECUCTICK

                  In 1987, Historic Property Associates (HpA) was commissioned by Sarasota
            County to prepare an Historic Preservation Element for the unincorporated
            area of Sarasota County. This was the first step in a long process leacbxxg
            toward conscious preservation of the county's prehistoric and historic archae-
            ological and architectural resources. Their report, "Draft Copy, Historic
            Preservation Element, SarasoEa County," prepared in 1987 to 1988,. briefly
            summarized the existing resources remaining and provided general recommenda-
            tions for implementing pre@ation programs within the county. This Historic
            Preservation Element has since been incorporated, With modifications, as Chap-
            ter 1 (Historic Preservation) of APOXSEE. The Revised and Ljpdated
            County Cbmrrehensive Plan (1989).

                  The architectural information included in the HPA draft report was the
            result of a "windshield survey" of the county, using 1943 topographic maps and
            a 1936 Florida Department of Transportation road map, which showed structures
            present along represented roads when the maps were originally prepared. Loca-
            ticns that indicated significant concentrations of structures were visited,
            their mmter was counted, and general characteristics were summarized. A
            compmeheilsivW SULYWA, d       -1hing each structure, was not conducted in that
            phase.

                  In additaon to the historic structures information, known archaeological
             ites, as organized by U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) quadrangle map areas,
            were described. An "Historic Resource Review Manual" was prepared (Archibald
            s

            1988) to accompany the preservation element.           This manuscript provided
            summaries of previous archaeological work, known sites, a          mments of site
            potential, and re=          ations. Also prepared were sets of USGS quadrangle
            maps and Soil Survey maps, wtuch platted the locations of recorded and
            reported sites, as well as outlined zones of "Archaeological Sensitivity,"
            respectively. Archaeological field survey, and the recording of previously
            unknown sites, was riot a focus of this research.

                  The Sarasota County Board of Commissioners and the Sarasota County His-
            torical Commission (an advisory board to the County Commissioners) have played
            a vital role in local historic preservation efforts. Consistent with their
                     , the County Commissioners recently passed an ordinance to establish a
            County             of Historical Resources. In conjunction with the establish-
            o"ncerns

            ment of this         -ent, initiatIves were taken to secure funding for a comp-
            rehensive survey of the coastal zone of Sarasota County. In 1987, George W.
            Percy, Florida's State Historic Preservation officer (SiPO)              led to the
            Sarasota County Historical Commission that an appropriate source of     such money
            was a Coastal Zone Management grant. Under the auspices of the Sarasota Coun-
            ty Board of Ctmmissioners, the Sarasota County Department of Matural Resour-
            ces, headed by Jack Merriam, was requested to draft the requisite grant appli-
            cation papers. This was done in conjunction with the Sarasota County Histori-
            cal Commission, who were advised and supported by George W. Percy, Director,
            and Inuis D. Tesar, Administrator of the Review and Compliance Section, of
            the Florida Division of Historical Resources. The application for funds to
            carry out a survey of historic resources was submitted by the County Depart-
            ment of Natural Resources (DNR) to the Florida Department of Enviranmee@
            Regulation (DER), Coastal Zone        elut2i Program, for consideration.

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                    With federal fulds received through the Flor:rda Department of Environ-
             mental Regulation, Sarasota County was given a grant-in-aid to conduct a sur-
             vey and implement a management program to preserve and enhance the county's
             coastal historic resources. Thus, in Sept@@, 1988, Sarasota County, under.
             the co-sponsorship of the Department of Natural Resources and the recently
             created Department of Historical Resources, entered into agr@nt with the
             Florida DER to identify,,- evaluate and reccnmiend protective strategies for
             historic resources *(pre-1949) within the coastal zone of Sarasota County.
             Sarasota is the first Florida county to receive coastal zone mangagement
             funding to carry out a project of this type.

                  In early 1989, a grant was awarded to the University of South Florida,
             Department of Anthropology, to conduct a -7-griprehensive survey of all archaeo-
             logical sites and historic structures (pre-1949) within the unincorporated
             parts of Sarasota County. rIhe Coastal Zone project area is bound on the east
             by U.S. Highway 41 (Tamiami Trail) and on the west by the Gulf of Mexico; Bee
             Ridge Road on the north to the Sarasota/Charlotte county line on the south;
             exclusive of Lcnqjboat Key and the incorporated areas within the cities of
             Sarasota and Venice. The small residential ccmmmity known as "The Uplands",
             to the west of U.S. Highway 41 just south of the Manatee/Sarasota County line,
             was also included (Figure 1). In addition, the USF team of archeologists and
             architectural consultants conducted a separate survey of Old Miakka, in the
             northeast corner of Sarasota County, and parts of the Myakka River which had
             not been surveyed previously. The results of the Old Miakka/Myakka River
             survey have been presented in a separate zepor     (Deming  et al. 1989). The
             findings of the coastal Zone Ccuprehensive Survey are detailed in the report
             which follows.

                                               Project Goals

                 The overall goals of the Coastal Zone project were to identify, evaluate,
             and reommend prot@tion strategies for historic resources (pre-1949) within
             the study area (Figure 1). In addition to the mainland coastal strip, and the
             barrier island of Manasota Key, Siesta Key, and Casey Key, the study area
             also      E, ssed portions of several eastward streams, including North, South,
             Catfish, Shakett, (Shake It), CurTy, Forked, Phillippi, Alligator, Godfrey
             (Deer), Salt, and Fox Creeks. Also investigated were c=mmities which strad-
             dled U.S. Hiqt-my 41 in their early developnent, such as Osprey, Laurel and
             Nokcmis.

                  The specific services performed as part of this study were many@fold:

             1.  Documentary Research: Th determine the type and extent of existing
                 available documentation for historic 5    -tures and archaeological sites..

             2.        : Th locate and document archaeological sites and historic struc-
                 tures (pre-1949) in              with the Secretary of Interior's Standards
                 and the Florida Bureau of Historic         Preservation's    standards    for
                 identification of historic resources in coastal areas and            eastward
                 stremm, e:@cluding areas with existing survey reports-
             3. Evaluate 2MM       F           To determine which sites are eligible for
                 inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places-

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                                                                                                                      SARASOTA COU14TY PLA14NING
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                        SCALE IN MILES                                              ... ....

                     Figure 1. Location of the Sarasota County Coastal Zone Survey Area.

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             4.  His+-oric Resources h%nggement Strategy: To evallate survey findings and
                 develop strategies for management of historic tescurces.
             5.  Final Egp_ort: Th prepare a report which includes narratives on methodology,
                 findings and recommerxiations. In' addition, - the following products were
                 requested:

                      a.  A bibliography of historic and archaeological resources.
                      b.  A brief narrative with map detailing areas of concentration oi
                          historic resources.
                      c.  An inventory of historic sites located, including completed
                          Florida Master Site File forms, site                 and USGS maps
                          with site locations.
                      d.  A list of sites surveyed that are potentially eligible for
                          inclusion on the National Register of Historic Pla       and which
                          National Register criteria each property meets.

                 overviews of the history and prehistory of Sarasota County, contained in
             numerous other reports, were not made a part of this report. The major enpha-
             sis of this project, as per cayt:rUCtMal agreement, was the production of an
             inventory which would include completed Florida Master Site File forms, photo-
             graphs of sites, and draft and final U.S. Geological Sui@vey (USGS) maps indi-
             cating site locations, as well as section aerial naps showing delimited site
             locations and all specific properties surveyed and tested.

                                            Acknowl

                 Mus project was supported and aided by many agencies and individuals.
             Foremost, the members of the project team wish to thank the Sarasota County
             Board of County commissioners, the Sarasota county Historical Commission,
             George W_ Percy (Florida CM), Lcuis D. Tesar (Florida DHR), and Jack Merriam
             (Sarasota County EM) for their efforts in securing funding for this project.
             We are alw grateful to James W. Stoutamire, Environmental Supervisor, Coastal
             Zone Management, Florida Department of Environmental Regulation; Wilson
             Stiles, Director of Sarasota county's Department of Historical Resources; and
             Steven Sauers, Assistant Director of the County's Department of Natural
             Resources, for helping to make this project a workable reality. The Support
             services provided by Dr. Roger T. Grange, Jr., Chair of the Department of
             Anthropology, university of South Florida, are also gratefully acknowledged.

                 Marry individuals in the Florida Division of Historical Resources, and
             Sarasota County's Departments of Natural Resources, Historical Resources,
             parks and Recreation, and ErIgineering, as well as the Office of the Property
             Appraiser, were of primary assistance. Among these individuals are Louis D.
             Tesar, Laura Kammerer, Susan Henefield, Marion Smith, and Tulie Wheeler of the
             Florida Division of Historical Resources, and Laurm Archibald and Nina Lawis
             (DHR), John McCarthy (EM), and Don Multney, Robert H. Hall, Pete Wenner and
             Laura Kleiss Hoeft (Parks and Re=eati0n) - We also wish to acknowledge the
             generous contr-ibutions of Sarasota county Historical Commission members Marion
             Almy, Betty Axnall, Helen Caravelli, Robert Cashatt, and Jan Matthews-

                 A great deal of information was generously shared by colleagues and con-
             cerned Sarasota County residents. We wish to acknowledge the special contri-
             butions of the follading: George Luer, Bill Burger, Bill Davis, Jack Tate,,
             Dorothy and Jim Cannon, Helen Vanderbilt, Carol Rae Herring, Mitchell Hope,

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            Kafi Benz, Dudley deGroot, Louis Roberts Wyatt, Elizabeth Coon, victor and
            Linda Smith, josh Martin, Terry Barton, Mr. and Mrs. c.B. Wilcox, Joy and
            Mickey Higel, Pat.Ball, Bennie Komarek, Linda William, Sonny Codcrell and Bob
            A:ustin.

                 Special thanks are due Cyrxiy Jo Rossiter, who assisted in the archaeolog-
            ical field survey, as well as to the USF Summer Archaeological Field School
            students who participated in survey of the Knight's Trail Park and Fox Creek
            areas: For their extra work in the coastal zone field survey we thank
            students Kimber liodges, Ken Stowell, and Charles Branham.

                 Lastly., we reserve our deepest gratitude for the hundreds of homeowners,
            tenants, land managers, and citizens of Sarasota County, wtiose kindness,
            patience, and support helped us to document the cultural resources of Sarasota
            County-

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                                             Background Research

                  In Ordex to determine the type and extent of existing ava-ilable documen-
             tatIon for historic structur  @es and archaeological sites, documentary research.
             and informant InterVledlng were carried out prior to initiation of fieldwork.
             Several visits were made to the Sarasota County Department of Historical
             Resources where Florida Master Site File records, maps, survey and excavation
             rePor , manuscripts, local histories, newspaper clippings,              etc.    were
             examined. Other important sources of information were found at the public
             libraries in EngledWd, Venice, Sarasota and &mdenton; the Florida Historical
             Society Collections at the University of South FloridaJ: the P.K. Yonge
             Library at the University of Florida; and the Florida Division of Historical
             Resources in Tallahassee. Nineteenth century federal surveyor's plat and
             other maps were examined at the Sarasota county Department of Natural
             Resources, Cattlemen Road Complex.

                  Numercxm individuals, including professional archaeologists and histori-
             ans, were contacted by*phone and queried about their knowledge of local his-
             toric rescurces. Several key informants graciously consented to interviews in
             their homes. Public workshops held in Sarasota and Englewood on July 14 and
             21 respectively, also served to bring members of the project team in contact
             with citizens knowledgeable about local sites. The names of these collective
             individual   are listed in the Acknowledgements section of the Introduction.
             Further, scores of other individuals e-icountered during the fieldwork stage of
             investigation, also provided valuable site information.

                  The locations of all previously recorded archaeological sites were plat-
             ted on a set of USGS quadrangle maps. Areas deemed to have a potential for
             archaeological site occurence, as per the Archaeological Sensitivity Maps on
             file at the Sarasota County Department of Historical Resources, were marked on
             the quad maps, as well as the section aerials provided. In addition, all pre-
             viously unrecorded but reported sites, listed in the Historic Resources Review
             Manual prepared by Historic Property Associates (Archibald 1988) were plotted
             on the quads. other site information provided by informants was similarly
             noted on the quad and aerial maps.

                  For the architectural survey, using the 1948.Soil Survey of
             County, Flori     maps as a guide, the location of each potential site was
             marked . on the half-section maps. These were then. used during the preliminary
             I%findshield" survey of the coastal zone to determine which structures xaTain-
             ed.

                                                Field

                  Arcbaeolccdcal: The initiation of archaeological field survey-entailed a
             "wirkishield" t@pe survey, whereby most roads contained within the project area
             were driven out and the adjacent landscape scanned for the presence of note-
             worthy features, including anomalous landforms and previously recorded sites.
             Mier? such features were                  F the resident landowner was asked for
             permission to inspect more closely the property and/or carry out limited sub-
             surface shovel testing. During this windshield survey, most vacant lots
             observed were carefully examined for the presence of Surface cultural
             materials. In most cases, at least two test pits were also excavated.

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             Properties in the early stage of development, with cleared vegetation, also
             afforded a good sample of exposed ground for surface reconnaissance, as did
             smaller-discrete exposures includuxj mosquito control ditches. Shovel tests
             measured 40 to 50 centimeters in diameter by at least one meter in depth,
             wtiere possible. All soil-removed was screened through one-quarter inch mesh
             hardware cloth, and the holes refilled upon completion of data recording. All
             test pit locations were plotted on the section aerial maps. In cases where
             surface inspection and/or subsurface testing reve-aled the presence of an
             archaeological site, continued subsurface testing wa's carried out (pending
             landowner permission) in order to delimit site boundaries.

                  Geographically, archaeological field survey was based on USGS quadrangle
             map area, and proceeded from south to north as follows: Englewood, Englewood
             NW, Venice, Laurel, Bird Keys, and Sarasota. Afforded separate coverage were
             the barrier islands which cross--cut map =eas: Manasorta. Key, Casey Key and
             Siesta Key. Specific field survey tactics are detailed for each of these
             areas in the Archaeological Sites Report section of this report. Most
             intensive survey efforts, including the majority of systematic subsurface
             testing, were focused upon the Laurel quad area, particularly along several
             streams situated to the east of U.S. Highway 41. This increased work effort
             was made possible by the relatively numerous tracts of undeveloped land, as
             well as the participation of students from the USF Sumer Archaeological Field
             School.

                  As in all urban and semi-urban areas, the scope of archaeological survey
                      I                          For one, am   land within the coastal zone
             was res -icted by several factors.
             of Sarasota County has been altered by residential and commercial development.
             Dredging and filling, seawall constnr-tion, and mosquito control ditching have
             also served to modify the coastal landscape, and thus, the integrity of local
             archaeological sites. With the exception of some lands along Shakett, Fox and
             Salt Creeks in the USGS laurel quad area, sizable tracts of undeveloped and/or
             relatively unaltered land were rare.
                  A related and equally important problem* hampering survey Coverage was the
             private nature of land ownership throughout the survey zone. The majority of
             land contained within the "archaeological sensitivity zones," as defined in
             the Historic Property Associates study, was marked by private residential
             development. Given the thamands of individual larkkuners, it was not
             possible to request permission for survey access through written notification,
             a procedure that has been used successfully in other projects (cf. Almy
             1985). The alternative was a door-to-door approach, where a brief cover
             letter of introduction explaining the nature of the project was presented. AS
             a general. rule, only a small peruentage of owners were home at the time of
             survey. It=, while limited ground surface inspection was carried out,
             subsurfa   tet@s   of landscaped yards was not performed.     Men home, the
             majority of Owners were cooperative in permitting visual inspection, but
             normally rejected the reqwst for         testing in their yards. Thus, even
             whm sites were observable on the surface, their areal dimensions and depth Of
             deposit could not be              easily. Those lots subjected to surface
             reconnaissance and/or subsurface testing are marked on the section aerial maps
             which accompany this report.

                  Finally, it should be noted that the publicity generated as a result of
             the accidental discovery and the mannaer in wtuch subsequent archaeological
             mitigation of the Manasota, Key B=ial Site was canducted had an adverse effect
             on our efforts to secure landowner permission for survey. The fear that human

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            remains would be found on their land was voiced by residents frcm Sarasota
            south to Englewood.

                                 A preliminary  I%dr4shield" type survey was similarly con-
            ducted in the early stages of       the architectural field survey. Most roads
            within the project area were driven, focusing primarily on communities known
            to have existed pre-1949. Using the 1948 Soil Survey of Sarasota               11
            Florida maps as a guide, isolated structures in rural areas werv first located
            on 1957 aerials and then 1986 aerials to see.if they remained today, before
            driving these secluded roads. About halfway through the project it was dis-
            covered that the 1948 soil survey maps had been updated in 1954. Thus, using
            our personal judgemexrt, based on kncwn construction dates for many structures,
            it was determined which structures were actually built between 1949 and 1954.
            Historic sites were highlighted with an orange Parker on the half section
            maps, whereas new construction or vacant lots were shaded with a green marker
            to indicate the area has been surveyed.

                 A field survey form was prepared, one sheet per recorded site, and copies
            were bound in books of 100. These forms were'created to facilitate the rapid
            description of architectural styles, context and features required for the
            Florida master Site File forms. A blank form has been included in this report
            (Appendix). On the reverse side ofthe form an outline plan of the structure
            was drawn with ummual features indicated, boundary streets, and north arrow
            sham. Each form was assigned a number, starting with 001 and ending with
            gog. cammuuties, were grouped together as best as possible with several blank
            form left between each one in case new sites needed to be recorded later.

                 TrIdividual sites were then recorded on the field survey forms, gathering
            as much data as possible fran the sidewalk. Urban areas with high
            tions of structures were surveyed by foot, a block at a time. Residents and/
            or owner were only contacted if they sk=wed an interest in wbat we were doing;
            if we were on a private drive; or if neighbors told us that they could provide
               itional information regarding their hcres.

                 As per the request of Wilson Stiles, Director of the Sarasota County
            Department of Historical Resources, all structures originally constructed
            prior to 1949, were to be recorded in this ""'Crehensive survey. This
            included pristine examples as well as ones which had been slightly, or even
            heavily, altered during the course of time. nun, all inventoried strt=tures
            at least 40 years old were included, even though most structures are not
            listed on the Florida Master Site File         until they are 50 years old
            (constructed prior to 1939, for today's standards). Due to the similarity in
            COI15     on techniques, materials and styles frcm the mid-1940s (post World
            War II) to the early 1950s, some of the structures recorded were actually
            built in the early 1950s. We have tried to eliminate these from the Florida
            Master Site File list, whenever possible, using aerials and other doctmvmted
            sources. We generally tried to base our decision on Passing and related
            criteria such as: higher pitched roofs, porr-heS which aPPeared to have been
            enclosed, and structures set up off the ground. Also looked for were remains
            Of earlier materials such as wood windows, narrower wood siding, brick or
            concrete trapezoidal foundation piers, chimney materials, etc. Terporal
            distinctions were often hampered by the presence of alum== or vinyl siding,
            replaced metal awning windows, general additions, and patio enclosures. Every
            historic structure inventoried which we know to be pre-1949 has been submitted
            to the Florida Master Site File office at the Bureau of Archaeological

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             Research in Tallahassee. They in turn will determine which of the structures
             built between 1939 and 1949 shall be accepted.
                  Field survey was initiated in Englewood, and proceeded in a south to
             north direction. In this manner; it was hoped to reduce the length of travel
             time at the end of the survey period, when we would be engaged in the process
             of preparing the draft report. Working from south to north also allowed the
             area with the heaviest                  on of historic structures to be surveyed
             first. The architectural* survey was carried out by cm=uuty, rather than
             USGS quadrangle area, as wms the case in the archaeological field survey. The
             communities surveyed included the follaAng: Englewood, Manasota Key, Engle-
             wood-Venice, Higelville, Eagle Point, Nokomis, Laurel, Casey Key, osprey,
             Vamo, South Phillippi Creek, Red Rock/Hayden, Siesta Key, and the Uplands.

                                              Site Evaluations

                  All historic resources located within the Coastal Zone survey area,
             including previously and newly recorded archaeological sites and historic
             5 ixtures, were evaluated as per their condition and significance/Naticnal
             Register eligibility. For archaeological resources, site conditions, and
             ccrxxnmtant data quality, were graded using the ratings categories- prepared
             as part of a recent county-wide review of historic resources (Archibald
             1988:12). These categories are as follows:

                  1.  Site is intact and has little or no subsurfa      disturbance.
                  2.  Site is slightly to moderately disturbed, but what remains has con-
                      siderable potential for providing useful information.
                  3.  Site is severely disturbed, which may includ destruction or distur-
                      bance to an area of the site. Me quality and value of the existing
                      data may still permit useful and representative data to be recovered.
                  4.  Site is severely altered and the quality of the data is poor.
                  5.  Site has been completely destroyed.
                  6.  Mie preservation or data quality of the site is unknown because the
                      site is covered by a structure, roadway or fill. CR The preservation
                      or data quality of the site is unknown      because the site was riot
                      found, or was based on informant information only.

                  Similar ratings for data quality were used for the architectural        sites.
             These ratings categories are as follows:

                  1.  Structure has basically remained in its.original configuration.
                  2.  Struc@re bas been restored to its original configuration. (This can
                      include modifications necessary for code'requirements, etc., made to
                      conform with the original character of the structure.)
                  3.  Str@@ has been altered, but its basic original configuration and
                      materials remain visible.
                  4.  Struc@@ has been severely altered, hiding mos of the fabric of the
                      original structure.
                  5.  Structure has deteriorated beyond repair.
                  6.  The preservation or data quality of the structure is unknown because
                      it is presently inaccessible to the field surveyor.

                  significance was defined in terms of the federal criteria used for as-
             sessiM eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places, as presented
             in 36 C.F.R. 60.4 ("Criteria for Evaluation"):

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                       National EWister criteria for evaluati
                   The quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeo-
                   logy, engineering, and culture is present in districts, sites,.build-
                   ings, structures, and objects that possess integrity of location,
                   design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and asEjociation and
                       (a) that are associated with events that have made a significant
                   contribution to the broad patterns of of our history; or
                       (b) that are associated with the lives of persons significant in our
                   past; or
                       (c) that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period,
                   or method of construction, or that possess high artistic values, or
                   that represent a significant and distinguishable           entity whose
                   components may lack individual distinctionvor
                       (d) that have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information impor-
                   tant in prehistory or history.
                       Criteria considerations. ordinarily cemeteries, birthplaces, or
                   graves of historical figures, properties owned by religious institu-
                   tions or used for religious pruposes, structures that have been moved
                   fran their original locations, itILAAL-structed historic buildings, prop-
                   erties primarily                in nature, and properties that have
                   achieved significance within the past 50 years shall not be considered
                   eligible for the National Register. However, such properties 'will
                   qualify if they are integral parts of districts that do meet the cri-
                   teria or if they fall within the following categories:
                       (a) A religious property deriving primary significance frcm archi-
                   tectural or artistic distinction or historical importance; or
                       (b) A building or struc@re removed from its original location but
                   which is significant primarily for architectural value, or which is the
                   surviving structure most importantly associated with a historic person
                   or event; or
                       (c) A birthplace or grave of a historical figure of outstandirxj im-
                   portance if there is no appropriate site or buildug directly associa-
                   ted with his productive life.
                       (d) A cemetery which derives its primary significance from graves of
                   persons of trans@@t importance, frcm age, from distinctive design
                   features, or from association with historic events; or
                       (e) Arecot    ructed building when accurately executed, in a suitable
                                 and presented in a dignified manner as part of a
                   restoration master plan, and when no other building or structure with
                   the same association has survived; or
                       (f) A property primarily amlemrative in intent if design, age,
                   tradition, or symbolic value has invested it with its own exceptional
                   significance; or
                       (g) A property achieving significance within the past 50 years if it
                   is of exceptional importance.

                 it should be pointed out, however, that tl@ criteria are subject.to
            vexy broad interpretation, and were purposefully designed to allow the devel-
            opment of specific guidelines on a local basis. Marry structures and archaeo-
            logical sites which may be considered locally significant may not meet the
            criteria but are nonetheless important to the community. As a result, the
            following criteria for evaluating the significance of archaeological and arch-
            itectural sites, prepared by Louis D. Tesar, Administrator of the Historic
            preservation Compliance Review Section of the Florida Division of Historical
            Resources (1987) was also utilized:

                  An archaeological or historic site will be considered significant if:

                  1.  It has already yielded important data and can be expected to yield
                      a iticnal data;
                  2.  It is in good condition and can be considered to be among the best
                      known examples of the identified type of site known for the historic
                      context in which it occurs;
                  3.  It is atypic:al or rare, and thus considered to contain data riot
                      represented at other sites;
                  4.  It is located such that      it represents a good opportunity for
                      interpretation and public display; and/or,
                  5.  It is associated with other sites such that as a group or district
                      they are:
                         a.  representative of sites relating to socio-political, reli-
                             91OUS, subsistence, settlement, etc. activities of a historic
                             dontext.
                         b.  a typical example of such groupings but in a good or excellent
                             state of preservation;
                         c.  a rare or exceptional example of such site groupings;
                         d.  located such that they represent a good opportunity for inter-
                             pretaticn and public display; and/or
                         e.  offer an opportunity to yield data important to understandinig
                             the area-*s history or prehistory.

                  A site will Nar be considered significant if (1) it is extensively dam-
             aged or altered and/or (2) is so similar to sites  already sbidied such that it
             is unlikely to contain new information. Me exception would be a site associ-
             ated with a famous historical event or person (Tesar 1987:17-18).

                  Both the data quality grade and significance category, as per Tlesar, were
             used in the final evaluation of each archaeological site. For both archaeo-
             logical and historic structure sites, a five-fold classification for National
             Register eligibility was employed to assign a final significance category, as
             follows:

                  A     NR Site - Site is already listed or has been determined eligible
                        for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

                  B     NR Eligible - Site is considered eligible for listing on the basis
                        of existing information.

                  C     Potentially Eligible - Site appears to be potentially significant.
                        but needs further irmestigation     before a final determination of
                        significance and NR or local nomination eligibility can be made.

                  D     Eligibility Not Determined - Sites have riot yet been evaluated for
                        their significance.

                  E     Not NR Eligible - Sites which have been determined to be not sicini-
                        ficant. Ihis, evaluation may be the result of weak data potential,
                        the ncn-remarkable nature of the site, or site destruction..

                  For those sites classified'as category "B", the National Register criter-
             ia for evaluation (a, b, c, or d as defined above) was also noted.

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                                                         SrMS

                                            gMeral Introduction
                   This section of the report contains the findings     of the archaeological
            background research and field survey. A summary of          regional prehistory has
            not been included as part of this work. Several excellent syntheses havp been
            preparedl, and the reader is.directed to the Bibliography, at the end of the
            report, for sources pertaining to regional prehistory and early history. In
            order to better urderstand site contexts and significance, however, brief
            summaries of general site types found in Sarasota County, as well as regional
            prvhistoric  time periods are presented'.

                  site TYPes: Several types of prehistoric sites can be expected to occur
            within, the survey area. Mese include shell middens, sand mounds, cemeteries,
            and a variety of "scatter" type sites, including lithic, ceramic, artifact,
            and shell scatters. A sample Florida Master Site File form for recording
            archaeological sites is contained in the Appendix. As can be observed on this
            form, marry other types of sites have been identified, includiing those dating
            to the historic period. Only the most commonly occurring kinds of prehistoric
            resources expected are discussed below.

                  Briefly, shell middens are prehistoric refuse piles, characterized by the
            prw"@ce of shellfish food remains in a matrix of organically rich, dark
               lored soil. Common cultural inclusions in shell middens are pieces of
            broken pottery vessels; finished tools of stone, shell, or bone; faunal
            co

            remains; charcoal; and, in some cases, human skeletal remains. Sites of this
            t)@ range in size from small, shallow deposits to extensive piles measuring
            three meters or more in height. Shell middens are usually situated along the
            srmres of bays, or at the nxxrths of streams. Hammock vegetation, consisting
            Of live oak, cabbage palm, red cedar, gumbo limbo, etc., is characteristic.

                  Sand mounds, also geographically associated with bays and streams, are
            consbnacted features used to inter the dead, or built as platforms for
            aboriginal ;@           . Large, flat-topped, pyramidal shaped sand munds are
            referred to as "temple mcurxis.ll other earthworks, such as ramps, may be
            associated with sand mourxis. Borrow areas, ditches, and associated village
            areas may also be in the vicinity.

                  Cemeteries are areas containing human remains, with or without associated
            artifacts. In Sarasota County, such sites have been discovered in sloughs as
            well as the gulfside of a barrier island. Hundreds of interred individuals
            may be contained in an aboriginal cemetery.

                 Four other kirxIs of sites typically recorded for Sarasota County are
            classified as "scatters." All are manifested by small, diffuse surface and/or
            subsurface deposits of chipped stone tools and debitage (I'lithic scatters"),
            pottery fragments only ("ceramic scattexs"), both stone tools and debitage and
            pottery, plus, in sane cases, shell tools and/or minor amounts of shellfish
            food remains ("artifact scatters"), or shellfish food remains with or without
            associated artifacts ("shell scatters"). In general, most scatters are of low
            artifact density, restricted areal extent, and shallow depth of deposit.
            Cultural materials present are generally dispersed rather than concentrated.
            All four kinds of scatter type sites are situated in a variety of environmen-
            tal settings. However, almost all are located near a source of potable water,

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              on relatively elevated land which is better       drained than the surrounding
              terrain. Shell and ceramic scatter type sites are.most often associated with
              xeric vegetation such as scrub oak and sand pine. Due to the absence of
              outcrops of lithic raw materials suitable for aboriginal tool manufacture,
              lithic scatter type sites are generally of very low artifact density, and
              characterized primarily by the outputs of later stage reduction activities.
              Typically, ceramic scatters are characterized by fragments of urxiecorated!
              sand-tempered ware.

                   0111-tilm Periods: Sarasota County lies within the Central Peninsula Gulf
              Coast archaeological region, as defined by Milanich and Fairbanks (1980:24-
              26). The succession of prehistoric culture periods outlined for this region
              are as follows:

                        Paleo--Indian               10,000 to 6,500 B.C.
                        Archaic                     6,500  to 1,000 - 500  B.C.
                           Early Archaic            6,500  to 5,000 B.C.
                           middle Archaic           5,000  to 2,000 B.C.
                           Late Archaic             2,000  to 1,000 - 500  B.C.
                        (Florida Transitional)      1,000  to 500 B.C.-
                        Manasota                    500 B.C.  to A.D. 800
                        Weeden Island-related       A.D. 800  to 1000
                        Safety Harbor               A.D. 1000 to Spanish contact (1600s)

                                          Survey results             zed by USGS quadrangle map
                              ,dzation                     are orgard.
              area. The excepticns are the three barrier island , Manasata. Key, Casey Key,
              and Siesta Key, which cross-cut two or more map areas. These have been
              provided their own sections for discussion of results. The nine survey areas,
              in order of their presentation, are as follows: USGS, Englewood, USGS Engle-
              wood NW, MAnasota. Key, USGS Venice, Casey Key, USGS Laurel, Siesta Key, USGS
              Bird Keys, and USGS Sarasota.

                  S
                    urvey@ findings for each area are organized as follows:
                        1.  General description of the survey area.
                        2.  Summary of previous archaeological work
                        3.  Description of recorded and reported sites
                        4.  Research corLsideratiais and methodology
                        5.  Survey results
                        6.  Site evaluations
                        7.  Reccmnm-dations

                  Ccmpleted Florida Master Site File forms for all newly recorded sites are
              contained in   Volume II of this report. These, as well as updated form for
              previously recorded sites, have been forwarded to the Site File Coordinator at
              the Bureau of Archaeological Research in Tallahassee. Accompanying this
              report are the section aerials used in the field survey. Specific locales
              surveyed as well as test pit locations are marked on these, as well as areas
              deemed to have a high site potential but which could not be accessed during
              this project. Copies of the archaeological survey field notes, as well as
              interview notes, have been filed at the Sarasota County Department Of
              Historical Resources.

                  prior to the initiation of this project, a total of 61 archaeological
              sites previously had been recorded for the project area, including the coastal
              zone as well as eastward streams, and exclusive of the cities of                 and
              Venice. The majority of these cultural resources were visited and briefly

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            described by Doris Davis and John Fales in 1961, working under the auspices of
            the Sarasota County Historical Ccmission. It was not until 1975-76, however,
            that most. of these were formally inventoried for the State of Florida by
            Marion M. Almy, as p4rt of her master's thesis research.

                  Of the total 61 sites previously recorded in the study area, roughly two-
            thirds are conspicuous, above ground prehistoric features. Specifically, 32
            pf the sites recorded are.shell middens; nine are sand burial mounds. The
            remaining 20 include five shell scatters, . five sites with lithics only or
            lithic scatters, one ceraTac scatter, one historic reiuse site, one historic
            road segment, one prehistoric site of unknown type, and six mi              llaneous
            prehistoric sites, including "villages," mound/midden complexes, a "habita-
            tion," and a cemetery/midden complex. Temporal/cultural affiliations are
            recorded for 31. Tragically, half of these archaeological sites are listed as
            presently destroyecl (25) or severely disturbed (6). Recorded information
            other than that provided on the site file form is rare.

                  In brief, the bulk of our knowledge ca-cerning archaeological sites in
            the coastal zone of Sarasota County is derived from limited investigation at a
            handful of sites. General lack of systematic, professional survey has
            resulted in a skewed site sample, whereby most resources recorded are the
            larger middens and mounds at the expense of the smaller short-term occupations
            and special use sites, as evidenced by types classified as lithic, artifact,
            and shell scattex sites. Sites dating to the early historic period are almost
            completely absent

                                                  of &MM Resul

                  Archaeological survey during this project served to almost double the
            nuidDex of sites recorded for the project area. The number of sites both
            previously and newly recorded, as per TJSGS quadrangle map area, is as follows:

                       USGS QUAD MAP AREA                 PREVIaJSLY                NEWLY
                                                          PJDOCRDED                 RECCRDED

                       1. Englewood                            8                       6

                       2.   Englewood N1W                      6                       6

                       3.   Venice                           11                        9

                       4.   laurel                           17                        30

                       5.   Sarasota                         11                        4

                       6.   Bird Keys                          8                       5

                            Totals                           61                        60

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                  Of the 60 sites newly recorded as a result of this project, 49 are
             prehistoric, 10 are historic period, and one contains both prehistoric and
             historic period COMpone7ts. The total prehistoric sites/components include 19
             shell middens, 13 ceramic-       S, Six lithic scatters, five shell scatters,
             two art;ifact scatters, one cemetery, and three single artifact sites.
             Historic period sites/components include four cemeteries, two seawalls, a fish
             house complex, a sawmill, a bridge and connecting road segment, historic
             refuse, and one single artifact. of the total sites, 30% are presently
             destroyed (8), or in a severely altered/degraded (10) condition. Temporal/
             cultural information for the newly recorded prehistoric sites is almost comr-
             pletely absent, largely as the result of the limited nature of archaeological
             investigation; i.e. restricted opportunities-for systematic subsurface test-
             ing. On a positive note, intensive ground surface examination and subsurface
             testing in selected areas resulted in a broader inventory of site types than
             that previously derived from I%dndshield" type survey.

                  Thirty-eight of the 60 sites were discovered ' as         a   result    of
             archaeological field survey. of the remaining 22 cultural resources, the
             locations of six were aided by background information; nine as a result of
             informant information. The other seven sites were among those listed as
             "reported" sites in the Historic Resource Review Manual (Archibald 1988). Of
             the total 18 reported sites noted in this document, six had been recorded
             after preparation of that study, and five could not be relocated as a result
             of this effort, and are presumed destroyed.

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            1    ENGLEkIOM

            General Description: The survey property is contained in sections 14, 23, 24,
            25, 26 and 36 of Township 40 South, Rcinge 19 East, and Sections 19, 30 and 31
            of Tbiwnship 40 South, Range 20 East (USGS, Englewood 1956 PR 1972). It is
            bounded by Lemon Bay on the west, the Sarasota/Charlotte County line on the
            south, Godfrey Creek and State Road (,'UZ) 775 on the east, and Buchan Field on
            the north. Included in this territory is the'town of Englewood.

            Previous Archaeolo cal         In 1934, Dr. Marshall T. Newman, under State of
                               q1L___
            Florida and Smithsonian Institution sponsorship, carried out a two month exca-
            vation of the Englewood mobnd (8Sol). During this excavation project the sand
            burial mound was completely removed (Willey 1949:126). In 1953, visits were
            made to several Englewood area aboriginal sites by Chapin and Plowden (8So13
            and 8So14) and Goggin, Godwin, Webster and Granberry (8So15). These shell
            midden and sand mound sites were recorded by Plowden in 1953. Former County
            Historian Doris Davis, accompanied by John Fales, visited and described
            several local sites in 1961 during their "wirkishield" survey of Sarasota
            County. Also in the 1960s, Sarasota County work crews excavated the shell
            midden at Paulsen,'s Point (8So23). The 1966 excavation season at 8So23
            supervised by the Sarasota County Deputy Sheriff and County Historian Doris
            Davis. As part of this work, a backhoe was employed to dig a trench below the
            tide level. Results of the total two seasons of excavation at the Paulsen
            Point site were summarized by Ripley P. Bullen in a 1971 publication. In
            1976 the recorded sites in the Englewood area were visited and evaluated by
            Marion A-1my as part of a larger coun:y-wide    --      which formed the basis
            of her M.A. thesis (Almy 1976). More recently, the Sarasota County Parks and
            Recreation            retained the services of Bill Burger to assess the
            impact of   proposed modifications at a proposed parking lot in Indian Mound
            Park, site of the Paulsen Point midden (8So23) (Burger 1989).

            Recordedagp=gg Sites: six prehistoric period archaeological sites were
            recorded previously in the USGS Englewood coastal zone study area. These
            resources include three shell middens (8So13, 8So23, 8So65), two burial mounds
            (8Sol, 8So14), and a shell and artifact scatter (8So15).

                 In addition, three unrecorded sites have been reported to the east of
            Godfrey Creek. These have been designated sites 11X1, IWI and 11L11 in the His-
            toric Resources Review Manual (Archibald 1988:17). "J" is reported as a sand
            mound; K and L as "Prehistoric sites" of unknown type situated on a sand
            ridge(s).

            Research Considerations/liethodolggy: Background research included examinat-ion
            Of local histories,    U    aphs, newspaper clippings, and other information
            contained at the Elsie Quirk Public Library in Englewood. Other noteworthy
            informtion was derived from local citizens who attended a July 21 workshop at
            the Sarasota County Parks and Recreation Department Cbmmmity Center in
            Englewood.

                 Document and literature study, as well as informant information, revealed
            the probable locales of as yet unrecorded sites, specifically those dating to
            the historic period. No humanmade features were indicated on the federal sur-

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             ve@10r's Plat Map of Township 40 South, Range 19 East dated '1850. However, the
             later Englewood Plat, filed August 17, 1896, illustrated that the original
             tcwm of Englewood was bounded on the north by Stewart, east by Elm and south
             by Dearborn streets. Lemon Bay was the western town boundary. Within this
             early settlement, the Plat map showed a boat house in Lot W, situated at the
             sl@ of lemon, Bay, north of Bay Street, west of Palm Street, south of Stew-art
             Street, and northwest of Harvard Street. Other potential site locations were
             extrapolated frcm the history of Englewood, written by JosephIne Cortes
             (1976), and supplemented by the information of local residents including Jack
             Tate, Bill Davis and Bob Cashatt. These includ the following:

             1. Heacock Sawmill - W.F. Heacock and son Bert established Englewood's- first
             sawmill in 1897 at the share of Jeman Bay, at the foot of Harvard Street
             (Cortese 1976:37).

             2. Lemon   Bay Fisheries - In 1936 Stuart Anderson began*the operation of this
             company at the foot of Wentworth street. The building was torn down in 1975
             (Cortese 1976:49, 87).

             3. Englewood Inn - This hotel was built in 1898 near the west end of Perry
             Street. A dock extended over 250 feet into Lamm Bay, due south of the end of
             Perry Street. The Inn was burned in 1909 (Cortese 1976:58).
             4. Lemon Bay Trading Company - This company store was constructed at the foot
             of Yale Street in the 1910s. It was owned by H.C. Nichols, the foundler of
             Englewood (Cortese 1976:90).

                  In addition, Buchan's landing is situated to the south of old Englewood.
             In 1924 the Royal Casino was built at the end of the Buchan's Landing Pier.
             From 1927 until 1936 Stuart Anderson operated a fish house here. In 1937 the
             Casino was moved to Dearborn and Maple.

                  The location of any tanglible remains of the above noted historic period
             features was a focus of field survey. The shores of lamon Bay as well as the
             areas along Godfrey Creek, deemed to have a high potential for prelustoric
             site occurrence, were also emphasized during field survey.

                  In view of the predominantly private residential nature of land ownership
             in the general Englewood area, field survey tactics were characterized by a
             maximum of ground surface inspection and minimum of subsurface testing. The
             excavation of small shovel tests was confined primarily to geographically
             scattered WXL-Vejoped lots in high probability area to the east of SEZ 775 and
             west of Godfrey Creek. Along the bayshore, roads were driven up and down,
             portions of the shoreline walked out, and local residents queried as to their
             knowledge of archaeological sites. Anomalous landfox , * such as discrete
             c1miges in elevation, were carefully inspected, as were coastal areas marked
             by bammock vegetation. To the interior, sandy knolls vegetated with sand
             Pines were emphasized. Efforts to. relocate and assess extant previously
             recorded sites were also mad

             Survey Results_: A total of three previously unrecorded archaeological sites
             were located, recorded and assessed on the basis of background research, in-
             formant information and archaeological field survey. These resources include
             an historic period cemetery, one shell midden, fishery ccMlex ruins, and a
             mortuary associated with the Paulsen Point site (8So23). These have been

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            assigned the Florida Master Site File numbers 8SO1358 through 8So1360, and
            8Chxxx. *In addition, three of the six previously recorded sites were visited
            and assessed. The other three sites are no longer extant., Finally, efforts
            to locate reported sites "J", 'OKI', and 11L11 were unsuccessful. Thesefindings
            are elaborated below.

                 New Si     The four newly discovered sites can be described as follows:

            1. Lemon   Bay Cemetery (8So1358) - This site is situated in the southeast
            quarter of Section 36, Township 40 South, Range 19 East. It occupies a high
            sandy ridge bounded on the east by SR 775, on the south by 2nd Avenue, and on
            the west by Alta Vista Avenue. It measures approximately two and one-half
            acres in areal extent.

                 T and for the Lemon Bay Cemetery was deeded by John H. and Florence V.
            Hill on-May 10, 1900. Since the late 1800s the pioneer settlers of Englewood
            and  their descentiants have been buried here. According to local informant
            Bill Davis, when SR 775 was =L-structed, the graves of the land donors, the
            Hills, were destroyed. These gravesites had been enclosed within a small
            fence (Bill Davis, personal    umunication) . The oldest intact grave bearing a
            date is that of Johnson Carver (1859 - 1890). This burial is situated in the
            southern half of the cemetery, among other pioneers, includuig members of the
            Lampp, Goff and Aanger families. Ainong the other indiviak-as interred here is
            Emile Gauguin, son of the renowned French artist.

                 All gravesites in the Umm Bay Cemetery are oriented east/west. Cedar
            trees have been planted at both sides of the concrete wall entrance, as well
            as scattered throughout the cemetery. Grave rows are laid out east to west,
            and designated          cally by tree names (i.e. Ash, Banyan, Cypress, etc.)
            A sloping reta@@ wall marks the eastern cemetery b=x1ary fronting SR 775.
            Most markers are of commercial stone. Some plots are covered with small
            rocks, and grave goods are limited in their occurrence.

            2. Imon Bay Fishery Complex (8So1359) - This site is located in the south-
            west quartex of Section 25, Township 40 South, Range 19 East. It is situated
            alaig the shore of Lemon Bay, between Wentworth Street on the south, and Yale
            Street on the north.

                 This historic period commercial site is composed of three components: a
            wood frame fish house (no longer extant); wooden pier segment; and clam shell
            seawall. All are a     iated with the Lemon Bay Fishery, begun by Stuart
            Anderson in the 1920s.

                 Stuart Anderson was born in Erxglewcod in 1898. In 1925 he started a ccm-
            mercial fishing business. During the crash of 1929 he rented the Royal Casino
            Pier from Peter Buchan "and with a few boats, kept the fishing ir&ztry going
            on a barter basis" (Cortes 1976:50).- Follcwing'a destructive hurricane in
            1936, Anderson moved his operation to the end of Wentworth Street. It was
            here-that Lemon Bay Fisheries was born. For many years, this company was the
            largest employer in Englewood. Peak production was during World War II. In
            1963, Anderson retired, and sold his business to Walter Gault of Placida (Cor-
            tes'1976:50). In 1975,   upon  request of the lanJawner, the fish house was
            burned down by Sarasota County firefighters.

                 Today, the site of the Jemon Bay Fisheries processing and packirxg house
            is a vacant, sandy lot. The configuration Of the Original structure is Pic-

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              tured on page 87 of Cortes,     s history of Englewood . Several piles of    wea-
              thered boards, and*rusted machinery parts (refrigeration units) are all that
              remain. A small segment of pier and remnant pilings are at the waterfront,
              behind the residence of Elsie and Joe Czerwinski, 711 Yale Street. Mr.
              Czerwinski, son-in-law of Stuart Anderson, noted that all the-other old piers
              in the area are gone (personal communication) .

                   A sloping seawall of discarded*clam shell  extends along the bayshore from
              the foot of Wentworth Street, north to just before the end of Yale Street.
              Composed of thousands of valves, it measures approximately 140 meters long
              (north/south) by four meters wide (east/west). The clam shells have been
              covered, in sane areas, by concrete. According to Mr. CzerwirLski, wtio worked
              for several years as the manager of Lawn Bay Fisheries, the seawall can* be
              dated from 1936 until 1966. The majority of shell was probably dumped along
              the baysbore dn-ing the period fratil945 till 1955, when clam harvesting was
              at its peak (CzdrwirLski, personal communication) -

              3. Paulsen Point Cemetery (8Sol360) - In his report sumorizing the results
              of excavaticns at the Paulsen Point shell midden site, 8So23, Ripley Bullen
              noted that burials below the pres@t high tide line had been discovered wtien a
              drainage ditch (rxm a boat basin) was dug by the Sarasota County Mosquito
              Control. Three localities to the east'of the midden were indicated (Bullen
              1971: Figure 1, page 2). TWO of the burials were tightly flexed and lying on
              their right side. At 8So23, practically all of the lowest levels, where
              material was brought up from below the water table, are assigned to the Perico
              Island period (1971:12). Thus, 8Sol360 probably dates, at least in part, to
              this period, now referred to as 'Nanasota".

                   The presence of human remains       in this locality was also reported by
              Englewood residents Bill Davis and Harriet Ives (personal ccummication) as
              well as wiiburn ,Sonny" Cockrell (personal communication) and George Luer
              (personal communication). The former informant related finding human bones in.
              the drainage ditch to the east of the boat basin.

                   This general locality was visited during field survey. No human remains
              or associated cultural materials were observed. Thus, this site is recorded
              on the basis of literature search and informant information only. It is situ-
              ated in.Section 36, Township 40 South, Range 19 East.

                   prewiamly  SUNNAAL            sites: in addition to the recording of new
              sites, an effort was made to relocate and assess previously recorded as well
              as reported sites. The results of this effort are as follows:
              1. 8Sol, the Englewood Mound, was recorded by John Goggin in 1953. He descri-
              bed the site as measLwing 13 feet high by 110 feet in diameter, and situated
              in the pine flatwoods. According to Willey (1949:126), this sand burial mound
              was 11completely removed$ d=ing the 1934 excavation. The results Of eXCaVa-
              tion are summarized in Willey 1949. on the basis of the ceramics recovered,
              the Englewood mound was used as the type site to define the Engle;^;ood period.
              In the currently used regional chronology, this period would correspoz         to
              late Weeden Island/Safety Harbor l'i   . No longer extant, the         UeX Site
              location was reported by Englewood resident Bill Davis as "aaross from Merle's
              barber shop" in the area of lst Avenue and McCall Pzad (Personal c0nmuca-
              tion). Field check of this locality revealed vacant land vegetated with tall
              Pines, at all f= corners of the 1st Avenue arid McCall Road inte@      @On-

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            2. 8So13, Davids Site, was recorded by Plowden in 1953 as a shell midden on a
            point on the east side of Lamm Bay, to the southulest of the EWlewOod Post
            office. The 1953 condition was described as "partially hauled away." This is
            probably the '#shell ridge#' described by Willey as the village associated with
            8Sol (Willey 1949:126). In 1961, Fales, and Davis noted this site as south of
            Palm-Grove Street, and north of Bay Street, at Lawn Bay. Almyls 1976 visit
            placed it at 176 Tyler-Ave., about 200 yards from Lemon Bay. It was described
            as in fair condition, with a.house built atop it. Field check indicated the
            site bad not changed in condition since the time of Alny's assessment. The
            midden is most visible as an elevation to the east of the frame vernacular
            hcme which occupies this grassed lot.

            3. 8So65, the Cherokee Midden, was destroyedby 1976, as per the assessment of
            Alny. The general site area has been inpacted by residential and seawall
            construc@ticn. Field check of the Lund@;all property at 67 Ovrokee Street, the
            address provided on the FNSF form, confirmed that this cultural resource is no
            longer extant. Mr. and Mrs. Lundwall, interviewed during the field check,
            could not recall a shell midden on this property, nor in the imnediate area.
            They did report, however, that during c=s :ructicn of their home in 1957,
            square nails were found. These are izxkxttedly associated with the Tamiami
            Lodge, which was previously situated here.

            4. 8So14,  the L-aW Mound, is a sand mound located at 349 West Cowles Street.
            Mien first recorded by Plowden in 1953, it was described as having a leveled
            top, with a house built on top. The sides of the mound were also "squared
            off" during house oam zuction. It is not certain whether the Lanpp Mound is
            the same as the "second sand mound" described by Willey as situated 180 meters
            ncrt1wnst of the Eriglewood, Mound (8Sol), and wtich reportedly "yielded several
            burials to sporadic digging" (Willey 1949:126). In actuality, the LauW Mound
            is about one kilometer from the former locus of 8Sol, and thus, may not be
            this site. The culture period is unknown. Undisturbed cultural deposits,
            which probably includ burvan remains, should still be intact. The Lampp fami-
            ly, which originally altered the mound during house construction, has main-
            tained the site in its present condition for over 40 years.

            5. 8So15, the Erx1lewood Cemetery site, is a shell and artifact scatter type
            site which occupies the ridgetop directly across (east) frcin the Lemon Bay
            Cemetery. This site was originally visited and described in 1953, at which
            time four pi     of aboriginal pottery, including semi-fiber teupered ware,
            were collected.   On the basis of this pottery type, it has been dated to the
            Tat, Archaic. The site was relocated during the current survey, and subjected
            to ground surface reconnaissance and limited subsurface testing. Exmnination
            of the cut and eroding west bank of the ridge, frmtuig SEZ 775, revealed a
            light scatter of oyster and clam shells, plus one fighting conch. Two
            subsurface shovel tests excavated atop the ridge revealed an upper 30
            centimeter thick zone of gray sand containing a small amount of oyster and
            clam shell. This was underlain by culturally sterile white fine sand, to a
            depth of at least one meter below surface. No pottery or other artifacts were
            found. It appears that the western portion of this site was destroyed during
            construction of SR 775.

            6. 8So23, the Paulsen (also spelled Paulson) Point Mound, is a shell midden
            type site situated within Sarasota county's Indian Mound Park. It has been
            dated from the Transitional to early safety Harbor periods, circa 1000 B.C. to
            A.D. 1350 (Bullen 1971). This site was visited during the survey, and obser-
            ved to extend to the east beyond the 1=ts of the park. Specifically, midden

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             midden shell was observed at the base of cabbage palm and live oaks which
             marked both sides of the driveway at 271 Winson Avenue. The house proper is
             also on elevated land, which may be midden. To the rear of this residence is
             a boat basin with concrete seawall. No evidence of shell midden was -observed
             here, or at the property directly to the south, at the end of Winson Avenue*
             fronting the bay.

                   In . general, the overall site condition - has been degraded by the
             excavations during the 1960s which including trenching with a backhoe.
             Filling, and deterioration through human activites have also caused site
             eilteration/deterioration. No testing was carried out as'part of the present
             survey project. Recent work by Burger (personal communication) has served to
             confirm the earlier observations by the Bullens (1976)'that cultural deposits
             extend below the water table.

             7. Site "J" is a possible sand mound type site originally reported by Dan
             Hazeltine. The area indicated to be the locale of site IIXI   . as per the USGS
             quadrangle map on file at the Sarasota County Department of Historical Resour-
             ces, was field inspected during this project. In general, the area is sandy,
             and vegetated with oak scrub. Piles of rubbish have been dumped liberally
             throughout this acreage. Intensive search by a four person team failed to
             locate a sand mound. Similarly, the excavation of four shovel tests yielded
             negative results. Thus, there is not enough data to enter this reported site
             into the Florida Master Site File.

             8. Sites IWI and 11L,11 reportedly are located to the north of 11J,11 to the east
             of Godfrey Creek. Unfortunately, by the time of survey, this entire area has
             been cleared of vegetation, and graded for development. EarUmoving equipment
             and construction crews obviated survey efforts. Thus, the existence of pre-
             historic sites at these two locales could not be verified'. If ever extant,
             IWI and 111,11 are now presumed to have been destroyed.

                             Data: In general, the land to the west of Godfrey Creek, as
             contained south of SR 777 and north of the Sarasota/Charlotte county line, has
             been heavily altered by residential development. In the area bounded by Selma
             on the north and Horton on the south, three small sand ridges with sand pines
             (section 31) were the focus of survey efforts. Several homeowners were
             questioned about the existence of prd@ustoric cultural materials in the
             general area, and a few currently undeveloped lots were subjected to ground
             surface examination and limited subsurface testing. No sites were discovered
             as a result of this effort. Test pit locations have been marked on the sec-
             tion aerial map,4uch accompanies this report.

                  Survey in the "Old Englewood" area was similarly non-productive of new
             cultural resources. Examination of parcels at Buchan's landing, and the ends*
             of Harvard,- Perry and Yale streets failed to reveal evidence of the Original
             Buchan's Pier, Heacock Sawmill, Englewood Inn, or LeMOn Bay Trading company
             store, respectively. All such locales were marked by residential development,
             arxi/or seawall cons:ruction, which have presumably served to erase any tancil-
             ble remains of these historic period constructions. Howiever, since permission
             to test excavate in ti@ areas could not be secured, it is possible that
             buried historic period dumps may still be intact.

             Site Evaluations: Assessments of site condition/data quality and signifi-
             cance/National Regizter eligibility for the total nine newlY and PM11OuslY

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             discovered archaeological sites within the mainland USGS Englewood quadrangle
             map area are summarized in Table 1. Site locations are plotted in Figure 2.

             Table 1.              of Arcbaeol=cal Sites in the USGS Englewood Map Arm
                       (Rwlusive of- Manasota Y---Y) -

             site           Site Name             Site Type            Data Quality       NR

             8Sol           Erxglewood Mound      Burial Mound             5              E

             8So13          Davids                Shell Midden             3              C

             8So14          Lanpp Mound           Burial Mound             2             B/C

             8SO15          &qle^xx)d Cemetery    -Shell Scatter           4              E

             8So23          Paulsen Point         Shell Midden             2              B

             8So65          Cherokee Midden       Shell Midden             5              E

             8So1358        Lemon Bay Cam.        Cemetery (Hist.)         2              B

             8So1359        Lemon Bay Fishery     Packing house;           4              E
                                                  Dock; Seawall

             8So1360        Paulsen Pt. Cem.      Cemetery (Preh.)         3              D

                  Of the total sites recorded for this map area, two have been destroyed
             completely and two altered severely (Data Quality Categories 5 arid 4 respec-
             tively). Thus, given the loss of integrity, these four cultural resources,
             8Sol, -15, 65, and 1359, are not considered eligible for nomination to the
             National Register of Historic Places. Of the five remaining prehistoric and
             historic period sites, all have been altered at least slightly.
                  The Paulsen Point site (8*So23),    described in the Historic Resources Re-
             view Manual (Archibald 1988:17) as a "rare multi-caqponent midden," is con-
             sidered a very significant regional cultural resource, eligible for nomination
             to the National Register. It has already yielded impartant data and can be
             expected to yield additional data. Further, it is in good condition and can
             be considered among the best known extant examples of its type for the area.
             its location in the county-owned Indian Mound Park represents a good oppor-
             tunity for interpretation and public display. Thus, 8So23 is deemed eligible
             to the National Register as per criteria (d) (see Methodology, page 10).

                  The Lampp Mound (8SO14) appears to be potentially eligible. However, it
             has never been subjected to professional archaeological testing. M-am, such
             work will be rgKx@y before a final determination can be made. Similarly,
             the Davids site (8sol3) nay be significant, but needs archaeological testing.
             In general, both are believed to contain ur-idi -bm:t)ed cultural deposits having
             the potential to yield information of significance to regional culture

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            history, settlement, sm istence, mortuary practices, and population studies.
            They are ad3udged potentially eligible as per criteria (d)

                 Accordirig to the National Register standards, ordinarily cemeteries shall
            riot be considered eligible for the National Register. The Englewood Cemetery,
            resting place of the pioneer settlers of the Englewood area, is of local his-
            torical significant, and thus, deriving its primary significance from persons
            associated with historic events, may be eligible for NR.nomination.
                 The Paulsen Point cemetery (8So1360) has been assigned to NR Category I'D"
            since neither field search rxxr informant information was sufficient to ascer-
            tain present site condition. The boat basin area has been heavily altered by
            seawall construction and filling, and it is not known whether intact burials
            can be anticipated.

                        @ms: Me Paulsen Point site is a very significant cultural
            resource which should be protected and preserved@. Its location in Irxiian
            Mound Park affords marry potential benefits for the citizens of Sarasota
            county. it is strongly urged that this site be contour mapped by a profes-
            sional surveyor or archaeologist. Arry planned modifications to the park,
            including construction of boat ramps arxi/or expanded parking facilities should
            be preceeded by archaeological test excavation in the areas of planned impact.
            Since this shell midden has never been excavated by a professional archaeolo-
            gist, limited work is recot -   led in order to gather archaeological data
            necessary for completion of a National Register nomination. The information
            derived from such work, and the artifacts recover-ed, could be used for an on-
            site interpretive display. At present, no brochures or other informational
            materials are available to site visitors. Tand altering activities in the
           '
            area of the Paulsen Point Cemetery site (8So1360) to the east should be pro-
            hibited, in accordance with Florida Statute 872.05.

                 Both the lampp Mourxi arxi Davids sites are situated on private property.
            Current landowners should be advised, through written notification by Sarasota
            County personnel, of the significance of these resources, and the need for
            their continued pro ection. Arry alterations to these respective properties
            should be monitored by a professional archaeologist.

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            U9M ENaDJOOD NW

            General Descrintion: This survey area is bordered on the west by Lemon Bay,
            and on the east by State Road 775. Included are portions of sections 14, 15,
            22, 23 and 26 in Taaiship 40 South, Range 19 East. That part of Manasota Key
            contained within this quadrangle map area will be discussed separately.

                     Arp! @eo @ck Work: In 1953, Plawxlen and Chapin visited and recor-
            ded several sites along Imon Bay, including two shell middens (8So1O and
            8Soll) and one shell scatter type site (8So12). These three, as well as
            another shell midden directly north of Forked Creek (8So64) were visited and
            described by Fales and Davis in 1961. Attempts to relocate and assess the
            condition of these four resources were made by ALmy in 1976. More recently,
            the Mystery River Point site (8Soll) has been the focus of four seasons of
            archaeological investigations by students at The University of South Florida,
            Sarasota campus (New College). Such work has included contour mapping, sur-
            face collecting, and test excavation. The written results of these underta-
            kings are currently in Preparation (Bill Burger, Personal communication).

            Recordedagggi:tga Sites: A total of four prehistoric sites has been recorded
            Previously in the USGS EmIlewood NW coastal zone study area. These include
            three shell middens (8SolO, -11, and -64), plus one shell scatter (8So12)-
            Only the Mystery River Point site, Woll, has been subjected to systematic,
            professional, archaeological investigation. Chronometric d#ting of cultural
            materials from this site indicate an occupation from appr w-inately A.D. 300 to
            800 (Bill Burger, personal ccmnmication) - Ceramics recovered in the 1950s at
            sites 8So1O and 8So12 indicate post-Archaic occupation, beginning with the
            Transitional period at 8SoIO. The tempm-al/cultural affiliation of the Forked
            Creek Mound site, 8So64, is not indicated on the Florida Master Site File
            form.

            Research- consideraticns&etb=l          Background research      including the
            interviewing of several informants, disclosed the potential location of two
             Wamr-I - archaeological sites. The f irst possible site is a bridge sparaurg
            Forked creek, of interest in view of the existence of presently unlinked
            "Bridge Street"(s) to the immediate north and South of this waterway. Second-
            ly, an as yet unrecorded fish camp along the shore of Lemon Bay in Section 22
            was reported by Bill Burger. Ibis archaeologist will be investigating and
            recording this site in the near future (Burger, personal communication) ,    and
            thus, was not surveyed as part of this project.

                 Field survey efforts concentrated on the coastal strip between Lemon    Bay
            and Bayshore Drive, as well as the north and south banks of Forked Creek. In
            these locales, survey tactics included questioning local hcmeowmers as to
            their knowledge of archaeological sites, the examination of exposed ground
            surfaces such as mosquito caitz 1 ditches, and the excavation of a limited
            number of shovel test pits, where permitted by the landowners. Survey of the
            Engle&vod Bay park tract, newly acquired by Sarasota County, was also a focus
            Of field investigation.

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             Survey Results: One new archaeological site was       discovered as a result of
             field survey - This shell scatter type site has -been assigned the FMSF number
             8Sol866- In addition, all four ofthe previously recorded sites/site locales
             were visited, and current site conditions and significance were evaluated.
             'Ihe test pit loc4tions and properties subjected to ground surface examination
             are marked on the section aerials which accompany this report.

                  New Sites: 8Sol866, the Englewood Bay Park site, is a shell scatter
             located in the southwest quarter of Section 23, Township 40 South, Range 19
             East. It is situated within county-owned land. The site area is sloping, and
             ranges in elevation from five to ten feet above mean sea level. Long-leaf
             pine, scrub oak, and saw palmetto are the local vegetation. Lemon Bay is 200
             meters to the west.

                  Ibis site was discovered as a result of ground surface reconnaissa
             along a sarxty vehicle trail leading to the shore of Lemon Bay. oyster shell
             was observed at the distuzted margin of this trail, as well as on the top of
             an adjacent sandpile. lborough ground surface inspection along the trail and
             in the vicinity revealed a sparse surface scatter measuring approximately 30
             to 40 meters east/west by 10 meters north/south. This large dispersion is
             probably the result of modern discrbatance,        rather than original site
             configuration. A mosquito cxxitr 1 ditch paralleling the road on the north was
             also checked for evidence of this site, with negative results. A total of
             three shovel tests were excavated to the north and south of the trail, within
             the area of surface scatter. These revealed variable profiles, with a minor
             amount of shell in the top 40 centimeters of one test pit. In the easternmost
             shovel hole, the tip of a projectile point was found at 35 centimeters below
             surface, at the transition frcm gray to brown colored fine sand.

                  Previcusly Faccrded Sites: In addition to the recording of a new site, an
             effort was made to relocate and assess previously recorded sites. The re-
             sults of this effort are as follows:

             1. 8SolO, the Forked Cmek Point Midden, was discovered by Chapin and Plowden
             in 1953. They described it as a shell and black dirt midden, situated on an
             old sand ridge, just south of the third point south of the Manasota Key
             Bridge, on the east shore of Lawn Bay. It measured ten feet wide by.two feet
             high. Chapin and Plowden collected pottery which they classified as Glades
             Plain, St. Johns Plain, M-dnge Plain, fiber-tempered, simple starqoed, arxi
             Perico Plain. As per the currently used regional chronology, such pottery
             types would indicate a Late Archaic through at least Manasota period
             Occupation.

                  In 1976, Almy attempted to relocate the Forked Creek Point Midden. The
             locality visited was noted as 1245 Bayshore Drive, at the end of Fox Drive.
             AJW concluded that asolo, which was no longer visible, had been destroyed by
             dredging and filling. However, she noted, "with further investigation and
             permission to check property", remains may be found.

                  The 8So1O site locus arid vicinity were visited during field survey.
             Beginning south of Forked Creek, and west of Bayshore Drive,-all properties for
             wiuch access could be secured were surface inspected and/or subsurface tested.
             Test pit locations are marked on the section aerials. Properties inspected
             included 1285, 1275, 1265, 1245, 1335, 1385 and 1435 Bayshore Drive. No
             evidence of this shell midden was discovered, and we concur with the firAings
             of Mmy that 8SoIO is probably no longer e)@.

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                8Soll, variously referred to as the Mystery River Point or Lemon Bay site,
            is a shell midden originally located and recorded in 1953           by Chapin and
            Plowden. At this time, it was described as an undisturbed midden measuring
            400 feei by four feet by 40 feet, and situated on an old sand ridge on the
            south side of a peninsula on the east sioe of Lemon Bay. Mangrove was to the
            north and pine to the east. Chapin and Plowden collected sherds of the Glades
            Plain type, as well as sherds of semi-fiber tempered ware.
                  This site has been mapped and archaeologi6aliy tested by New Coll6ge stu-
            dents, under the direction of Bill Burger. However, a final summary report
            detailing the results of four seasons of investigation has not yet been pro-
            duced (Tony Andrews, personal ccmmmication; Bill Burger, personal ccmnzuca-
            tion) - Preliminary findings indicate a Manasota period occupation.

                  7he Mystery River Point site was visited during this survey, and found to
            be in very good condition. It has been impacted by ditching on its eastern
            face.

            3. 8So12, the Second Point North of Lemcn Bay site, is a shell scatter discov-
            ered by Chapin and Plowden in 1953. It was described as measuring 40 feet by
            300 feet, and situated on an old sand dune. Four Glades Plain sherds were
            collected.

                  Efforts to relocate this site entailed walking the shore of Lawn Bay,
            beginning at 8Soll to the north and continuing south to the foot of the sandy
            vehicle trail which is below the "second point north", as described by Chapin
            and Plowden. Both the shoreline and sandy land adjacent to the shore were
            surface inspected for evidence of 8So12- At the 11point" a cmKxuitz -"*on of
            large quahog clam valves and oyster shell was observed. Additional clam was
            noted, moving south along the shore. clam shells were whole, and left and
            right valves appeared equal in number.            In contrast, aboriginal sites
            generally contain whole left valves and broken rights. Both the clam and
            oyster shell observed at the shoreline were concluded to be of recent origin,
            and nct'associated with 8Sol2. Oyster bars are common in this locality. The
            Second Point North of lemon Bay site, as originally described, could not be
            relocated, and is presumed destroyed.

            4. 8So64, the Forked Creek Mound, is a shell midden noted in 1961 by Fales and
            Davis. In 1976 the site area, at 1620 Bridge Street, was visited and
            described by Alny. This investigator recorded a low midden ridge paralleling
            the north bank of Forked Creek. The presence of numerous oak trees was noted.

                  This address was visited during survey, and the current landowner, Mrs.
            Pat Marshall, asked for permission to inspect the property. According to Mrs.
            Marshall, who has resided here for six and one-half years, her present home
            was built in 1971 amid the oak hammock. The midden had been stripped down
            "quite a while- ago." Evidence of prior midden removal. was most evident in the
            wooded area between the Marshall hcme and Bridge Street. Here, two narrow
            columns of midden debris, topped with pine and oak trees, revealed that two to
            four feet of cultural deposit had been carried away. The walls of the eroding
            midden revealed oyster and quahog clam shells, with secondary inclusions of
            kings crown, scallop, and lightning whelk, among other species; three sand-
            tempered plain body sherds, and animal bone. In addition to the remnant
            columns, midden was exposed at both banks of a ditch, to the southwest of the
            Marshall home.

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                  The Forked Creek site measures approximately 70 meters long by 15 meters
             wide. Estimated thickness of the cultural deposit is 1. 5 meters. It dates to
             sometime during the post-Archaic period.

                  NegErtive Data: The presence of & wooden bridge across Forked Creek was
             verified through informant information. However, neither bridge supports nor
             .other struc@ @ remains are still extant. According to local.resident, Mrs.
             George Lee, the bridge was torn dowm sometime prior to-1969 to facilitate boat
             passage (personal ccr=unication).     Forked Creek has been      dredged    and
             straightened, and the creekbanks stabilized with concrete seawalls.

                  In general, the area between Bayshore Drive and Loom Bay, to the north
             and south of Forked Creek, is low and wet. Sane filling and seawall
             construct@on has altered the natural terrain. Coastal hammock vegetation is
             absent. inspection of exposures, including ditches, as well as the excavation
             of a limited number of subsurface shovel tests, failed to reveal evidence of
             prehistoric utilizatim/occupation in this area.

                  To the south of Bayshore Drive, and west of Lord Street, is a la-rrre
             parcel   of   urxLeveloped land recently acquired by Sarasota County for
             development of Englewood.Bay Park. Numerous sandy paths cutting through this
             pine flat@;oods environment were walked out and searched for the presence of
             surface cultural materials. Particular attention was directed along the sandy
             ridge paralleling the Lemon Bay shoreline. A large sandy exposure at the Site
             Of a recently constructed wooden shelter was also carefully inspected- These
             collective efforts yielded negative results, With the exception Of the
             discovery of site 8So1866 described above.

             Site praluati     Assessments of site condition/data quality and significance/
             National Register eligibility for the total five newly and Previously recorded
             archaeological sites are summarized in Table 2. Site locations are plotted in
             Figure 3.

             Table 2.             or         ocdcal Sites in the      Englmx)cd NW Map
                       Area.

             Site         Site Nam                Site Type        Data Qjality         MR

             8SO10        Forked Creek Point      Shell Midden           5              E
                          Midden

             8So11        Wstery River Point      Shell Midden           2              B

             8So12        Second Point North      Shell Scatter          6              E
                          of Lemon Bay

             8So64        Forked Creek Mound      Shell Midden           4              E
             8So1866      Englewood Bay Park      Shell Scatter          4              E

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                                                                                  R 19 E

                                                                     '15                                                    14

                                                                                      8501

                                                                                                                                                          T

                                                                                                   0                                                      4
                                                                                                               e              22-3                        0
                                                                            0                                                                             S

                                                                                                              0 8SOII

                                                                                                                      08SO12
                                                                                                                                         *8So1866

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                            Figure 3. Location of Archaeological Sites in the USGS Englewood NW
                                                  Map      Area.

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                  Of the total sites recorded for this map area, two are presumably
             destroyed (8SolO, 8So12)@ and two are altered severely (8So64, 8So1866) (Data
             Quality Categories 5 and 4 respectively) . Thus, given the loss of integrity,
             and the low potential to yield archaeological data of significance, these four
             cultural resources are not considered eligible for nomination to the National
             Register of Historic Places.

                    Moll, the Mysterj River Point site, is in good conditien. It has been
             degraded to sane degree by ditching     and prior archaeological excavation.
             Neverthel    , this site has dexamitz-at:ed a rich cultural assemblage, and the
             ability to contribute significantly to our knowledge of regional prehistory,
             as well as changing erTvirorm*xrt:al conditions over time. According to Burger,
             who has investigated this site, intact cult:ural deposits extend below the
             current: water table. At this lowest level preserved wood has been recovered
             (Bill Burger, personal comimuucation). Thus, the 14ystery River Point: site is
             considered a significant: cultural resource, eligible for nomination to the
             National Register as per NR criteria I'd". It has already yielded important
             archaeological data, and can be expected to yield more. It is in good condi-
             tion and. can be considered among the best known examples of its type for the
             area.

             Recommendati      It.is      LILL--- ed that 8So11 be nominated to the National
             Register. Its location on privately owned land, protected by a deed restric-
             tion in perpetuity (Mark Famiglio, persa-al c=ninication) - will hopefully
             ensure its pro Bation and preservation. Mus property is currently being con-
             sidered for purchase by Sarasota County. It is also suggested that copies of
             site maps, as'well as the report of field investigations, be requested from
             New College, for filing at the Sarasota County Department of Historical
             Resources Archives.

                  Mile already in a degraded condition, avoidance of future land altering
             activities in the vicinity of 8SO64 is suggested. The landowners should be
             asked, through written notification, for their cooperation in seeing that the
             remains of this site be preserved. In the event of site modifications invol-
             ving county permits (i.e. dock construction, residential additions, tree
             cutting) archaeological site monitoring is recammended.

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            General Descriloti : The Manasota Key survey area extends from just north of
            the Manasota. Public Beach south to the Sarasota/Charlotte county line. It
            include@; parts of eight sections (9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 26, 27, 35) in TcwrLship
            40 South, Range 19 East, as contained within the Venice, Englewood NW, and
            Englewpod USGS quadrangle map areas.

            Previous Archaeolgg@ical Work: Manasota Key has never been subjected to sys-'
            tematic professional archaeological survey. In 1961, this barrier island was
            included in the '%Tmdshield" type survey carried out by Doris Davis and John
            Fales. Three of the sites described by these investigators have been assigned
            Florida Master Site File (FMSF) numbers 8So8, 8So1OO, and 8So399. All are
            shell midden type sites situated along the bayside of Manasota Key. In 1987,
            Bill Burger condt=ted a Phase I             survey of the 7.2 acre Stoltzner
              uperty (proposed Manasota Bay Estates subdivision), as a result of which a
            shell midden, also on the bayside, was recorded (Burger 1987). This prehis-
            toric cultural resource, the Stoltzner site, has been assigned the FMSF number
            8So598. Finally, in December 198-8 a three and one-half month emergency sal-
            vage excavation of an aboriginal cemetery on the gulfside of Manasota Key was
            initiated under the field supervision of Wilburn "Scrary" Cockrell. This work
            was begun after construction of a house and pool unearthed human bones. The
            Manasota Key Burial Site, 8So1292, yielded the remains of approximately 100
            individuals, most of whom were interred in a "dip in the dune ridge" (Cockrell
            1988). In addition to the cemetery, a two component shell midden was found.
            This project, accomplished by dozens of volunteer excavators, generated tre-
            maxious publicity. The proceedings have been summarized in numerous newspaper
            articles and in public talks given by Cockrell. Louis Tesar (personal commun-'
            ication), speaking for himself as a professional archaeologist concerned with
            efforts to broaden public understanding and cooperation with historic preser-
            vaticn issues, has been critical of what he views as Cockrell's focus on pro-
            ject publicity and the seemingly urrmessary slowness with wbich the project
            was conducted. Tesar was concerned with the negative effect of this project
            on the public. Indeed, Tesar's ssessment seers correct in view of our ex-
            perience on this project.

            Recordedj2=a:tgA_Sites: As a result of work by Fales and Davis, Burger, and
            Cockrell, - a total of five pr@toric sites have been recorded for Manasota
            Key. Sites 8So8, -100, -399, and -598 are shell middens situated along the
            Lemon Bay side of the key. By 1976, according to the countywide assessment by
            Mmy (1976), 8So8 and 8So1OO were no longer extant. 8So399, a shell midden
            with reported burials, dating to the Manasota. period,   is.poorly defined geo-
            graphically. As currently plotted on the maps on file at the Sarasota County
            Department of Historical Resources, the site extends a   considerable distance
            alcrxj the bayside of Manasota Key, and is situated in both the Englewood and
            Englewood NW quad map areas. 8So598, a relatively small shell midden, has been
            dated to the late Weeden Island/early Safety Harbor period, circa A.D. 800-
            1200. Radicretric dating of archaeological materials frce the Mark-Lsota Key
            Burial Site (8So1292) has provided a date of A.D. 120 to 320 for at least one
            component-

                 in addition to these five recorded sites, a single prehistoric site, des-
            ignated "T41 (Archibald 1988:17) has been reported for the northwest quarter of

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             Section 22. The type of site for 'IT" was riot known. Further, interviews with
             John McCarthy of the Sarasota County , Department of Natural Resources,, and
             Lauren Archibald, Department of Historical Resources, indicated the presence
             of two,additional shell midden type sites on Manasota Key which were as yet
             unrecorded.

             Research Considerations/Methodoloqy: - Traditionally, archaeologists have con-
             sidered the bay side of barrier islands.to have a high potential for pr@s-
             toric site location. Gulfside locales have been afforded less consideration.
             However, with the discovery of 8Sol292 on the gulf side of Manasota Key, this
             setting can no longer be dismissed as having low site potential. Simply, the
             entire length of Manasota Key wa's deemed to have a high prehistoric site loca-
             tion potential, with the exception of filled areas. of particular interest
             were those areas characterized by oak/cabbage palm hammock vegetation.

                   rx@nination of the U.S. Surveyor General's Office Plat Map for Township
             40 Soutli, Range 19 Ea , dated September 1892, revealed two noteworthy histor-
             ic period features for the area previously called "Gulf Ridge." In Section 27,
             at Lamm Bay, "Leach's Wharf Of is depicted. To the south, in Section 35,
             Niharf" and "Chapman's house" are marked. This general locality is about on*--
             half mile south of the Hermitage. Thus, the presence of historic dumps, and/
             or struc@ral remains, including dock pilings, were predicted for these areas.

                       stically, survey of Manasota Key posed a number of problems. Fore-
             mr-gi-I hundreds of individuals own property on the key. A large                 Of
             these land/bomeowners reside here on a seasonal basis only. Thus, securing
             permission to survey private property was a time-consuming and often non-
             productive endeavor. Given the prohibitive costs of contacting each land-
             owner by mail, it was decided to approach Owners "on the spot" by knocking on
             doors. In general, the local residents were positive and helpful, although
             fearful that another "graveyardt' would be found on their Property. The major-
             ity of lwxkx@ners, however, were absent during the survey. In mos instances,
             repeated efforts to secure lark1owrier permission failed, as no one was home.
             The JUL' 1WEIRLICASt portion of Manasota Key, extending a distance of approximate-
             ly 1.8 miles, beginning just north of the Manasota Key public beach (Sections
             5, 8, and 9), could not be --;UrVeyed- ACCess to this segment Of the barrier
             island is by private road only, and permission for entry requested from the
             security guard at the entrance gate was denied.

                  Thus, as a necessary compromise, survey efforts focused upon those prop-
             ertles for which permission to carry out subsurface testing could be secured.
             Undeveloped vacant lots were also exwmxked, and often probed with shallow
             shovel tests. over fifty percent of the private drives to the east and west
             of Manasota Key Road were at least driven down, in an effort to contact land-
             aciers. In this manner, many potexrtial site locations were observed, but not
             tested. In total, approximately 60 individual properties were archaeologi-
             cally surveyed using      the methods of ground surface inspection and limited
                     ace shovel testing. A total of 44 standard size (40 cm. diameter by
             variable depths) test pits were excavated, as well as scores of shallow Probes
             made to ascertain quickly the presence or absence of shell midden or other
             cultural features. Mosquito control ditches and other exposures, such as the
             edge of the mangrove line, were particularly helpful in providing a survey
             sample utiere permission for testing could not be obtained.

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            Survey Results: A total of seven prehistoric period archaeological sites were
            located and recorded, on the basis of both informant information and field
            survey. These resources, all shell midden type sites, have been- assigned the
            FMSF numbers 8Sol369 through 8Sol375. In addition, the locations of all five
            previously recorded sites, as plotted on the relevant USGS quadrangle maps on
            file at the Sarasota County Depu-tnent, of Historical Resources (DHR), were
            visited, and an attempt -made to find reported site "T". These efforts are
            described below. It should be noted that due to the vagueness in site loca-
            tional data for several previously recorded sites, it is possible that orie or
            more newly recorded sites duplicate prior efforts at site documentation. Such
            problem are discussed in the descriptions of individual sites Which follow.

                 New Sites: The seven newly discovered sites can be described as follows:

            1. Johnson Site (8Sol369) - This black dirt and shell midden type site, loca-
            ted within the southeast quarter of Section 35, Tawiship, 40 South, Range 19
            East, is on elevated land paralleling the shore of Lamn Bay. Oak/cabbage
            palm hammock is the local vegetation type. This site was discovered as a
            result of archaeological survey,- which included the excavation of two shovel
            tests. Such work revealed the midden to measure approximately .60 cms in
            thickness. It is composed mostly of fighting conch and lightening whelk, with
            some clam. The midden deposit overlies a zone-of granular, gray colored sand
            with inclusions of small shells (i.e coquina). Me Johnson site is estimated
            to measure 80 meters north/south by 20 meters east/west. No pottery, shell
            tools, or other artifacts were discovered, and as a result, the period of site
            occupation is unknown.

            2. Severinson Site (8So1370) - This black dirt and shell midden is also loca-
            ted in the southeast quarter of Section 35, in an oak/cabbage palm hammock
            frontirx; Lemon Bay. This locality falls within the southern portion of
            8So399, as plotted on the County EM USGS Englewood and Englewood NW quadran-
            gle maps. The excavation of three test pits revealed a cultural deposit of
            oyster, fighting conch, and lightning whelk, measuring about 30 cm in thick-
            ness. site dimensions are estimated at 30 meters north/south by 20 meters
            east/West. Given the absence of temporally diagnostic cultural materials, the
            period of site occupation could not be ascertained.

            3. Bouffard Site (8Sol371) - This shell midden is located in the northwest
            quarter of Section 35. This locale was noted by Fales and Davis (1961) as a
            potential shell midden site (1961). Informant George TAI     also mentioned the
            presence of a midden here. Archaeological survey revealed an extensive,
            above-ground midden deposit. shellfish species observed on the ground surface
            included scallop, surway venus, clam, fighting conch, oyster, lightnLrxj whelk,
            and cockle. Several sand tempered plain pottery sherds were also noted. In
            some places, the shell deposit measures approximately one meter in height. No
            subsurface testing was carried out to ascertain the depth of the cultural
            deposit. That portion of the site closest to Manasota Key Road has been cut-
            by numerous mosquito cont= 1 ditches, where      evidence for the subsurface
            =rtinuation of t1us cultural deposit can be      observed. on the basis of the
            presence of sand-tenpered ceramics, 8Sol371 can be dated to one or more of the
            post-Archaic.periods.

            4. Hermitage Site (8So1372) - This black dirt and shell midden is located on
            county property in the southwest quarter of Section 26, Township 40 South,
            Range 19 East. It was found directly east of the Hermitage complex, beginning
            due north of the water tanks, on the back side of a gulf coastal dune ridge.

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              The excavation of two shovel tests reveale   d a 35 cm, thick deposit of oyster,
              clam, scallop, and fighting conch, in a matrix of dark brown soil. The site
              is estimated to measure 30'meters north@south by 20beters east/West. Date of
              the prehistoric occupation is unknown.

              5. 6855 MK Road Site (8Sol373) - This black dirt and shell midden site is
              located in the northeast quarter of Section 27, Township 40 South, Range 19
              Fast. The presence of shell midden here was reported by Lauren Archibald.'
              Survey tactics'included the excavation of seven test pits. These revealed a
              cultural deposit of lightning whelk, fighting conch, oyster, scallop, and
              other species in a matrix of dark soil. Sand-tempered pottery was also obser-
              ved. The depth of the cultural deposit is 60 cms; site dimensions are estima-
              ted at 20 meters north/south by four meters east/west. This site is 50 meters
              east of the Gulf, to the west of Manas6ta Key Road. 8So1373 dates to sometime
              during the post-Archaic period.

                   It is possible that the MK Road site is the same as 8So8, discovered by
              Plowden in 1953. According to Plowden's          iption,. -the 114anasata Key Site"
              was located 3.2 miles south of the Manasota Key bridge, in a hammock cut by
              Manasota Key Road. However, the same site number has been used to includ the
              "Davis Site", as visited by Fales and Davis. According t6 these 1961 investi-
              gators, 8So8 is located 2.5 miles south of the Mmkisota Key bridge. Given
              these discrepancies in the previous site locational data, and the lack of site
              descriptive information for ccuparative purposes, a new F?4SF rnmber was
              assigned.

              6. Fbrd Site (8Sol374) - This shell midden, reported by John McCarthy and
              Lauren Archibald, was exposed duriM cmts xuction of a house and septic tank.
              It is located in the northeast quarter of Section 27. Surface examination
              revealed oyster and scallop shells, with lesser quantities of rose cockle,
              pear whelk, sunray clam, surf clam, horse conch, lightning whelk, tram tulip,
              cat's eye, fighting conch, quahog, and king's crown. A lightning whelk shell
              tool was also observed (Stiles 1989). This site is estimated to measure
              approximately 30 meters north/south by 45 meters east/west. There is no
              surface evidence that the site continues into the adjacent Property to the
              south. No subsurface testing was carried out. Intact cultural deposits may
              be to the immediate north of the house and septic tank. &9o1374 is dated to
              the post-Archaic period, on the basis of sarxi-taTered plain ceramics included
              in the cultural assemblage.

              7. O'Brien Site (8So1375) - This black dirt and shell midden is located in
              the southwest quarter of Section 22, Township 40 South, Range 19 East. It is
              in an Oak/cabbage palm hammxk frorrtiM Lot= Bay. The excavation of three
              shovel tests revealed a 30 cm thick deposit of Oyster, clam, scallop, fighting
              conch, and lightning whelk, in a matrix of dark soil. Areal dimensions are
              estimated at 20 meters north/south by 20 meters east/west. It is of unknown
              temporal/cultural affiliation. Mile the location of this site is comparable
              to the vicinity of 8So8, as described by Fales, and Davis, the absence of above
              ground eqm-ession, absence of exposure such as along a mosquito control ditch,
              and small areal extent, all argue in favor of a new ENSE assignment.

                   Previously Pacarded/Reported Sites: In addition to the discovery of new
              sites, an effort was made to relocate and assess previously recorded as well
              as reported sites. The results of this effort are as follows:

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            1. 8ScS@, the Davis Mi@den or manasota Key site, is a shell midden originally
            discOvered-and recorded by William Plowden in 1953. According to Plowden, the
            Site was located 3.2 miles south of the Manasota Key Bridge. It was in a ham-
            mock "cut by the road." He-dated it to the Glades pe#od. In 1961, Fales and
            Davis described it as located approximately 2.5 miles south of the bridge and
            marked by gumbo limbo trees. Almy's 1976 county assessment lists this site as
            destroyed.

                8So8, as plotted on the Eilglewood NW quadrangle map on file at the
            Sarasota   County DHR, would be just north of the Manasota Key Burial Site
            (8SO1292)  and the newly recorded O'Brien site (8Sol375). A second location
            has been plotted to the south. Given the inconsistencies between the Plowden
            and Fales  and Davis locational information, however, it is impossible to
            determine  exactly where this site, as recorded, was situated. It may be the
            Sam as either 8So1373 or 8So1375, as noted above.

            2. 8So100, the Manasota Key Bridge site, has also beeri destroyed, as per
            Almy's 1976                 This site "appears to be filled with inland waterway
            fill, 11 she observed.  'According to Fales and Davis, this site was located at
            the first point South    Jutting into Iemon Bay on Manasota My, after crossu-q
            the Im-idge. Mis "first point South" would be the land approximately three-
            fourths milob south of the bridge in the northeast quarter of Section 16 (1954
            Series, Sarasota County Soil Survey, S-jeet 50). Field survey in this locality
            failed to discover evidence of this cultural resource. Thus, the site is pre-
            sumed destroyed.

            3. 8So399, the Blind Pass Midden, as depicted on the Englewood and Englewood
            NW quadrangle maps on file at the Sarasota County DHR, occupies a large area
            which nay subsume one or more of the sites recorded as part of this survey
            project (8So1369 and 8So1370). However, -in contrast to the poorly defined
            site area illustrated on the maps is the information provided on the F14SF
            form, prepared in 1983. According to the site file information, 8So399, loca-
            ted in a low-lying mangrove area plus adjacent oak/cabbage palm hammock to the
            east of Manasota Key Road "is relatively small in size." In addition to the
            midden east of Manasota Key Road, it was noted, pottery, shell and bone have
            been found to the west of the road by a local resident - 1bus, it was conclud-
            ed that "possibly the site was/is larger than presently visualized." (FMSF
            form) . Given the discovery of other small, seemingly geographically discrete
            "11 middens in this general vicinity as a result of the current project, it
            is probable that each is part of a larger site complex extending along ba=
            Bay.

                 Surface collections at 8So399 made in March 1983 yielded 11 sand-@-tenpered
            Plain sherds and one human skull fragment. The latter was found in the midden
            disturbed by an upturned tree root. Mis site is dated to the early Manasota,
            circa 500 B.C. to A.D. 200.

            4. 8So598, the Stolt=ier site, was not searched for during the survey since it
                investigated very recently (March 1987) by a professional archaeologist.
            According to the FTW information recorded by Burger, 8So598 is a small shell
            "as

            midden measuring 50 meters by 35 meters by 50 to 60 centimeters in depth.
            Sand-tempered plain pottery and shell tools were recovered. On the basis of
            these cultural materials, Burger dated this "relatively temporary occupation"
            to the Late weeden Island/Early Safety Harbor period, circa A.D. 800 to 1200
            (Burger 1987). This site was described as being in good condition in 1987.
            Survey of this portion of Manasota Key indicated that the proposed residential

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             development which threatened to destroy this *site has riot yet been undertaken-.
             Mius, present condition is presumed to be unchanged since 1987.

             5.- 8Sol292, the Manasota Key Burial Site, was recorded      by Sonny Cockrell in
             December 1988. As noted in the "Previous Archaeological Work" section, biis
             cemetery arid midden site was the focus of aver three months of emergency
             salvage excavation. At least one of the site caL Dnents was radiocarbon dated
             to A.D.. 120 to 320.

                  This site was visited and found to be much as it was left by the
             excavation crews. The Raj house has not yet been cons =ucted, and evidence of
             unauthorized site digging in the form of scattered potholes, was evident.
             Given the nature of archaeological work already carried out here, no further
             testing or data recording was done.

             6. IVII, a prehistoric site reportedly contained in the northwest quarter of
             Section 22, could riot be located. The general reported site area appears to
             have been disturbed by the deposition of fill. Australian pine and Bra ilian
             pepper, the primary vegetation in this area,-substantiates the claim of alter-
             aticn. The site noted by Fales, and Davis over 25 years ago has ostensibly
             been destroyed.

                   i _ live Data: A srmll gulf coastal dune area with intact native vege-
             tation, situated immediately north of the Manasota Public Beach, was surface
             inspected and tested with four shovel holes. No evidence of an archaeological
             site was discovered.

                  The Blind Pass Beach area to the east of Manasota Key Road, including the
             parking lot, restroaa facility, and boat launch areas, have all been covered
             by intracoastal waterrAmy spoil. Any prehistoric site located here would be
             buried under such fill. No subsurface testing was carried out.

                   several privately owned properties to the east and west of Manasota. Key
             Road, subjected to surface inspection arid/or subsurface testing, were found to
             be devoid of prehistoric or historic period cultural materials. These
             discrete areas are marked on the section aerials and described in the f ield
             notes which acccuparry this repor

             site Evaluati        Assessments of site coridition/data quality and sigrlifi-
             canoe/National Register eligibility for the total 12 newly and previously
             discovered archaeological sites on manasata Key are s=narized in Table 3.
             site locatioris are illustrated in Figure 4.

                  Of the total 12 sites currently   recorded for ManaSOta Key, Only two have
             reportedly been ccupletely destroyed   (Data Quality category 5)_ However, the
             contradictory locational information   for one of these resources,.8So8, node it
             impossible to ascertain the current    site condition. Two others have been
             severely altered and degraded as a result of deVelopment. (8SO1372) and/or
             archaeological excavation (8Sol292).    The condition of 8So399 could not be
             determined, since it is unclear where this site, as originally recorded, is
             actually located.

                  The Manasota, Key Bridge site (8soloo) and the Hermitage -site (8Sol372)
             are evaluated as not eligible for nominaticn to the National Reciister in view
             of their poor state of preservation.     8So8 could not be assessed, since its

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            accurate location is unknown. 8So1292, on the other hand, has been demonstra-
            ted to contain significant archaeological data. It is considered eligible for
            nomination to the National Register, as per NR criteria I'd". However, the
            degraded condition of this resource may obviate its potential to yield addi-
            tional archaeological information of significance. It has been rated in the C
            National Register category, denoting that further research will.be necessary
            before a final determination of eligibility can be made.
                 With the exception of the Bouffard midden (8Sol3k), the other sites on
            this barrier island are small shell middens with little or no surface
            visibility. They were exposed by land altering activities - such as ditching
            for mosquito control, or discovered as a result of limited subsurface testing.
            All are altered, but in good to fair condition. Unfortunately, due to the
            diicontiguous; nature of survey testing procedures, mandated by landowner
            approval, the true nature of most of these sites, includuq areal dimensions
            and temporal/cultural affiliations, is poorly understood. Cnly the Stoltzner
            site, discovered durirxj systematic investigation of a small tract, has been
            adequately assessed. This site was thought to be significant (Burger 1987).
            The preliminary findings at the other newly recorded shell middens indicate
            these too are significant or potentially significant resources (Category B and
            C).

                 Accordirxj to Bill Burger, discoverer of 8So598, this site "is important
            for the information it contains relatiM to, the subsistence activities of its
            inhabitants, their probable seasonal use of the barrier island, and to the
            paleoen@m@al setting, particularly to questions of sea level rise"
            (Burger 1987:1). Tt=, this resource has been classified as NR category B, as
            per critiaria I'd." The Bouffard. midden (8SO1371) is also deemed eligible for
            nomination to the National Register for comparable reasons. The information
            contained at this site is believed to have the potential to contribute
            significantly to our knowledge of prehistoric resource utilization and adapta-
            tions through time. Both 8So598 and 8So1371 may be eligible as part of an
            archaeological district. Either individually, or preferably as a district,
            sites 8So1369, -1370, -1373, -1374, and -1375 may be eligible for NR ncmina-
            tion. Additional information is needed before a final determination can be
            made.

            Recommendations: All NR Category C sites, as listed in Table 3, need to be
            archaeologically tested in order to make final determinations of significance.
            Such work should serve to define the areal     mite      of each, as well as
            teqmral/cultural affiliation. All are tentatively adjudged to be potentially
            significant and eligible for nomination to the National Register, either
            individually or as an archaeological district. The Stoltzner site, Bouffard
            site, as well as the Manasota Key Burial Site should also be considered in
            such a potential district nomination.

                 survey findings indicate that Manasota Key was an important locus of abo-
           .riginal activity duruq prehistoric times. The relationship of the sites
            recorded on this barrier island to others recorded on the mainland, across
            La= Bay, are not yet understood. There is a strong possiblity that human
            remains are contained in recorded as well as as yet undiscovered sites. Resi-
            dential developuent pressure on Manasota Key is acute. As lots are developed
            one by one for private residential use, it is certain that as yet undiscovered
            sites will be destroyed. many may contain human remains. It is critical that
            potential archaeological sites be considered during all types of land alteruq

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             activities, including home and utilities construction, road widening, dock
             construction, ditching, and vegetation removal. The private nature of land
             ownership means relatively sma 11 incremental developments.            These are
             generally harder to regulate t:han developments of large tracts. Nevertheless,
             it is critical that coordination betweeen various county regulatory-agencies
             involved in the permitting process be responsive to archaeological concerns.
             Archaeological monitoring of land alterations on a contantung basis is
             ju-marrended. In conclusion, all of Manasota Key, with the exception of filled
             land,    should be considexed archaeologically sensitive,            and treated
             accordingly.

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            USGS VENICE

            General Descri=on: The USGS Venice quadrangle map survey area extends frcm
            Laurel on the north to Forked Creek on the south. It is bordered on the east
            by US 41 and S.R. 775, and on the west by the Gulf of Mexico. Included are
            portions of the commmities of Laurel, Nokomisr and South Venice. Lyons, Dona
            and Pbberts Bays are to the north; Lemon Bay to the south. Eastward streams
            within the Venice quad area include curry, Hatchett, Alligator and Forked
            Creeks. In total, 30 sections, at least in part, contained in five townships,
            were part of this coastal survey sector. Land, within the Venice city limits
            Was excluded from survey, since this has previously been the focus of
            professional archaeological investig4tion (A_1W 1985a). The southern part of
            Casey Key, situated in the northern part of this quadrangle area, as well as
            the portion of Manasota Key contained within this map area, will be discussed
            in separate sections of this report.

            Previous Archaeolggical Work: In 1961, Doris Davis and John Fales reported
            several sites in the Venice area. Many of these were recorded in 1976 by Almy
            during her survey and assessment of known sites in Sarasota Couaty (Almy
            1976). More recently, professional.archaeological surveys of several parcels
            slated for development have been carried out in the greater Venice area, most
            outside the coastal zone proper. These include Hatchett. Creek at Jacaranda
            and the Woodmere Cmmmmity Center at Jacaranda, where no sites were found
            (Archibald 1988:18); the Venice Center (AJmy 1985b) which also yielded no new
            site information; the 1400 acre Gulfstream Land and Development Corporation
            property (Burger 1983) to the east of US 41, including land along Hatchett and
            Alligator creeks, where one prehistoric site was located (8So400); and a
            survey of the 23 acre Eagle Point tract (ACI 1989b), which resulted in the
            discovery of three prehistoric and historic period archaeological sites, plus
            the relocation of a previously recorded cultural resource.

                 Other work in the area inclurl   the City of Venice survey, carried out in
            1985 (Almy 1985a). MAs project included survey of the coastal strip frcm
            Venice Beach south to Hcrse and Chaise. In addition to the land within the
            city limits, including the Red Ta    vicinity, Eagle Point area, and a segment
            along Shakett Creek, several locales outside the city proper, incltx1ing Venice
            Gardens, Caspersen Beach, Nokomis and Laurel were investigated and several
            Wdustoric sites found. A total of 14 previously un)a@cwn prehistoric sites
            were located, described and assessed.

                 Finally, . the extensive Venice Beach site cmplex (8So26), with both land
            and underwater ULZRmientsf has been the focus of long range research. Under-
            water archaeological explorations of cknwned terrestrial sites in this local-
            ity were begun by Dr. R. J. Ruppe of Arizona State University (Ruppe 1980).
            Current archaeological research here is being =npleted by Steve Koski as part
            of his Master of Arts degree from Arizona State University (Koski, personal
            camunication).

            E@ggrje_4@@   @_Si        A total of 26 archaeological sites have been recorded
            for the Venice USGS quadrangle map area. Of these, ten are contained within
            the coastal zone survey area, exclusive of the City of Venice and Manascrta
            Key. Among these sites are three shell middens; two lithic sites yielding
            projectile pom-rts datang from the Paleoindian and/or Archaic periods; a lithic

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             scatter; ceramic scatter; shell scatter; a -multi-ccuiponent site complex
             containing shell MIddens, early stone tools and human skeletal remains, among
             other discoveries, dating from the Paleoindian through Weeden Island periods;
             and a segment of the original Tamiami Trail.

                   Among the shell midden type sites is the Cove site (8So9), recorded by
             William Plowden in 1953. It is situated on the east bank.of Lim= Bay, to the
             =Uth Of the Manasota Key bridge. In describing the 1953 -site             condition,
             Plaklen noted that it had been bulldozed dowm unti.1 Only about two feet of
             shell is above water. The Horse and Chaise site, 8So63, is a shell midden
             described in 1961 by Fales and Davis. By 1975, wtien recorded by Marion Alwy,
             this site had been destroyed (Almy 1985a:30). The Gory site (8So24) at Cas-
             persen Beach is a large multi-ccmponent, nulti-period site which has been bi-
             sected and damaged by construction of the Intracoastal Waterway. It is. esti-
             mated to measure one mile long by one-half mile wide, and has yielded evidence
             of occupation dating from the Paleoindian through Wedden Island times. When
             last described by Almy during her 1985 City of Venice survey, mst remaining
             parts of the site had been covered by fill or large rocks (Almy 1985a:30).
             SSo434, the Sprw*11a11 Site, was found along a canal in Venice Gardens. This
             prehistoric site, which yielded artifacts datable to the Paleoindian and
             Arcbaic periods, has been ompletely destroyed (Almy 1985a). 8So400, the
             Hatchett Creek I site is a shell scatter discovered by Burger during survey of
             the proposed, Gulfstream development tract (Burger 1983). It was reported to
             be in good condition at the time of discovery. The Saleman site, 8So443, re-
            .corded by Mmy in 1985 on the basis of informant information, yielded two
             Archaic stemmed projectile points in a "high scrub" area on a peninsula of
             land extending into Lyons Bay. Finally, as a result of the Eagle Point tract
             survey (ACI 1989b), additional information about previously recorded site
             8So439 was obtained. This resource is now classified as a lithic scatter
             dating to the Middle Archaic period. Also found as a result of this survey
             were 8So1301, a ceramic scatter datable to the early Manasota period, circa
             300 B.C. to A.D. 400; 8So1302, a shell midden of the same period; and 8Sol583,
             a segment of the Tamiami Trail.

                   in addition to these recorded sites, a shell midden has been reported
             within the Venice quadrangle map area. This has been designated potential
             -site IV' (Archibald 1988:20).

             Research- Cons         ons/lIethodoiggy: Background research indicated that the
             potential for both prehistoric and historic period archaeological sites was
             high in some areas of the Venice quad map coastal zone survey sector. In her
             survey of the city of Venice, A.1my cmuented that 11 . . .       it is no accident
             that several historic homestead--,,         and a number of prehistoric sites are
             found on          well-drained, slightly elevated, sandy soil" (Alny 1985a:5).
             Mum, high, dry scrub area           near the bays and other water sources were
             considered to have the potential for the location of sites ranging from
             paleoindlian camps to - 19th century hcuesteariss. Caqpared to other survey
             sectors within the coastal zone, i.e. Englewood, Laurel, Sarasota, the Venice
             area was deemed to have a higher probability for the location of small lithic
             sites dating to the Paleoindian and Archaic periods, ln'addition to the more
             ccnmn shell mid*m type sites. conversely, information provided by several
             informants,    including professional archaeologists,        indicated that      the
             Alligator Creek area had a low potential for prehistoric site location.
             Similarly, the inland extensions of Hatchett and Curry creeks are the products

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            of modern channelization, and were deemed to have low prehistoric site
            potential.

                 Documentary research and informant interviewing indicated the presence Of
            several specific locales where historic and prehistoric period sites might be
            expected. ,These include the followuig:
            '1. Fiddler"s Island - The plat maprof Fiddler's Island,.dated 1920, indicates
            the presence of several structures within this seven acre area. Included are
            a house, dock, garage and fish house, as well as a cultivated plot. These are
            associated with the homestead of Francis A. ammy (Matthews 1989:151). Fid-
            dler's Island, Wftich no longer bears this name, is located in Section 1 of
            T=Lship 39 South, Range 18 East.

            2. Knight, Lyons and Roberts Hiomesteadg-, - An 1883 U. S. Coast and Geodetic
            Survey map includes the locations of these 19th century           . Jesse and
            Caroline Knight settled somewhere in the vicinity of Section 6. The family of
            Robert Roberts settled at Horse and Chaise, while Matthew and Eliza Lyons
            homesteaded up the coast, to the north of Lyons Bay.

            3. Higelville - Members of the pioneer Higel family settled the area in the
            rm-thwest quarter of Section 12, Tlownship 39 South, Range 18 Enst:

            4. Woodmere - Woodmere was the home base of the Manasota, Lumber Company from
            1918 through 1923. Me plat map of Woodmere, dated May 1918, illustrates the
            location of the sawmill, mn-ker's quarters, ponds, and railroad lines. During
            its heydey, this settlement, which covered 10 acres, contained a four story
            wooden sawmill, housing: for 1500 employees, a large machine shop, a railroad
            yard, commissary, and 1200 seat dining hall (Cortes 1976:103-104). In 1930
            the sawmill was destroyed. Houses occupied by supervisory personnel were sold
            and moved. According to Cortes, "the only thing left" is an old building on
            the north line made of stone, with archs and doorways intact, but no roof
            (1976:104). Several locations for the site of Woodmere were provided by local
            informants. The potential for buried historic period archaeological remains,
            including dumps and structural features, was considered high.

            5. Woodmere Cemetery - Reportedly, black sawmill workers were interred in a
            presently unmarked cemetery. Local informants interviewed during this project
            have provided conflicting site locational information, including the present
            sites of Japanese Gardens mobile home park, and the Englewood Isles develop-
            max . The Fales and Davis survey fieldnotes locate this site in the northeast
            quarter of Section 9, Tawiship 40 South, Range 19 East, about one-qu@r mile
            north of the Manasota Key Bridge. Their information is presumably based on
            informant information. Fales and Davis note the reported burials to be either
            Indian or prisoners who died while turpentining.

            6. Burial Mound - According to Jokm McCarthy, currently with the Sarasota
            County Department of Matural. Resources, an aboriginal burial mound may be
            located behind the M&xmis school. However, Marion AlW and George Luer
            reported having searched for this feature, with negative results (Almyl
            personal comuLmication) .

            7. A site of unknown type is platted on the Fales and Davis site map, but is
            not mentioned in their survey field notes. Referenced as site #74, it is
            illustrated as located in the northwest quarter of Section 32 and/or the
            northeast quartex of Section 31, Township 39 South, Range 19 Past.

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             8. Stockade - A stockade used to hold convict laborers, who were leased as
             workers to the lumber companies, was formerly located at U.S. 41 and Pocono
             Trail. A freshwater well and a loading wharf at the shore along Dona Bay were
             also located here (Matthews 1989:163).

                  In general, survey tactics emphasized the surface inspection and subsur-
             face- testing of undeveloped land. Uie majority of subsurface testing was
             conducted in Sections 4 and 9 of Township 40 South, Range. 19 East, on the
             first elevated land fronting Lamm Bay. r1he locations of all test-pits we
             marked an the section aerials, and described in the field notes which accom-
             pany this report. Since the ten previously recorded sites were visited and
             assessed by professional archaeologists riot more than six years ago, their
             relocation and ;g    ;sment of current condition and significance were not made
             a part of this study. r1he various bistoric period features noted above, as
             well as reported aboriginal site IV' were amarxj the primary concerns during
             field survey.

             Survey           A total of nine prehistoric and historic period archaeologi-
             cal sites were located and recorded. Seven were discovered as a result of
             field survey; two were reported by local informants. 7hese sites, assigned
             the Florida Master Site File numbers 8Sol36l through 8Sol368, plus 8SO1867,
             include three shell middens, one ceramic scatter, an historic cemetery, and
             four miscellaneous historic period sites, including the ruins of the camunuty
             of woodmere. Mie attempt to find reported site IV' was not successful. In
             addition, two previously recorded sites were relocated and their present
             condition and significance assessed.

                  New sites: ihe nine newly discovered sites can be described as follows:
             l.- Section 4 Midden (8Sol361) - Thi@ black dirt and shell midden type Site is
             located in the souttagest quarter of Section 4, TowTiship 40 South, Range 19
             Past. It was discovered as a result of subsurfa           testing during field
             survey. Mlis small cultural deposit measures approximately 25 meters      north/
             south by 20 meters east/West. Subsurfa      testing revealed that about 80% of
             the shell fish remains are clam and lightning whelk. other species include
             oyster and scallop. The depth of the cultural deposit is 35 m7tineters below
             surface. niere is no above ground evidence. 8Sol36l is of unknown temporal/
             cultural affiliation.

             2. Coleman/Nantucket Road Site (8So1362) - This ceramic scatter type site is
             located in the northwest quarter of Section 32, Township 39 South, Range 19
             East. It was discovered as a result of subsurface testing during field
             survey. No surface cultural materials were.noted. This site is situated on a
             small sandy ridge, vegetated with scrub oak, palmetto and pine- Lemon Bay is
             to the northwest. The excavation of two shovel test--- within 30 meters of each
             other revealed a stratigraphic profile of 0-25 cms medium gray sand, underlain
             by successive zones of white (25 to 65 cm) and tan (65 to 100 cms) colored
             fine sand. rr*m sand tempered plain potsherds were recovered from one shovel
             test, at depths of 30 to 45 cms. The second shovel test was urq=ductive of
             additional cultural materials. site size is estimated at 1      than 30 meters
             in diameter. 8Sol362 can be dated to post-Archaic times.

             3. Rigel Midden (8So1363) - This large shell midden type site was rePOrted by
             Hickey Rigel. it is no longer ectant. According to Mr. Rigel, this site,
                                                      ado Drive and LaGuna Drive, measured
             located in the present vicinity of El Dor

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            about 40 feet high. It was adjacent to a mangrove swamp. The site was demol-
            ished for roadfill used to surface Englewood Road. Corrkmuuums now mark the
            general site area.

            4. Rigel Bayside (8So1364) - This historic period site consists of remnant
            dock pilings and a handmade   concrete retaining wall (seawall) at the shore of
            Roberts Bay, directly to the rear of 816 and 812 LaGuna Drive. A primary
            ccnstituerTt of the seawall is coquina. shell.   Mese constructions are associ-
            ated with the historic two story Rigel residence at 816 La Guna-Drive, started
            at the turn of the century and completed in 1916. (Mickey Rigel, personal com-
            munication) - A partially modified wooden boathouse also associated with the
            early Rigel family occupation is adjacent to the seawall and dock pilings on
            the east. This* site was discovered during field survey in the Higelville
            area. Information was then solicited from site owners/ residents Joy and
            Mickey Rigel. Mr. Rigel is the great-grandson of Frank Rigel.
            5. Fiddler's Island Seawall (8So1365) - Field survey of the Anchorage deve        1-
            opment, formerly knowm as "Fiddler's Island", revealed a concrete seawall made
            with coquina. in the yard of 450 Amchorage Drive. A large modern home and pool
            occupy the property. This seawall was traced alorx; the shoreline in a south-
            east direction, ending just east of the south end of Anchorage Drive. Here, a
            break in the seawall was marked by a set of steps, the lowest rungs of wtuch
            were covered by the waters of Roberts Bay. Directly to the north of the steps
            was a concrete slab, marking a former house foundation. A small wood frame
            structure is situated directly to the west. Accorduxj to local resident and
            developer Elizabeth Coon (Personal ccrmmmication), the house that formerly
            marked this spot was owned by "Mr. North," and dated to the 1930s. Muo, the
            seawall may date to the 1930s, although the construction materials are similar
            to those used in the 1910s and 1920s. It appears similar, for example, to the
            newly recorded Rigel Bayside site (4SoI364),       %struCted. sometime between 1900
            and 1916.

                 All traces of the original Carry homestead are gone. Mrs. Coon, who grew
            UP in this area, related that in the early 1930s her grandfather purchased
            Fiddler's Island from the Curry family. At this time, it was a low lying
            island. Her grandfather filled the land, and in the 1930s it was replatted as
            "Enchanted Island." Tangible remains of this period are also gone, or badly
            deteriorated. An old stucco bridge wtuch connected Enclmnted Island to the
            mainland on the east, built in the 1930s, is no longer extant (Elizabeth Coon,
            personal communication). The only other structure frcm the 1930s, a wooden
            seawall on the canal side (east) of the former island, is very badly deterio-
            rated, . and falling into the canal. It was not assigned a Florida Master Site
            File number -

            6. 7he Axrhorage (8So1366) - This historic period site consists of a partial-
            ly buried anchor. It is located beneath a large oak tree in an undeveloped
            lot, directly north of 476 Anchorage Drive in the southeast quarter of Section
            i, Township 39 South, Range 18 East. This land was formerly part of Fiddler's
            Island. According to informant Elizabeth Coon (personal comnziication) , the
            anchor dates to the turn of the century. Field survey, includuxj surface ex-
            amination alotV the shoreline and the excavation of four sba I low sh@el tests
            around the anchor, revealed the presence of noted metal pieces and red
            bricks, the latter apparently used to help stabilize the shoreline. No other
            noteworthy features were observed.

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             7. Venice Cemetery (8So1367) - The Venice Ceaetery is located in the      north-
             west: quarter of Section 32, Tbwnship.39 South, Range 19 East. Its location is
             clearly depicted on the USGS Venice quadrangle map.- This land, *originally.
             owned by pioneer settler Jesse Knight, has served as a cemetery since the
             1880s. Members of many of the area's pioneers and their descendants are
             buried here, including Jesse Knight, Charles Curry, and Alred WI-ede, as well
             as members bf the Higel family.
                  All gravesites are oriented in an east/west direction, with the h@ad-
             stories to the west. Individual graves are marked primarily by commercial
             stone and decorated with plastic flowers. Cemetery plantings are mostly cedar
             bushes. Two east/Vest tr  anding shell marl driveways divide the cemetery into
             a northern and southern part. Grave rows are designated alphabetically, star-
             ting with "All in the ap'proximate cemetery center. Rows B through Q are to the
             west of A. Beginnning to the east of row A, grave rows are designated R
             through V. Most of the earliest graves are in the cemetery center, to the
             north of the                 shell marl driveway. Members of the Curry family,
             including Reverend Charles 0. Curry (1850-1901) are interred in Rom B and C.
             An elaborate, upright monument marks the grave of Reverend Charles Curry.
             Members of the Knight family are buried in Row D. Upright carved stone monu-
             ments similar to that for Charles Curry mark the gravesites of the Reverend
             Jesse Knight (1817-1911), his wife Caroline R. Knight (1825-1901), and Milton
             A. Knight (1861-1890). Members of the Higel family are buried in Row L.

             8. Woodmere Sawmill Complex (8So1368) - The project archaeologists were
             directed to the Woodmere site area by several local informants, who provided
             the addresses for the Green Fountain Nursery and Englewood Disposal Company.
             We wish to acknowledge the cooperation and valuable information Provided by
             Mr.  Terry Barton, owner of Erx#ewood Disposal. A copy of the plat map of
                                                     wbo also showed           aphs of the
             Woodmere was provided by Mr. Barton,
             company property prior to constrir-ticn of their waste disposal facilities.
             Me Woodmere site dates from circa 1918 to 1930.

                  Field survey of the Woodmere site area revealed the ndm of a single
             standing structure. According to Mr. Barton, t1us served as the sawmill com-
             plex px#=]se. The four walls of this structure, made of gray concrete
             brick, are still standing; the roof is no longer extant- Directly to the
             north of the pumphouse, in a heavily overgrown area stre x1ling to the west and
             east, lie the ruins of the sawmill and other associated buildings. Among
             these ruins, thoroughly concealed by thick vegetation, are large segments of
             concrete foundations, concrete piers measuring upward of ten feet in height,
             and piles of brick rubble. According to Mr. Barton,, a 600 feet deep well,
             capped over by Disposal personnel, is also situated within this wooded area.

                 other constructed features associated with Woodmere are no longer extant.
             Part of a building with the date.11191711 carved in the concrete, has been
             covered over by new constny-tion (Barton, Personal coumanicaticn). Photo-
             graphs taken in the 1960s showed two rail sidings to the west of the Englew:)cd
             Disposal property. - The original mill pmd, illustrated on the 1918 Plat map,
             was dredged by the Barton family to create a lake.

             9. Pocono T!rail Midden (8So1867) - This shell midden type site is located in
             the northwest quarter of Section 6, Township 39 South, Range 19 Fast. It was
             discovered during ground surface reconnaissance of a seemingly disturbed, va-
             cant lot frcr&-uV Dona Bay. At the base of two wooden stakes, as well as in
             patchy exposures of disturbed ground, dark soil and oyster shell Were ObSer-

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            ved. A single shovel test, excavated adjacent.to one of the wooden stakes,
            revealed an Upper strata Of oyster and quahog clam shells in a matrix of dark
            gray/black soil. Minor inclusions of scallop, lightning whelk, and king's
            crowm were also recovered. This Midden layer, extending to a depth of 30
            centimeters below surface, also included 42 undecorated sand-tempered pottery
            sherds and one piece of animal bone. Underlying the midden layer was light
            gray sand, from 30 to 100 cms. Lesser amounts of oyster pnd clam, plus 11
            additional sberds were.found Set%@    30 and 60 cms.

                 Flollowing excavation of this test pit, a series of shallow shovel probes
            were made in the vicinity to areally delimit t1us cultural feature. Site
            dimensions are estimated at 30 meters north/south by 45 meters east/West.
            Cabbage palm and oak mark the western portion of the site area; weeds and
            modern trash the eastern section. Brazilian pepper is found to the immediate
            west. Dona Bay is adjacent at the north. On the basis of the rinrherds found
            (cutL@ curving rim with flattened lip), SSo1867 is dated from the Weeden
            Island-related to Safety Harbor periods, circa A.D. 800 to 1600 (cf. Tu      and
            AlW 1982: Figure 3, p. 45).

            Isolated Finds: In addition to these nine sites, two instances of single arti-
            fact occurences were discovered during archaeological field survey. These do
            not warrant designation as sites. The first isolated find consists of a sin-
            gle waste flake of ncn-thermally altered coral, found on the ground surface at
            a ditch paralleling Hibiscus Road in the South Venice area. The excavation of
            a shovel test at the spot of this find, in addition to three other test pits
            in the immediately surrounding area (Vacant lot between 4150 and 4124 Hibiscus
            Rd) did not result in the recovery of additional cultural materials.

                 A single sand tenqxwed plain pottery sherd was discovered on the disturb-
            ed ground surface of Intracoastal Waterway spoil, in the northeast quarter of
            Section 5, Tbwnship 40 South, Range 19 East. This area of fill appeared to be
            potboled by vandals. one such hole, measuring about a meter in depth, reveal-
            ed fill throughout. The sherd may be redeposited from the area identified as
            the Gory Site, to the north.

                 Previously                      Although the relocation of previously re-
            corded sites was not a focus of survey in the USGS Venice map area, due to
            their relatively recent recording and evaluation by professional archaeolo-
            gists, one recorded shell midden (8So9) was visited and examined, and the Gory
            site area (8So24) at Caspersen Beach investigated. Attenipts, to locate report-
            ed site 'IV' were Unsuccessful. These efforts are described below:

            1. 8So9 - The Cove Site, a sheal midden, was located in the yard of 1990
            Bayshore Road. Midden shell was observed at the base of trees, at the bay@--
            shore, and exposed in ditches. The current larkkuner was most cooperative in
            permitting the excavation of a shovel test. This revealed a cultural deposit
            measuring 65 cms in thickness, and composed primarily of clam, scallop, and-
            fighting conch. Lightning whelk and oyster were 1           frequent shellfish
            inclusions. The site dimensions are estimated at 100 meters northwest/
            southeast by 30 to 40 meters north/south. Impacted by.construction of a ham,
            septic tank, and ditches, the site is in altered, though good condition.

            2. 8So24 - The Gory site, is an extensive multi-compcnent,    multi-period cul-
            tural resource. Mr. Vincent Gory of Venice has made surface collections here
            since 1969. Among the cultural materials recovered have been Archaic stemmed
            projectile points, sand and clay tempered Pottery, human renminS, bird Points,

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              and net sinkers, as per the-1975 FMSF form. Originally, this site ran inland
              from the Gulf across a small creek just south of Red Lake. Excavation for the
              Intracoastal Waterway cut through the-site, burying at least three-fourths of
              the approximate four to five'acre site area under several feet of spoil. In
              1985, Alw-*s assessment concluded that 8So24 had been bisected and severely
              damaged by the Intracoastal Waterway, with the remaining parts covered by fill
              and/or large rocks. Some undisturbed area to the west of the Intracoastal may
              remain, she noted. Almy classified the Gory site as potentially eligible for
              nomination to the National Register (Almy 1985:30).
                  Portions of the Gory site area, to both the east and west of the Intra-
              coastal Waterway, were visited during this project''  In general, the area to
              the east has been completely covered with dredged spoil, and the wa"y
              banks are lined with large boulders, thus obscuring arry evidence of the origi-
              nal site surface or profile. Given the estimated depth of the spoil, it was
              caicluded that standard shovel testing to one meter depth'woutld not reach the
              original site surface. The site area west of the waterway is contained within
              a county-owned park. The area between the beach and-waterway was walked out,
              and, With the exception of the coastal strip, found to be mostly covered with
              fill. Unlike the eastern bank, however, the western waterway bank has not
              been covered with boulders. The banks were spot checked for evidence.of mid-
              den or other cultural features and/or materials. None were noted. Judging by
              the difference between the base of cabbage palm trees and the top of the
              spoil, the depth of the overbur;den is estimated at seven to eight feet. M=,
              no subsurface testing was conducted.

                  According to the information contained on the FHSF form, Prepared PY Almy
              in 1975, one small shell midden remains as an island in the Intracoastal
              Waterway. This island, observed from the Caspersen Beach side of the Gory
              site area, is separated fran the Itainland" by a deep ditch. Without a boat-,
              we could not get to the island to check on the condition of the site. Cabbage
              palm  and a mangrove fringe were observed from afar. The southern fringe of
              the island appeared sandy, and the edges of the vegetation line devoid of Mld-
              den material.

              2. Site IITJ"- Intensive ground surface inspection and the eD=vaticn Of two
              subsurface test pits in the reported site area failed to reveal the Presence
              of a shell midden type site, or other Prehistoric cultural materials- Me
              area investigated is located from the foot of Gale Street south to the foot of
              Hudscn Street. rMe saw palmetto ground cover in this area had been recently
              cut and cleared for developnent. 0=, surface exposure was good. In addi-
              tion, a mosquito control ditch Paralleling Lemon Bay afforded another good
              ppnrtunity for site detection. Only modern Oyster shell was rx7ted- Perhaps
              the location of this site in Section 9 was incorrectly reported arid/Or Plot-
              ted, and the midden discovered in Section 4 (see 8So1361 above) is the same as
              that reported.

                -i _ Ltive Data: The sand mound reportedly located behind the Nokomis School
              could not be found. However, the sct=l property was examined only frm lust
              outside the boundaries of the schoolyard, as this area was being used by the
              children at the time of survey. Prior investigation by other area archaeolo-
              gists similarly have yielded negative results (Marion Almy, personal =wuni-
              cation). The area south of the schoolyard, along the north bank of Curry
              Creek, was welked out east to the railroad tracks. in general, this land was
              wert? and no evidence of cultural materials or features were observed on the
              ground surface.

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                 As noted above, the field map produced by John Fales and Doris Davis,
            plotting the sites visited during their 1961 windshield survey, indicated a
            site (#74) in the vicinity of Sections 3-1 and 32, Township 39 South, Range 19
            East - This general site area was visited twice. The first visit entailed
            thorough c_mxxz-d surface inspection only; on the second visit a total of four
            test pits were excavated in an area of oak scrub and palmetto surrounded. by
            tidal marsh at the approximate site locus. No evidence of an aboriginal site
            could be discovered. It is possible that this-reported site was destroyed by
           .the dredging*of the Intracoastal Waterway through this area.

            Site Evaluations: AsseSSMents of site condition/data quality and signif i-
            =@ce_/National Register eligibility for the total 19 newly and previously
            discovered archaeological sites with= the mainland USGS Venice quadrangle
            area are summarized in Table 4. Previously recorded sites are graded as per
            the information provided in Mmy (1985b) and Burger (1983). Site locations
            are illustrated in Figures 5A and 5B.

                 Of the total 19 prehistoric and historic period archaeological sites,
            nine have been severely altered or completely destroyed. All but the Veluce
            Cemetery (8So1367) and the newly discovered Section 4 midden (8So1361) have
            been adversely impacted to some degree. Residential development, shoreline
            modifications, and dredge and fill operations are the primary causes of site
            Wrm-ddaticn.

                 All but five sites are evaluated as not eligible for listing in the
            National Register, either because of site destruction/degradation, or the non-
            remarkable nature of the site. For example, 8So1361, while in very good
            Condition, is a small shell midden type site, deemed unlikely to contain data.
            which could mi @ibute furthex to cur understanding of the area's prehistory.
            It is riot considered among the best examples of its type for -the region.
            Similarly, the Hatchett Creek site, 8So4OO, a small shell scatter recor-ded by
            Burger in 1983, was eviderxmd by an eight meter square surface scatter of
            marine shell, with no associated artifacts. Mile in good condition in 1983,
            and situated within a planned preservation/green space area, it is not
            believed that corytinued, rE-_@@ at this site would produce archaeological
            data that can contribute significantly to regional prehistory. It=, it is
            not deemed NR eligible.

                 M=ee prehistoric sites have been classified as Category B, and are
            adjudged to be eligible for listang in the National Register. These include
            the Gory site (8So24), Eagle Point III (8So1302) and the Pocono Trail site
            (8So1867). The first, 8So24, is an extensive multi-camponent site evidenc-ing
            thousands of years of occupation/utilization, beginning in the Paleoindian
            period. This site complex is named in honor of Venice resident Vincent Gory,
            wbo has made marry significant discoveries here.

                 In her 1985 survey of selected portions of the cityof Venice, Mmy dis-
            cussed the Gory Site. Her research included the interviewing of Vincent Goryl
            examination of his site maps and artifact collection, and field inspect-ion of
            the site area. She noted:

                      . . . the site has been bisected and severely damaged by
                      the Intracoastal Waterway. Most remaining parts of the
                      site have been covered by fill and/or large rocks used to
                      line the waterway. However, west of the Intracoastal

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              Table 4.                of          CWTical Sitied in the I     Venice Map Arm
                         (EW-1USiVe Of the dity       VaAce and Mmmsota My).

              Site            Site Name               Site Type           Data Quality         NR

              8S09            cove                    Shell Midden             3               E

              8So24           Gory                    Multi-camp.              3               B

              8So63           Horse and               Shell Midden             5               E
                              Chaise

              8So4OO          Hatchett Creek I        Shell Midden             2               E

              8So434          Sprenthall              Lithics                  5               E

              8So439          Eagle Point             Lithic Scatter           5               E

              8So443          Saleman                 Lithics                  4               E

              8So1301         Eagle Point  II         Ceramic Scatter          4               E

              8So1302         Eagle Point  III        Shell Midden             2               B

              8So1361         Section 4               Shell Midden             1               E

              8So1362         Coleman/Nan-            Ceramic Scatter          2               E
                              tucket Road

              8So1363         Higel. Midden           Shell Midden             5               E

              8So1364         Higel Bayside           Dock/Seawall/            4               E
                                                      Boat house

              8So1365         Fiddlers Island         Seawall                  4               E
                              Seawall

              8So1366         The A:nchorage          Single artifact          2               E
                                                      (Historic)

              8So1367         Venice Camtery          Camtery (Hist.           1               B

              8So1368         %bodmere                Sawmill ccMlex           4               E

              8So1853         Eagle Point/            Road Segment             2               C
                              Taniami Trail

              8So1867         Pocono Tra.  il         Shell Midden             2               B

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                      Water-vay there may be sane rdmaining undisturbed areas of
                      the site. Sarasota County owns or leases much of the
                      property west of the Gory site . . .

                            No doubt, this site was of major importance to the
                      @@ians of the region (Almy 1985b:30).

                   According to several local informarits, aboriginal artifacts    are still
            being "dug up" to the east. . Evidence of such site vandalism was noted in the
            southeastern portion of the site, in a spoil covered area. The present poten-
            tial for the recovery of significant archaeological data from this large site
            has not yet been sy@atically ascertained.. Testing will be difficult, given
            the depth of the overburden in most places. There is a high probability that
            intact cultaral deposits are present. Thus, the Gory site is deemed eligible
            for nomination to the National Register as per criteria I'd." It has already
            contributed significantly to our knowledge of regional prehistory, and may be
            oTected to contain additional data of importance, particularly from the earl-
            iest and least known periods of prehistoric occupation.

                 Eagle Point III (Wo1302), discovered during systematic professional sur-
            vey of the Eagle Point tract (ACI 1989b), was evaluated as follows:

                      Eagle Point III is believed to be a short-term exploitive
                      camp where marine resources were utilized. The site, in
                      good to accellent. condition, could provide an opportunity
                      for additional research concerning aboriginal diet, former
                      climatic and                variables, and settleme, pat-
                      terning. 1bus, it can be considered a regionally signifi-
                      cant prehistoric resource and potentially eligible for
                      listing in the Naticnal Register of Historic Places. (ACI:
                      1989b:22).

                 The Poc ono Trail site (8So1867), newly recorded as a result of this sur-
            vey, is also deemed eligible for listing in the Naticrial Register, as per
            criteria I'd." Like the 8So1302 shell midden at Eagle Point, this midden along
            Dona. Bay is believed to have the potential to contribute significantly to our
            knowledge of regional prehistoric patterns of resource exploitation and diet,
            among other current research-concerns.

                 While cemeteries are usually not considered NR eligible, the historic
            Venice Cemetery is adjudged to be an important local resource since indivi-
            duals who made significant can ributions to the early history of the Venice/
            Nokomis area are i@terred here. 1Jhus, 8SO1367 should be considered for
            listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

                 Cne site has been classified as NR category C, indicating that while it
            appears to be potentially eligible for rcmination to the National Register,
            additional information is needed before a final determination of eligibility
            can be made. Incluried in this classification is 8So1853, the Eagle Point/
            Tamiami Trail site, discovered in 1989 during survey of the Eagle Point tract
            (Aci 1989b) . - n-ds segment of the Tamiami trail I'may be significant to the
            historic             on of Eagle Point and the county's early development"
            (ACI 1989b:25). Additional historic research was rax-3-M-1-     in order to make
            a final determination of significance.

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             Recanwndati       The Gory site has never been tested systematically b*y
             professional archaeologists. in order to assess the impact of Intracoastal
             waterway cmwtructicn upon this cultural resource, and to qather information
             to make a final determination of National Register eligibility, such work is
             recamnended. This work should include testuig of areas to both the east and
             west sides of the channel, including county- owned land at Caspersen Beach.
             If cultural deposits are found to be intact, this site should be rcminated to
             the Naticnal Register. Preparation of NR nominations for the other three
             Category B sites discussed above, as well as research necessary to evaluate
             8So1853, are also suggested.

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            CASEY KEY

            General Descripti : Casey Key extends approximately seven miles in length
            along the coast of Sarasota County.- It is bounded on the north by Midnight'
            Pass, which Separates this barrier island from Siesta Key,   .and by the Venice
            Inlet to the South. Tattle Sar@a Bay, Dryman Bay and. Blackburn Bay border
            Casey - Key on the east. Nokomis Beach is in the southern part. This barrier
            island is contained within three USGS quadrangle areas: Bird 1qeys, Laurel and
            Venice. Geographically, it is situated in portions of sections 4, 9, 15, 16,
            22, 26, 27, and 35 of Township 38 South, Range 18 East; and Section 2 of
            Tbw@ip 39 South, Range 18 Ehst. Overall, Casey Key has been fairly well
            developed.

            Previous        7he earliest known "investigation" of a prehistoric site on
            Casey Key was the looting and subsequent destruction of a burial mound
            situated at the north end of the island. In the 1940s, this mound and village
            site was dug into by students from Venice High School. Reportedly, the skulls
            they uncovered were sold for $20 each (Bullen and Bullen 1974:48). This site
            was entered into the Florida Master Site File by Mitney Robinette in 1956,
            and assigned the number 8So17. According to Mr. Robinette, over 200 burials
            were removed by the students. Other individuals cmTtributed. to the plunder.
            In 1959 the Casey Key site area was visited by the Bullens, who noted that
            only scattered     aginaxtS of bones and pottery remained. While the burial
            mound was destroyed, the associated village area, located at the water's edge,
            "consisted of a fairly extensive shell ridge crisscrossed and rew;orked by
            draglines to make mosquito control ditclies" (Bullen and Bullen 1976:48).

                 In 1974, in conjunction with their survey of the Palmer Oaks tract,
            Miller and Swindell tried to relocate the remains of 8So17. A total of 10 to
            15 hours were spent looking for the Casey Key site, with negative results
            (Miller 1974:9). Similarly, survey of the MJL            one mile of Casey Key
            did not result in the discovery of additional sites (Miller 1974:8). Eleven
            years later, excavations associated with house construction in the vicinity of
            8So17 resulted in the uncoveriM of human bones and artifacts. Pm--=ml from
            the Florida Museum of Natural History were contacted, and in June 1985,
            Williara Marquardt and Karen 36 Walker of that institution visited the
            construction site. They noted a sparse shell midden, overlain by successive
            layers of old topsoil and Intracoastal Waterway spoil, and reccitimended
            archaeological site testing. The human remains previously unearthed by the
                      on crew were analyzed by William Maples of the Florida Museum of
            Natural History. Uncertain whether this site was part of the 8So17 complex,
            Marquardt designated it the "Snyder Site," but did riot assign a new Florida
            Master Site File number (Marquardt 1985).

            Recordedaggg=gd Sites: 8So17 is the only site recorded for Casey Key. This
            burial mound and village (shell midden) complex, according to the Bullens,
            represented "a sizable community or one that lasted a fairly long time,"
            judging by the number of interments (Bullen and Bullen 1976:51). It has been
            tentatively dated to the late Weeden Island period.

            Research Considerations/lIethodolgW: Like the other barrier islands in the
            coastal zone of Sarasota County, Casey Key was deemed to have a high potential

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             for prehistoric site location. However, despite decades of investigations on
             the island, only one site had been recorded and none reported. It was
             uncertain whether the absence of sites reflected the lack of aboriginal
             settlement, or simply the lack of survey efforts.

                  Documentary research indicated that historic period sites might also be
             anticipated. One type of potential site was historic refuse, associated with
             late 19th to early 20th century homesteading. Among - the early sett4ers of
             Casey Key were the-Shumard, Root, Ragan and Dryman families. Me family of
             T
              - C
              usa Shumard, which included six children, arrived at Casey's Key just after
             the turn of the century (Matthews 1989:151). The Root and Ragan families were
             neighbors. In 1909, Zachariah M. Dryman homesteaded aver 100 acres on the key
             along the area which came to be ktx;wn as Dryman Bay. "He had been familiar
             with local lands since 1872.11 (Matthews 1989:152). In addition to these po-
             to,rtial homestead sites, examination of the Plat of Graham's Point, Casey Key
             (Sarasota Cmzyty Plat Book A-16, no date) indicated a "comnmity dock"
             extending out into Little Sarasota Bay, at a point 1459 feet north of the
             southern line of Section 15, Township 38 South, Range 18 East. Historic
             refuse as well as old wooden pilings associated with this feature were also
             considered as potential sites.

                  Interviews held prior to the inception of fieldwork indicated two
             possible site locales, bath revealed as a result of land alteration along the
             bayside of the island (Jobn McCarthy, personal ccemLmication). The location
             of these reported sites, as well as a 3essment of the condition of 8So17, were
             among the objectives of field survey. Arcbaeological field tactics entailed a
             reconnaissance of Casey Key beginning south at Albee Road (Nokomis Beach) and
             working north to the north end of Casey Key. All vacant lots were visually
             examined, and limited subsurface testing carried out. Land under constr@cn
             was another focus of irmestigaUcn, with particular attzrition paid to
             subsurface Zi-          such as building excavation tren@es and spots markiM
             the removal of trees. Ysor@to contz 1 ditches and other clearings were also
             carefully looked at. Finally, selected yards with native hamauck vegetation
             were also ex@mined, where landowner permission could be secured. A total of
             13 general localities in Sections 4, 9, 15, 22, 16 and 35 were examined.
             niese locales are marked on the aerial maps submitted with this report-
             Despite the posting of "Private Road" signs, Casey Key Road was driven to its
             northern terminus.

                     Results: John McCarthy, of the Sarasota County Department of Natural
             Resources had reported finding a shell midden while visiting a coz Ptruction
             site wtiere a mangrove cutting violation had taken place. Archaeological field
             survey confirmed the presence of this cultural resource. while this site is
             believed to lie very close to the Snyder site described by Marqtzrdt (1985),
             which my or may not be part of the Casey Key site (WoV), given the
             seemingly small and geographically discrete nature of the newly discovered
             midden, it has been assigned a new Florida Master Site File number. It IS
             described below. No other prehistoric or historic period cultural resources
             were found on Casey Key.
             1. Mangrove Violation Site (8SO1384) - This site is located in the southeast
                                       ship 38 South, Range 18 Fast, in the northern Part
             quarter of Section 4, Tawl
             of Casey Key. it is at the hammock/twigrove transition line, just east of new
             residerltial construction at 1370 North CaseY Key Road.

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                                                   revealed a small shell midden at the con-
            tact                                   oak/cabbage palm/red cedar hammock. Mid-
            den materials were exposed in small cuts, and at the base of trees in this
            disturbed zone. Shellfish food remains consisted        primarily of quahog clam,
            kings crown, light:ning whelk, and tulip. Secondary species included oyster,
            ribbed scallop, and fighting conch. Neither p)ttery, shell tools, nor human
            bone were observed. 11he stratigraphy, profiled in a series of shallow cuts,
            revealed the middeh deposit extending for at least 20 centimeters below sur-
            face. Shell was in a matrix of grayish brown sand. Cn the basis of surface
            examination only, this site is estimated to measure 20 meters north/south by
            10 meters east/west. The absence of midden material to the west appears to
            indicate that the midden is confined largely to the upland edge of the man-
            ca=e.

                  ftwiaway                       &tm: Mu-ee ef f orts to locate the remains
            of 8;So17 were Wisuccessful. It is presumed that this cultural resource has
            been completely destroyed. During the background information stage of inves-
            tigaticn, several individuals interviewed related digging into the burial
            mound in the early 1950s. supposedly, many of the bones and artifacts were
            taken to Venice High school. Conversaticm with these indivirbal           generally
            served to p@ct this site on the USGS Laurel quadrangle map which accompanies
            this report. No new cultural information was derived.

                  UBWUve Mta: Tuelve localities r marked on the aerial maps for Sections
            35,   26, 22, 15, 9 and 4, Township 38 South, Range 18 Fast, were found to be
            devoid of prehistoric cultural materials. In most cases, small shells and
            granular beach sand were observed in these areas of hammock vegetation and
            relatively elevated terrain. A large area in Sections 26 and 35, pointed out
            by McCarthy as, possibly having a shell midden, was being cleared for develop-
            ment of "Casey Key Estates" at the tire of archaeological survey. Thus,
            ground surfa     conditions were excellent. The square shaped fringe along the
            mangrove edge was walked out and carefully checked for aboriginal cultural
            materials and/or features.       None was noted. According      to the surveyor
            questioned here, this area was filled during the 1960s.

            site Evaluati    : cnly two prehistoric sites are recorded for Casey Key. The
            Casey Key Site, 8Sol7, is believed to be destroyed, and Ithus, not eligible for
            rxmination to the National Register. Similarly, the newly recorded Mangrove
            violation site, 8So1384, is in a poor state of preservation.' Its data quality
            is considered poor, and thus, is also deemed not significant nor eligible for
            the National Register. The question of the relationship between the Snyder
            site described by Marquardt and Pk-jlker, and 8So17, has as yet not been resol-
            ved.

            Recommendations: It is possible that as yet unrecorded sites may exist on
            Casey Key, on privately owTied land riot accessible for survey. The area deem-
            ed to have the greatest site location potential is that marked by hammock
            vegetation, and contained in the AJJL' I          portion of the barrier island,
            in sections 4 and 9, Township 38 South, Range 18 Past. Types of sites which
            may be anticipated are shell middens, some or all of which may contain human
            remins. Given the smal 1-scale, incremental, residential nature of future
            land alteration here, it is reCOILIMMAIC-MI that permits for residential construc-
            tion, the excavation for pools, dock building, tree removal, and other gmuid
            disturbing activities be contingent upon the monitoring of land alterations by
            a professional archaeologist. In the event that cultural reSOUrCeS are

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            discovered, lmuted subsurface testing --;hould be carried out such that site
            size,   tentative ta'aporal/cultural classification, and condition can be
            ascertained. Landowners in this area should be encouraged to preserve a@d
            protect these sites.

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                 IARM

            Generc-d DeS"CriZ_10_n: 'Me USGS Laurel quadrangle*map area extends from Vamo on
            the north to Laurel on the south. US 41 forms the eastern survey boundary,
            and Lattle Sarasota, Dryman and Blackburn bays are to the west, flanked to the
            west by Casey Key. Casey Key will be discussed in a separate section of this
            report. A number.of small streams cross the coastal *zone, including catfish,,
            North, south and shakett creeks. To the interior, Fox and salt creeks branch
            Off Shakett Creek. Cow Pen Slough, another tributary in this inland area, has
            been diverted to form a canal. Portions of these inland waterways were inclu-
            ded in the archaeological survey. In total, land contained within 21 sec-
            tions of three townships, was examined. Miese include the following: Township
            37 South, Range 18 East, Sections 27, 28, 33, and 34; Township 38 South, Range
            18 East, Sections 3, 4, 10, 14, 15, 22, 23, 25, 26, 35 and 36; and Township 38
            South, Range 19 East, Sections 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, and 31.

            Previous Work: Archaeological sites within this quadrangle map area have been
            the focus. of attention for over a century. The collections of artifacts and
            human remains made by Jokm G. Webb at his hamstead in Osprey, where he lived
            from 1867 until 1911, probably mark the first investigations into local abori-
            ginal sites. The Webb hcoestead and surrounding archaeological site ccmplex,
            recorded as 8So2, are today located within "Spanish Point at the Oaks," a
            preserve owned and             by the Gulf Coast Heritage Association. Webb
            sent his collections to the Smithsonian. In 1918, Ales Hrdlicka also explored
            the Osprey site (8So2), made collections, and too sent them to the Smithsonian
            Institution. From 1959 to 1962 Adelaide and Ripley P. Bullen of the Florida
            Museum. of Natural History carried out test excavations at the Hill Cottage
            Midden, _qjell Ridge, Chapel Midden and burial mound at the Osprey site. The
            results of their work have been detailed in a 1976 publication (Bullen and
            Bullen 1976).

                 Another early investigator of aboriginal sites in the Laurel vicinity was
            J.E. Moore, an amateur archaeologist and paleontologist. In 1932, just after
            most of the Laurel Mound (8So98) was hauled away by a Sarasota County road
            crew, he observed skeletons and pots PoMposed. His observations, including the
            presence of a pattern of radial burials at this site (Moore 1932a, 1932b), are
            elaborated in a recent article by Tal   and AlW (1987).
                 In 1961 County Historian Doris Daivis, ac companied by John Fales, perform-
            ed a wind1shield type survey of Sarasota County during which time several pre-
            historic sites within the Laurel quad map area-were noted. 'Some of these were
            relocated by Almy during a 1975 to 1976 assessment survey, and recorded with
            the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research.

                 over the past two decades, several archaeological survey projects have
            been conducted on properties scheduled for developnent.* The majority of these
            are  located just to the east of US 41. Among the surveys are those conducted
            on the 400 acre Palmer Oaks tract (Miller 1974); the 500 acre Prestancia tract
            (Willis 1985); the Barclay tract (AlW and Lu      1986); Osprey Postal Station
            site (William 1987); various parcels of the Palmer Venture Development tract
            (Hardin and -Ballo 1987a, 1987b, 1987c; Austin and Ballo 1988a, 1988b); a 645
            acre tract Just north of Oscar Scherer State Recreation Area (ACI 1988a); a
            segment of Laurel Road between US 41 and Interstate 75 (ACI 1988b); and the
            North Creek Golf Villas Developrent (ACI 1989a). In addition, archaeological

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             reconnaissance of Area "All within the Oscar Scherer State Recreation Area was
             carried out in 1987 as part of a Manatee Ccmamity College class instructed by
             Marion A-bry (Abry 1988).. Recently, a variety of archaeological investigations
             have been ccnductedby Archaeological Consultants, Inc. at the Spanish Point
             (8So2) site complex, including the monitoring of sewer line installations, for
             their inpact, on the site xaqponents present (ACI 1988b). The Catfish Creek
             site (8SO608), discovered as a result of professional survey on the Palmer
             Venture Development tract, has also been the scene of recent mitigative exca-
             vation (Austin and Russo 1989). Arc:haeolQgical work has been continued here,
             under the direction of Bob Austin, George I     and Lauren Archibald, assisted
             by rambbers of the Time Sifters' a chapter of the Florida Anthropological
             Society.

             Recorded4geM=gg Sites: As a result of the above mentioned efforts, a total
             of 17 archaeological sites have been recorded within this quadrangle map study
             area. Of these, ten are situated within the coastal zone. These cultural re-
             sources include seven shell middens (8So28, -30, -59, -60, -90, -461, -and -
             595); one lithic scatter (8So594); one burial mound (8So29); and the Osprey
             midden and mound complex (8So2). The remaining seven sites, located east of
             US 41, include two shell middens (8So6l, -438); two shell scatters (8So6O6, -
             608); two burial mounds,(Wo62, -98), and a two acre village with reported
             burials (8So3). Most of these inland frcm the shore sites are situated along
             Catfish, Sotrth, or Shakett. creeks.

                  In addition to these recorded sites, the Historic Resources Review Manual
             (Archibald 1988:39) lists seven "reported" sites, designated alphabetically.
             TWO (N and 0) are located along Cow Pen Slough, and one is at the shoreline of
             Blackburn Bay (S). Site IWI refers to an                 resource at the Osprey
             post office, and IIP,11 'IQ," and "R,I@ have, since preparation of the manual,
             been recorded as part of the Oscar Scherer II site complex (.8So606) (AJM
             1988:Figure 2, p.5).

             Research Considerations/MethodolgW: Virtually the entire coastal strip within
             this quadrangle map area is marked as having a high potential for prehistoric
             site location, as per the maps prepared by Historic Property Associates. In
             addition, non-coastal areas along streams, which are characterized by rela-
             tively elevated terrain, better drained soils, and hammock or scrub vegeta-
             tion, were deemed to have the potential for prehistoric site location.

                  The potential for historic period archaeological sites was also consider-
             ed. The laurel area was the center of turpentine and lumber activities during
             the initial four decad   of the twentieth century. For example, to the east
             of US 41 and north of Laurel Roadf in the present Mission Valley Estates
             development, was the site of the former McKeithan still. Housing for the
             workers, a commissary, church and cemetery were components of this turpentine
             settlement (Arnall 1987, 1988; ACI 1988b: Figure 3).

                  systematic archaeological suxvey of interior portions. of the laurel
             quadrangle map area lying along several swIl creeks, was facilitated by the
             participation of University of south Florida Archaeological Field School
             students., During three weeks in may, the USF haam conducted archaeological
             survey in portions of Knight's Trail Park, as well as a few large parcels of
             privately owTked undeveloped land to the east and West Of Fox Creek,, within
             TiowTmAdp 38 South, Range 19 East, Sections 20, 21, 29 and 30. A total of 317

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            shovel tests,       mcinately 50 cm. in diameter and 100 an. deep, were exca-
            vated. In general, shovel tests were dug at 25 meter intervals along pedes-
            trian transects in relative-proximity (rx:) greater than 30 meters) to stream
            beds.- Occasionally, shovel-tests were placed in additional high probability
            areas, such as ridges or isolated knolls. Cnce cultural materials were
            recovered from a test pit, additional tests were dug at fixed distances from
            the original artifact bearing test pit, in order to delineate site boundaries.
            The cooperation of Mr. Robert Hall, Knight's Tz-4il Park, Sarasota Coupty Parks
            and Recreation Department, as well as Mr. C. B. Wildcx, foreman of the Ewirxj
            family holdings is gratefully acknowledged.

                 In addition to the contributions of the USF Field School students and
            supervisors, members of the project team surveyed other interior lands along
            Shakett and Salt Creeks. Shovel tests were systematically as well as Judge-
            mentally placed-

                 The coastal zone was surveyed       by initially driving up and down the
            streets and checking for vacant land to   surface inspect and subsurface test,
            as well as residentially developed lots where certain features, including
            unusual elevation, hammock vegetation, and/or the surface presence of cultural
            materials indicated a potential site location, Such developed lots were
            examined and/or subsurface tested only with the permission of the landowner.
            All areas surveyed as well as test pit locations are illustrated on the sec-
            ticn aerials which accompany this report.

            %MW Results: A total of 30 previously                  archaeological sites were
            located, recorded and assessed on the basis of background research, * informant
            information and archaeological field survey.    These resources include 12 cera-
            mic scatters, five lithic scatters/lithics only sites, three shell middens,
            two artifact scatters, three shell scatters, three single artifact sites, one
            historic bridge and road segment, and an historic cemetery. These have been
            entered into the Florida Master Site File.as numbers 8So1313 through 8So1329;
            8So1343 through 8So1352; and 8So1355 through 8So1357. In addition, several of
            the previously recorded sites were visited and assessed.

                 Now Si    : A total of 27 previously Unrecorded/unreported sites have been
            recorded in the Laurel quadrangle map area as a result.of field survey. Three
            additional sites, recorded on the basis of informant information, are
            described in the "Previously Recorded/Reported Sites" section which follows.
            In view of the large number of sites, and the reduralancy of their information-
            al value, this discussion will cluster certain prehistoric cultural resources,
            rather than describe each separately. Complete information for each site is
            found on the Florida Master Site File forms, contained in the second volume of
            this report.

                 A. Sites in the Interiori Of the total sites recorded, 20 are located
            inland from the coast along Fox Creek, Salt Creek, and an unnamed stream that
            flows through Knight's Trail Park. Seventeen of these were found as part of
            the USF Summer Archaeological Field School work. Table 5 presents a summary
            of site information for the 19 prelustoric resources. In addition too these
            prefustoric sites, one historic period cemetery      in the interior was located
            and recorded.

                 The 20 interior sites include 11 ceramic scatters, four lithic scatters,
            one artifact scatter, and three single artifact sites, plus an historic ceme-

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              713ble 5. Swmiary of Sites F=id in the Interi= Zone of the I
                                        YAp Area.

                                                              Artifacts               # TPs/    Site
              Site      Name               Type     Locale    Sf    Sub    Depth      # Prod. Size

              1313    Park Stream           CS       KTP      0      9     0-30       16/3       49

              1314    Faistic Road          IS       KTP      1      4    45-65       5/2       500

              1315    Scrub Thicket         CS       lap      0     28     0-40       5/2         3

              1316    Palmetto              CS       KIP      0     14     0-10       5/1         1

              1317    Creek Shore           CS       Fox      0      4    10-20       4/1         1

              1318    Cindy                 LS       Fcoc     0      2    60-70       5/1         1

              1319    Fowls  Sherds         CS       Fox      0     68    40-90      16/10      416

              1320    Horse Pasture         CS       Fox      0      3     0-30       4/1         1

              1321    Wilccx Ceramic        CS       Fcx      0    100    10-75      22/12      484

              1322    Curious Cow           CS       Fcx      0      3    10-50       4/1         4

              1323    Sara                  is       Fcx      0      3     0-20       .3/1        1

              1324    One Flake             SA       Fcx      0      1        70      1/1       .25

              1325    Fcx Creek             CS       Fox      0      9    20-60       4/2         4

              1326    Sneaky Cow            Sh       Fcoc     0      1    10-20       3/1         1

              1327    Fcx**s Flakes         TIS      Fox      0      4    30-80       6/3         7

              1328    Jumping Fish          SA       Fox      0      1        77      3/1         1
              1329 .  Knight's Trail Pk.    AS       KIP      0    126     0-90      32/13     1260

              1343    Linda                 CS       Salt     3    129     0-20       1/1         1

              1344    Victor Smith          cs       Salt     29     1        60         1/1    625

              LE=:       site Types:    cs  ceramic  scatter        Locale: Kip Knight's Trail
                                        LS  Lithic Scatter                         Park
                                        AS  Artifact Scatter
                                        SA  Single Artifact

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             tery. Only three of the 19 prehistoric sites exhibited surface expression, in
             the form of a single flake or a few sherds. The remaining 16 were      discovered
             as a result of systematic and judgemental subsurface testing. In eight of th4
             16 cases where    nultiple test pits were excavated, artifacts were recovered
             from only a single shovel hole. Here, the total artifact assemblage recovered
             numbered only three to five specimens per site.

                  In general, these sites were marked by very limited artifact assemblages,
             as well as small areal extents. Twelve sites yielded 1           than nine arti-
             facts. Site size ranged from .2@ to 1260 square raters, with more than half
             less than 10 square meters in-size.

                  No temporally diagnostic lithic artifacts were discovered. Of the total
             15 pieces of lithic debitage recovered from five sites, all were small chert
             non-decortication type flakes. Six showed evidence of thermal alteration. In
             general, such lithic debris is indicative of late stage tool manufacture or
             refurbishment. All pottery recovered was sand-tempered plain in type. Of the
             total 15 sites yielding ceramics, five (8So1313, -1321, -1322, -1329, and -
             1343) had a few rinsherds among the assemblage. Mese can be used to tenta-
             tavely date the periods of site occupation (cf. Luer and A1W       1980, 1982).
             With the exception of two slightly inward curving rim with rourkled lips,
             indicative of a 200 B.C. to A.D. 700 (Tal     and Almy  1982: Figure 3, page 45)
             date of o=upaticn for one compcnent of 8So1321, the straight rims with
             rounded lip (8So1321, -1322) and sligMly outcurving rim with flattened lips
             (8So1313, -1329, -1343) indicate temporal/cultural affiliations for these
             sites of A.D. 400 to Safety Harbor and A.D. 800 to Safety Harbor respectively
             (cf. III    and " 1982: Figure 3, page 45). The remaining ten pottery
             bearing sites can be said to date to post-Archaic tunes.

                  All these interior prehistoric sites are situated on relatively elevated
             terrain proximate to a source of potable water. On the basis of the assem-
             blages recovered, all can be considered short-term, sPecial-use type sites,
             probably of an extractive or task-oriented nature. 7hese may have been occu-
             pied on a seasonal or transitory basid by peoples otherwise resident on the
             coast for the greatest part of the year.

                  In summary, it should be noted that had it not been for the intensity of
             survey efforts in this interior zone, facilitated by a team of almost 20 indi-
              chial--- from the USF field school, the majority of these sites would have gone
             undetected. Almost all are small sites with little or no surface visibility
             and limited artifact assemblages.

                  In addition to these prehistoric period sites, one historic period site,
             the Laurel cemetery, was recorded in the non-coastal portion of the Laurel
             study - area. site information is derived from background research, informant
             interviewing,, and field survey.            Florida   Mster Site File number
                 .1he Laurel cemetery, assigned the
             8So1345, is located in the southwest quarter of Section 30, Township 38 South,
             Range 19 ra . It occupies a parcel of undeveloped land at the end of High-
             land Circle, in the Mission Valley Estates residential development. The
             1ndIvidual graves are no longer marked, and there are no tangible on-site
             indications that there is, in fact, a cemetery at this location. Its exact
             boundaries are unknom. Reportedly, when Highland Circle was constructed in
             1958, coffins were unearthed (Huskey 1983).

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                  The Laurel Cemetery site was pointed out by Elizabeth (Betty) Arnall, who
             accompanied Deming in the field. This locale was, in turn, sham to her by C.
             B. Wilcox, foreman and overseer of the Baing family holdings in Laurel,
             including the land now developed as Mission Valley Estates. The number of
             individuals interred here is not known. It is generally understood, however,
             that these persons were black turpentine workers who labored at the bl@keitl=
             still during the 1920s and 1930s (Arnall n.d.; Huskey 1983). A comninity
             developed around the W.Keithan still, wtuch included housing for the workers,
             a commissary, and church. '                                                             I
                  B. Sites in the Coastal          A total of seven unrecorded sites were
             discovered along the coastal zone as contained in the USGS Laurel project
             area. These are individually described as follows:

             21. Webb Street Scatter (8So1346) - This multi-ccaponeryt. site consists of a
             prehistoric artifact scatter as well as an historic period dump. It is
             located an a now vacant lot, due south of the foot of Webb Street, in the
             southwest quarter of Section 3, Tlownship 38 South, Range 18 Ea . As per the
             USGS Laurel quad dated 1943, two homes formerly sat on the east end of this
             lot, to the south of Webb Street and west of Palmetto Street. At the time of
             survey, the houses were gone. Two raised earth platforms, situated side by
             side, marked the former hcresites. A ditch is to the south, and a vacant area
             with scattered live oaks marks the zone between the homesites and Little
             Sarasota Bay.

                  Gtound surface reconnaissance revealed the presence of widely scattered
             dMestic and building debris, including fragments of brick, window and bottle
             glass, ceramics, etc. A total of-five subsurface shovel tests were excavated
             across the vacant lot. of these, three were productive of a total two waste
             flakes and one sand-tempered plain sherd. ' Three quahog clam left valves were
             also found at 0 to 25 cms in the same test that yielded a flake at 60 cms. On
             the basis of this evidence, the prehistoric site component is classified as an
             artifact scatter. It dates to the post-Archaic period, and nay be temporally/
             culturally associated with the previously recorded shell midden site, 8So6O,
             situated just to the north of Webb street at the bayshore. 8So1346 is in very
             deteriorated condition, having been degraded by residential developnent and
             the use as a parking area for boaters utilizing the Webb Street boatramp.

                  The histr
                            .)ric refuse component is confined to the general site surface
             Debris is widely scattered.   Me majority of refuse is believed to date Prior
             to the 1940s, probably from the 1920s to 1930s. A concrete seawall at the
             bayshore is engraved IIST 1927.11 It is probable that the two homes were
             occupied around this time. old wooden pilings were also observed in the bay
             at the foot of this lot.

             22. Bennie Site (8So1347) - This site, situated in the southwest quarter Of
             Section 3, TowTiship, 38 South, Range 18 East, was reported by a local resident,
             mrs. Norma ("Bennie") Komarek. A visit was made to the Komarek residence to
             inspect the cultural materials reported. These included three bifa          which
             I&S. Komarek reported as having been exposed by erosion of the shoreline
             directly north of their dock. The three bifaces are of the Florida Archaic
             Stemmed type. TWO are Chert; one of coral. T`Wo are broken; One COMplete.
             All have been discolored black.

                  No subsurface testing was done in the landscaped Komarek yard- However,
             directly north of the Komarek property, at a point within five meters Of wtlere

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            the b1faces were reportedly collected,        three small shovel tests were
            excavated- These test Pits revealed an upper deposition of fill, underlain by
            very wet fine sand. No cultural materials were observed. In addition, the
            shoreline was walked from the Kcmarek dock north to the foot of Webb Street.
            No cultural materials or features were observed.

                 In sum, the origin of these specimens is unknown. on one hand, they my
            have eroded out-of a shoreline site; on the other hand, they could originate
            from a now inundated terrestrial site covered by the bay waters. on the basis
            of the artifact types, the Bennie site can be dated to the Archaic period,
            circa 5000 to 1000 B.C. (Bullen 1976). It is presumed-destroyed.

            23.. Lychee Lane Grove (8So1348) - This shell and artifact scatter type site,
            located in the southwest quarter of Section 23, TaQiship 38 South, Range 18
            East, was discovered as a result of ground surface reconnaissance in an
            abandoned citrus grove slated for residential development. A small cluster of
            clam shell was noted on the surface, A total of three subsurface shovel tests
            were excavated in the disturbed area in and near the surface shell. As a
            result, one sand-tenpered plain sherd and a small amoLmt of associated clam
            and scallop shell were found in the upper 25 cms of one test pit, and shell
            only in the top 20 cms of another. The third shovel hole was devoid of
            prehistoric cultural materials, as were the two addit-ibnal test pits excavated
            to the south and north.

                 As a result of archaeological field investigatiQn, 8So1348 is estimated
            to measure about 30 meters by 30 meters. The sherd wmld indicate a post-
            Archaic occupation/utilization, circa 1000 B.C. to the 1600s. The site has
            been largely destr@oyed as a result of grove planting and maintenance.

            24. Wall Midden (8So1349) - This shell midden type site is located in the
            northeast quarter of Section 35, Township 38 South, Range 18 East. The site
            was first pointed up as a result of bacJaground research, and verified through
            field inspection.

                 A site in this general locality was noted by Doris Davis and John Fales
            during their 1961 windshield survey. HOWeverr no descriptive notes were re-
            corded by these investigators, and the clue to the location of this prehis-
            toric cultural resource was in the form of a dot on the Fales and Davis field
            MP-  A field visit to the area revealed a large black dirt and shell midden on
            a privately owned, residentially developed lot along Blackburn Bay, to the
            south of Laurel Road. The site area was elevated and vegetated with cabbage
            palm   and live oaks. The lwx1cwners      home is adjacent to the midden on the
            southwest. Patchy exposures at the ground surface and tree bases revealed
            oyster, clam, lightning whelk, tulip, and king's crown shells in a matrix of
            dark black soil. What may have been the fragment of a human jaw was exposed
            when a large whelk was kicked up. Close visual inspection and subsurface
            testing were hampered and precluded by the urXNX)perativeness of the landowner,
            who stated that the midden observed was brought in for driveway fill.
            Clearly, the clean white shell driveway fill was   .          e with the midden
            observed. Further, according to the owner, in former years he bulldozed a
            swath through the middle of the property, where the midden is located, and
            revealed "nothing." Clearly, on the basis of the observed midden in this
            locality, the landowner is mistaken.. Further, the site observed is an in si
            deposit, rather than redeposited materials.

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                  8SO1349 measures about 60 meters in length by 30 meters in width. It     is
             oriented *in a roughly. north/south direction, paralleling the shore          of
             Blackburn Bay. The depth of the cultural deposit is unknown, but is believed
             to measure at least 1.5 meters in some places. The period of site occupation
             is also unknown. This shell midden is in very good to excellent condition,
             despite some alteration. It may contain human burials, as indicated by an
             upturned fragment of jaw which might be human. The uncooperativeness of the
             landowner prevented closer inspection and identification.

             25. Haucke (8So1350) - This shell scatter type site, located in the northeast
             quarter of Section 26, TowTiship, 38 South, Range 18 East, was first indicated
             as a result of background research, and verified by field survey.
                  Examination of the Fales and Davis survey map indicated'a site (#65)
             marked for this general area. However, no descriptive notes associated with
             this find *were mad     by these investigators. The general site area visited
             during this field survey is a high bluff overlooking Blackburn Bay. The foot
             of Hill Street is directly to the south. Cabbage palms vegetate the otherwise
                         yard of a private residence. According to the landowner, nothing
             unusual has ever been found during gardening activities. However, permission
             to excavate a test pit in the yard revealed the presexice of a thin shell scat-
             ter, composed of oyster with minor inclusions of broken quahog clam. No pot-
             tery or other cultural materials were noted. The shell is confined to the
             upper 25 centimeters of gray colored fine sand. This is underlain by tan
             sand, devoid of shell and other cult:ural materials. A second shovel test was
             excavated in the undeveloped lot dumatly to the north. A.Lw elevated, and
             vege ated with cabbage pal   plus lan-leaf pine, su slirface testing revealed
             a natural profile of gray (0-20 cm), white (10-50 cm), and tan (50-100 cm)
             colored flne sand. No -shell or other cultural materials were observed.

                  Cn the basis of these data, the Haucke site is recorded as a probable
             aboriginal shell scatter.  Mile the exact areal dimensions are unknown,.it is
             presumed small in size, probably less than 10 meters in diameter. Depth Of
             the cultural deposit is 25             . The site cannot be dated, given the
             absence of temporally    .      c artifacts. It is in fair condition, having
             largely been disturbed by residential developrient and lawn cultivation and
             maintenance.

             26. Oaks/Vamo Midden (8So1351) - This shell midden type site, located in the
             southwest quarter of Section 34, Tv*Tjship 37 South, Range 18 East, was
             discovered during archaeological field recauuiissance of an undeveloped,
             peninsula shaped tract, bounded by Catfish Creek to the east and North Creek
             to the west and south. Vano, Way is to the north. The site area is to the
             west of an old north/south trail, at a point where North Creek bends to the
             right. It is elevated and marked by live oak, cabbage palm, and ceda
                  The easternmos portion of the site area was originally observed because
             of the amount of illicit excavation here. Several large potholes and piles of
             midden debris were noted. Cyster and clam appear to be the dominant shellfish
                                                      tielk, pear whelk, scallop, and other
             species, with fighting conch, lightning w
             species included. Sherds of sand-tempered plain pottery were also observed in
             the spoil piles.
                  The site continues west, paralle1ing North Creek. At its western e&.ent,
             it joins w:Lth previously recorded site SSo28. In general, Ithi --, Portion of the

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            site had not been vandalized. Midden material was slighly exposed in patchy
            ground surface exposures, as well as along mosquito control ditches.
                 The Oaks/Vamo Midden midden is estimated to measure approximately 180
            meters east/west by 40 meters r)orth/scuth. A singl@ shovel test excavated in
            the eastern portion of the site area revealed an upper 50 centimeter thick
            strata of shell and a few animal bones, in a matrix of dark gray soil. This
            was underlain bV a zone of light shell and dark gray soil at 50 to 70 cms,
            following by lighter gray sand with no shell at 70 to 100 cms. Thus, the
            depth of the    cultural deposit is approximately 70 cms.    8So1351 is in good
            condition, despite prior alterations.

            27. Catfish Creek Bridge/Webb Road (8So1352) - This historic period site is
            currently evidenced by a series of wooden pilings which mark the former
            supports for a bridge which crossed North and Catfish Creeks. Only the'
            segment spanrung Catfish Creek is still extant. The pilings are placed in
            parallel rows of three across, spaced at 1.25 meter intervals. Distance
            between the posts, going north to south, is 2.8 meters. Beginning with the
            first set of pilings at the north, the eleventh set of posts is.topped by a
            square cut wood crossbeam measuring 15 cms. high by 15 cins. long. The sets of
            pilings can be followed across Catfish Creek, ending at elevated land which
            marks the continuation of the old road to the south. This general area is
            presently under residential development (The Oaks Preserve). The lower 60 to
            80 cms of each piling has been encased in concrete, a seemingly later addi-
            tion. The path of the old bridge supports is presently marked by oyster bars
            and the growth of mangroves.

                 Frm the =-th shore of Catf ish Creek begim a road. At a distance of
            approdmately 200 feet north of the creek bank, the road forks to both the
            east and west/northwest to north. rIbe latter branch extends a distance of
            about 1400 feet, before ending at piles of modern refuse (300 feet south of
            Vamo Way). This road segment is surfaced with shell, which appears to have
            been derived fran an aboriginal midden. Both forks of the road mark the
            transition line between hammock and pine flatwoods vegetation cammmities.

                 The bridge piluxgs and road appear to be in line with the Webb homestead
            at VISpanish, Point" to the south. Acccrding to Jan Matthews (Personal =muu-
            cation), this road segment(s) may be part of Public Road 16205, which dates to
            the Webb family occupation period. "Me road from John Webb's Spanish Point
            homestead to Sarasota had been finished in 1876 . . - It turned north at the
            eastern boundary of the homestead, crossing North Creek by a bridge and ford-
            ing Catfish Creek" (Matthews 1983:304). The shell surfacing material may have
            been taken from one or more of the shell middens on the Webb property, recor-
            ded as part of the Ospreysite complex (Wo2).

                 ftwiamly         Tkd/Rqxrted Sites: Of the total 17 previously recorded
            archaeological sites, a few were relocated, examined and assessed. The
            results of this effort are briefly summarized below, following the descrip-
            ticns of the reported sites. The four currently unrecorded sites/site areas
            reported by informants and assigned an alphabetical listing in the Historic
            Resource Review manual, were all searched for, relocated and recorded during
            this project. In the case of reported site 110,11 several ceramic scatter sites
            were newly recorded for the general area. These resources are described as
            follows:

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              1. Osprey Post Office Site       (8So1355)    This site, designated IIIWI in the
              Historic Resources Review Manual (Archibald 1988:39), was reported as a shell
              scatter by George Tal . In 1987 the 4.8 acre proposed Osprey post office
              site,   within which 8So1355 is situated, was arcbaeologically surveyed
              (Williams 1987). As a result of this effort, which included ground surface
              inspection and systematic subsurface testing, a total of two sand tempered
              plain sherds were-found in two contiquous test pits. Given this sparse
              evidence, these finds were not believiad to warrant site classification.
                         to this systematic survey, this proposed post office property was
              visited and archaeologically examined by George Tal , who reported collecting
              clam shell and sand-tempered plain pottery from the disturbed ground surface.
              The area was visited during this survey project, and found to be completely
              destroyed by land alteriM. activities           associated with post office
              construction.

                   Thus, this now destroyed site is recorded on the basis of the combined
              Williams and Tal   data. It is a very small, diffuse, shell and artifact scat-
              ter which dates sometime after 1000 B.C. It was located in the northeast
              quarter of Section 10, Tlownship 38 South, Range 18 East.

              2. The Sack of Sherds Site (8So1356) - This site, designated IV' in the His-
              toric   Resources    Review Manual (p.39),       was reported by George TA, .
              Information about this site was previously communicated to Tal             by Dan
              Hazeltine, who had been taken to the site area by Bill Hurt, brother of
              landowner Carlton Hurt. Hazeltine collected a "bagfull" of sand-tempered
              plain sherds, reportedly from a high sand ridge composed of yellow sand.
              Sherds were recovered from as deep as three feet below surface (Til , personal
              communication). On the basis of the thick walled ceramics, TA           has dated
              this site as possible Early Manasota.

                   Landowner Carlton an-t was.contacted by gxne and asked for permission to
              survey his sizable acreage to the south of Salt creek, including the general
              vicinity of site 'IN." Wile very helpful in providing information, Mr. Hurt
              denied access to the property. n=, the site, of necessity, is recorded as
              per informant information only. It is classified as a ceramic scatter, and
              plotted in the nortlywest quarter of Section 28, Township 38 South, Range 19
              East. The land within which this site is located is presently used as a
              cattle pasture. Presumably, with the aception of uncontrolled digging, this
              site is in altered, but at least fair condition.

              3. Blackburn Bay Midden (8So1357) - 1his shell midden type site, designated
              'IS" in the Historic Resources Review Manual (p. 39), was reported by George
              Tal .. Acocnpanied by mt. Ti     , this site area was visited during the survey
              project. It is situated in the yards of residences at 1501, 1505, and 1509
              Bayshore Road, to the north of Laurel Road. The general site area is marked
              by high relative elevation and hammock vegetation (live oak/cabbage Palm).
              The northwest corner of the site is at the dock at 1509 Bayshore. Immediately
              to the south, there is a seawall and about five meters of fill between the bay
              and the west edge of the midden.
                   Shell observed on the ground' surface included oyster, clam, scallop,
              li4itening whelk, fighting conch, and pear whelk. According to informant
              George Ta , who resides here, he and his landlord have, over the years, col-
              lected sand-tempered as well as sand and limestone-tempered pottery, a bone
              point, and human skeletal remains. The latter were observed at the dock in
              the yard of 1509 Bayshore. overall, the condition of this midden, located in

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            the southeast quarter of Section 26, Township 38 South, Range 18 RA-st, is
            excellent.

            4. 11011 - This general area along Cow Pen Slough was surveyed by the Univer-
            sity   of   South Florida field school crew.        On the *basis of surface
            reconnaidsance and systematic and judgemental subsurface testing, several
            small ceramic scatter-type sites were discovered. These have been asigned the
            FNSF numbers 8So1313 through 8So13J6. Thus, reported. site 11011 has been
            recorded as several. separate cultural resources, one or more of which may cor-
            respond to the general site area, as originally reported.

                 The following discussion concerns the relocation and/or general evalua-
            tion of previously recorded sites. Several were not visited as part of this
            survey project, since they were originally recorded and described by profes-
            sicnal archaeologists within the past decad or so, or because they have been
            recently visited by other professional or amateur archaeologists who were in-
            terviewed during this project.

            1. 8So2 - This site canplex, listed on the Naticnal Register of Historic
            Places, has been well described in the literature. It has, and continues to
            be, the focus of archaeological investigations. Thus, while visited, it was
            riot subjected to field survey during this project. Fzwver, upon the request
            of T-inda Williams, Director of Spanish Point at the Oaks, the Florida Master
            Site File for 8So2 was updated, specifically to delineate better the several
            archaeological site CaLponents which are elements of this complex. These ccm-
            ponents, including the Palmr Burial mound, Archaic midden, Shell Ridge, etc.,
            are included in the site file forms in the second volume of this report.

            2. 8So3 - The Pool Hammock site was first investigated in the 1930s by H.L.
            schoff , who described it as a two acre village having an 18 inch deposit of
            cultural debris (Willey 1949:343). Pottery types recovered indicate OOcLIPa-
            tion during the Weeden Island and Safety Harbor periods - This site was also
            visited during the Fales and Davis (1961) and Almy (1976) county a       Lsments.
            According to a recent article by Tal   and AJMY (1987:301), the Pool Hammock
            site is today in an area that "straddles the lawns of private homes and the
            margin of a swampy hardwood hammock-11 No systematic, professional archaeolog-
            1cal irTvestigaticn of this potentially significant site has ever been carried
            out. Field inspection during the present survey Project was' constrained due
            to fenced and posted land and an absentee owner. Access from the east, via
            the railroad tracks, was blocked by deep ditches and swamp. Thus, the site
            area proper, as per the site location on the Laurel map on file at the
            Sarasota county cm, was not inspected. Present site condition is unknown.

            3. 8So28 - Ihe mosquito Control Site is a shell midden recorded by Swindell
            and Miller in 1974, as a result of their survey of the Palmer Oaks tract.
            This site was field checked during the current project, and found to be as
            described in 1974. it is cut by a mosquito control ditch, but shows no other
            alterations. This small site, as originally recorded, my in fact be part of
            the larger Oaks/Vamo Midden (8SO1351), recorded as a result of this current
            project-

            4. aso2g -The Burial Island Mound site is a sand burial motirid located in the
            center of a hammock island. It was originally recorded by %Andell and Miller
            as a result of their Palmer Oaks tract survey- According to informant George
            Luer, who has recently visited 8So29, this cultural resource is currently
            being vandalized. Accessible by boat, this site was not visited during this

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              survey project.

              5. 8So30 - Bu2qtial Island Midden, a shell midden type site located 75            feet
              northeast of 8So29 on the edge of a hanmock island, was also recorded by Swin-
              dell and Miller in 1974. It was not visited during this'project, and thus,
              its present condition is unknown.

              6. 88qSo59 - The Osprey Point site was originally noted by Fales and Davis
              (1961) and recorded by Almy (1976). In 1986,-it was visited, desiribed, and
              assessed as part of the survey of the Barclay proposed development tract (Almy
              and Tu    1986). Me portion of this shell midden site contained within the
              Barclay property was found to be intact, with good integrity. On the basis of
              the pottery recovered, the Osprey Point site was dated from the Weeden
              Island/late Manasota to early Mississippian periods, circa A.D. 500 to 1200.
              the site was adjudged significant, and potentially eligible for nomination to
              the National. Register. It was not visited as part of the current project.

              7. 8So6O - The Wood Midden, a shell midden type site, was first described by
              Fales and Davis (1961), and recorded by A0W (1976).           Men last visited by
              Almy in 1976, it was assessed to be in fair, although altered, condition.
              nus site was visited during the current project, and found to be little
              changed since the time of Almyls visit. A gazebo COntUcted 0n the mickln,
              near the baysshore, served to expose some midden shell and gone piece of sand-
              tempered plain pottery. To the south, midden was visible at the base of sane
              cabbage palm.

              8. 8So61 - This shell Midden, situated within Oscar Scherer State Recreation
              Area (OSSRA), war. first noted by Fales and Davis in 1961, then recorded by
              Alny in 1976. By 1976, it bad been destroyed, as per the AW data. The
              temporal/cultural affiliation is unknown.

              9. 8So62 - The Salt Creek Mound, also noted by Fales and Davis in 1961 and
              recorded by Almy, was noted as destroyed during the AlnTy assessMent. It had
              been leveled by cultivation of an orange grove. The period of this site is
              unknown.

              10. 8S090 - The Titown shend Shores shell midden site, noted in 1961 by Fales and
              Davis and recoded by Amly in 1976, was destroyed by 1976. The period is
              unknown.

              11. 8So98 - The Laurel Mound, a Safety Harbor period burial mound, first des-
              cribed by J.E. Moore in the 1930s (Moore 1932a, 1932b), is no longer extant.
              The general site area was recently subjected to intensive, professional arch-
              a :)logical investigation during survey of Laurel Road (Archaeological Consul-
              tants, Inc. 1988). No remnants of this cultural feature could be found. This
              site was the focus of a recent study by Tal            and Alny, published in The
              Florida 52q&56qt60qh40q=28qglg0qg72qL4qi       (1987).
              12. 8So438 - The martin/m24qc24qGuire site is a large, well-preserved shell midden
              8qo04qn 36qS36qhakett
                            Creek 4qi04qn Taurel. It was briefly visited and described during
              Amys 1985 City of Venice survey. the noted that artifacts previously found
              by local residents included ,sand-t0  plain , worked animal bone,
              bone pins, lithic d    is, shark teeth tools and a shell bead" (Almy 1985:33).
              The site was believed to date to one or more post-Archaic periods, and was
              evaluated as Status A, denoting that it warranted Preservation  Or complete
              excavation prior to         addtional, disturbances   Or destruction-        The

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             Martin/McGuire site is also mentioned in a recent publication by Luer and Ahry
             (1987:301), who conclude that this midden "is significant because it adds
             another factor to prehistoric exploitation of oysters in this estuarine area."
             The site is in excellent condition, and protected- from vandalism by the
             resident owner. It was not field inspected during this project.

             13. 8So461 - The Florida - I and Site is a shell midden originally described as
             two sites by Fales and Davis (#s 62 and 63) (1961). In 1976, Almy combined
             these .sites into one. The site was destroyed by the tim         of Ahry's assess-
             ment. The general site area was visited duriM this survey and found, as AlW
             noted, to be altered by filling, seawall construction, and residential devel-
             opme-nt

             14. 8So594 - The Barclay site is a low density lithic scatter discovered as a
             result of archaeological survey of the Barclay Tract (AlW and Luer 1986). At
             the tim of survey, it had been badly disturbed by sand mining. Thus, in view
             of its degraded condition, it was not considered significant. The site area
             was visited during the current project, and found to be as described in 1986.

             15. 8So595 - The Melnick site is a shell midden, also discovered as a result
             of survey of the Barclay tract (AIny and Tu        1986). Based upon the recovery
             Of a rinsherd, it was tentatively dated as Early Manasota, circa 500 B.C. to
             A.D. 300. It was described as severely damaged by earthmoving. 9ftile the
             exact locality of this site was not visited, the Barclay tract has not yet
             been developed. Thus, the site condition is presumed little changed since
             1986.

             16. 8So6O6 - The Oscar Scherer II site is an extensive shell scatter, discov-
             ered by Marion AIW and students from Manatee Comnmity College duriM
             systematic survey of selected portions of OSSRA. Scme 7rillponents of               the
             larger site area had been destroyed; others were in good condition. This
             resource was      considered regionally significant,           and recoitatended for
             preservation.

             17. 8So6O8 - The Catfish Creek site is a shell scatter di           Nered by Piper
             Archaeological Researth, Inc., during survey of the Palmer Ventures Develop-
             ment in 1988. Deemed potentially significant, it was subjected to limited
             test excavation (Austin and Russo 1989). Continued excavations of a larger
             site area are cgrrently beuxj carried out here, under the direction of Bob
             Austin, ' George Tal   and Lauren Archibald. The site is in good condition, and
             considered regionally significant. Mile riot visited during the current sur-
             vey project, that area lyug to the west, across US 41, was subjected to
                          subsurface shovel testing. The cultural deposit was found not to
             extend this far to the west.

                  Negative Data: All traces of the McKeithan still, and the workers set-
             tlement formerly located north of T-aurel Road, have been obliterated by devel-
             opment. This general area, w1uch formerly contained, housing for the workers,
             a ccmussary, church and cemetery, is now marked by homes in the Mission
             Valley Estates residential ccmmmity. The burial ground, not yet built upon,
             has been recorded as a site (See discussion of 8So1345 in 'New Sites" section
             above) .

                  In general, the lard to the east of Shakett Creek, as contained in             the
             southeast quarter of Section 30, T38S, R19E, was not pro@tive of archaeo-
             logical sites or cultural materials. Survey efforts here included ground

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             surface inspection, as well as th6 excavation of 12 shovel       tests. According
             to Almy (Personal communication) , prior archaeological reconnaissance in this
             area also yielded negative results.

                   Similarly, archaeological survey of a small area along the north bank of
             South Creek, as situated west of US 41 in the southwest quarter of Section 14,
             T38S., R18E, was similarly devoid of prehistoric and early historic period cul-
             tural materials. Subsurface testing in this area indicated disturbance by
             fill.

                   In the southwest quartex of Section 34, T37S, -R18E, is a peninsular
             shaped parcel of land slated for residential development. This tract is
             bounded on the east by Catfish Creek, and on the south and west by North
             Creek. Vamo Way is to the north. The area is marked by several wide, sandy
             vehicle trails, 'made by the passage of heavy equipment. Construct-ion of a
             bridge across North Creek has also served to expose large areas of sandy
             ground surface. This network of roads in the largely pine flatwoods environ-
             ment provided a good sample for surface reccnraissance. All such roads were
             walked out, and checked for the presence of surface cultural materials. Only
             a single waste flake was observed in the area disturbed by bridge construc-
             ticn. The excavation of two subsurface tests at this locality failed to pro-
             duce additional cultural materials. This was considered an 111solated find-"
             Th the west of the new bridge, along the fringe of the peninsula,. is hammock
             vegetation. This hammock zone separating the pine flatuxxds frcm the Creek,,
             however,, is all believed to have high prehistoric site location potential. It
             is flagged as preservation area, and hopefully will not be adversely impacted
             by development.

                   Archaeological survey of a small area to the east of Catfish Creek, as
             situated south of Vamo Way and west of US 41, was similarly non-productive of
             prehistoric or early historic period cultural materials. No evidence for the
             continuation of the Catfish Creek Site (8So608) could be found.

                   Several other discrete survey areas along the coastal zone of the USGS
             I.aurel quadrangle map area, deemed to have a moderate to high site location
             potential, yielded negative results. These localities are marked on the sec-
             tion aerials which ac=qoany this report* Test pit informtion is provided in
             the field notes, which also acccmparry this report.

             Site Ealuati                        of site condition/data quality and signifi-
             C     /Naticml Register eligibility for the total 47 newly and previously
             discovered   archaeological sites within the coastal and riverine areas of the
             usGs Laurel  quadrangle 'map area are summarized in Table 6.. Site locations are
             illustrated  in Figures 6A, 6B,, and 6C.

                   of the total sites recorded, 15 or almost 33% have been Completely des-
             troyed or sevexely altered (Data 01ality Categories 5 and 4 respectively) -
             However, if  only the sites to the west of US 41, within the coastal zone pro-
             per, are ccnsldered, disc=tanq the numerous small, largely intact ceramic
             and lithic scatter sites in the interior, there is a marked increase in the
             percentage of sites destroyed or in very poor cmdition. Specifically, of the
             total 18 coastal zone archeological sites, 10 or 55% are heavily deteriorated
             or destroyed. All coastal zone sites have been altered to some degree-

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             Table.6. Evaluaticn   of             cal Sites in the I      LMUM1 Quadrangle MP
                          Area.

             Site             Site Nam                 Site Type          Data Quality      NR

             8So2             osprey                   Midden/Mound            2            A
                                                       Complex

             8So3             Pool Hamnock             Village                 6            C

             8So28            Mosquito Control         Shell Midden            3            E

             8SO29            Burial Island Md.        Burial Mound            3            D

             8So3O            Burial Isl. Midden       Shell Midden            3            D

             8So59            osprey Point             Shell Midden            2            B

             8So6O            Wood Midden              Shell Midden            3            C

             8So61            OSSRA I                  Shell Midden            5            E

             8So62            Salt Creek Mound         Burial Mound            5            E

             8So9O            Townshend Shores         Shell Midden            5            E

             8So98            Laurel Mound             Burial Mound            5            E

             8So,438          Martin/NdGuire           Shell Midden            1            5

             8So461           Florida Land             Shell Midden            5            E

             8So594           Barclay                  Lithic Scatter          5            E

             8So595           Melnick                  Shell Midden            4            E

             8So6O6           OSSRA II                 Shell Scatter           3            C

             8So6O8'          Catfish Creek            Shell Scatter           2            B

             8So1313          Park Stream              Ceramic Scatter         1            E

             8So1314          Ftustic Road             11thic Scatter          2            E

             8So,1315         Scrub Thicket            Ceramic Scatter         1

             8So1316          Palmetto                 Ceramic Scatter         1            E

             8So1317          Creek Sbore              Ceramic Scatter                      E

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              Table 6. Evaluation of                  Sites in the I    Taivel,          a map
                         Area. (Cot@ed)

              Site            Site Name               Site Type         Data Quality      NR

              8So1318         Cindy                   Lithic Scatter         1            E
              8Soi319         Fcmcls Sherds           Ceramic Scatter        1            E

              8So1320         Horse Pasture           Ceramic Scatter        1            E

              8So1321         Wilcox ceramic          ceramic Scatter        1            C

              8So1322         curious cow             Ceramic Scatter        1            E

              8So1323         Sara                    Lithic Scatter         1            E

              8So1324         One Flake               Single Artifact        1            E

              8So1325         Fcx Creek               Ceramic Scatter        1            E

              8So1326         -%xmky Cow              Single Artifact        1            E

              8So1327*        Fox's Flak              Lithic Scatter         1            E

              8So1328         Jumping Fish            Single Artifact        1            E

              8So1329         M-Light-'s Trail        Artifact Scatter       1            C
                              Park

              8So1343         Linda                   Ceramic Scatter        4            E

              8So1344         Victor Smith            Ceramic Scatter        4            E

              8So1345         Laurel Cemetery         Camtery (Hist.)        2            C

              8So1346         Webb Street Scat.       Artifact Scatter/      4            E
                                                      Historic refuse

              8So1347         Bemie                   Lithics                5            E

              8So1348         Lychee Lane Grove       Shell Scatter          5            E

              8So1349         Wall Midden             Shell Midden           2            B

              8So1350         Haucke                  Shell Scatter          4            E

              8So1351         Oaks/Vamo Midden-       Shell Midden           2            B

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            Table 6.             Of            'Cal       in the I    Tmwel Quadrangle Map
                       Area. (Continued)

            site            Site Name               Site Type         Data Quality      NR

            8So1352         Catfish Creek Bridge/   Bridge/Road           4             C
                            Webb Road               Segment

            8So1355         Osprey Post Office      Shell Scatter         5             E

            8So1356         Sack of Sherds          Ceramic Scatter       6             D

            8So1357         Blackburn Bay Midden    Shell Midden          2             B

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                 The OsWey Site, a malti-period archaeological site complex cQntaining
            shell middens and a burial mound, in addition to historic period components,
               the only recorded site within this quadrangle map area which is already
            listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As a result of field
            is

            survey, six others are considered eligible and six potefitially eligible, but
            require further archaeological testing to make a final determination of signi-
            ficance/eligibility. of the six sites evaluated as #gnificant, and eligible
            for -National Register nomination. as per NR criteria I'd", five are shell
            middens and one is a shell scatter. In general, all are believ;4@d to have the
            pDtential to yield information of importance to regional culture history. Of
            particular interest is the potential to learn mor about resource utilization
            in the coastal zone over tire. Most, if not all, of these shell midden sites,
            probably contain intact cultural stratigraphy spanning several periods of
            prehistoric culture. There is also the possibility that human remains may be
            included in one or more of these sites.

                 The seven sites adjudged to be potentially significant, but requiring
            further supporting data, include a "village site," shell midden, shell
            scatter, ceraMIC scatter, artifact scatter,- historic cemetery, and historic
            bridge ruins and road secjaexrt. All but one of the prehistoric period sites
            are situated outside the coastal zone. The functional nature of non-coastal
            sites, and the relationship between these occupations and those along the
            coast, are topics of great curmvnt research interest. If found to contain
            intact cultural deposits which have the potential to yield archaeological data
            of significance, then these resources should be considered eligible for list-
            ing in the National Register, as per criteria I'd." 8So606, a shell scatter;
            8So1321, a ceramic scatter; and 8So1329, an artifact scatter, are considered
            to be the best examples of their type for the region, and in a relatively good
            state of preservation. 8So1352, an historic bridge and road, may date to the
            earliest perjod of non-aboriginal settlement in this region. Historical re-
            search will be needed to establish w;hether these constructed features are
            associated with the Webb occupation or the later Palmer period.

            Reccomendations: Rdle cemeteries are generally not considered eligible for
            nomination to the National Register, as a resting place for the dead, all cem-
            eteries, both marked and urmarked, are protected by Florida Statute 872-05
            which protects all human burial sites'* The Laurel Cemetery contains the re-
                  of an unknown number of children and adults. These are mostly black
            turperrtine workers and members of their families. Individual gravesites are
            no longer marked. Based upon extensive interviewing, Sarasota County Histori-
            cal Ccmmission member Betty Arnall has been able to plot the location of this
            burial ground. The Laurel Cemetery is contained in one of the few undeveloped
            lots remaining in Mission Valley Estates. Development pressure is acute. As
            a means of preventing illegal disturbance to these cjraves, a survey of the
            cemetery area should be undertaken, using remote sensing technology such as
            resistivity or ground penetrating radar. In this way, individual interments
            can be delineated. The parmike       of the cemetery could than be fenced, and
            the cemetery camnemorat-ed with a permanent marker. The unmarked cemetery
            M=s sbould be a&n-ged by the com-ity of the need to avoid disturbing the
            unmarked human remains. ' with passage of a C=Tty Preservation Ordinance, the
            owners could be provided incentives for keeping this lot undeveloped.

                 rib the north of "Spanish Point at the Oaks" in Osprey, in the area arrxuid
            the mouth of North Creek, are Several previously as well as newly recorded
            prehistoric and historic period sites. These include three Shell middens

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             (8So28, 8So3O and 8So1351), a burial mound (8So29), and the remains of a
             probable late,19th century bridge and road (8Sol352). At present, these are
             all threatened by the destructive actions of residential development and/or
             site vandalism. Both the newly recorded Oaks/Vamo Midden (8So1351) and the
             Catfish-Ncrth Creek Bridge/Webb Road (SSol352) are in an area where develop-
             ment is inminent. Surveyor's stakes, marking the wetlands pro Bction zone,
             cut through the shell midden site area, indicating that the major portion of
             this cultural.feature, lying Just outside the pro %ctive area, will be ad-
             versely impacted.' Similarly, the Webb Road, a                on route possibly
             dating from the 1870s, pre@@bly will also be destroyed. These resources are
             adjudged to be regionally significant, and potentially eligible for nomination
             to the National Register. The Sarasota County Department of Historical
             Resources is urged to notify the owner/developer of the presence of these
             iites, and the need for their pro @ctian. For example, the incorporation of
             the historic Webb Road into the master plan for the Proposed development could
             be encouraged. The possiblility of unearthing human remains at the Oaks/Vamo
             Midden, and the penalties for knowingly disturbing such burials, should also
             be commmicated. If preservation through avoidance is not feasible, mitig&-
             tive salvage excavation of the Oaks/Vamo Midden is recaratiended. This may be
             accomplished, for ocainple, by members of the local Time Sifters chapter Of the
             Florida Anthropological Society, under the supervision of a professional arch-
             aeologist.

                  Burial Mound Island (8So29) has reportedly been vandalized to some
             degree. County law enforcement officials should be alerted to the destruction
             of this prehistoric burial site, and efforts made'to apprehend and prosecute
             the site vandals. This site,         ible only by boat, is particularly vulner-
             able on the weekends.

                  Several sites located withi:n the laurel study area are considered eligi-
             ble or potentially eligible for nomination to the National ReCPster. Thwe
             are classified as NR Category B and C in Figure 6. All Category B sites, or
             those considered eligible on the basis of existing data, are located on pri-
             vate property, either individually or cor wately owned. These landowners
             should be notified of the presence of significant cultural resources on their
             land, and if agreeable to them, information needed to ccuPlete National Reg-
             ister nominations for these sites should be gathered. Some or all of the
             shell midden type sites may be eligible for ncminaticn as an Archaeological
             District.
                  The seven Category C sites will require further archaeological testing or
             historical research before a determination of significance/National Register
             eligibility can be made. Of these, one is on state land (8So6O6), one on
             Sarasota county awned property (Wo1329), and the others privately owned-
             owners of sites 8So3 (Pool Hammock), 8So6O (;%bod Midden), and 8SO1321.(Wilcox
             Ceramic) should be asked, by written notification, for permission to conduct
             such work. The yjught's Trail Park Site (8sol329) should be archaeologically
             tested as part of a larger program of survey and assessment of historic
             resources of all county-owned land managed by the Department of Parks and
             Recreation (See Management              ons chapter).

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             SIESTh HEY

             General Description: Siesta Key is situated within two USGS quadrangle map
             areas: Sarasota, 1973 on the north and Bird Keys, 1973 on the south.. It is
             contained in sections 1, 2, 11, 12, and 13, Tawnship, 37 South, Range 17 East;
             and sections is, 19, 20, 29, 32, anq 33 in Township 37 South, Range 18 East.
             Geographically, the survey property begins at the City of Sarasota limits,
             just north of Coconut Bayou, and runs south to Midnight Pass, wtuch separates
             Siesta from Casey Key. The Gulf of Mexico is to the west, and Roberts and
             Little Sarasota Bays are to the east.

                 In general, Siesta Key has been fairly well developed. In addition to
             residential and commercial development, the northern portion of this barrier'
             island, to the north of Siesta Beach, has been further altered by a complex of
             human-made carols.

             Previous     : In 1953, William Plowden discovered and recorded a small shell
             midden on an old sand dune, about .2 miles north of Midnight Pass. This has
             been entered into the Florida Master Site File as 8So7. The 1961 "windshield"
             survey of Doris Davis and John Fales resulted in the notation of several other
             aboriginal sites on Siesta Key, inclix1ing a mound at the Out of Door School.
             The Davis and Fales, sites were visited and recorded by Marion Almy in 1975 as
             part of a larger Sarasota County project (1976). As a result of this effort,
             the South Q=mt Bayou Midden (8So53), Out of Door School (8So54), and Martin
             Midden (8So57) were formally recorded with the State of Florida. As part of
             their survey of the Palmer Oaks tract, Miller and Swindell surveyed "nearly
             one-half mile of the southern tip of Siesta Key". No evidence of archaeologi-
             cal remains were discovered (Miller 1974:8). In addition, their effort to
             relocate 8So7 was not productive (Miller 1974:9). The Riite Beach/Point Crisp
             area was the focus of archaeological attention in the 1970s. In conjunction
             with their work at the Palmer site across the bay in Osprey (8So2), the
             Bullens carried out limited test excavations at "Crisp Point," "at a small
             midden on Siesta Key" (8So7), and at Casey Key (Bullen and Bullen 1976:28).

             RecordedA3gpg=1gd Sites:. A total of five prehistoric sites have previously
             been recorded for Siesta Key. All but cne (8So52) are outside the limits of
             the City of Sarasota. The recorded sites include 8So7 at the south end of the
             island, described as a "small shell midden" measuring about 100 feet by 50
             feet by 2.5 feet; another shell midden at Coconut Bayou (8So53); a "shell
             midden mound" on ocean Boulevard in the vicinity of the out of Door School
             (8So54); and the Martin Midden, situated on the bayside of Siesta Key,
             directly across from the mouth of Phillippi Creek. In addition to these four
             shell midden type sites, an aboriginal site is reported for the Miite Beach
             area. Desicjnated site "All in the Resources Review Mazual (Archibald 1988:
             *40), it apparently is the same locality as that tested by the Bullens at Crisp
             point.

             Research Considerati   /MethodolgV: on the basis of background research, it
             was anticipated that Siesta Key had the potential for the location of as yet
              Lteanda- prehistoric and historic period sites. Among the historic period
             resources anticipated were historic dLmips associated with several early home-
             steads, depicted on the U.S. Surveyor General's Plat Map of TowrLsAup, 37 Southo,

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              Range -18 East dated 1896, examined at the Sarasota County Department of Natur-
              al Resources. This township was surveyed.in 1895 by Elisha B. Camp. Depict-
              ed on the plat map were three possible homesites, as follows:

                   1. B. Stickney - extreme northwest corner of Section 20/northeast corner
                                       Section 19.
                   2. M. Sweed (?)- southwest quarter of Section 20, to the northwest of
                                       Point Crisp
                   3. A. Hodges - ncrtheast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section- 29,
                                       just south of Point Crisp.

                   B. Stickney refers to Benjamin F. Sticktiey, in wilose honor the Stickney
              Point Bridge is named. After retiring, Mr. Stickney moved to Siesta Key (then
              called Sarasota'Key) where he was one of the first settlers. He died at his
              home in 1912 (Grismer 1946:306). Reference to the other eqxly settlers, Sweed
              and Hodges, was not found in several local histories (i.e. Grismer 1946;
              Matthews 1989). other sources of information, such as census records, were
              not examined. According to Gri6mer, another late 19th cerrbary                     Of
              Siesta Key was Captain Tbcmas Gordon Edmondson and his wife          Louise Anstie
              Whitaker, who purchased a claim to over 100 acres on Siesta Key      (Gri       1946:
              61). Another early occupation for which archaeological remains might be anti-
              cipated was that of Captain Louis Roberts and his wife Ocean Hansen Roberts.
              Their house was camtructed    in the area referred to as "Roberts Point," at the
              south end of Roberts Point Road. In 1906, the Roberts' enlarged their home,
              took in boarders, and called their residence the Roberts Hotel. At this time,
              no bridges linked the key to the mainland, and travel was by boat only. In
              addit-ion to these individuals, Frank Guptill was reported to have had a home
              near Wifte Beach (ceorge I a , personal comamication)

                   The entire bayside of Siesta Key was deemed to have a high potential for
              prehistoric site location. Unfortunately, most of this zone, to the east of
              Midnight Pass Road, has been altered by residential development, including the
              car m :ruction of large                 complexes. Beginning at the south end of
              Siesta Key, survey strategy entailed driving down all driveways located to the
              east of Midnight pass Road. most of tju@ were found to terminate at a pri-
              vate residence fronting the bay. Rarely were landowners home to grant permis-
              sicn for survey and testing. Thus, in the absence of landowner consent, the
              pr erties were walked around, and the coastline carefully ducked for the
              presence of cultural materials and features. In addition to the bayside, the
              land around Heron Lagoon, in the southem portion of Siesta Key, was a focus
              of archaeological field survey. Tactics here were also largely ground surfa
              examination, in the absence of landowner permission for subsurface testing.
              surveyed areas are marked on the section aerials which accomparrY this report.

                                A total of four previously arecxnd- 4 archaeological sites
              were located, recorded and assessed as a result of I-A             gound research,
              informant information and field survey. All four are shell midden type sites.
              These have been assigned the Florida Master Site File mmt>--xs 8So1376 through
              SSo1379. in addition, the locations of all four Previously recorded sites
              were visited, and current site conditions assessed.

                   New Sites: n=ee shell midden type sites were found as a result of in-
              formant information and archaeological field survey. These are as follows:

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            1. Lucke (8So1376) - This    extensive shell midden is situated along the
            bayside- in the southeast quarter of Section 29 and the northeast quarter of
            Section 32,. Tcwnship  37 South, Range 18 East. It is marked to the north and
            south by 8501 and      8615 Midnight Pass Road respectively. This locality
            COYT-----     in part, to the general area marked as 8So7(GV) on the USGS Bird
            Keys           le map on file at the Sarasota County Department of Historical
            Resources. However,    given the discrepancy in the 6riginal definition of 8So7
            as a small midden      on a sand dune, combined with the illustration of its
            location contained in Figure 1 of the Palmer Site report (Bullen and Bullen
            1976) coopared with the nature and location of the shell midden located during
            the survey project, a new number and site designation is deemed preferable.

                 8So1376 was located on the basis of informant information. (George Luer
            and Marion Almy, personal comnmucation). Two visits to the general site area
            revealed a rich midden deposit situated between a sandy beach ridge and the-
            shore of Little Sarasota Bay, and vegetated with live Oak, cabbage palm, and
                 cedar, sea grape, pine and strangler fig. At least eight residences have
            been constr@d atop this cultural feature. The shell midJen measures
            approximately 300 meters north/south by 40 meters east/%%,est. Predominant
            shellfish species observed are oyster, fighting conch, and clam, with lesser
            frequencies of lightening whelk and scallop, among others. Depth of the
            cultural deposit is estimated at one to two meters at the thickest portions.

                 Since landowner pennission to su psurface test in and around this cultural
            resource could not be secured, survey tactics were confined to ground surface
            exajuination. in addition to the shellfish food remains, a few sherds of sand-
            tempered plain pottery were observed. Accorr1ing to George TA, , who has
            investigated the northern porticn. of this site area, artifacts recovered have
            included fighting conch hmmiers, lip-notched pottery, and Moro ware. Such
            specimens indicate occupation dating to the Manasota and Safety Harbor
            periods, as well as during post-contact times, circa early 1700s. The Moro
            ware, dating to the 1700s, may indicate the presence of a fishing rancho. At
            the saxthernmost part of the Lucke site, the sandy beach ridge to the west of
            the midden proper may also contain evidence of prehistoric occupation.
            Irregularities of the ground surface, and patches of dark possible midden soil
            in some localities my be indicative of such aboriginal settlement.

            2. Heron Lagoon Fast Midden (8Sol377) - This shell midden site is located in
            the southeast quarter of section 29, Township 37 South, Range 18 East. It is
            contained within the properties at 8233 and 8239 Midnight Pass Road,- to the
            north and south respectively. Two homes are atop the site.

                 This cultural resource was discovered as a result of field survey.
            Ground surface examination at the sciuther @tprcperty indicated the presence
            of midden exposed beneath the elevated home. similar corklitions were noted at
            the adjacent property to the north. since neither property owner was home, no
            subsurface testing was carried out.

                 On the basis of surface exposures only, this site is est ima ted to measure
            appz))dmtely 60 meters north/south by 30 meters east/West. Depth of the
            cultural deposit is unknown, but estimated to average almost one meter in
            thickness. A variety of shellfish species, including oyster, clam, fighting
            conch, lightning whelk, and scallop were observed on the surface. No pottery
            or other artifacts, such as shell tools were observed. Thus, the Period of
            site occupation is unknown.

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             3. Cea-IrS Midden (8So*1378) - This shell midden site is located in the
             northwest quarter of Section 29, Ta*Tjship 37 South, Range 18 Fast. It is
             bordered to the north by 7811 Midnight Pass Road; to the scuih by 7837
             Midnight Pass Road.

                  This site was discovered as a result of         field survey. While field
             checking the historic Mediterranean Revival home at  7811 Midnight Pass Ro4d, a
             buried midden zone, composed of -dark.. soil and 1mliusions of oyster and
             fighting conch, was discovered. Only minor amounts of shell bad been observed
             On the landscaped ground surface. To the south, similar small quantities of
             exposed shell were observed in the wooded area to the north of the house. on
             the basis of general topography, vegetation, and scattered ex;posures of shell,
             8SO1378 is estimated to measure 120 meters north/scuth by 30 meters east/west.*
             Depth of the cultural deposit is umknown. Given the absence of temporally
             diagnostic cultural materials, the Cedars Midden cannot be dated.

                  prewialsly    -               Sites: Of the four sites previously recorded
             for Siesta Key, three      were found to be destroyed or altered by residential
             development. The fourth, 8So7, may also be destroyed by condominium cmstnm-
             tion, if the site location, as originally described, is to the south of the
             newly recorded Lucke Midden.

             1. 8S07 - According to original site recorder William Plowden, the Midnight
             Pass site, 8So7, was a small shell midden measuring 100 feet long by 50 feet
             wide, and Situated on an old sand dune about .2 miles north of Midnight Pass.
             Ccnsistent with the      -ipticn provided by Plowden, Bullen and Bullen note
             that investigation at this "small midden" produced a few sherds (1976:28). As
             illustrated in Figure 1 of their Palmer site report, 8So7 was located along
             the bayside of Siesta Key, about .3 miles south of the southern end of Heron
             Lagoon and about .25 miles north of the north end of Blind Pass. These
             combined data would situate 8So7 in an area currently occupied by large
                            Thus, this shell midden site is presumed destroyed.

             2. 8So53 - The South Coconut Bayou Midden was described by Alny (Florida
             Master Site File form) as located at 4225 to 4305 Midnight Pass Road. Three
             houses are coiLstructed atop the site. This site area was relocated and
             examined duriM the current survey, and found to be as described by Almy in
             1976. 8So53 is altered, but may contain sane undisturbed cultural deposits.

             3. 8So54 - The Out of Door School S;Lte was. originally described by Fales and
             Davis as a "shell midden mound" situated west of Ocean Boulevard, to the
             northwest of the Out of Door School. "Future excavation wrill be necessary to
             determine which portion of the area is shell deposited by water," 'Fales and
             Davis recorded in their Field Notes (n.d.). Mien AJmj formlly recorded this
             site with the State in 1976, it was classified as a destroyed sand mound. The
             nature of this "site" has been called into question by George Tal , who
             attended the out of Door School in the 1960s. AccordiM to Tal , this was
             probably never an aboriginal site, but rather a natural. beach ridge (Personal
                  inicaticn). Unfortunately, this question will never be resolved. The
             general site area has been destroyed by              development.

             4. 8So57 - The martin Midden site area was found to be altered by residential
             development. This cultural resource is presumed destroyed, or at least
             severely altered by earthmoving and construction activities. The hcmesites
             are landscaped, and no surface site evidence could be observed.

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            5. "All - According to Fales and Davis, a shell midden extended to the north
            and south of Crisp Point (Point Crisp) . Archaeological testing in the mid
            1970s by the Bullens revealed 11sherds on the surface of both the north and
            south sides where the point joined Siesta Key" (1976:28). The presence of
            shell and/or midden debris was not noted. Testing of the peninsula proper by
            the Bullens revealed an absence of cultural materials - The Crisp Point area
            was visited during this survey, and found to-be residentially developed and
            extensively landscaped. Permission for subsurface testing in this -exclusive
            residential development could not be secured, and no ground surface visibility
            was present. Thus, this reported site is herein recorded as the 11crisp pointel
            site (8So1379) on the basis of documentary research only. Areal extent, depth
            of the cultural deposit,. and period of site occupation/utilization are all
            unknown.

                          Data: Archaeological reconnaissance in the areas between newly
                 Negative
            recorded sites 8So1376, -1377, and -1378 did not reveal the presence of sur-
            face cultural materials. However, * given the lack of systematic subsurface
            testing, the location of buried cultural materials or features in these zones
            cannot be discounted.

                 No evidence for              activity could be found.. one particular fo-
            cus of field investigation was the location of tangible cultural remains link-
            ed to the Roberts homestead on Roberts Point Road. Field survey was severely
            hanq*xed by private residential develormi . According to 1,fts. Louise Roberts
            Wyatt (personal communication), grand-dauOTter of Louis and ocean Roberts,
            there is nothing left of the original homestead. A modern house marks the
            former Roberts home/botel site which formerly occupied the "point" at the
            southernmost end of Roberts Point Road.

                 Field inspection'of an elevated, coastal hammock vegetated-area to the
            south of Stickney Point Road and east of Peacock Road, due south of a marina,
            was also not productive of archaeological sites. A large undeveloped lot plus
            several residential yards were surface checked. A few shallow subsurface
            probes were put in the lot directly south of the marina. All areas revealed
            beach sand and small shell only.

            Site Evaluations: Assessments of site conidition/data quality and signifi-
            cance/Naticnal Register eligibility for the total eight newly and previously
            recorded sites on Siesta Key are summarized in Table 7. Site locations are
            illustrated in Figure 7.

                 None of the previously recorded sites is adjudged significant- due to
            their degraded conditions and poor informational potential. Thus, they are
            not considered eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic
            Places. of the four newly recorded sites, 8SO1377, -1378, and -1379 will re-
            quire archaeological testing before a final determination of significance/
            National Register elibility can be made. Such site testing could not be ac-
            camplished during survey due to absence of landowner permission.

                 The Lucke site, 8So1376, is considered a significant cultural resource,
            eligible for nomination to the National Register - It is in * good condition,
            and has demonstrat-J- potential for contributing to our knowledge of regional
            prehistory. Preliminary investigations by Tal     combined with - the observa-
            tions made as part of this project, indicate the possibility of intact cul-
            tural strata ranging in time from the  Mnasota culture to the 1700s. The

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             Table 7. EValuaticiri of Arcbaeolo#cal Si      cn Siesta Key (I     Sarasota and
                       Rird Fays).

             Site       Site Name                  Site Type        Data Quality         NR

             8So7       Midnight Pass Midden       Shell Midden         5                E

             8So53      Coca-Axt Bayou Midden      Shell Midden         5                E

             8So54      Out of Door School              ?               5                E

             8So57      Martin Midden              Shell Midden         5                E

             8So1376    Wcke Midden                Shell Midden         2                B

             8Sol377    Heron lagoon East          Shell Midden         2                C

             8Sol378    Cedars Midden              Shell Midden         2                C

             8So1379    Crisp Point                Shell Midden         6                D

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                            2                      BC Y        6

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                                           13

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                                                      point o' Rocks

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              Figure 7. Location of Archaeological Sites on
                           Siesta Key.

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             southern part of this shell midden is situated on land presently for sale.
             Given the size of the parcel, it is not unlikely that a zoning change to
             higher  density development will be requested. In the event of a rezone, and
             proposed land development, systematic archaeological survey of this property
             is strongly urged. Such work should endeavor to areally define the site as
             well as delineate irxUvidual site ccuponents. The collection of archaeologi-
             cal information necessary for completing a National Register nomination should
             be a priority. The lucke midden V= bsents the largest remainirxg site of its
             type for Siesta Key. It is an important resource, and worthy of preservation
             and pro Baticn. In the event that preservation may not be feasible, mitiga-
             tive test excavations are recommended.

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             I   BIM IUM

             General Dgggaption: This survey area is bordered on the west by Little
             Sarasota Bay; and on the east by US Highway 41. The community of Vamo marks
             the southern extent. Included are portions of Sections 20, 21, 28, and 33 in
             Township 37 South, Range 18 East. In general, the majority of this land has
             been heavily altered by residential development. The portions of Siesta Key
             and Casey KeY contained-within this qt;adrangle map area are discussed else-
             where in this report.

             Previous Archaeolggical       In 1961, Fales and Davis noted several mound and
             midden sites during their 'Vindshield" type survey of Sarasota County. These
             were relocated,      ribed'  assessed, and formally recorded with the State of
             Florida by A-W in 1975 to 1976. A small portion of this quadrangle study
             area was included in the survey of the Palmer Oaks tract in 1974 (Miller
             1974). Recorded as a result of this effort were five prehistoric sites,
             including 8So27, which had previously beem visited by Fales and Davis. In the
             mid-1970s, as well as the early 1980s, the Indianola site, 8So69, was visited
             by George Lu - -Ehell tools examined fraa this site were described in a 1986
             article by this investigator (Ti   1986).

             RecordedAW=gd Sites: A total of six prehistoric sites have previously been
             recorded in the mainland portion of the USGS Bird Keys coastal zone study
             area. These include two shell middens (8So27, -75), two burial moundIs (8So68,
             -83/446), a mound/midden complex (Wo69), and a "habitation" site (8So82).
             None have been subjected to systematic archaeological study. The Indianola
             site, 8So69, is probably related both temporally and culturally to the Ralston
             Mound (also referred to as the Indianola Mound), 8So83/446, which has been
             dated to the Weeden Island and Safety Harbor periods.

             Research Considerations/MthodolgW: Background research, including document
             and literature study as well as informant interviewing, indicated that
             potential prehistoric and historic period archaeological sites might be
             expected in the vicinity of previously recorded 8So68, in Township 37 South,
             Rtange 18 East, Section 20. According to the fieldnortes of Fales and Davis
             (1961), the area to the north and south of this site, the Metherry Creek Mound,
             "would indicate an occupation area with possible mounds, middens and village
             site." In addition, the possibility of historic period refuse in the Metheny
             Creek area associated with the hamstead of Elof Peterson and/or the post-1894
             occupation by the Woodburn. C. Matheny family was also indicated by background
             research (Fales,and Davis 1961). Examination of two plat maps of Township 37
             South, Range 18 Past, dated 1847 and 1896, however, did not reveal any man-
             mad features in the mainland portion of this study area.

                 Field survey efforts focused on a small pi      of Section 20, as well as a
             portion of the coastal strip in Section 33. With the exception of the unde-
             veloped land within which the Indianola and Ralston mound sites are situated,
             the remainder of survey area property in Sections 20, 21 and 28 was found to
             be camsiderably btult upon and altered, and thus, not amenable for archaeolog-
             ical inspection. Thus, field survey efforts cOnCX31 ted. on an area bordered
             to the north by Niarf Road and to the south by Vamo Way. hi, the time of sur-
             vey, most of this propert   had been cleared, and was in the process of being

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              residentially developed. The entire area was initially walked out, and
              searched for the presence of surface cultural materials. In addition, a
              number of subsurface shovel tests were excavated in selected areas.

              Survey          One new archaeological site, a shell midden, was discovered as
              a result of field survey. This has been assigned the FMSF number 8Sol868. In
              additicn,,' a single chert waste flake was discowxed in a test pit, in a dis-
              turbed context. It is not considered to warrant designation as a site. Test
              Pit locations and prcperties subjected to ground surface recontiaissance are
              marked on the section aerials which accompany this report. Attempts to relo-
              cate four of the six previously recorded sites resulted in the relocation of
              two. Miese dfforts are described below. The remaining two sites, Indianola'
              and. the Ralston Mound, have been recently visited and assessed by George Luer
              and Marion Alny. Present assessment of these resources derives from the in-
              formation provided by these individuals.

                   New SJ       8SO1868, the Pirates Midden, is a shell midden type site
              located in the northeast quarter of Section 20 in Towynhip 37 South, Range 18
              East. The general site area was indicated by the Fales and Davis fieldnotes;
              the exact site location discovered as a result of ground surface reconnais-
              sance during the present survey effort. The first irxiicaticn of the presence
              of this site was in the front yard of a private residence at 7166 Captain Kidd
              Drive. Here, oyster shell in a matrix of dark soil was observed at two
              sprinkler heads, as well as disturbed patches in the garden. A ditch marking
              the northern property boundary was devoid of cultural materials. At the time
              of this initial inspection, the owner was not home, and thus, no subsurface
              testing was carried out. During a second visit, the owner was requested per-
              mission to cq1hcqn-face test in the non-landscaped portion of the fron        yard.
              Permission was denied.

                   Directly to the south of this residence are three homes    along John Silver
              Lane, a private road. No midden was visible on the surface at the fxon of
              7216 John Silver Lane, adjacent to the above mentioned property. With
              perru.ssicn of the landowner, two small shovel tests were excavated in the non-
              landscaped portion of the front yard. No midden material was revealed in this
              locality. However, in the landscaped rear of the property, oyster shell w.as
              observed at the base of a tree. Similarly, the back yard to the south, at
              7226 John Silver Lane, had eqx)sed shell and dark soil at the base of trees,
              beb@een the pool and bayshore. Permission to test in this yard was denied by
              the landowner. The next home to the south, characterized by lowex elevation
              and different vegetative cover (ncn-hamnck), did not have exposed midden. No
              testing was done since the landowner was not at home.

                   As a result of this inspection, the Pirates Midden is estimated to mea-
              sure apprcodnately 120 meters long by 20 meters wide. Depth of the cultural
              deposit, as well as its ccuiposition is unknown. Temporal/cultural affiliation
              is also rx)t known. The site area is marked by coastal hamnock vegetation of
              oak, cabbage palm, and red ceda . It occupies the eastern side of a small
              cove in Lattle Sarasota Bay. It has been adversely impacted by the construc-
              tion of three large residences and pools. Nevertheless, portions of this
              cultural feature are probably still intact. Mus site is probably related to
              the Matheny Creek Mound (8So68) to the south.

                   previaLlsly pAmxzded Sites,: in addition to the recording of a new site,'an
              effort was made to relocate and assess four of the six previously recorded

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             sites. The results of this effort, as well as information about the two re-
             corded sites'nat visited during this sCzvey, are as follows:
             1. 8So27, the Davis Midden, a shallow oyster shell midden dating to the post-
             Archaic, was recorded by Miller and Swindell in 1974. At this time, the site
             was described as in altered but fair condition. Relocated during the current
             P
                ject, the Davis midden was found to be relatively unchanged in condition
             sIrbice 1974.

             2. 8So68, the MaUieny Creek Mound, a burial mound, was originally described by
             Fales and Davis in 1961. In 1976, Almy recorded this burial ra=ld as destroy-
             ed by dredging of a canal. During this activity, she noted, workmen reported
             observing  several burials.. The former site area, at the end of Captain Kidd
             Avenue at Matheny Point, was visited and found to be further altered by
             residential construction. There are no visible remains of the Matheny Creek
             Mound. The period of mound construction is unknown. On the basis of similar
             sites in the region, the Matherry Creek Mound can probably be dated to between
             A.D. 800 and 1650, from Weeden Island-related to Safety Harbor times.

             3. 8So69, the Irxiianola site, is a mound/midden complex originally noted by
             Fales and Davis in 1961. According to these investigators, the burial mounds
             had been destroyed by cultivation in the 1920s or later. The midden area
             associated with this mound is still intact, and is situated along the shore of
             Sarasota Bay, to the west of a brackish pond, as well as to the east of the
             pond. In the latter arm, Tu       reported finding notched quahogvalves in 1981
             (Tal  1986:133). A sketch of the Indianola midden is contained in Tal           1986
             (Figure 6, page 133). It is dated at A.D. 800 to 1200. This site was not
             visited during the present survey.

             4. 8So75, the Holiday Harbor site, is a shell midden originally noted in 1961
             by Fales and Davis. In 1976, this site was recorded as destroyed through
             creek dredging and house cons:ructicn.

                  The former site area, at 7795 N. Holdiay Drive, was visited during the
             current project. It is marked by a home, constn=ted in 1974, amid a stand of
             large oak trees. The current owner/resident, Mr. Chris Hicklin, indicated
             that the higher elevation to the front of the house was the result of dLstur-
             bance associated with septic tank and septic field construction and burial.
             Mtographs taken during excavation for a recently         installed septic field,
             shown to the archaeologists by Mr. Hicklin, revealed an absence of shell
             midden materials. However, alcrxj the west side of the house, as well as in
             the rear yard fronting the dredged creek, evidence of shell midden was obser-
             ved at the I-a   of several oak trees, as well as along the focter of the con-
             crete block wall adjacent to the west-southwest. The excavation of two small
             shovel holes to the north of these exposures, along the west side of the
             Hicklin home, revealed disturbed fill only. It appears that a small portion
             of the Holiday Harbor site is located to the rear of the house, betwee;i the
             swimming pool and creek. This area is cmrtiguous with the edge of the hammock
             vegetation. Cultural materials other than shell were riot observed, and the
             teapor-al/cultural affiliation of 8So75 has not been ascertained.

             5* 8So82, the Pinehurst spring site, is a 1%abitation" site noted by Fales and
             Davis in 1961. At this time, it was assessed to be destroyed by residential
             developmnt. The general site area, as per the location plotted on the USGS
             Bird Keys quadrangle map at the Sarasota County OM, was visited. No evidence
             of this site, nor of the native vegetation presumed to have been associated

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              with this cul    tural. resource, was seen. The locality visited was along Cove
              Terrace, to the w4st of Peninsular Drive.

              6. 8SO83/446, the Ralston/Indianola Mound, is a burial mound originally noted
              in 1961 by Fales and Davis. In 1985, it was visited by Alny and TA, , and
              found to be intact (Almy, personal communication) . According to the latest
              FMSF form,     prepared by Almy in 1985, this cultural feature measures
              appr wimately 135 feet north/south by 95 feet east/Viest by five feet high.. It
              is vegetated with scrub oak and palmetto. TWo borrow pits are situated to the
              west. A sketch of this site area is contained in a 1986 article by Tal
              (Figure 6, page 133).      8So83/446 is dated to the Weeden Island-related/Safety
              Harbor periods, circa A.D. 800 to 1200. It was not visited during the current
              survey-

              Site Evaluati        Assessments of site         Ltion/data quality and signifi-
              cance/National Register eligibility are summarized in Tthle 8. The locations
              of the total seven newly and previously recorded sites are illustrated in
              Figure 8.

              Tab] 8.                of Archawlcgdcal Si        in the       Bird Keys YAp Area.

              Site              Site Name                Site Type           Data Quality        NR

              8So27             Davis Midden             Shell Midden             3              C

              8So68             Matheny Creek            Burial Mound             5              E
                                Mound

              8So69             Irxiianola               Burial Mound(s)/         3              B
                                                         Midden complex

              8So75             Holiday Harbor           Shell Midden             4              D

              8So82             Pineb.Irst Spring        "Habitation"             5              E

              8So83/            Ralston/Irxiianola       Burial Mound             1              B
              446               Mound

              8Sol868           Pirate Midden            Shell Midden             3              C

                   Three of the USGS Bird Keys sites were listed as destroyed by Almy in her
              1976 county a----          These include 8So68, the Metheny Creek Mound; 8So75,
              a shell midden rwed the Holiday Harbor site; and 8So82, the Pinehurst Spring
              site. The locations of these cultural resources are currently marked by
              residential development. Although field survey indicated that a small portion
              of the Holiday Harbor site appears intact, the general loss of site integrity,
              as a result of house, pool and septic tank/field construction, is considered
              major. Thm, all three Previously recorded sites are adjudged not significant
              due to their destroyed or severely degraded condition.

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                  8So27, the Davis Midden, recorded by Miller and Swindell in 1974 as being
             in altered but fair condition, was found to be relatively uwlianged from the
             time it was discovered. -It is adjudged to be of potential local significbnce.
             site testing will be necessary before a final determination of National
             Register eligibility can be made. Similarly, the Pirate Midden may be of
             local significance, but archaeological testing will be rgKxmsary to ascertain
                               h this site has been altered, as well as whether it has the
             the degree to whic
             potential to yield archaeological data of significance to local and-regional
             prehistory-

                  Both the Indianola site (8So69) and Ralston Mound (8So83/446) are in good
             Cond.iticnf. and are considered NR eligible. 8So83/446 represents the largest
             existing intact coastal sand mound in Sarasota County, as per Almy's 1985
             assessment. It is in pristine condition, and has the potential to yield
             archaeological data of significance. Hence,, it is considered eligible as per
             NR criteria Id". Similarly, the Indianola midden, probably related to 8So83/
             446 both temporally and culturally,, is believed to also have the potential to
             yield significant archaeological information concerning      iginal settlement
             and patterns of subsistence and resource utilization. It is NR eligible as
             per criteria Id".

             Recommendations:  Preservation of sites 8So27, -69, -83/446 and -1686 is
             Xecamriet ed. In the event of proposed adverse impact, limited test excavation
             is suggested for both 8So27 and 8Sol868,, for the purpose of collecting
             archaeological data sufficient to make a determination of NR eligibility. If
             adjudged to be eligible, 8So27 should be preserved and 8Sol868 Xotected fran
             further alteration. -

                  The Indianola site, 8So69, was originally reported in 1961 as a shell
             midden and burial mound complex. According to investigators Doris Davis and
             Jokm Fales, the mounds had been destroyed by cultivation. Remaining       is a
             coastal shell midden,, extending along the waters of Little Sarasota Bay, and
             continuing to the east, at the eastern side of a brackish porxi. In 1976, Almy
             recorded this site to be in good condition. With the exception of erosion,
             and impact from firebreaks, the Indianola site is still in good condition. A
             sketch of this site is contained in Figure 6 of a 1986 publication by George
             Tai , who reported on quahog valves and shell tools from this site. This
             cultural resource,, situated on private property, is adjudged to be a signifi-
             cant local resource. In conjunction with the Ralston Mound, discussed above,
             the Indianola shell midden is           led for nomination to the National
             Register. It is also suggested that Dr. Elling 0. Eide, property owner, be
             camended by the Sumasota. County Historical Commission,, for his efforts to
             preserve and protect this coastal resource.

                  7he Ralston/Indianola Mound, SSo83/446, is a significant site, deemed
             eligible for rxxnination to the National Register of Historic Places. The
             unaltered nature of this sand burial mound made it a unique regional cultural
             resource. Unfortunately, the land upon which it sits is currently for sale.
             Both the lw%kwsex and realtor, aware of the presence of t1us site, cannot be
             expected to act as site stewards. It is urged that the Director of the County
             Department of Historical Resources notify both owner and realtor, in writing,'
             of   the significance of this pret-@ric burial mound.           Penalties for
             disturbing this mound, in ---rdance with Chapter 872.05, Florida Statutes,
             should be highlighted. once an Historic Preservation Ordinarx::e for Sarasota
             County is in place, hopefully in the near future, incentives for preservation

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            can be offered the landowner. The protection and preservation of this site
            should be considered a top priority.

                 Finally, although the above ground burial mound is no longer extant, it
            is possible that human remains associated with the Matheny Creek Mound, 8So68;
            may still be encountered. - U=, any permits for future dredging of the canal,
            to the south of the former site locus, should be contingent upon archaeologi-
            cal mmutoring. Arry other modifications to the.area at the mouth of Matheny
            Creek,   including .boat dock* and seawall construction,        should require
            archaeological rwnitoring as a prerequisite for permit approval.

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                 SARASOEk

            General           on: The USGS Sarasota quadrangle map survey area.is bounded
            on the north by Bee Ridge Road and on the south by Buccaneer creek Drive.
            Rohearts Bay and Little Sarasota Bay, flanked by Siesta Key, are to the west,
            and US   41 is to the east. In addition to this coastal strip, land along
            Phillipp@ Creek, frarL Bee Ridge Road south to its mouth at the bay, was
            included in the surypy area. This collective survey property is contdined in
            Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, and 20 of Township 37 South, Range 18 East. In
            general-, this area has been heavily altered by residential development, with
            filling and seawall construction along the shoreline. Siesta Key is treated
            in a separate chapter of this report..

            Previous      : Human remains uncovered in the Hansen' s' (Hanson' s)Landing area.
            were the focus of debate concerning the antiquity of humans in Florida during
            the latter part of the 1800s (Willey 1949:29-31). In 1953, William Plowden
            recorded a shell midden to the north of Phillippi Creek. This site,
            designated 8SO6, had been Partially used for road fill at the time of
            Plowden's visit. Several other local sites were observed and noted in the
            1961 windshield survey by Doris Davis and John Fales. Unfortunately, some of
            these were provided such sketchy site locational and type dataf that later
            attempts to relocate and record them have not been successful. one such site
            which has remained xLecorded, was noted by Fales and Davis as situated in the
            Florence .subdivision to the north of Stickmy Point Road. Presumably, this
            site has long since been destroyed by residential development and shoreline
            modificaticns, including dredgin , filling, and seawall construction.

                 In 1975 to 1976 Alny undertook a countywide archaeological
            The Fales and Davis field notes were utilized to relocate and evaluate known
            but previously unrecorded sites. As a result, four of these resources, all
            shell middens, were recorded on Florida Master Site File (FMF) forms, and
            entered into the State inventory. During the 1970s and early 1980s, these and
            other prehistoric site localities were visited and described by George Ij,
            (personal omnzucation). Among these was the Roberts Bay site (8So56), test
            excavated by Tal     in 1975. The results of this investigation were detailed
            in a 1977 article appearing in The Florida AnthrogoIggi - The Robets Bay
            site has also been the focus of investigation by Archaeological Consultants,
            Inc. and by Bill Burger.

                 Finally, in 1988, under contract with the Sarasota County Parks and
            Recreation Department, a                  archaeological survey of the Phillippi
            Plantation Park (Keith-Prcdie Estate) was carried out by Lauren Archibald and
            Joan Deming. This investigation resulted in the location, z:ecording and eval-
            uaticn of three prehistoric and historic period archaeological sites. These
            have been assigned the FNSF numbers 8So616, -617 and -618.

            Recordedj2@p=@d Sites: As a result of the above noted efforts, eight arch-
            aeological sites are currently recorded for the coastal zone (exclusive of
            siesta Key) and Phillippi Creek area within the USGS Sarasota quadrangle rap
            region. These include five shell middens (8SO6, -55, -56, -58, and -617); an
            aboriginal "village" (8So84); a lithic scatter (8So616); and an historic
            refuse site (8So618). In addition, a shell midden (11GII) and shell scatter
            ("I") have been reported, as noted in the Resources Review Manual prepared as

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              part of a recent codntyw@ide assessment by       Historic Property Associates
              (Archibald 1988:23).

              Research Considerations/MethodolgW: The entire coastal zone and Phillippi
              Creek area can be considered to have a moderate to high potential for historic
              and prehistoric period sites. The Red Rook-area, directly south of Bee Ridge
              and west of US 41, for exanple, was the locality of early                    by -
              membdrs of the Pbberts and Hansen (Hanson) families (cf. Grismer 1946;
              Matthews 1989).

                  TAbile archaeological sites can be expected to occur, the problem of site
              discovery in this heavily developed area were formidable. Initial drive-
              tbrvxjh of this survey area revealed a paucity of undeveloped land. Further,
              major portions of the coastline along Roberts and Little Sarasota Bay have
              been modified by fill and the colm=Uctim of seawalls. Most properties
              characterized by relatively high elevation, hammock vegetation, better chained
              soils, and other site-correlated factors, are also marked by the presence of
              homes and landscaped yards. 2=, by necessity, archaeological field survey
              in the USGS Sarasota zone was largely dependent upon informant information and
              limited ground surface inspection. Subsurface testing was directed at those
              rare parcels of undeveloped land, or lots in the process of being readied for
              development-

              Survey           A total of four previously unrecorded archaeological sites
              were located, recorded and assessed on the basis of background researcht in-
              formant information and archaeological field survey. Miese resources include
              a lithics only site, an historic cemetery, a shell midden and a shell scatter.
              Miese have been assigned the Florida Master Site File mnrbers 8So1380 through
              8So1383. In addition, five of the eight previously recorded sites were visi-
              ted and assessed. The three not visited were those recently recorded by
              Archibald and Deming on the Keith-Prodie Estate (8SO616, -617, and -618).

                  New Sites: Two previously Unrecorded/unreported sites were located as a
              result of survey. Both were reported by local resident Helen Caravelli. The
              two others are listed as reported sites in the Historic Resources Review
              manual. rrhese resources are described as follows:

              I. Caravelli Site (8So1380) - Mrs. Caravelli, a member of the Sarasota County
              Historical commission, reported the discovery of "a few" (2 or 3) projectile
              points in her backyard. Description      of these finds indicate that these
              specimens may be classified as Florida Archaic Stemmed projectile points. The
              site area consisted of relatively elevated sandy soil adjacent to a small
              drainage coming   off a nearby spring. The natural spring, located about 100
              meters to the east, has been dredged to form a pond.   Field inspection of this
              property,      -   ed by Mrs. Caravelli, failed to reveal additional cultural
              materials. 8So1380 is in the northeast quarter Of Section 6, Township 37
              South, Range 18 East, between Camino Real and Eastbrook Drives, and north Of
              Quail Drive.
              2. Hansen/Roberts Cemetery (8So1381) - This historic period site, located in
              the northeast quarter of Section 6, Township 37 South, Range 18 East, Was
              reported by Helen Caravelli. Field survey, accompanied by Mrs. Caravelli,
              revealed the presence of a single txAbstone, belonging to Peter Hansen, "ACtg.
              Ensign us Navy.,, Dates indicating days of birth and death were absent from

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            this marble graveararker. ;t should be noted that while the name of this gen-
            tleman is usually spelled 1%amson" in the local histories (i.e. Matthews 1989;
            Grismer 1946). "Hanseh" is the spelling on the tombstone, and thus, is used in
            this report. The Hansen gravesite is situated amid a vacant lot in a residen-
            tial neighborhood. Quail. Drive is directly to the south; Camino Real Drive to
            the east. The undeveloped lot is marked by several large live oak trees.

                 According to Mrs. Caravelli, a second marker, ho longer extant, was situ-
            ated near the Hansen grave. This belonged to Ocean Roberts, daughter of Peter
            Hansen and wife of Captain Louis Roberts. Mt. and Mrs. Peter Hansen settled
            in this area in 1870. According to Grismer's history of Sarasota, their
            daughter was named "Ocean" because she was born on the Atlantic while her
            parents were enroute to Anerica. fra England (Grismer 1946:183).

                 Additional information about this site was derived from interview of Mrs.
            Icuise Roberts Wyatt, great-granddaughter of Peter Hansen and granddaughter of
            Captain Louis and Ocean Roberts. According to Mrs. Wyatt, Peter Hansen origi-
            nally left Denmark for Haiti, where he founded the first college there. He
            and his wife fled Haiti by boat wtien ricting broke out. They lwxled in the
            Red Rock area of Sarasota. Their daughter Ocean wee born eranoute from Haiti.
            According to Mrs. Wyatt, in addition to the graves of Peter Hansen and Ocean
            Roberts, - her grandfather Lcuis- Roberts, and the six children of Louis and
            Ocean Roberts are interred here. All graves are unmarked, except for that of
            Peter Hansen.

            3. Phillippi Delta (8So1382) - This reported, small shell midden type site,
            designated 11G11 in the Resources Review Manual (Archibald 1988:23), is located
            in the southwest quarter of Section 7, Township 37 South, Range 18 East. It
            is situated among the mangroves, adjacent to Little Sarasota Bay. According
            to informant -George luer, who last visited the site in the 1970s, the midden
            was composed primarily of oyster. A Type C shell hammer was collected. Nei-
            ther the vertical or horizontal site dimensicrLs were reported, although these
            data are available from Lu . The Phillippi Delta site was reportedly in good
            condition. It was not field visited during this survey.

            4. Immokalee 11G11 (8So1383) - This reported shell scatter site, noted in the
            Historic Resources Review Manual as site III," (Archibald 1988:23) is no longer
            extant. Located in the rmth@t quarter of Section 7, Tb@mship 37 South,
            Range 18 East, it has previously been described as Area G of site 8So56 (ACI
            1977:8, 12). It was situated several hundred yards east of the midden, along.
            the bayshore. Surface examination during the survey of the Immokalee tract
            revealed this area as "miscellaneous marine shells in a light tan or buff
            colored fine sand" (ACI 1977:12). The excavation of a shovel test yielded a
            shell scraper and hamer at six inches below surface. 8So1383 can priobably be
            dated to the Manasota period. nus cultural resource was destroyed by con-
            structicn of The Landings development. Its location on the quadrangle map
            housed at the Sarasota County Department of Historical Resources is not cor-
            rect (George Ta , personal ccrmnunication), and will be modified accordingly.

                 Previously Reaarded/rjqxwted Sites: In -addition to the discovery of new
            Sites, and the documenting of reported sites, an effort was made to relocate
            and 'assess  previously recorded archaeological sites. These results are as
            follows:

            1. 8So6, the Phillippi creek site, was a shell midden originally recorded in
            1953 by William Plcwden. According to this investigator, the midden measured

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              100 feet by 25 feet by two feet, and was situated 200 yards      east of US 41 to
              the north of Phillippi Creek. Cabbage palm and oaks.marked the site area,
              wi.th mangrove all around. Temporal/cultural affiliation was unkomm. In 1953
              the site had already beed degraded for use as road fill, Plowden reported.
              According to AJWls 1976 assessment, this site was no longer extant, having
              been destroyed by house construction.

                   Me former site area,        as per the site file information, was visited
              during this survey project.. In general, this area, to the south of Palos
              Verdes Street and north of the creek, has been altered by residential developp-
              merrt and seawall cciLtstruction. Neither native hammock vegetation nor man-
              groves were observed. The first lot of undeveloped land, situated aPPrcv-i-
              mately 500 meters to the east of US 41,.*bounded by 2262 Wason Drive to the
              east, was examined. This lot, used as a boat launchl is characterized by
              hammock vegetation. Marqrove was to the east-saitheast. Ground surf ace exanr-
              ination revealed two left quahog clam valves and some oyster shell. With the
              permission of the landomer, four shovel tests were excavated in the vicinity
              of the surface shell. All revealed an upper 10 to 20 centimeter layer Of
              disturbed fill, overlying gray sand with inc-lusions of small crushed shell.
              No evidence of shell midden was es xmtered. Thus, the Phillippi Creek site
              is believed to be ccupletely destroyed.

              2. 8So55, the Field Club site, is another shell midden, originally noted in
              1961 by Fales and Davis. It was reportedly situated along the bayshore- In
              1976, Almy could find no visible evidence of this site. The general site
              area, contained within a private club, was visited. No midden was observable
              on the surface. Given the nature of this club, and the lush landscaping, no
              penm_ssicn for subsurface testug was requested. It is possible that buried
              midden may still be intact.

              3. 8So56, the Roberts Bay or Lmokalee site, is a large shell midden, test ex-
              cavated and described by Ta         in the 1970s (Tal   1977a). Its condition in
              1976 was noted as altered but excellent (AlMY) - In 1977 this site was exam-
              ined, ardiaeologically tested, and assessed as part of the Immokalee tract
              survey (ACI 1977). Since that time, scme portions of the shell midden have
              been destroyed by residential development (The Landings). Current field Sur-
              vey indicated that other parts are still intact, and covered, partially, by
              cond- .-.     construct ed  on stilts. MOM has been dated to the Manasota
              period, circa 500 B.C. to A.D. 800.

              4. 8SO58, the James Haley Site, is a shell midden originally noted by Fales
              and Davis in 1961. They described it as a shell midden omplex with possible
              burials, situated around the James Haley home and to the north and south along
              ph,111pp, creek. oak and ceda vegetated the site area, with Pine forest to
              the north and west. In 1976, A1W recorded this site as located at 4211 South
              qbad   Avenue. Houses Were an top of the Midden. A vacant lot to the West Of
              Shad Avenue, across from the midden, had been reported to contain b@wials,
              A.lmy noted (FIW form)

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                   Tw visits were made to the above noted address. During both times,
              owner/resident was not at hcm. n=, no subsurface testing was carried out.
              Tile large hcme sits on elevated land, amid cabbage palm, Oaks, and Pule. The
              entire property was waked around, and the ground surface emaned for the
              presence of midden. The unc;rassed patches at the base of trees- was of
              particular focus. No such cultural material was observed. The shoreline Of
              Phillippi Creek, and adjacent land, was also examined, at the rear of the home

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             at 4211 South Sqmde Avenue*, as well as the property to the north. To the
             south, the rear of 4223 South Shade Avenue, fronting Phillippi Creek, was also
             examined. Due to the absence of the landowner/resident, no subsurface testang
             was carried out. No midden was visible at these properties either. Also
             examined were the sandy exposures across the road from 4211 South Shade, due
             south of the Trinity United Methodist Church parking lot. No cultural mate-
             rials, including human remains, were observed.
             5. 8So84, Hansen's larAinj, was recorded by Abry in 1976 as a possible vil-
             lage/midden/burial area. The exact location was not known. The general site
             area has been mentioned since the late 1800s, when human remains were discov-
             ered here. In 1887, geologist Angelo Heilprin published an account of the
             human skeletal remains found here, which had been "exposed in a low bank of
             ferruginous sandstone along the shore" (Willey 1949:29). The human remains
             from Hansen's landing were included in the debates concerning the antiquity of
             humans in Florida. In 1907, Hrdlicka, who described and analyzed the Hansen's
             landing finds, ruled out the possibility of an early dating (Willey 1949:30).

                  In their 1961 windshield survey of Sarasota County, Fales and Davis noted
             two sites in the Hansen's Landing area. These were noted as the Johnson Site,
             described as a village on the basis of the finding of some artifacts in the
             area; and the Red Rock-Hansen Lane Area site, wtuch was provided no descrip-
             tive information. 8So84, as recorded by Almy, ccmbines these Fales and Davis
             sites. As per her site file information, the Hansen's Landing site area has
             been dredged, filled, and residentially developed. Site integrity was noted
             as destroyed.
                  Since 1976, construction of a private dock 'in the Red Rock Lane area, in
             the yard of the Gruder residence, has revealed the presence of human remains
             in shell midden material (Almy, persoml ccmn-mication). Field inspection of
             the shoreline at the Matthews residence to the immediate south indicated that
             the site did not extend this far to the south. The midden in the Gruder yard
             my be part of the- Hansen's landing site, as noted by Fales and Davis.
             Correct site   - --wters are still unknown.

             6. 8So616, the Phillippi Flake Scatter, is a lithic scatter discovered in 1988
             as a result of systematic survey (Archibald and Deming 1988) of the Phillippi
             Estates Park, owned by Sarasota County. The site area has not been altered
              ince the time of survey, and remains in very good condition. Ten:Fpcral/cul-
             tural affiliation is unknown.
             s

             7. 8So617, the Prodie Shell Midden, was also discovered during survey of the
             Phillippi Estates Park. It has been dated to the Mmmsota period, and is in
             excellent condition.

             8. 8So618, -the Phillippi Creek Historic Reffuse site, was also discovered
             during the Phillippi Plantation Park survey. At the time of survey, this 20th
             century dump site was observed as moderately altered by erosion along the bank
             of Phillippi Creek.

             Site Evaluati     : Assessirients   of site condition/data quality and signifi-
             cance/National Register eligibility for the total 12 newly and previously
             discovered archaeological sites within the USGS Sarasota quadrangle map area
             (exclusive of the City of Sarasota and barrier islands) are summarized in
             Table 9. site locations are illustrated in Figure 9.

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             Table 9. Evaluaticn or                 cal Sites in the I       Sarasota Map Area
                         (MMIUS2.V8 Of the City of Sarasota and bw=er islands).

             Site         Site Name                    Site Type        Data Quality          NR

             8So6         Phillippi   Creek            Shell Midden          5                E

             8So55        Field Club                   Shell Midden          5                E

             8So56        Roberts Bay                  Shell Midden          3                B

             8So58        James Haley                  Shell Midden          2                D

             8So84        Hansen I s Landing           Shell Middem/         3                C.
                                                       Burials

             8So616       Phillippi Flake              Lithic Scatter        2                E
                          Scatter

             8So617       Prodie Shell Midden          Shell Midden          1                B

             8So618       Phillippi Creek              Historic refuse       3                E
                          Historic Refuse

             8So1380      Caravelli                    Lithics               5                E

             8So1381      Hansen/Roberts               Cemetery (Hist.       1                C
                          Cemetery

             8So1382      Phillippi Delta              Shell Midden.         1                E

             8So1383      Irmckalee "GII               Shell Scatter         5                E

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                                            Big RIDGE RD                          T3 7S
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                  Of the total sites recorded for this project area, four'have been cam-
             pletely destroyed and three are severely altered. *Only three of the remaining
             seven sites are considered intact. These are the Hansen/Roberts Cemetery, the
             Prodie Shell Midden, and Phillippi. Delta. The remainder of the sites have
             beerl slightly to moderately disturbed, largely by residential development. .
                  Seven of the 12 sites are deemed not significant, and thus, not eligible
             for listuig In the National Register. This evaluation is based upon either
             site destruction, or the poor informational value of the site. For example,
             while 8So616, 8So618, and 8So1382 are all in relatively good condUtion, they
             are not considered to have the potential to yield additional archaeological
             data of significance, nor are they considered among the best examples of their
             type(s) for the region.

                  8So84, Hansen,'s Landing, is considered potentially significant. Much of
             this site is probably buried,        and should be subjected to systematic
             archaeological testing in ortler to make a final determination of significance.
             The James Haley site, 8So58, also not visible on the surface, will require
             testing before an evaluation of significance can be made. Additionally, the
             Hansen/Roberts Cemetery, 8So1381, will require historical research before a
             determination of site significance can be made.

                  Two sites within this study area are deemed eligible for listuxj in the
             National Register. These include the Prodie Shell Midden (8So617) and the
             Roberts Bay Site (8So56). The Prodie Shell Midden, archaeologically tested in
             1988, and the Roberts Bay Site, stuilied in the 1970s, were both assessed to be
             significant WdAstoric resources. Both have been -0--c-tstrated to contain
             undisturbed cultural deposits having the potential to yield information of
             significance to our understanding of patterns of settlement and subsistence
             dLwuxj the Manasota period. Both are considered eligible as per NR criteria
             I'd. It

             Plecc@zk&-icns: Like the Paulsen Point site in Englewood, the Prodie Shell
             Midden is a very significant cultural resource located in a County owned park.
             Ideally, it should be preserved and protected, for the benefit of all Sarasota
             County residents and visitors. Cn the basis of prior archeological testuig,
             it has been adjudged eligible for nomination to the National Register.       The
             preparation of such a nomination, possibly done in conjuction with the
             historic buildings here, is suggested. Adverse impact to this site should be
             avoided. However, in the event that boat ramps, parking areas, or other
             facilities are to be constructed in this area, archaeological monitoring and
             excavation of areas of primary impact are recommended. Artifacts recovered as
             a result of such efforts, as well as the information derived, should be made
             a     ible to the public via an on-site interpretive display - Cultural rater-
             ials, recovered as a result of the 1988 survey can be added to the assemblage,
             as deemed appropriate.

                  The Hansen/pzberts Cemetery site currently occupies an undeveloped lot in
             a residential neighborhood. Adverse impact to this largely unmarked burial
             ground must be avoided. Subsurface reconnaissance by me-ans of remote serming
             is highly z eCOFLIMM a Iin oider to delineate the boundaries of the cemetery.
             crce done, indivict in 1 markers, and a protective fence are x eccam      Ad- to
             protect this area from destruction. Current Property owners should be
             notified of the existence of this cemetery, and asked for thei-r COOPeratiOn in
             pro Bcting it.

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                 In the event of planned alterations to the properties within and/or near
            the James Haley (8So58) and Hansen's landing (8So84) sites, including house
            additions, pools, docks, tree removals, or other activity necessitating a work
            permit, archaeological monitoring is             . Such information, if suffi-.
            cient, should be used to make a final determination of NR eligibility.

                 Finally, directly north of Phillippi Estates Park, on the north bank of
            Phillippi Creek, to the immediate west of U.S. 41, is a trailer park. This
            general area is deemed to have a high site location potential. During this
            survey project, the entire trailer complex was driven through, and checked for
            the presence of surface cultural materials.        However, in view of the
            clustering of trailers and parked vehicles, there was little open ground
            available for surface inspection. The only subsurface testing carried out was
            at the ectreme    northeast corner of the mobile home park. This produced
            negative results. Neverthel     , the possibility-for buried cultural materials
            and/or features in this area is considered high. In the event of a zoning
            change wtuch would alter the land use from mobile home park to residential or
            commercial development, systematic, professional archaeological survey is
            recommended.

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                                        Mthodolgg@ical Considerations

                  ArchAeological survey of the coastal zone and selected eastward streams
             served to add 60 previously unrecorded prehIstoriC and historic Per-10d ar(711-
             aeological sites to the Sarasota County inventory. Of the total 60 SlteS, 22
             were recorded ori the basis of background research, including both dOCUMerrt and
             literature study (3), informant interviewing (14), or a combination of both
             informant information and research (5). The majority of newly recorded sites
             were discovered as a result of systematic'arcbaeological field survey, entail-
             im both ground surface examination and subsurface testing. Of the 38 total
             sites discovered as a result of field survey, 14 were initially revealed by
             the presence of surface cultural materials or features. Twxrty-four sites
             lacked surface eqn-ession, and were discovered solely as a result of subsur-
             face shovel testing.

                  It should be pointed out, however, that most of the sites discovered by
             subsurface testing are situated within large tracts of undeveloped land along
             the eastward stream. Here, relatively sizable expanses of vacant land were
             subjected to systematic archaeological survey, with close interval subsurface,
             twtiM. In addition to faciliting the location of sites, the intensity of
             survey efforts here allowed for the better definition of site           Le it-,L both
             horizontally and vertically. Such tactics were generally not possible in the
             primary s=VeY area to the west of U.S. Highway 41, along the mainland coastal
             strip and barrier islands. Here, obs=ing mme=ial and residential devel-
             opments, dredged and filled areas, and the restrictive access to tl@          @ds of
             privately owned properties collectively served to obviate both systematic and
             intensive survey efforts. Even where sites were clearly visible from the sur-
             face, generally in the yard of a private residence, permission to systematic-
             ally.survey adjacent properties with the aim of areally delimiting site boun-
             daries was rarely possible. Thus, it cannot be claimed that all areas of
             viarchaeologcal sensitivty" within the coastal zone were subjected to survey.
             certainly, if all private property within high probability areas could have
             been equally examined, it is probable that a greater number of buried sites
             would have been detected.

                  While total coverage of the coastal zone Project areat in term Of sub-
             surface archaeological testing, could not be achieved, it is believed that
             systemtlc reconna.1ssance, cmblned with the results of survey on accessible
             properties, served both to support the existing predictive model for coastal
             Sarasota County, and allowed for informed decisions as to where future survey
             efforts should be directed. Numerous locales have been targeted for future
             survey in the event of planned land alterations. Such areas have been marked
             an the se&aon aerial maps wtuch have been subutted with this report.

                                                   site

                  To date, relatively little systemtic professional archaeological survey
             has  been carried out in the coastal zone of Sarasota County. The majority Of-
             previously recorded sites are conspicUous above-ground aboriginal features
             such as shell Middens and sand m=xls. Specifically, these site types account
             for 70 percent of all previously recorded sites. Most of these were initially
             discovered as the result of "windshield" type survey or surface reconnaissance

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             only.. Over the past decade, a limited number Of assessment surveys of small,
             proposed developberrt tracts have served to add sites with little or no surface
             visibility. These include low artifact density lithic scatters, ceramic scat-
             ters, artifact scatters, and shell scatters, as well as a few historic period
             archaeological sites. In total, however, only 9 of these varied prehistoric
             "scatter" types have previously been recorded, plus two sites dating to the
             historic period..
                  The coastal zone project has, for one,.served to reduce the bias in site
             type recording. Based upon the physical remains observed, 27 shell, ceramic,
             lithic and artifact scatters were recorded as a result of this survey effort,
             or roughly 45 percent of the total sites. In addition, 10 historic period
             archaeological sites plus one historic period site component were located and
             recorded, comprising another 17 percent. Further, most -of the newly recorded
             sites classified as shell middens are small, buried cultural features, with
             little to no above-ground expression. Mum, while previous work served to
             delineate the areas of more permanent aboriginal habitation, newly discovered
             sites can add significantly to our understanding of short-term occupatien and
             special task oriented activity. With better taToral controls, hopefully such
             site type data will allow for a better understanding            of    inter-site
             relationships, activity scheduling, and patterns of resource exploitation.

                  In general, the four types of "scatter" sites are similar in several
             ways. For one, all lack high density artifact concentrations. secondly, tool
             forms are rare. Site size is generally small, and the vertical distribution
             of artifacts is usually shallow. Cve@rall, the culbiral assemblages contained
             at lithic, ceramic, artifact, and shell scatters are indicative of short-term
             aboriginal occupation or utilization. It is probable that the site activities
             reflected by these assemblages focused upon the hunting and/or collecting of
             certain w=va and plant, f ood re_-@@ f =-d in or near the wetlands.

                  T.ithic Scatters: lAthic scattk-XS, evidenced by smal 1 quantities of
             chipped stcne debris or I'lithic debitage," result from late stage tool manu-
             facture and/or modification. In general, given the absence of locally avail-
             able souxces of lithic raw materials suitable for tool manufacture, it is riot
             surprising that lithic scatter type sites are infrequent in their occurence.
             This low occurence rate is in marked contrast, for example, to Hillsborough
             and pasco   Camtles, where lithic scatter sites are near ubiquitous in some
             areas.

                  A total of five lithic scatter type sites were recorded as a result of
             the Coastal Zone project. only one was evident from the ground surface; four
             were discovered by shovel testing. of the total sites recorded as lithic
             scatters, the an=rt of debitage averaged only three pi          per site. Cul-
             tural materials were recovered from, depths ranging from 0 to 80
             below surface. Three of the five sites were one meter or less in areal ex-
             tent. Ehvircrmer&.ally, all sites- were within 150 meters of an eastward creek
             or intermittent stream, with an average distanice to potable water of 38
             meters. Most were situated in relatively elevated areas Vegetated with pine,
             saw palmetto, and scrub oak. pomello fine sand, a moderately well drained
             type, was the pnxbminant soil type association.

                  In addition to these lithic scatters, two sites evidenced by the presence
             of two or three chipped stone projectile points were recorded, on the basis of
             informant information. In both cases, no other artifacts associated w:Lth
             these finds were reported.

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                  Ceramic Scatters: Ceramic scatters are *similar to lithic scatters,         ex-
            cept that the site assemblages-are      comprised exclusively of broken pieces of
            ceramic vessels, or 11sherds," rather than lithic debitage or flakes. All pot-
            tery found during this survey was of    a variety referred to as "sand-tempered
            Plain 111 an decorated utilitarian ware characterized by small to moddrate
            amounts of fine to granular sand as     aplastic uiclusions to strengthen the
            clay. Generally, sites manifested       solely on the basis of pottery sherds are
            not. as common in the Central Perarsula Gulf Coast region of Florida as are
            lithic scatters.

                  A total of 15 ceramic scatter type sites were dL-@;covered during this pro-
            ject. Of these, only two had arry ground surface expression. The remainder
            were discovered through subsurface shovel testing. One had a small amount of
            broken marine     shell in addition to the pottery. The number of sherds recov-
            ered per site ranged from one to 132. In the latter case, all sherds are
            believed to belong to a single broken vessel, shattered at the locus of dis-
            covery. Recovered ceramic assemblages averaged 29 sherds per site. More than
            half the sites, however, contained ten or fewer pieces of pottery. Cultural
            materials were found at depths of 0 to 90 centimeters below surface, with more
            than half confined to the uppermost 40 centimeters. Site size ranged            from
            less than one to 625 square meters. Ten of the 15 sites measured ten or         less
            square meters in areal extent.' All but one of the ceramic scatters             were
            discovered along eastward streams. Mean distance to freshwater along the
            interior creeks and intermittent streams     was 16.3 meters, with a range of   6 to
            25 meters distance. r1he single coastal site was 300 meters from Lemon          Bay.
            Generally, the majority of ceramic scatters were situated in well-drained,
            relatively elevated areas, characterized by scrub oak, pine and saw palmetto
            vegetation.   Me predominant soil type, associated with eight sites, was
            Pcmello fine sand; Keri fine sand, thick phase was associated with four.

                  Artifact Scatters: Artifact scatters are sites containing both lithics
            and ceramics. Minor inclusions of marine shell may also be part: of the cul-
            tural assemblage. Artifact scatters and shell scatters differ in that while
            artifacts               in the former, food shell remains predominant over other
            classes of archaeological data in the latter. Like ceramic scatters, they
            probably reflect very similar aboriginal activities.

                  only two artif act scatter type sites were discovered. The f irst, f cund
            along an eastward stream, is essentially a ceramic scatter, with the
            fortuitous discovery of a single waste flake in addition to the 125 sand-
            tempered plain sherds. The other, located five meters from Little Sarasota
            Bay, is a diffuse scatter comprised of one sherd, two flakes, and three small
            clam shell valves. It could also have been classified as a shell scatter. At
            both, cultural materials were recovered to depths of 90 and 80 centimeters
            respectively, and site size was 1.260 and 3600 square meters respectively.

                  SW1 Scatters: The shell scatter sites known from Sarasota County, like
            those of Collier county to the south, range from smal 1, discrete deposits of
            marine shell with or without associated artifact , to multi-acre shell scatter
            complexes composed of dozens of discrete shell/artifact clusters, such as the
            Oscar Scherer State Recreation Area II site (8So6O8). This type of site,
            generally overlooked by archaeologists in the past, has more recently become
            the focus of professional attention (i.e Estabrook and Austin 1989).

                  Five shell scatter type sites were recorded as part of this project, four
            as the result of field survey and one on the basis of prior survey (Williams

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             1977) and informant information. The sites discovered during field survey
             were similarly characterized by small amounts of marine shell, with or without
             a sherd or two of sand-tenpered plain pottery. No associated shell or stone
             tools were observed.      Environmental   settings,    including   fresh water
             association and distance, soil type, elevation, and vegetation, were variable
             for the total five sites.

                  Shell Xtddens: A total of 20 shell middeh type sites were recorded during
             this project. These can be divided into three classes, based largely upon
             overall size and site composition. The first category ("Class V) includes
             large, above-ground shell middens, extending linearly a considerable distance
             and reaching heights of up to two meters above the ground surface. The diver-
             sity of shellfish species represented in these cultural deposits is generally
             high, and substantial amounts of associated artifacts and faunal remains can
             be expected. 'They probably represent multiple periods of intensive site usage
             over a long time. Previously recorded sites which fall within this category
             are the Roberts Bay (8So56) and Paulson Point (8So23) middens, among others.
             Six of the newly recorded shell middens are considered of the "Class III vari-
             ety: Oaks/Vamo (8Sol351), Blac)d:urn Bay (8Sol357), Bouffard (8SO1371), Lucke
             (8Sol376), Cedars (8Sol378) and Pirates (8Sol868). They range in size from 75
             td 300 meters long by 20 to 40 meters wide, with a. mean overall areal extent
             of 5075 square meters.

                  "Class III' shell middens are of intermediate size. Five newly recorded
             sites are categorized in this class: Wall (8Sol349), Johnson (8SO1369), Ford
             (Wo1375), Heron Lagoon East (8Sol377) and Pocono Trail (8Sol867). These are
             usually characterized by moderate above-grourxi expression, and range from 30
             to 80 meters in length by 20 to 45 meters wide. Average areal extent is
             1580 square meters. The Cove Site (sSog), Forked creek Point Midden (8SolO),
             wood midden (8So60) and Prodie Midden (8So6l7) are examples of previously
             recorded sites that fall within the medium size category. These middens are
             believed to represent sharter-term, possibly episodic utilization.
                  Six newly recorded sites are small, buried black dirt and shell middens.
             They range in size from 10 to 30 meters long by three to 20 meters wide, with
             an average areal extent of 368.3 square meters. The cultural deposits, gener-
             ally.confined to the upper 30.             below surface, are characterized by
             a limited number of shellfish species. Associated artifacts, including cera-
             mics and shell tools, are found in relatively small quantities. Included in
             the ,Class III,, category are the following: Hermitage (8SO1372), Severinsen
             (Wo1370), 6855 MK Road (8Sol373), O'Brien (8Sol375), mangrove violation
             (Wol,384), and Section 4 Midden (8Sol361). Five of these six are situated on
             the bayside of a barrier island. Low size and density of cultural materials,
             in addition to lack of shellfish diversity would suggest short-term, perbaps
             episodic utilizaticn/occupation rather than more sedentary habitation.
                  Three newly recorded shell middens were not classified due to irx:omplete
             information. The Higel Midden (8Sol3G3), no longer extant, should probably be
             placed in the class I category, on the basis of informant information (Mickey
             Higel, personal communication). The PhillipPi Delta site (8Sol382), reported
             by George Luer as a small circular midden, and riot field checked during this
             project, is a Class II or III. Thirdly, Crisp Point (8So1379) could not be
             relocated during field survey. Published        information, the basis of site
             recarding, is insufficient to allow for classification.

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                                     Temnoral/Cultural Affiliati

                The tanporal/cultural information used in this summary for previously re-
            corded sites is derived from the Florida Master Site File inventory print-out
            dated April 14, 1988, on file at the Sarasota County Department of Historical
            Resources. For more ccuplete information, the reader is directed to the
            Appendixf which contains not only the FNSF period designations, but also
            Supplemental data-gathered from published sources, unpublished manuscripts,
            and informant interviewing as part of the background research stage of this
            project. In cases where discrepancies exist between the FNSF classification
            and those contained in the literature, the former have been utilized.

                 Of the total 61 previously recorded sites, .47.5 percent are of unknown
            temporal/cultural affiliation. Thirty-two sites, or 52.5 percent of the
            total, have been assigned a period. of these, 23 are         multiple component
            sites, accounting for a total 44 separate temporal mrqpnnents.

                 Only one site is listed as containing a Paleo-Indian component. seven
            are assigned Axchaic period affiliations. The remaining 36 site         -,onents,
            are dated to the post-Archaic periods. Included are some periods no longer
            used to classify sites in the Cexrtral Peninsula Gulf Coast archaeological
            region, such as Glades, St. Johns, and Belle Glade. A total of four site
            '"IT ments' are assigned to the period(s) referred to as orange and
            Transitional. Chronologically, these are placed between the Archaic and
            Manasota. Four Orange and Transitional 7-!yrq:nnents are listed. Another eight
            sites are assigned either Perico island (now classified as Manasota) or
            Manascta -mr;"tnents, eight are Weed[en Island, and eight am Safety Harbor.

                 ft,cm these data it can be cancludied that (1) the period of site utiliza-
            ticn/occupation is unknown for almost half of all previously recorded cultural
            resources; and (2) when known, the majority of recorded sites date to sometime
            during the post-Archaic period, circa 1000 B.C. to A.D. 1650.

                 with few exceptions, the newly recorded prehistoric period sites cannot
            be assigned a temporal/cultural affiliation, given the lack of diagnostic
            artifact types found. Clearly, no evidence of sites datux; to either the
            earliest Paleo-Indian or Early Archaic periods was discovered. While such
            early sites have been found in Sarasota County, including Warm Mineral
            Springs, Little Salt Spring, the Gory Site, and the Venice Beach site, these
            are relatively rare. Three of these four are underwater sites, riot detectable
            by standard archaeological survey methods. In addition to these recorded
            sites, isolated finds of projectile points diagnostic of these early periods
            have been reported (i.e Venice area) (Almy 1985).

                 Utilizatior) of the coastal zone during the succeeding Middle to Late
            Archaic periods was discovered at two lithic sites. Both the Caravelli
            (8So1380) and Bennie (8So1347) sites yielded projecti-le points classified as
            Florida Archaic Stemmed type. According to Bullen (1975:32), these were
            manufactured and used from approximately 5000 to 1000 B.C.

                 It is probable that at least sane other newly recorded sites were occu-
            pied durim what is termed the "Ceramic Archaic" or Florida Transitional
            period, circa 1000 B.C. to 500 B.C. (Bullen et al. 1978:22-23). The shell
            middens categorized as class I, for exaMle, may contain such evidencq in
            their lowest levels, comparable to the Paulson Point site (8So23). Such

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             archaeological evidence may be anticipated as contained below the present
             water table.

                  Clearly, on the basis of the recovery of undecorated sand-tenpered
             ceramics, the majority of sites recorded as a result of this project date to
             sometime after the Archaic period, circa 1000 B.C. to A.D. 1650. This would
             include the Florida Transitional, Manasota., Weeden Island-related , and Safety
             Harbor periods/cultures - UnfQrtunately, temporally diagnostic pottery styles,
             stone tools, and shell implements were riot recovered. Artifacts, 'when
             present, were largely confined to sand-tempered plain bodysherds. Luer and
             A1W (1980, 1982)) have _______=-t-rated that changes in vessel thickness, as well
             as lip and rim configuration can be used to separate plainwares through time.
             Unfortunately, most of the pottery recovered was in small assemblages of body-
             sherds, with little or no rim fragments. On the basis of the few rimsherds
             found, when datable, ceramic scatter type sites situated along the eastward
             streams are tentatively assigned to the late Manasota to Safety Harbor peri-
             ods, circa A.D. 400 to 1650. This compares favorably with two previously re-
             corded shell scatter type sites located along eastward streams: the Catfish
             Creek site (8So6O8) and the OSSRS II site (8So606). These have been dated at
             A.D. 700 to 1000 for the former (Austin and Russo 1989) and post A.D. 800 for
             the latter (AlW 1988). The only other sites with temporal/cultural informa-
             tich are the lacke Midden (8Sol376), which is assigned to the Manasorta through
             Safety Harbor periods on the basis of prior work by Tu      (Personal - muf zuca-
             tion), and the Pocono Trail shell midden (Wo1867), tentatively dated to the
             weeden Island-related to Safety Harbor period on the basis of the shape of the
             rimsherds recovered.

                                 Settlement =19ming/Predictive Model

                  Throughout the coastal zone, including the mainland as well as barrier
             island , coastal hamnwk vegetation of live Oak, cabbage palm, and red ceda ,
             was found to be the most diagnostic site marker. Shell midden type sites, in
             particular, are those found most often in these environmental settings.
             Inland from the bayshore, along the eastward streams, ridges and knolls
             vegetated with scrub oak, pine and palmetto, and proximate to potable water,
             were most often associated with a variety of "scatter" type sites.

                  As many investigators have previously pointed out, the large bayside
             shell midden sites reprMc:Jt=J the major village areas, or residential base
             camps-, primrily during the Manasorta, Weeden Island-related and Safety Harbor
             periods. Inland from the shore, along the eastward streams, are predominant1     y
             small camp type sites, repr menting. the scenes of temporary or seasonal
             occupation. It is probable that these inland "scatter" sites were occupied by
             small populations otherwise resident on the coast, whose travels to the
             interior were focused upon the hunting or collection of certain.wild plant and
             animal resources. Unfortunately, the functional nature, other than oVU-.u_-
             tive, of these small ,inland from the shore" sites are not fully understood.
                  Comparable to these inland campsites are the relatively small shell
             middens   discovered on the barrier islands. These too, it is believed,
                        a movement of szmail groups, away from the major villages, for the
             PUZ      of resource procurement. Like the inland 11sr-atters," the majority of
             barri&   island sites were probably occupied only briefly, perhaps on a
             seasonal basis. jnt@      @ngly, most of the sites discovered on Siesta, Casey
             and Manasorta Keys are proximate to large mainland bayside sites. For example,

            both the previously recorded. Casey Key site (8So17) and newly recorded
            Mangrove Violation site (8So1384) are directly across Little Sarasota Bay from
            the Osprey site (8So2) at a distance of less than one-half mile. In like
            manner, sites 8Sol376 through 8Sol378 in the southern portion of Siesta Key
            are less than one mile acrci;s the bay from several sites, including Indianola
            (SS069), the Ralston Mound (8So83/446) and Holiday Harbor (8So75). The
            largest of the barrier island sites, such as the Lucke Midden on siesta Key
           -and Bouffard Midden on Manasota Key, may have been the locus of repeated
            short-term occupations over a long period of time.

                 With the exception of the jorthernmost one to two miles of Casey Key,
            this barrier island was found to be relatively under-utilized in @rehistoric
            times, when compared with Siesta and Manascrta Key. -While several sites had
            previously been recorded for Siesta and Manasota keys, only one was noted for
            Casey Key- Despite             opporturuties for ground surface inspection and
            .-M] Mxrface testing, l1___ sites were discovered on Casey Key than the other
            barrier islands. Manasota Key, on the other hand, was found to be rich in
            archaeological resources, from the Sarasota/Charlotte county line north to
            Manasota Beach. Survey results indicated a discontinuous pattern Of mostly
            small, 6hallow sites, lined along the slope of the beach ridge fronting the
            mangrove strip at the bayshore. In general, the sites discovered on Siesta
            Key were larger, fewer in number, and spaced at greater intervals along the
            shoreline.

                 In addition to the collection of fish, shellfish, turtles, and other food
            resources,, the barrier islands, like the mainland, were also used to bury the
            dead. A large burial mound (8So17) is )0x= for the northern point of Casey
            Key. In addition, human rvmins have been found nearby in midden el           is
            (Marquardt 1987). Other barrier island middens may also contain human
            burials. The Manasota Key Burial Site (8So1292), situated on the gulfside of
            Manasota, Key, contained the remains of over one hundred individuals. The
            association of these burial sites with nearby habitation sites has not yet
            been established.

                                   Future Research45ite significance

                 The resultant contributions of this archaeological project have, in the
            final analysis, been mot quantitative than qualitative. On the positive
            side, the number of known sites within'the coastal zone and along selected
            eastward streams has been almost doubled. Rxther, added to the inventory
            have been a significant number of previously under-represented site types,
            including various forms of small, low-density, short-term, limited activity
            sites, as well as sites datux; to the historic period. concentrated survey
            efforts in Siesta, Casey and Manasota Key have also -served to add to our
            knowledge of the prehistoric utilization of these barrier islands.

                 Rule the recorded locations of.these new sites provides useful data    for
            historic preservation planning efforts, as well as future archaeological
            settlement pattern studies, the absence of site specific data concerning
            temporal/cultural affiliation and site function(s)       is   an unfortunate
            deficiency. In the absence of temporal contr ls, the relationships among
            sites, particularly the articulation between large coastal resources, and
            smaller interior creekside sites, is still poorly understood.

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                  On the basis of their assessed potential to contribute significantly to
              our knowledge of regional prehistory, several coastal zone archaeological
              sites- are deemed eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic
              Place$. These sites are believed to represent the best examples of their type
              for the region, are in a good to excellent state of preservation, and have
              demonstrated their potential to contribute data important to our understanding
              Of regional culture history, settlement patterning, resource utilization,
              mortuary practices, population structure, and other important- avenues of
              inquiry. The National Register eligible sites listed below include both
              previously as well as newly recorded sites. They are as follows:

              1.     82qs4qoll       Itystery River. Point
              2.     82qSo14       2qLa4qm0qp0qp Mound
              3.     8So23       Paulson Point
              4.     SSo24       Gory
              5.     8So56'      Roberts Bay
              6.     8So2q59       osprey Point
              7.     8So69      Indianola
              8.     8So83/446   Ralston Mound
              9.     8So438      Martin McGuire
              10.    8So2q598      Stoltzrier
              11.    8So68qO8      Catfish Creek
              12.    SSo617      Prodie Midden
              13.    82qSo1302     Eagle Point III
              14.    82qSo1349     Wall Midden
              15.    82qSo1351     Oaks/Vamo Mid-4qdamn-
              16.    82qS8qO1357     Blackbu8qz8qn Bay Midden
              17.    82qSo1371     Bouffard
              18.    82qS8qO1376     Lucke Midden
              19.    84qS0qO1867     Pocono T4qtail

                 In addition to these cultural resources, several previously and newly
              recorded sites are adjudged to be p8qatentLally eligible for nomination to the
              National Register. However, additional data gathering will be necessary
              before a final determination of eligibility can be made. In the process of
              acquiring archaeological data necessary for significance evaluation, valuable
              data Supplementing our current site file information can be derived. Those
              sites deemed potentially NR eligible are as follows:.

              1.     8So3        Pool Hammock
              2.     88qSo13       D8qavids
              3.     8So27       Davis Midden
              4.     8So68qO       Wood Midden
              5.     8So84       H24qansenf s Landing
              6.     8So62qO6      28qOSSR 6qI2qI
              7.     832qSo2q1292     Manasota Key Burial
              8.     828qS08qO8q1321     Wilcox Ceramic
              9.     832qS08qO2q1329     Knight's Trail Park
              10.    832qSo2q1352     Catfish-North Creek Bridge/Webb Road
              12.    828qSo8q1369     32qi04qc6qkIns08qm
              12.    832qSo2q1370     Severinsen
              13.    828qSo8q1373     6855 MK Road
              14.    828qSo1374
              15.    0qS20qSo1375      "Brien
              16.    824qS6qo1377     Heron Lagoon East
              17.    8qS28qSo1378     The cedars midden

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            18.    8SO1853     Eagle Point/Tamiazfti Trail
            19.    8So1868     Pirates Midden.

                 Finally, while caneteries are generally not considered eligible for rxmt-
            ination to the Naitioral Registr of Historic Places, the following sites are
            considered regionally inportant:

                 8So1345     Laurel Cemetery
                 8So1358     La= Bay Cemetery
                 8So1367     Venice Cemetery
                 8So1381     Hansen/Roberts

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                                          HISIMC                REPCIRT

                                             General Introduction

                   This section of the report contains the f indings, of the architectural
             field survey, including some. historical research per@ing to the developnent
             of each comuLnuty. Only a general outline containing important dates has been
             included here for the reader's quick reference. Several excellent narratives
             on the histary of Sarasota CMmty have already been prepared, and the reader
             is directed to the Bibliography, located at the end of the report, for sources
             pertaining@ to the history, developTent and architecture of Sarasota County.
             Two general references are highly re==*nded and were used ectensively for
             this report: Karl H. Grismer's The. Story of                          and Janet Snyder
             Matthews' Venice: 22m= from Horse and chaise.

                   1842        Josiah Gates               along the Manatee River (January)
                               Seminole War ended (August)
                               Armed Occupation Act passed by the U.S_ Congress (August 2)
                                 which. it       ated that six months' provisions and 160 acres
                                 o@ land, anywhere south of Palatka and Gainesville, would be
                                 given to  settlers willing to carry arms to defend their
                                 hanes for five years" (Grismer 1946:27). Additional land
                                 could be purchased at $1.25 an acre.
                               William H. Whitaker becomes the first settler within today's
                                 boundaries of Sarasota County, at the northexn end of the
                                 City of Sarasota,, which he called "Yellow Bluffs-" (Decem-
                                 ber 14)
                   1861        Begining of the Civil War; many homes were raided for food.
                                 11he whitaker family moved to Manatee during the war.
                   1862        Hiomestead Act passed by U.S. Congress wtilch entitled each set-
                                 tler to 11160 acres, providing he built a home and tilled the
                                 soil for five years" (Grismer 1947:47).
                               William Whitaker was still the only settler in the area which
                                 is now known as Sarasota County
                   1865        The Civil War has ended, bringing a new era to the Sarasota
                                 area (Manatee County). Newcomers arrived slowly at first,
                                 but the influx quickly gained pace- Many were nortierners,
                                 both Yankee soldiers who had been here during the war, and
                                 their friends and family who heard of the warmer climate.
                                 others were southern families which had been desolated by
                                 the northern armies or later by carpetbaggers. Both the
                                 southern and the northern families lived amicably as neigh-
                                 bors in this new frontier.
                   1867        Webb family settled in Osp rey
                   1868        Jessie Knight and his family became the first knoum settlers
                                 at lq*n-se and Chaise", later knowm as Venice.
                   1870        Early developnent of a small comnmity between           Hudson Bayou
                                 and Phillippi Creek, eventually becoming the city of Sarasota
                   1871        Jchn S. Blackburn and his two sons, George and Frank hcme-
                                 steaded about 1 1/2 miles south of Osprey.
                   1878        post office granted on August 16 to Charles E. Abbe in
                                 Sarasota. prior to that, real was received at the Whitaker

                               home, brought aver from Manatee about once a week by the
                               Mitaker boys.
                  1910       Bertha Hdnor6 (Mrs - R)tt@) Palmer first VISItS Sarasota Coun-
                               ty, and begins purchasing land- The Sarasota-Venice Caqpany
                               is formed with her sons and Joseph Lord,
                  1912       John and Charles Ruigling begin purchasing and developing land
                               in Sarasota
                  1914-18    Woild War I (U.S. involvewnt 1917-1918)
                  1917       Dr. Fred Albee begins purchasing land in Nokcmis
                  1921       Sarasota County was created when it divided from Manatee Coun-
                               ty
                  1920s      Boom years development and land speculation
                  1923       The Tamiami Trail crossed the Everglades in April
                  1925       The BLE began purchasing land in the Venice area
                  1927       Sarasota becomes the winter home for the Ringling Brothers and
                               Barnum and Bailey Circus
                  1928       The Tamiami Trail is officially opened on April 25 and 26
                  1929       Effects of the stock market crash
                  1930s      Depresssi   and New Deal era
                  1937       Social Security Act was passed, guaranteeing retirees a steady
                               monthly income.
                  1942-45    World War II (U.S. imrolvement)
                  1945-50    Post World War II development: Marry veterans returned to
                               Florida after being stationed at one of the bases, due to
                               the warmer clima . Between 1940 and 1950 the population of
                               Florida increased appr =ately 23 percent whereas the
                                 ited States as a whole only increased about 9 percent
                               within that same time period (Hwit 1950:4) Publications
                               promoted Floridals health inducing aspects such as "Pure
                               air, year-round health-giving climate, vitamin-packed fresh
                               fruits and vegetables, and relaxirq       #ierell (Hunt 1950:
                               97). A housing shortage all over the country induced rapid
                               construction with cheaper materials and uniform designs.
                                     military builidngs were moved from the Venice Air Base
                               to various parts of Sarasota County, both for residential
                               and  comnmity use. Trailer houses also became popular
                               during this period as an --rxinical form of residence.
                  1948-58    The "Sarasota School" of architecture evolves with sane nota-
                               ble architects such as Ralph TWitchell, Paul Rudolph, and
                               Victor lundy creatiM "a contaqxx-ary and environmentally
                               oriented style of architecture" (Garfinkel 1989:118).
                  1950-70    Steady growth is evident in Sarasota County. Tourism and re-
                               tirement remain as the largest inccme producers in the coun-
                               ty.
                  1970-90    ak neW COI IStructicn boom has hit Sarasota Courity, particularly
                               in the Venice, Englewood and North Port c=munities

                  Survey results are organized by ccnmLuuty, general locale, and barrier
             island progressing from south to north. The fouzteen survey areas, In Order
             of their presentationI are as follows: Englewood, Manasota Key, Between
             Englewood and Venice, Higelville, Eagle Point, Nokomis, Laurel, Casey Key,
             osprey, vamo, south of Phillippi Creek, Red Rock, Siesta Key, and The Uplands.
             Each of these survey areas is indicated on a map of the coastal zone area
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                .Survey findings for each area are presentlad as follows:
                     1. General development of the survey area.
                     2. Boundaries of the area and corresponding hal-f-section maps.
                     3. Survey Results, which includes a current general description of
                          the area, new sites, previously recorded sites, and other sites
                          pertaining   to' the historical period but are recoded as
                          archaeological sites.
                    .4. GenZexal            ons for the survey area.

                 Included are a map of the survey area highlighting the historic sites and
            a list of Surveyed Historic Structures, complete with field survey numbers,
            FNSF numbers, street address, site name, historic context, architectural
            style, data quality, and NR or local eligibility.

                 Completed Florida Master Site File (FNSF) forms for all newly recorded
            sites are contained in subsequent volumes fo this report. Accompanying this
            report are the half-section maps and bound field survey forms used in the
            field survey. A field survey number identifies each site surveyed. - Color
            slides, black and white negatives, and black and white prints not used for the
            FNSF forms have also been submitted to the Sarasota County Department of
            Historical Resources (SCEM). Copies of reference materials riot already
            located at SCDHR will be donated to the department.

                                       Summary of Survey Resul

                 Bard styles            ad in this      FrA : A               Most of the
                                                               ave survey
            structures inventoried were frame vernacular, of very modest style and
            materials.   many had alterations performed through the years, such as
            additions, porch enclosures, wirxlcwr:? replaced, new siding added, etc. There
            still remain a select number of frame vernacular structures, however, in good
            condition, with very few modifications. These are scattered throughout the
            entire coastal zone area.

                 Mere are some Mediterranean Revival Style builduigs, generally found
            closer to the more developed areas such as in Nokomis (near Venice), in Vam
            (between Osprey and Sarasota), on Siesta Key (near Sarasota), two token
                 les in the South Phillipi Creek area (near Sarasota), and one on Casey
            Key. Most are small scale residences, except for the Keith-Prodie mansion on
            the Phillipi Creek, Point of Palm in Nokaais (Dr. Albee's home), and several
            mid-sized residences. A few Mediterranean Revival Style commercial buildings
            remain in Nokcmis, as well as a school in Laurel and one in Osprey. Several
            semi-modern (early 1950s) Mediterranean Revival Style homes were developed in
            the Uplands cc==ty north of Sarasota, designed by architect/developer
            Augustin N. Tierry.

                 A few bungalows are found scattered among the frame vernacular residences
            throughout the coastal zone area, but they are not predominant. Most of these
            are located in Vano. Two concrete block residences, with bungalow massing,
            were found in this survey. One, located in Englewmod, does not appear on the
            1948 aerials. The other, situated on Kenilworth street in the Red Rock area,
            also appears to be of later construction.

                      Based on cormersations with local residents, we discovered some wood
            frame residox:es were constructued by prefabrication constr@cn companies
            such as Jim Walters Corporation, based in TWupa. Although they used similar

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             materials and massing as the earlier wood frame vernacular residences, these
             were generally first built in the 1950s and 1960s.- They can be distinguished
             by lower pitch roofs, wider siding boards, and constructed on concrete'slabs
             or- on continuous concrete foundations. This particular corporation began
             pr@ticn circa, 1946 and continues to operate as a large corporation         with
             many subsidiaries. (A sales brochure from the early 1970s was obtained from
             Jim Walter Hanes in Tampa and has been placed on file at the Sarasota County
             Department of Historical Resources for future reference.)

                  Other :5 tr uc I -IFt= encountered in this survey, also wood frame vernacular,
             were moved from the Venice Air Base soon after World War II for both
             residential   and community use.      Sane , were large rectangular buildIngs
             originally used as mess halls, etc. Most of the service men lived in small
             lfbutments", approximately 16 feet by 16 feet, some of which can now be found
             in Englewood. Numerous ' 1 ---- - of the air In      and specific buildings are
                                         L&A:jj- CXIA J=
             available in the Venice Area Historical collection (VAHC) , in the Venice
             public library.

                  Very few I%odernefl, International or Art Deco structures were discovered
             outside of the city limts of Sarasota or Venice. One unique example, built
             in 1950, is located in the Red Rock area, just south of the incorporated city
             of Sarasota. It is a rambling concrete residence with curved edges and
             numerous borizioptal overhangs. T@*m other residences in this style were found
             in the unincoporated county, one in the Uplands camunity, north of Sarasota,
             and one on Casey Key. Although cons :ructed later than the required pre-1949
             survey date, we have included the cries in Red Rock and the Uplands in this
             ..Irr-rehensive survey and have. prepared a Florida Master Site File form for
             each because of their unique style arid mmllent condition.

                  A few exmples of residences desic;ned by nortable architects Ralph
             witchell and Paul Rudolph were located during this survey. Most, however,
             Were constructed after 1949. "As the tourists, wealthy retirees, and winter
             visitors returned after world War II, the cultrual legacy of the Palmers and
             Ringlings led to a strcng revitalized economy and the "Sarasota School" of
             architecture. Starting with small guest houses for the wealthy, such notable
             architects . . . established a contemporary and               ly oriented style
             of architecture" (Garfinkel 1989:118). At the onset of this design Period
             (1948-1952) paul Rudolph was in partnership with Ralph Twitchell, a local
             architect who had been designing structures in the Sarasota area since the
             1920s. After 1952, Rudolph continued in Private Practice with Offices in both
             Sarasota, Florida and New Haven, Cmmwr-tlctxt until he became Ch@rl Of the
             School of Architecture at Yale University in 1958. A list of his. works is
             included in C0j-ItjMLQ== Archi       . Several houses he designed between 1946
             and 1950 were constructed on Siesta Key and Casey Key, some in colaboration
             with Ralph Twitchell (Morgan 1987:766). TWitchell's indiVidual Projects,
             however, have not been listed in a -yqrehensive form. His wife is currently
             preparing his blography and my include a number of his designs. In addition,
             his son, -Thlin Twitchell, a local architect, may have access to Or knowledge
             of Ralph Twitchell's architectural endeavours remaining in Sarasota County-

                  Numerous other buildings were relocated for one reason or another, many
             due to the widening of U.S. Highway 41 (Tamiami Trail). Some motel cottages.
             were apparently moved to the Red Rock area. Josephine      cortes describes a
             number of houses originally occupied by supervisory personnel at the Woodmere
             Lumber Company -Yduch were moved to Casey Key, siesta Key, Englewood and Venice
             (Cortes 1976:104)

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                 Most of the structures encountered were small-scale residences, modest
            both   in size and design. 'This is not surprising considering that the vast
            majority were originally constructed as winter residences. Sarasota was as
            much of a popular retreat from the cold northern climate for both the lower
            and middle classes as-it was for the upper class. Tourism has been an
            important economic source for Sarasota County since before the turn of the
            century. The fewer hcmes designed for the elite winter residents, such as the
            Palmers and the Albees, however, were quite grand in scale and epitomized the
            best deslg*n of the times. Unfortunately few of these estates remain.

                 Other residences of a substantial size were constructed for pioneer
            homestead families who built their own houses and expanded them as the need
            and r curces pr ;ented themselves. Cne example is the Claude T. Curry
            residence in Nokcmis, a two-story wood frame house which Claude and his
            brother built in 1908. Unse homes which have remained in the original family
            have generally been maintained and altered in a manner sympathetic with the
            original design.

                 Bas!    materials                in this survey: As most of the structures
            found were frame vernacular, it would be obvious that most of the materials
            used were wood. Lumber companies, marry with mills, such as the ones at Wood-
            mere (1917-1930), Laurel (The J. Ray Arnold Lumber Coupany, 1925-30), and in
            Venice (r1he Venice Lumber Co., 1926-1959) were numerous in the area, process-
            ing cat boards from the abundant pine trees in Sarasota County (Matthews
            1989).

                 Drop siding seems to have been the predcminant siding type used. Other
            types were: weatherboard, clapboard (narrower boards, and genm-ally older),
            pecky cypress sidirxI, and asbestos shingles. In later years vertical grooved
            plywood (T-111) was often used for    additicns and remodeling. On occasion,
            aluminum or vinyl siding was found to have been added to sane of the historic
            structures included in this survey,   but this was riot the predominant case.

                 Very few brick structures were built, although brick was cmmonly used
            for fireplace chimneys and foundation piers. Poured concrete, structural clay
            tiles and concrete block were all used prior to 1949, but apparently were
            usually stuccoed. One example is the Laurel School constructed in 1928, usirxj
            structural clay tiles. Ocala block became Popular in the very late 1940s.
            nus material was probably first introduced by the avant-garde architects
            TW,tchell and &Xb1ph and cmtinued to be used, even today. Generally placed
            with stacked joints, these buff-colored blocks did not require painting.
            Mumerous concrete block structures were also constructed with exposed
            horizontal joints. Although quite       .commm to this area, they were usually
            found to have been omt-structed in the early to mid-1950s. This type of
            construction apparently coincided with sane large scale development as marry
            subdivisions were platted in the    1950s. Sane unique examples of concrete
            block bungalows were found, one in Englewood, but based on the 1948 aerials
            were rnt camitructed  until later.

                 As mentioned above, brick      was  used for foundation piers, but the
                          type of piers, for    pre-1940 construction, were the trapezoidal
            ccrx=ete-piers. Concrete block piers were generally used in the 1940s and
            later. Continuous concrete block and concrete slab foundations were common in
            later construction or for buildings which were moved.

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                   Window types and materials were     often used to determine the general age
             Of a building or to determine whether it was remodeled. Early types of
             windows were wood double hung sash with various types of panes. Three
             vertical and four vertical over ne were very common in Englewood. Further
             north, two hari   horizortal over two horizontal was somewhat popular. The standard
             two vertical over two vertical and the one over one were also found throughout
             the area, but not as often as the other styles. Some wood casement windows
             were discovered, generally used in Mediterranean Revival Style structures.
             steel casements were also used in Mediterranean Revival Style buildings, even
             as early as the 1920s, where they were used by the BIZ (Brotherhood of
             Locomotive Engineers) in Venice. They were also amunct , however in newer
             additions and in concrete block residences built in the 1950S. Aluminum
             awning windows and single hung sash are often used today to replace original
             wood double hung windows, to enclose porches and in new additions. Jalousie
             windows were generally used as sash replacements and for porch enclosures as
             early as the 1960s.

                   Abbreviations used in survay results and                  bahl    The following
             abbreviations have been developed by the          Florida Division of Historical
             Resources for use in the ccupiter retrieval       of Florida Master Site File
             listings. We have used the same abbreviations in the Suxveyed Historic
             Structures Results and Evaluations tables for each cammmity. These are coded
             as follows:

                   Historic             (Based on knom date or appradmate time period of
             cons xuction):

                      PREC     Pqwt-Reoanstruction                1879-1898
                      SPAW     Spanish-American War              1898-1916
                      WWIA     World War I and Aftermath         1916-1920
                      BOOK     Boan times                        1920-1929
                      DEFR     Eqression and New Deal           1929-1941
                      WW    World War II and Aftermath        1941-1950
                      MODE     Modern                            1950-present

                   Architectural 2=1

                      FRAM     Frame vernacular
                      MP2MI     M&-8qxnuy Vernacular (generally poured concrete or concrete
                               block)
                      BUNG     Bungalow
                      MEDR     Mediterranean Revival
                      S32qP32O28qD     Spanish Colonial
                      miss     Mission
                      OOER     Colonial Revival
                      TU32qDR     Tudor Revival
                      COMM     Commercial
                      PRAI     Prairie
                      32qDITE     International
                      MODE     Moderne
                      AR32qT32qD     Art Deco

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             Table 10. Number of Surveyed Structures in eacb Cmmiunity

                                         Structures Field Survey FMSF                      Preliminary
             Community                   Surveyed      Numbers          Numbers            Estimate

             EMlew;ood                   243           001-242          Mo1385-162,ir        N/A
                                                       252,253
             Manasota Key                  15          260-274          8Sol625-1639         N/A
             Between Englewood             10          243-251          8So1640-1649         N/A
               & Venice                                  + 254
             Higelville                      4                          8So519-522           N/A
             Eagle Point                   11          910-920          8So2100-2110         N/A
             Nokomis                     168           301-391          8Sol651-1818         N/A
                                                       395, 396
                                                       601-672
                                                       675,678,679
             Laurell                       35          580-589          8Sol820-1854           11
                                                       673-677
                                                       680-700
             Casey Key                     17          550-565          8Sol875-1891         N/A
                                                         + 496
             Os1MW                         95          401-495          8Sol905-1999           61
             VaM                           32          501-527          8So2OOO-2031           30
                                                       537,541-544
             South of Phillippi            13          528-536          8So2087-2099         N/A
               Creek                                   538-540
                                                         + 753
             Red Rock                      52          701-752          8So2035-2086         N/A
             Siesta Key                  148           756-903          8So21'11-2258        N/A
             The Uplands                     4         go-5-908         SSo1895-1899         N/A

             Total                       847  *****

                   * As determined frm        Draft, Historic Preservation Element, Sarasota
             County prepared by Historic property Associates, in 1987. A quick windshield
             survey was cmxIucted for this draft to identify the approxinate number of
             structures remaining construc"ed prior to 1936.

                       one structure was surveyed twice.

                       Previously recorded sites included             in   the Venice Historical
             Architectural Survey prepared in 1985.

                       Blackburn Point bridge

                       Includes previously recorded sites in Higelville.

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           .General. DevelgUpmt_: The 1897 Manatee County General Directory
            Englewood as a newly settled secticn at the extreme southern end of the
            county, located on Lemon Bay (Meserve 1897). In fact, the original plat of
            Englewood was filed and recorded on August 17, 1896, only a year earlier (Plat
            Book 1:150). "The small lots in the center of the map were home sites; the
            larger lots were for citrus groves. Elm Street, running north and -south,
            separated the two sections. It will be noted that the only named streets in
            the residential area, Stem-t, Harvard, Yale, Wmtworthand Perry, ended at
            Elm Street. In later years, these streets were extended east across Elm, but
           .in each instance required a jog in the road because of the difference in size
            between the* one-acre home lots and the 10 acre grove lots. All the streets
            were 20 feet wide's (Cortes 1976:59) Herbert Nichol and his two brothers from
            Chicago first developed Englewood, namirig it after their hometown suburb of
            Chicago and including some street names from Chicago such as Dearborn, Harvard
            and Yale (Frank n.d.:9).

                   7hey planned that this region would be a famous lemor growing area.
                   The first colonists came in 1894, priompted by literature [describing
                   Grove City,cn Lemon Bay] distributed at the Columbian Exposition of
                   1893 in Chicago. However, the Big Freeze of 1894, damaged many citrus
                   trees and the freezes of 1895-96 completely wiped out the groves and
                   many settlers left the area. . . . Marry visitors and permanent
                   residents came to Englewood and enjoyed excellent hunting and fishing
                   during the ensuing years. However, fishing was the main industry, riot
                   lesna  groves" (Englewood,    Florida Proudly Salqtes     an    Historic
                   Occassion: America's Bicentennial 1776-1976:15).

                 William Goff had settled in the Englewood area eighteen years earlier.
            He arrived with his family, traveling from Twra by schooner in 1878 searching
            for a piece of land to settle and raise his family. His brother, Derpse,
            joined him in 1886 at which time they established the Tow of Grove City along
            the shores of Lemm      Bay, just a few miles south of the future town of
            Englewood-

                 Herbert Nichol was not discouraged by the freezes of 1894 and 1895-96. A
            post office was first established on July 3, 1895, with John S. Gibbons
            acting as the first postmaster. luo, years later, George D. Farr was listed
            as the POSt3mister and merchant.

                 The 1897 Manatee County Ger@ Directory listed about 52 families in
            Englewood, including 37 farmers, one merchant (George D. Farr), one mechanic,
            one chemist, two tailors, one sailor, two mill operators, two teamsters, one
            laborer, three real estate agents (the Nichols brothers), and one capitalist.
            Fish was listed as the chief product. It was also noted that several orange
            groves had been planted (Meserve 1897). The Directory of the Lemon Bay Area,
            also published in 1897, "reveals a total*of 86 inhabitants, of  whom 16 adults
            and 34 children were 'residents' and the remainder were 'Winter Visitors and
            men in the fishing camps"' (Cortes 1964).

                 By 1898, Englewood boasted Ats first large hotel with      16 rooms, the
            Engelwood Inn, located at the bay end of Perry Street, with a dock leading
            into the bay more than 250 feet. Ttlis hotel was constructed by the Nichols
            family ccn4xmy (Grismer 1946). It became the winter residence of many
            prominent Chicago people until it burned to the ground in 1909 (Cortes 1976).

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                  "In 1910 ,. T.M. Wrede,     Sr., Nokomis, taking the Federal Census, found a
             permanent population here of 75 persons. Winter residents numbered about 50 "
             (Cortes 1964).

                        The development of the section was retarded, however, by a complete lack
             Of transportation facilities and for many years Englewood was nothing but a
             fishing hamlet"   (Grismer 1946:269) . Transportation to Englewood at the turn
             of the century was by water    or by a shell -road leading southward  from
             Sarasota. However, the early part of the 20th century brought hard surface
             roads and eventually automobiles to Englewood during the World War I era
             (Englewood,    Florida Proudly salutes an Historic            Occassion:    America's
             Bicentennial 1776-1976). The Tamiami  Trail was blazed through the Everglades
             in 1923 (originally routed through the center of Englewood); and the Seaboard
             Railway extension eventually                       connected Venice with Ft. Myers.

                  During the first decade of the new century, new residents arrived to
             spend the winters, maintaining their northern homes for a summer residence.
             Many eventually became permanent residents, however, after finding that the
             summers were pleasant as well.

                  The community  continued to grow during the Florida Boom years when a bank
             and several new-stores opened (Grismer 1946). By 1923, the Lampp    Hotel,
             operated by O.S.    Lampp was in business. Thirty-one residents with assorted
             occupations were listed in the 1924 Sarasota City, County Directory. Mrs.
             P.E. Buchan was the postmaster  and her husband was the local merchant.
             Englewood was incorporated as a municipality in November 1925 with 13 square
             miles, including four miles along the Gulf of Mexico and eight miles bordering
             Lemon Bay. According to the County Directories, Englewood was proud to have a
             community  center, park, golf course, banks, hotel, stores, churches, schools,
             newspapers and industry by 1926. Many of these     improvements  only appeared on
             newspapers though, due to the unforeseen end of the real estate boom. At that
             time 63 families were recorded as residing in the town. T.H. Chapin was the
             proprietor of the Tamiami Lodge (Polk 1926). Unfortunately, the bank failed
             during the stock market crash of 1929, and all but one of the stores closed.
             Josephine Cortes explains in her book The History of Early Englewood          that in
             1929 "Englewood became unincorporated,' the Tamiami  Trail was moved away and
             the town went back to its pre-boom  status as a sleepy village on the bay ....
             (Cortes 1976:109).

                  By 1936, after the devastating Depression Years, about 158 adult
             residents were listed in the County Directory. Mary W. Green  was the
             postmistress  several new businesses included the Ba    Biological Laboratory
             (John F. and Elsa Bass ). and Angler's Inn (C.J. Cornell). Prominent citizens
             included: P.E. Buchan, County Commissioner           (previously a merchant); Earl
             MacMichael , physician; William Plamonden, physician; and William H. Lampp
             boat builder.

                  The Social Security Act was passed in 1937, guaranteeing  retirees a
             steady monthly income, however modest. This encouraged many retirees to move
             to Englewood (as well as other parts of Sarasota County and Florida) where
             they built modest homes in which to enjoy their leisure years (Englewood,
             Florida Proudly salutes an Historic     Occassion: America's Bicentennial 1776-
             1976)
                  In 1940, the County Directory showed a slight increase in residents, uP
             to about 186 adults.        The Englewood Methodist Church,        the Englewood

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             Presbyterian Church and the Englewood School are also listed in the directory.
             New businesses included the Loaf.."n" Lodge operated by John Van Norman and the
             West Coast Fish Co. managed by Herbert A. Anger.. The Englewood Gardens
             Subdivisions, located around the town of Englewood, were platted in 1941 and
             were first offered for sale through newspaper advertiserents in Washington,
             D.C. in 1942.
                   Karl Grismer favorably described Englewood in his bock'The Story
                      . "In 194  -6, Englewood showed indications of being on the verge of the
             ddvelopmrrt, which inevitably will ccme, sooner or later, because of the
             superb location of the community and the public-spiritedness of its residents"
             (Grismer 1946:269). Englewood continued to grow throughout the 1940s, 50s and
             60s at a slowl, but steady pace which has resulted in a peaceful and restful,
             yet progressive community today.

                  According to Josephine Cortes, "three generations of promoters were
             finally convinced that the Leman Bay area could not be hurried into becoming a
             carbon copy of northern industrial cities; they learned what its pioneer
             -    -teaders knew . . . that the greatest attraction of this area was in being
             precisely what it is today - a predominantly residential commmity where
             there is plenty of room for children to grow, for adults to work and relax,
             and for older citizens to enjoy their retirement years in peace and-quiet,
             with just enough activity to keep them from growing stale" (Cortes 1964)

             Boundaries and         7he community of Englewood today basically includes the
             followings sections, listed with their curresiaxiing half-SeCtion maps in
             parenthesis. This consists of an area bound on the north by the intersection
             of Englewood Road (S.R. 775) and old Englewood Ptoad, near Buchan Airport; on
             the west by Lamion Bay; on the south by the Sarasota-CUrlotte County boundary;
             and on the east by Deer (or Godfrey) Creek. Miese sections were covered in
             our --yrrrehensive survey,      ---              primarily on the areas whicli were
             developed prior to 1949. Most of the land east of Indiana Avenue (S.R. 775)
             was rural or undeveloped in 1949, in fact, some of the earliest Subdivisions
             in that    area were not platted until 1956            (half-section     maps).     The
             accompanying map of Englewvod (Figure 12) highlights the         historic str@       7eS
             identified during this survey of Englewood.

                      Tlownship 40 South, Range 19 East,   Section  22   (490 & 491)
                                                           Section  23   (492 & 493)
                                                           Section  24   (494 & 495)
                                                           Section  25   (496 & 497)
                                                           Section  26   (498 & 499)
                                                           Section  36   (503 & 504)
                      Ta*TL-hip 40 South, Range 20 East,   Section  30   (851 & 852)
                                                           Section  31   (853 & 854)

                              Englewood continues to be predominantly a law-keyed community,
             cansist,ing mostly of single family residences and Small-scale comnercial.
             establishments. most of the residences are small to moderate in size,
             generally campatable in style and scale within each      block, whether they are of
             historic or newer construction. The highest                       on of commercial
             activity occurs along Indiana Avenue and Dearborn Street, with secondary
             emphasis on North McCall Road. Surrounding the older established portion of
             Englewood, which is located north and south of Dearborn Street, west of

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            Indiana Avenue, are numerous residential subdivisions. Many of these were
            developed as early as the late 1940s to mid-1950s and expanded further north,
            south or east of Englewood as needed. Sane areas are even now currently under
            construction.

                 As a result of this Coastal Zone C:omprehensive Survey, 243 historic
            structures have been recorded (one was recorded twice), based on the criteria
            that they were constructed prior to 1949. Since this was the first community
            to be surveyed, a number of structures built in the early 1950s were also
            included, as they were of similar construction to those fran the late 1940s.
            The survey of Englewood provided a better understanding of construction
            techniques, styles and materials used in the more remote areas of Sarasota
            County. These have proven to be of a LKn             modest caliber than those
            previously recorded in the city of Sarasota. Cnly those structures determined
            to have been oamtructed prior to 1949, based on the 1948 aerials, have been
            forumrded to the Florida Division of Historical   Resources for inclusion in the
            Florida Master Site File.

                 The majority of the structures found in Englewood are wood frame
            vernacular, scattered tl@     @out the town. Many have been modified during the
            years, most with new additions, replacement windows, new siding, and/or
            existing porches      enclosed.   However,    there   are still a few unique
            architectural examples which have remained unaltered or sympathetically
            modified. The two largest concentrations of historic structures oca in the
            oldest portion of Englewood, at the west and of Perry, Dearborn and Green
            Streets; and at the southern end, along McCall Road, near the Lamon Bay
            Cemetery. Both of these areas bcrder Lemon Bay, an Inportaryt, factor in the
            development of Englewood.

                 An unusual elemen found on a few residences in Englewood, is a long thin
            beivedere with clerestory windows ruraung most of the length of the ridge,
            used for ventilation.

                 New S3      Locations and information for newly recorded sites were
            generally provided by J=al inf=mnt-s and thz@ough rese@h at the Elsie QuirX
            Library in Englewood. All 243 surveyed sites are included in the list of
            Surveyed Historic Structures (Table 11). The most important ones have been
            Listed here with a brief narrative.

            1. BuchanIs Landing, 40 Olive Street (8So1567) - Mt. and Mrs. Peter E. Buchan
            constructed this two story wood frame residence, circa 1916, located at the
            southern end of Old Englewood Road, on Olive Street. The first floor was used
            as a store, where supplies were brought in from Tampa by the schooners 11J.W.
            Booth" and Iq?hantom". Peter Buchan had originally arrived in the Lemon Bay
            area in 1902f where he first worked for 'the Chadwicks and then for Mr.
            Nichols, who owned the store and post office on Yale Street. In 1912, Peter
            Buchan purdhased the Nichols' store and post office, includuig all of the
                           He then moved the operation into his new store at Buchans
            Landing in 1916. "In 1924, P.E. Buchan sold his store to Mr. Campbell of
            Nocatee and left the Englewood area" (Cashatt n.d.). The family returned ten
            years later,     however,   and Mr.     Buchan was appointed Sarasota County
            Ccmissicner, representing Englewood. He remained in office for a total of 18
            years I until he retired at the age of 80 (Cashatt n. d. ) - After their deaths
            (in 1968 and 1971 respectively), their daughter and her family, the Jack
            Tates, resided in this house.

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                                                                     ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA
                                                               Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                                  Results and Evaluations

            Map &           FMSF        Site Address                  Site Name                             Historic Arch Data           NR or
            Field           Site                                                                            Context    Style Quality     Local
            Survey                                                                                                                       Elig.

            Oil                         155 S. MCCALL RD'.                                                  MODE.      MASO              E
            101                         589 S. MCCALL ROAD                                                  MODE       MASO    1         E
            179                         405 YALE ST.                                                        MODE       MASO    3         E
            104             8Sol385     65  1ST AVE.                                                        WW2A       FRAM    3         D
            109             8Sol386     65  2ND AVE.                                                        DEPR       FRAM    3         C*
            110             8Sol387     55  2ND AVE.                                                        DEPR       FRAM    3         C
            098             8Sol388     20  BAY ST.                                                         DEPR       FRAM    3         C
            099             8Sol389     60  SAY ST.                                                         WW2A       MASO    1         0
            100             8Sol39O     80  BAY ST.                                                         WW2A       FRAM    3         D
            075             8Sol39l     170 BAY ST.                                                         WW2A       FRAM    3         E
            074             8Sol392     175 BAY ST.                                                         WW2A       FRAM    3         D
            076             8Sol393     176 BAY ST.                                                         WW2A       MASO    3         E
            053             8Sol394     T01 BROADWAY                                                        BOOM       BUNG    1         C
            045             8Sol395     775 BROADWAY                                                        WW2A       MEDR    3         E
            046             8Sol396     755A 890ADWAY                                                       UNKN       FRAM    I         C
            044             8Sol397     899 BROADWAY                                                        WW2A       BUNG    3         E
            036             8Sol398     575 BURR LANE                                                       OEPR       FRAM    3         C
            136             8Sol399     55 CEDAR ST.                                                        BOOM       FRAM    3/4       D
            129             8Sol4OO     140  CEDAR   ST.                                                    DEPR       FRAM    3         D
            130             8Sol401     160  CEDAR   ST.                                                    DEPR       FRAM    3         D
            131             8Sol402     198  CEDAR   ST.                                                    OEPR       FRAM    3         D
            186             8Sol403     245  CEDAR   ST.                                                    BOOM'      FRAM    3         C
            184             M1404       345  CEDAR   ST.                                                    WW2A       FRAM    3         0
            185             8Sol405     355  CEDAR   ST.                                                    WW2A       FRAM    3         D
            236             8Sol406     ? CEDAR ST.                                                         DEPR       FRAM    3/4       D
            227             8Sol407     51 COCOANUT AVE.              LEMON BAY WOMEN'S CLUB                WW2A       FRAM    I         A
            157             8Sol408     251  COCOANUT   AVE.                                                WW2A       FRAM    3         D
            226             8Sol408     251  COCOANUT   AVE.                                                WW2A       FRAM    3         D
            159             8Sol409     255  COCOANUT   AVE.                                                WW2A       FRAM    1         D
            150             8Sol4lO     301  COCOANUT   AVE.                                                DEPR       FRAM    3         C
            229             8Sol4ll     335  COCOANUT   AVE.                                                WW2A       MASO    1         D
            143             8Sol4l2     398  COCOANUT   AVE.                                                WW2A       MASO    3         0
            118             8Sol4l3     555  COCOANUT                                                       DEPR       FRAM    3         C
            119             8Sol4l4     556  COCOANUT                                                       DEPR       FRAM    I         C
            117             8Sol4l5     575  COCOANUT                                                       WW2A       MASO    3         D
            010             8Sol4l6     210  S. COWLES ST.                                                  BOOM       MEDR    3         C
            008             8Sol4l7     349  S. COWLES ST.                                                  MODE       BUNG    3         D
            162             8Sol4l8     200  DEARBORN   ST.                                                 DEPR       FRAM    4         D
            161             8Sol4l9     232  DEARBORN   ST.           KELLY'S TAVERN                        UKNK       FRAM    4         D
            160             8Sol420     240  DEARBORN   ST.           ORIGINALLY ROYAL CASINO               BOOM       FRAM    3         C
            137             8Sol421     498-DEARBORN    ST.                                                 DEPR       FRAM    3         0
            038             BSol422     463 DEARBORN    ST.           ZIEGLER HARDWARE STORE                Boom       FRAM    3         C
            114             8Sol423          DEARBORN   ST.                                                 BOOM       FRAM    3         C
            138             8Sol424     30 ELM ST.                                                          OEPR       FRAM    3         C
            139             8Sol425     50  ELM ST.                                                         WW2A       MASO    4         E
            140             8Sol426     60  ELM ST.                                                         Ww2A       FRAM    3         D
            141             8Sol427     70  ELM ST.                                                         'NW2A      FRAM    3         0
            132             BSol428     150 ELM ST.                                                         WW2A       FRAM    3         0
            177             8Sol429     201 ELM ST.                                                         MODE       OTHR    3         0
            176             8Sol430     255 ELM ST.                                                         MODE       FRAM    3         D

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          Table 11 (cont.)                                     ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA
                                                         Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                            Results and Evaluations

          Map            FMSF       Site Address                 Site Name-                         Historic Arch Data         NR or
          Field          Site                                                                       Context   Style Quality    Local
          Survey #                                                                                                             Elig.

          178            8So1431    270  ELM ST.                                                    WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          175            8So1432    295  ELM ST.                                                    MODE      FRAM    3        0
          208            8So1433    430  ELM ST.                                                    WW2A      FRAm    3        D
          013            8So1434    +240 FRAY ST.'                                                  WW2A      OTHR    3        D
          014            8So1435*   211 FRAY ST.                                                    DEPR      MASO    3        D
          015            8Sol436    221 FRAY ST.                                                    WW2A      MASO    1        0
          016            8So1437    253  FRAY ST.                                                   WW2A      FRAM    3        0
          020            8Sol438    45 GREEN ST.                                                    WW2A      MASO    3        0
          029            8So1439    150  GREEN    ST.                                               WWZA      FRAm    3        0
          023            8So1440    170  GREEN    ST.                                               OEPR      FRAM    3        C
          024            8So1441    190  GREEN    ST.                                               WW12A     FRAM    3        0
          025            8So1442    250  GREEN    ST.                                               WW2A      FRAM    1        0
          027            8So1443    348  GREEN    ST.                                               WW2A      OTHR    3        D
          029            8So1444         GREEN    ST.            ENGLEWOOD METHODIST CHURCH         BOOM      FRAM    3        C
          031            SSo1445    502  GREEN    ST.            DR. MARY GREEN'S HOUSE             Boom      BUNG    3        C
          032            8So1446    510? GREEN ST.                                                  WW2A      MASO    1        0
          033            8So1447         GREEN ST.                                                  DEPR      FRAM    1        C
          034            8So1448    526 GREEN ST.                                                   WW2A      FRAM    3        E
          035            8So1449    530  GREEN    ST.            AQC9Zo4 ])AMD$ PESIDaIXF,          BOOM      BUNG    3        C
          210            BSo1450    430? HARVARD ST.                                                WW2A      FRAm    3        C
          216            8So1451    431? HARVARD ST.                                                WW2A      MASO    3        D
          209            8So1452    430  HARVARD  ST.                                               WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          211            8So1453    440  HARVARD  ST.                                               WW2A      FRAm    3        D
          215            8So1454    441  HARVARD  ST.                                               WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          214            8So1455    451  HARVARD  ST.                                               WW2A      FRAM    3        C
          212            8So1456    460  HARVARD  ST.                                               WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          213            8So1457    470  HARVARD  ST.                                               WW2A      FRAM    3        E
          057            8So1458    775  HARVEY                                                     WW2A      MASO    3        E
          058            8So1459    785  HARVEY                                                     WW2A      MASO    3        E
          069            8So146O    ?? HORTON AVE.               HORTON HOUSE                       BOOM      FRAM    I        C
          067            8So1461    36 HORTON AVE.                                                  BOOM      MASO    1        C
          068            8So1462    45   HORTON AVE.                                                DEPR      COLR    1        C
          223            8So1463    54   HORTON AVE.                                                WW2A      MASO    I        D
          066            8So1464         S. INDIANA   AVE.       ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY CLUB           WW2A      FPAM    3        C
          042            8So1465    801  S. INDIANA   AVE.                                          BOOM      BUNG    3        D
          043            8So1466    845  S. INDIANA   AVE.                                          DEPR      FRAM    3        D
          059            8So1467    890  S. INDIANA   AVE.                                          02A       MASO    3        0
          070            BSo1468    810  KNIGHTS LANE                                               WW2A      FRAM    3        C
          071            8So1469    820  KNIGHTS LANE                                               DEPR      MASO    I        C
          .072           BSo147G    828-830 KNIGHTS LANE                                            DEPR      BUNG    3        C
          218            8So1471    850  KNIGHTS LANE                                               Boom      BUNG    3        0
          063            8So1472    855  KNIGHTS LANE                                               DEPR      FRAM    3        D
          062            8So1473    880  KNIGHTS LANE            HORTON HOUSE                       02A       MASO    3        0
          018            BSo1474    141  LANGSNER                                                   WW2A      MASO    3        0
          019            8So1475    148  LANGSNER                                                   02A       MASO    3        0
          017            8So1476    149  LANGSNER                                                   WW2A      MASO    3        D
          239            8So1477    55?  N. LEWIS   ST.                                             DEPR      MASO    1        D
          054            8So1478    690  LIBERTY                                                    DEPR      FRAM    1        C
          055            8So14T9    727  LIBERTY                                                    'AW2A     MASO    3
          17A            ACmlAan    AR I I M;: 4ZT                                                  mnn;:     golm    I

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            Table 11 (cont.).                                 ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA
                                                         Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                           Results and Evaluations

           Map &         FMSF       Site Address               Site Name                        Historic Arch Data       NR or
           Field         Site                                                                   Context   Style Quality  Local
           S6rvey                                                                                                        Elig.

           028           8So1481    47 MAGNOLIA AVE.                                            WW2A      MASO   3       0
           030           8So1482    52-MAGNOLIA AVE.                                            WW2A      MASO   3       D
           007           8So1483    285 MAGNOLIA AVE.          ZIEGLER HOUSE                    BOOM      BUNG   1       C
           228           8So1484    15 N.   MANGO ST.                                           WW2A      MASO   3/4     D
           151           8So1485    16 N.   MANGO ST.                                           WW2A      FRAM   3       0
           152           8So1486       N.   MANGO ST.                                           OEPR      BUNG   3       C
           153           8So1487    75 N.   MANGO ST.                                           DEPR      BUNG   3       C
           155           8So1488    60 N.   MANGO ST.                                           WW2A      MASO   3       6
           154           8So1489    95 N.   MANGO ST.                                           DEPR      BUNG   3       C
           026           8So1490    101 S. MANGO ST.                                            WW2A      MASO   1       D
           158           8So1491    30 N. MAPLE ST.                                             BOOM      MEDR   1       C
           156           8So1492    75 N.   MAPLE ST.                                           WW2A      FRAM   3       D
           002           8So1493    275 S. MAPLE  ST.                                           WW2A      'MASO  3       D
           003           8So1494    280 S. MAPLE  ST.                                           WW2A      BUNG   1       C
           163           8So1495    12 N. MCCALL  ROAD                                          WW2A      FRAM   3       D
           164           8So1496    30 N. MCCALL  ROAD                                          WW2A      FRAM   3       C
           165           8So1497       N.   MCCALL ROAD                                         Ww2A      FRAM   3       C
           166           8So1498    50 N.   MCCALL ROAD                                         DEPR      FRAM   5       D
           012           8So1499    101 S. MCCALL RD.                                           UNKN      FRAM   3       D
           225           8So1500    110-120 MCCALL RD.         DECORAMA CABINETS                DEPR      MASO   4       D
                                                                ET.AL.
           009           8So1501    233     S. MCCALL RD.                                       WW2A      MASO   1       D
           001           8So15O2    210     S. MCCALL RD.                                       DEPR      FRAM   3       E
           112           8So1503    470     S. MCCALL RD:1-8                                    WW2A      FRAM   1       0
           221           8So1504    495     S. MCCALL ROAD                                      WW2A      MASO   3       E
           108           8So1505    550     S. MCCALL ROAD                                      BOOM      SPCO   1       C
           105           BSo1506    559     S. MCCALL ROAD                                      02A       FRAM   3       D
           073           8So1507    562-572 S. MCCALL RD.                                       WW2A      FRAM   1       0
                         8So1508    5T2     S. MCCALL ROAD                                      WW2A      FRAM   3       D
           107
           102           8So1509    575     S. MCCALL ROAD                                      WW2A      FRAM   3       D
           106           8SoJ510    592     S. MCCALL ROAD                                      WW2A      FRAM   3       D
           078           8So1511    635     or 651 S. MCCALL RD.                                DEPR      FRAM   3       C
           219           M1512      650     S. MCCALL ROAD                                      02A       MASO   3/6     D
           103           8So1513    661     S. MCCALL ROAD                                      WW2A      MASO   3       D
           079           8So1514    665     S. MCCALL RD.                                       DEPR      FRAM   3       C
           077           8So1515    666     S. MCCALL RD.                                       OEPR      FRAM   3       D
           080           8SoJ516    669     S. MCCALL RD.                                       Ww2A      FRAM   3       0
           087           8So1517    670A    S. MCCALL RD.      CURWOOD COTTAGES                 BOOM      SPCO   1       C
           088           8So1518'   670B    S. MCCALL RD.      CURWOOD COTTAGES                 Boom      SPCO   3
           089           8So1519    670C    S. MCCALL RD.      MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN                BOOM      SPCO   I       C
           090           8So1520    670D    S. MCCALL RD.      CURWOCD COTTAGES                 WW2A      FRAM   3       D
           091           8So1521    670E    S. MCCALL RD.      CURWOOD COTTAGES                 WW2A      FRAM   3       D
           092           8So1522    670F    S. MCCALL RD.      CURWOOD COTTAGES                 BOOM      SPC0w  3       C
           093           8So1523    670G    S. MCCALL RD.      CURWOOD COTTAGES                 BOOM      FRAM   1       C
           094           8So1524    682     S. MCCALL RD.                                       DEPR      FRAM   1       C
           095           8So1525    686     S. MCCALL RD.                                       WW2A      MASO   3       E
           096           aSoJ526    690     S. MCCALL RD.                                       DEPR      BUNG   3       D
           081           BSo1527    707     S. MCCALL RD.                                       02A       FRAM   3       C
           082           8So1528    717     S. MCCALL RD.                                       DEPR      FRAM   3       C
           083           SSoIS29    727     S. MCCALL RD.                                       Ww2A      MASO   1       -D

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          Table 11 (cont)                                      ENGLEWOCO, FLORIDA
                                                         Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                           Results and Evaluations

          Mao &          FMSF       Site Address                Site Name                          Historic Arch Data .      NR or
          Field          Site                                                                      Context   Style Quality   Local
          Survey                                                                                                             Elig.

          097            8561530    732  S. MCCALL RD.                                             BOOM      FRAM   1        C
          084            8So1531    747  S. MCCALL RD.                                             WW2A      MASO   I        D
          086            8So1532    785  S. MCCALL RD.                                             DEPR      FRAM   1        C
          085            8So1533    799  S. MCCALL RD.                                             WW2A      MASO   1        C
          217            8So1534    870  S. MCCALL RD.          ENGLEWCOD HOMES/PARCELS PLUS       WW2A      MASO   I'       D
          061            8So1535    880  S. MCCALL RD'.                                            WW2A      MASO   1        D
          056            8So1536    773  MICHIGAN AVE..                                            BOOM      MASO   3        C
          065            8So1537    25 NEW  JERSEY                                                 WW2A      MASO   3        D
          064            8So1538    40 NEW  JERSEY                                                 Boom      BUNG   1/5      C
          168            8So1539    149 N.  NEW YORK AVE.                                          WW2A      FRAM   1        D
          169            8So1540    151 N.  NEW YORK AVE.                                          WW2A      FRAM   3        0
          172            8So1541         N. NEW YORK AVE.                                          WW2A      FRAM   3        D
          173            8So1542         N. NEW YORK AVE.                                          MODE      MASO   3        D
          021            8So1543    25 S. NEW YORK AVE.                                            OEPR      FRAM   3        C
          113            8So1544    2 OLD  ENGLEWOOD RD.        QUIMBY-JERGENS-RINKARD             SPAW      FRAM   3        C
                                                                RESIDENCE
          116            8So1545    25 OLD  ENGLEWOOD  RD.                                         WW2A      FRAM   3        D
          115            8So1546    30 OLD  ENGLEWOOD  RD.                                         BOOM      FRAM   3        C
          120            8So1547    40 OLD  ENGLEWOOD  RD.                                         WW2A      FRAM   3        D
          121            8So1548    80 OLD  ENGLEWOOD  RD.      FORMER ENGLEWOOD STATE BANK        BOOM      FRAM   4        C
          123            8So1549    89 OLD  ENGLEWOOD  RD.                                         DEPR      OTHR   3        C
          122            8So1550    99 OLD  ENGLEWOOD  RD.                                         BOOM      FRAM   3        C
          202            8So1551    225  OLD ENGLEWOOD   RD.                                       DEPR      FRAM   3        D
          204            8So1552    245  OLD ENGLEWOOD   RD.                                       DEPR      FRAM   4        D
          203            8So1553    250  OLD ENGLEWOOD   RD.    (NOW E.C.E. 3885)                  WW2A      FRAM   3        C
          205            8So1554    325  OLD ENGLEWOOD   RD.                                       DEPR      FRAM   6        D
          206            8SO1555         OLD ENGLEWOOD   RD.                                       WW2A      FRAM   3        0
          207            8So1556    455  OLD ENGLEWOOD   RD.                                       UNKN      FRAM   6        D
          232            8So1557    470  OLD ENGLEWOOD   RD.                                       WW2A      MASO   1        C
          237            8So1558    607  OLD ENGLEWOOD   RD.                                       WW2A      FRAM   3        D
          242            8So1559    V?   OLD ENGLEWOOD   RD.                                       Boom      FRAM   1/5      C
          241            8So1560    608  OLD ENGLEWOOD   RD.                                       BOOM      FRAM   3        C
          252            *8So1561   799  OLD ENGLEWOOD   RD                                        WW2A      FRAM   3        C/o
          253            8So1562    801  OLD ENGLEWOOD   RD                                        WW2A      FRAM   3        C/D
          238            8SoI563    551  N. OLIVE ST.                                              DEPR      MASO   3        0
          240            8So1564    571  N. OLIVE ST.                                              WW2A      MASO   3        C/D
          040            8So1565    2 S. OLIVE ST.                                                 Boom      MASO   4        D
          037            BSo1566    13 OLIVE ST.                                                   DEPR      BUNG   4        0
          039            8So1567    40 S.  OLIVE ST.            BUCHAN'S LANDING                   WW1A      FRAM   1        C
          148            8So1568    15 N.  ORANGE  ST.                                             DEPR      FRAM   3        D
          149            8So1569    25 N.  ORANGE  ST.                                             DEPR      FRAM   3        D
          147            8So1570    45 N.  ORANGE  ST.                                             WW2A      FRAM   3        0
          144            8So15T1    50 N.  ORANGE  ST.                                             WW2A      FRAM   3        D
          146            8So1572    60 N.  ORANGE  ST.                                             DEPR      BUNG   3        D
          145            8So1573    67 N.  ORANGE  ST.                                             DEPR      BUNG   2        C
          004            8So1574    252 PALM GROVE AVE.                                            WW2A      FRAM   3        0
          167            8So1575    90 W. PERRY LN (147 NY)                                        WW2A      FRAM   3        E
          133            8So1576    402 W. PERRY ST.                                               DEPR      FRAM   3/4      0
          142            8So1577    420 W. PERRY ST.                                               02A       MASO   3        0
          230            8So1578    425 W. PERRY ST.                                               WW2A      MASO   6        0

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             TaLe 11 (cont.).                                             ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA
                                                                    Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                                      Results and Evaluations.

            Map              FMSF         Site Address                     Site Name                                Historic Arch Data            NR or
            Field            Site                                                                                   Context     Style    Quality  Iocal
            Survey #                                                                                                                              Elig.

            134              8Sol579      440 W. PtRRY ST.                                                          WW2A        FRAM'    3        D
            135              8Sol58O      451-455 W. PERRY       ST.                                                WW2A        FRAM     3        C
            128              8SO1581           W. PERRY     ST.                                                     DEPR        FRAM     5        C
            127              8Sol582      540  W. PERRY     ST.                                                     DEPR        FRAM     3        D
            124              8Sol583      604  W. PERRY     ST.            LAMPP FAMILY RESIDENCE                   WWlA        FRAM     3        C
            125              8Sol584      606  W. PERRY     ST.                                                     DEPIR       FRAM     3        C
            126              8Sol585      700  W. PERRY     ST.                                                     DEPR        FRAIM    3        D
            041              SSolSBG      822  PINE ST.                                                             WW2A        MASO     3        D
            1194             8Sol587      E. OF 255 PINEAPPLE ST.                                                   UNKN        FRAM     6        0
            060              8Sol588      ? RIVERVIEW                                                               DEPR        BUNG     3        D
            047              8Sol589      730 SPRUCE ST.                                                            DEPR        FRAM     3        C
            048              8Sol590      740 SPRUCE ST.                                                            WW2A        MASO     1        D
            049              8Sol591      750 SPRUCE ST.                                                            WW2A        MASO     1        D
            050              BSoI532      760? SPRUCE ST.                                                           WW2A        MASO     I        D
            051              8Sol593      7TO SPRUCE ST.                                                            WW2A        MASO     I        D
            052              8Sol594      775 SPRUCE ST.                                                            DEPR        BUNG     I        C
            224              8Sol595      785 SPRUCE ST.                                                            WW2A        MASO     3        D
            222              8Sol596      875 SPRUCE ST.                                                            WW2A        MASO     3        D
            235              8Sol59T      501 STEWART ST..                                                          DEPR        FRAM     1        C
            234              BSol598      533? STEWART ST.                 STEWART CT. APTS                         WW2A        MASO     3        D
            233              8Sol599      533 STEWART ST.                  STEWART CT. APTS                         OEPR        FRAM     3        D
            231              8Sol600      655 STEWART ST.                                                           WW2A        MASO     3        D/E
            170              8Sol601      127 THRALL                                                                MODE        FRAM     3        0
            171              8Sol602      129(?) THRALL                                                             MODE        FRAM     3        0
            220              8Sol6O3      145  TYLER AVE.                                                           WW2A        MASO     3        D
            ill              8Sol604      176  TYLER AVE.                                                           WW2A        FRAM     1        C
            005              8Sol6O5      202  S. WASHINGTON AVE.                                                   DEPR        BUNG     3        D
            006              8Sol606      251  S. WASHINGTON AVE.                                                   WW2A        FRAM     I        C
            201              8Sol607      621  WENTWORTH                                                            WW2A        FRAM     3        0
            195              8SO1608           WENTWORTH ST.                                                        MODE        MASO     3        D
            196              8Sol6O9      BEHIND 715 WENTWORTH                                                      DEPR        MASO     3        0
            197              8SO1610           WENTWORTH ST.                                                        DEPR        FRAM     1        C
            198              8SO1611           WENTWORTH ST.               STUART ANDERSON RESIDENCE                DEPR        FRAM     3        C
            180              8Sol6l2      410  YALE   ST.                                                           WW2A        FRAM     3        0
            181              8Sol6l3      430  YALE   ST.                                                           MODE        FRAM     3        0
            182              8Sol6l4      480  YALE   ST.                  CHURCH OF GOD                            DEPR        MASO     3        0
            200              8Sol6l5      638  YALE   ST.                                                           WW2A        FRAM     3        0
            183              BSoIS16      -510 YALE   ST.                                                           DEPR        FRAM     3        D
            199              8So1617      690  YALE ST.                                                             DEPR        FRAM     3        C
            193              8Sol6l8      760  YALE ST.                                                             DEPR        FRAM     4        C
            191              8Sol6l9      770  YALE ST.                                                             SPAW        FRAM     I        C
            192              8Sol620      BEHIND 798 YALE ST.                                                       UNKN        FRAM     1        0
            189              8Sol62l      800 YALE ST.                                                              DEPR        FRAM     3        C
            188              8Sol622      810 YALE ST.                                                              WW2A        FRAM     3        0
            187              BSol623      820  YALE ST.                                                             1AWZA       FRAM     3        0
            190              BSol624      821  YALE ST.                                                             BOOM        FRAM     3        C

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            2. Quimby-Jergens-Rm*card Residence, 2 Old Englewood Road (8So1544) - This
            two story wood frame residence was originally constructed circa 1897 by the
            Quimbys and operated as "Ws. WiTaby's Boarding House for Ladies and
            Gentlemen.11 Mrs. Quimby, her son, George, and her daughter, Josie, were very
            hospitable, and their home became a frequent gathering place for the young
            people in the town. The house was later sold to kx1rew Tergens, of the
            Jergens Lotion Company, who vacationed there. Professor Edward Sonmiermeier
            (the brother of a long time resident of Englewood, Mrs. Mae Wetherall)
            purchased the property from Andrew JergerLs in 1912. It was latdr awned by
            Mrs. Donna Rinkard, hence the current name of the sign: Rinkard Guest Home.
            Although some of the owners have changed the appearance of the house through
            the years by err-losuxj the numerous porches, it remains  in good condition.
            Having withstood several hurricanes, it is the oldest remaining house in
            Englewood and is a fine example of pioneer craftsmanship (Cashatt n.d.; Cortes
            1976:74).

            3. Royal Casino, 240 Dearborn Street (8So1420) - The two story wood frame
            Royal Casino was originally built in 1924 at the end of the pier at Buchan's
            Landing- "It was Englewood's- first restaurant which featured dining and
            dancing. The kitchen was on the lower level, the food being sent by Iftnb
            waiter' to the upper level" (Cashatt n.d.). In addition, the casino which
            could hold 150 people was used as a local meeting place for several clubs and
            organizations until 1927 when the Florida land boom came to an end, causing
            the restaurant to close. Stuart Anderson then leased the casino where he
            operated a fish house until the 1936 hurricane damaged the building. The
            following year, Ollie Tate purchased the building, which was still relatively
            sound, and had the top floor moved to its present location on the corner of
            Dearborn and Maple Streets. There it remains as a single story residence
            occupied by the Tate family (Cashatt n.d.; Cortes 1976:90). It has been
            modified only slightly.

            4. Floyd Ziegler family residence, 285 S. Magnolia Avenue (8So1483) - This
            wood frame bungalow residence was    ntructed in the 1920s for Floyd Ziegler,
            a pharmac       an early Sarasota County Cmviissioner repr rAmTting Englewood
            (1925 - 1930) and the owner of the local hardware store (Cashatt n.d.). This
            is a fine example of residential design suited to Florida's climate and has
            retained its original configuration and materials.

            5. Ziegler Hardware Store, 463 Dearborn Street (8So1422) - Constructed in
            1925 by Floyd Ziegler, this two story wood frame commercial building contained
            a hardware store, grocery store and post office. It was Operated thr0u@ the
            yeam by the Zieglers, Ollie Tate and Leo Kropp- "Dr. Mary Green, a school
            teacher and founder of the Lfiff= Bay Woman's Club, was the postmistress
            [there] from 1928 to 194311 (Cashatt n.d.).

            6. Englewood Methodist Church, ??? Green Street (8So1444) - The Englewood
            Methodist church I=-AJjLX9grLeg "on
                                             wai formally organized around 1914-15-- by
            Reverend joseph Barton. Meetings were held in the one-room school house on
            Old Englewood Road until it burned in 1921. The community was then without a
            Sunday School for several years until the group reassembled in 1926, and met
            in the newly-constructed Lemm Bay %kimnls Club. Tand was donated on magnolia
            street by Mr. and Nts.      Stanley lampp where a new church building could be
            cozL-3nmcted. The cmx3reg i an then raised money to build their new church,
            which was completed by April 5, 1928 for $1250.00, using volunteer labor under
            the direction of am:-t Ainger arid Paul Jampp. Between 1928 and 1940 the Church
            was not always able to find a pastor. Mrs. Pat Lampp, feeling a sense of

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             responsibility toward the church, "has been credited with keeping the church
             going almost single-handedly through [those] dark days" (Cashatt n.d.). In
             1953 neW pews Were installed to replace the original Slat benches and the
             front door was eypanded so funeral services could be held there. The bell
             tOWer was removed in 1958 when a new facade was added to the front 11ccmplete
             with ornamental columns" (Strickland 1987). In 1962 (or 1958?) the building
             was moved to its new location on Green street and was awned by the church of
             the -Nazarene from 1978 until the Imon Bay Historical Society gained title to
             the building a few years ago (Cashatt n.d.; Strickland 1987).

             7. Curwood Cottages, 670 McCall Road (8Sol5l7-8Sol523) - During the boom
             years, American novelist James Oliver Curwood, joined his brother at their
             attractive estate in Englewood where he wrote ane of his books. Today, the
             six Curwood Cottages, basically designed in the Spanish Colonial style, remain
             surrounding a memorial, fountain in the central courtyard. The fountain was
             dedicated to his daughter who died young and is interted at the lamon Bay
             Cemetery (local informants).

             8. 732 McCall Road (8So1530) - This large wood frame, rectangular residence is
             ccompletely surrounded on all four sides by a continuous screened porch.
             Apparently constructed in the 1920s, this fine example of a residence designed
             for Florida's climate has remained in an excellent, unaltered condition.
             (Mus could possibly be a residence described by a local informant, said to be
             located at 742 McCall Road and built in the mid-30s for a doctor from, Coniat,
             Chio.)

             9. Englewood Couatunity Club, Indiana Ave. and McCall Road (8Sol464)
             Originally built in 1928, this rectangular wood frame building was later
             relocated to this location.

             10. Englewood State Bank, 80 Old Englewood Road (8SoI548) - This wood frame
             structure is rxw a residence but was originally cons :ructed in 1925 as the
             Englewood State Bank. "One of the founders and director was Stanley lanpp, an
             early settler and land developer" (Cashatt). Mie bank failed in 1928, though,
             and was later converted into a residence occupied by one of Robert Cashatt's
             brothers.

             11. Historic Barn and residence, 608 old Englewood Road (8Sol559 & 8Sol560)
             7hese zi       - date from the 1920s and are rxw in fair to deteriorated
             condition. The barn, a large cne-and-a-balf story wood frame structure, is
             typical of rural gricultural architecture and is the onlv one found in this
             coastal zcne survey.

             12. Edith Larqop Residence, 604 W. Perry Street (8Sol583) - This is the Lmapp
             family residence, early inhabitants of the comnmity of Englewood (see history
             above and Englewiood State Bank description). This tAo-story wood frame
             vernacular house remains in good condition, barely altered from its original
             construction.

             13. The Ashleigh Davids Home, 530 (?) Green Street (8Sol449) - This was one
             of the last homes from the woodmere c=mmity to be rebuilt in Englewood.
             Mrs. Mae Anderson Ashleigh Davids was the daughter of J.D. Anderson who
             homesteaded in the area in 1894.

             14. Dr. Mary Green Residence, 502 Green Street (8Sol445) - Dr. Mary Green was
             one of the early teachers at the Englewood School (opened 1898) arid fou   nded

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            the Lemon Bay Miothe.@Is Club (Lemon Bay Wanan's Club). Her house, said to be a
            Sears@ -Catalog house was built circa 1925. It closely resembles "The westly"
            de-sign shown in Houses- ty Mail: A Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and
                     except the porch has been enclosed and the balcony in front of the
            dormer has been removed (Stevenson 1986:123).

            15. Stuart Anderson Residence, Wentworth Street (8Sol611) - This large two-
            story wood frame. vernacular resideiDce is located on the bayfront at the west
           'end of Wentworth Street. Constructed in 1936, it was originally sited at 71:1
            Yale Street. (Joe and Elsie Anderson Czerwinski, Stuart Anderson's ni          and
            her husband, live at 711 Yale Street and may be able to provide aMitional
            information. The Stuart Anderson Residence is set deep inside a fenced-in lot
            so close inspection of the building was not possible.) Stuart, born in 1898,
            was the son of J.D. Anderson, one of Englewood's earliest settlers. In 1925
            he began a commercial fishing business in Englewood, the Lemon Bay Fisheries
            (Cortes 1976:50).

                  Previously Pkxxmded Sites: Only one structure in Englewood, The Lemon Bay
            Woman's Club, was previously recorded in the Florida Master Site File (SSo615)
            and in the National Register of Historic Places (88001150). The Lemon          Bay
            Woman's Club, originally called Inhe Mother's Club" was organized in 1918.
            After meeting for several years in the Royal Casino and the school house on
            Elm and Dearborn, the club changed its name to the Lemon Bay Woman's Club in
            1923 and contr3cted a wood frame vernacular clubhouse on the corner of Coconut
            and Maple Avenues (51 N. Maple Avenue).

                  Otber Sites: Several historic structures which were either reported by
            informants or researched in the Elsie Quirk Library (Englewood) proved to be
            located in Charlotte County and were therefore not included in this report.
            one of these sites is thelka     Marine Laboratory located on New Point Comfort
            Road.

                  other sites referred by local informants need to be investigated further.
            These have been listed      here with accompanying     notes provided by       the
            informants.

            A. Grey building on Elm Street with a steep gable roof , moved pre-1918.
            B. Freere's home, a white house on Burns Lane, was moved there in the early
            1950s.
            C. E.J. Newman had a cattle run in the 1920s.
            D. The old Church of God near Englewood Road was originally a 161x161 hutment
            from the Venice Air Ba .
            E. Mr.-. -Sharp's home at 3 McCall Road, behind the Hermitage Realty, was the
            original whitaker family residence constructed in          1924.
            F. Historic structure at the corner of Cocoanut and North McCall Road.
            G. Lynn Horton Residence, a yellow house at the end of Horton Street, was
            built in 1926.

                  one other site, related to the historic period of Englewood, is the Lemon
            Bay Fishery Complex reoOrded as an archaeological site (8So1359). The
            structures were torn down in 1975 (Cortes 1976:87). This complex was located
            along the east shore of Lemon Bay, between Wentworth Street and Yale Street.

            General Recommendations: The citizens of Englewood have already-shown an
            interest in preserving their historic resources as noted in a request for a

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              comprehensive survey of their community. This is being accomplished by this
              Coastal Zone Survey. The survey results indicate    predominantly scattered
              historic structures    , as well as two large concentrations , which present a two-
              sided problem to be resolved. First, the existing historic structures which
              prove to be significant to the history of Englewood's development and serve as
              unique architectural examples typical to this area need to be protected. In
              addition, however, new infill development needs to be encouraged (or at least
              allowed) where structures  are not threatened.

                   Once Sarasota County has adopted a Preservation ordinance and planning
              strategy, Englewood should adapt it to meet their specific types of structures
              and planning needs. A local review board, complete with local guidelines,
              should be beneficial in monitoring the area since the community is located at
              the extreme southern aid of the county, about 28 miles from Sarasota. Varying
              degrees of restrictions could be imposed on the community, based on the
              location.

                   The two heaviest concentrations of strictures are located first, in the
              original downtown area of Englewood (Old Englewood Road and Buchan's Landing
              area) and second, along South McCall Road. They should be  incorporated into
              separate and distinct local historic districts (and potentially National
              Register Historic Districts with more  research) controlled by an Englewood
              Preservation Ordinance and Review Board.

                   The remainder of the surveyed historic resources which contain a B,C, or
              D rating in the NR Eligibility category should be investigated further  . In
              addition, they should each be reviewed when a permit is requested for
              development, destruction , remodeling, restoration, etc. to determine the
              affect on  the     community as a whole.           Infill planning strategies,
              recommendations, and restrictions  should be determined by the planning board
              as soon as possible, to develop a                comprhensive plan suitable for the
              controlled development of Englewood.
                   Several sites  have been determined potentially eligible for nomination to
              the National Register of Historic Places based    on their architectural merit
              and importance to the development of Englewood. Most of them remain    in good
              condition but are scattered throughout      the community           . Additional research is
              required    on the development of Englewood and on each individual           site proposed.
              A number of historic structures located within Charlotte County, which were
              not      included in this survey should also be investigated.                     Additional
              structures may also be deemed eligible based on this research. It is
              recommended         that all of the structures       found eligible should be submitted   as a
              Multiple properties nomination               to the National Register of Historic Places.
                   of these sites include the following:
                   1. Buchan's Landing
                   2.   Quimby-jergens   -Rinkard Residence
                   3.   Royal Casino-Kelley's      Tavern
                   4.   Floyd Ziegler Family Residence
                   5.   Ziegler Hardware Store
                   6.   Englewood Methodist, church
                   7.   732 McCall Road
                   8.   Englewood Methodist Club
                   9.   Edith Lampp Residence
                   10.  Dr. Mary Green Residence

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                 The Curwood Cottages should be included   in a separate thematic Multiple
            Properties nomination combined with other tourism related sites in Sarasota
            County.

                 Another thematic Multiple Properties nomination could include military
            buildings moved from the Venice Air Base. Several hutments were relocated to
            Englewood for use as residences after World War II. This nomination would
            include other military structures@ of historical importance moved to other
            parts of Sarasota County as well.

                 11he La=    Bay Women,'s Club has already been placed in the National
            Register of Historic Places.

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            MANASMX IM

            General Develo=ent: Captain Joseph C. Leach settled in the area now knowm as
            Blind F@ass Park, on Manasota. Key, as early as 1882. He is among the earliest
            known residents of the Englew:)od area. "Capt. Leach fanned and fished on
            Manasota Key, then lacm as 'The Palm Ridge. I The key was later renamed
            Peninsula Key, and still later,-Manpsota Key" (Frank n.d.).

                 Carl Johansen and his family moved from Arcadia to Manasota Key and built
            a house, today known as The Hermitage, circa 1906. Mr. Johansen awned a
            sawmill on the shores of Lemon Bay, north of Yale Street, from which he rafted
            lumber across the bay to build this house. Their only access to the mainland
            was by rowboat, which Carl Johansen used every day to get to work (Cashatt
            n.d.).   The Hermitage exists today, with. numerous additions and oth          .er
            structures added during the years, just south of Blind Pass and due west of
            the center of Englewood. A few years earlier, in 1903, Capt. Steve Chadwick
            built his home in Erxjlewood Beach (Charlotte County) on Manasota Key, south of
            The Hermitage (Stickney 1972).

                  Prior to 1926 or 1927, when Steve Chadwick built the first private toll
            bridge connecting the mainland with Manasota Key,      -- nsportation across the
            bay was- available by ferry, or by private boat. Steve Chadwick operated a
            ferry boat where the bridge was eventually located, in Charlotte County. Two
            men, known only as Smith and Finney, operated another ferry frrm Buchan's
            Landing across the northern end of Lemon Bay to Manasota Key, on an infrequent
            basis. The Chacback bridge eventually deteriorated and was replaced in 1950
            with the Leo Wotitzky Bridge and again with a newer one in 1964. Sarasota
            County commissioners voted to construct a bridge leading to the northern end
            of the key in 1925 at the request of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
            who wanted to develop Manasota Key along with their planned               city at
            Venice.

                 By 1936, when Walter van B. Roberts first visited Manasota Key, only two
            structures existed on the key within Sarasota County: the Hermitage and the
            Palm Ridge Club, later known as the Manasota. Beach Club (Roberts 1968).
            Apparently many people had purchased land on the key purely for speculation,
            but after the '"bust" most of the property was abandoned for taxes.

                 "Sometime before 1936 and probably during the boom, there was a road or
            trail of sorts up the key" (Roberts 1968). By 1936 it was only passable from
            the Hermitage north to the Manasota Bridge, but was re-opened between 1936 and
            1938 by Mr. Qrahm so that they could all get building materials to their
            houses. Even so,' it was only a small dirt road covered with jungle growth
            (Roberts 1968).

                 During the early to mid-1930s the nudist philosophy was intriguing
            Americans. Ptpfesscr Warren, Head of the Psychology, Department at Princeton
            University wrote an article in the American Journal of RM@=Ql          about his
            studies on the nudist philosophy. Both the Hermitage and the Palm Ridge Club
            were operated as nudist colonies for awhile during the 1930s. Otto and
            Dorothy pfundstein purchased  . property which contained a forty year old
            building*(in Township 40 South, Range 19 East, Section 22, Northwest quarter)
            in 1935. The couple added to the existing house and opened the Palm Ridge
            Club which-became the place to stay with good accomodations, excellent food,
            an electric power plant, and congenial guests. In 1941 the Pfundsteins

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             converted the club into a conventional resort which they operated until 1950
             when they. sold the property to Mr. Gwynne (Roberts 1968).

                  The Hermitage began as a nudist resort a few years earlier than the Palm
             Ridge Club, but was sold to Louise and Dick Plumer in 1937 or 1938. Mrs.
             PlMer took in guests and served meals there until 1943 when the Almonders
             pL=chased the place. They continued the practice of taking in guests at their
             home. Dr. Alfred R. Niitney, a retired building        tractor or engineer biilt
             a hcx@ just south of the Hermitage which was Completed by July 1941. He had
             arranged to have his meals with Louise Plumer in the Hermitage and contiued to
             have them with the Aloonders after they pa-cInased the estate. Unfortunately,
             Dr.' Riitney was.killed by a taxi cab in New York around 1944 (Roberts 1968).

                  South of the Hermitage, Col. Douglas Adair a-aham and his wife Dorothy
             purchased as mch property as they could, naming the area Galleon's Reach (in
             Tawnship 40 South, Range 19 Enst, Section 35). There they constructed a
             house, completed by the spring of 1939. Walter van B. Roberts' house,
             designed by Princeton architect Martin Beck, and Charles Fritter's house were
             also cozLs :ructed at the same time. Another house designed by Martin Beck was
             built for Fred Seward by December 1940, but was destroyed by fire in July 1941
             and was never rebuilt.

                  In 1943 a storm washed out the key road at Blind Pass, just north of the
             Hermitage, and was not made usable again until 1955.

             Boundaries and MV: The northern end of Manasota Key is located in Sarasota
             Camty and extends south into Charlotte County, where EngleAcad Beach is
            .located. The portion located within Sarasota County is at least 9 miles long,
             starting just south of the Venice Airport, In the northwest corner of Township
             39 South, Range 19 East, Section 30. The upper four and a quarter miles,
             basically undeveIgned until now, are located in the following sections:

                     Township 39 South, Range 19 East,  Section  30
                                                        Section  31
                                                        Section  32
                     Township 40 South, Range 19 East,  Section  5
                                                        Section  8
                                                        section  9

                  Within Section 9 (T403, R19E), the northern access road to ManasOta Key
             lead   west to the Manasota public Beach and south along Manasota Key Road
             which is developed on both sides with private residox>--.. These remainiM
             sections of Manasorta, Key, located within Sarasota County, are as follows:

                    .Township 40 South, Range 19 East,  Section  15
                                                        Section  16
                                                        Section  22
                                                        Section  26
                                                        Section  27
                                                        Section  35

                  Due to the large extent of this key, a USGS quad map will be used to
             locate the existing historic structure siies (Figure 13).'

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             Survey Results: Most of the structures evident on Manasota Key are new private
             -residences, many currently under construction or recently canpleted within the
             past few years. Cne residence designed by well-known architect Paul Rudolph,
             Of the "Sarasota School" of Architecture, is located in Township 40 South,
             Range 19 East, Section 16.

                  New S3    : Fifteen structures     have   been    recorded . during    this
             comprehensive  survey and are listed in the Surveyed Historic Struqtures Table
             12. Two large s-ites, the Hermitage and the Manasota Beach Club, have been
             stibdivided in this survey to include each building as a separate file.
             1. The Hermitage, 6660 Manasota Key Road (Tdwnship 40 South, Ranqe 19 East,
             Section 27) (Wo1629-Wo1635), ridw composed of seven structures and two water
             tanks, was originally built circa 1906 by Carl Johansen. This property,
             located just south of Blind Pass, is owned by Sarasota County and            ned
             by the Parks and Recreation Department. (See history above.)

             2. Mie Manasota Beach Club (Palm Ridge Club), 7620 and 7660 Manasota Key Road
             (TowTiship 40 South, Range 19 fhst, Section 22) (8SO1636-8SO1639), consists of
             about 19 strucWres, some historic and some contemporary. Mie original house
             WEIS first built at the turn of the century. In 1935 it was enlarged and
             operated as the Palm Ridge Club by the Pfundsteins. (see history above.)

             3. Four other residences located south of the Hermitage, constructed between
             1939 and 1949 have been included in this survey. (See listing of surveyed
             structures.)

             General Reccumendati     The Hermitage, currently owned by the Sarasota C=-xty
             Parks and Recreation Department, should be listed on the National Register of
             Historic Places based on both architectural and         1    invortance. This
             site was documented with architectural measure drawings. and hutcCjraphs in
             1987 by Rebecca Spain at the request of the Sarasota County Parks arid
             Recreation Department. Ibese drawings, notes and report are on file at the
             Sarasota County Department of Historical Resources.

                  In addition, the Manasota Beach Club (Palm Ridge Club) may, with
             additional research, prove to be eligible for inclusion in a thematic Multiple
             Properties nomination to the National Register of Historic P1     an its merit
             as a tourist resort which has remained in operation since the mid-1930s.

                  Me remaining residences on Manasata Key are not deemed worthy of a
             National Register Ncmination. Any site containing a B, C or D rating in the
             NR Eligibility category, however, should be reviewed thoroughly before
             demolition or remodeling permits are approved.

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           Table 12.                                   MANASOTA KEY, ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA
                                                          Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                            Results and Evaluations

           Map &         FMSF       Site Address                 Site Name                          Historic Arch Data        NR or
           Field         Site                                                                       Context Style Quality     Local
           Survey                                                                                                             Elig.

           267*          8So1625    6260  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      LUNA VISTA                         WW2A      FRAM    3       D
           266           8So1626    6275  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      ARP RESIDENCE                      DEPR      FRAM    3       C/D
           264           8So1627    6295  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      LaBoutillier RESIDENCE             DEPR      FRAM    3       C
           265           MAU        6330  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      GALLEON'S REACH                    DEPR      MASO    3       C/o
           268           8So1629    6660  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      THE HERMITAGE                      SPAW      FRAM    3       a/c
           269           8So1630    6660  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      THE HERMITAGE, SHELTER             DEPR      FRAM    5       B/C
           270           8So1631    6660  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      THE HERMITAGE,   SHED GARAGE       DEPR      FRAM    5       B/C
           271           8Sol632    6660  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      THE HERMITAGE,   GUEST HOUSE       BOOM      FRAM    I       B/C
           272           8So1633    6660  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      THE HERMITAGE,   WHITNEY           DEPR      FRAM    1       a/c
                                                                 RESIDENCE
           273           8So1634    6660  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      THE HERMITAGE,   PUMP HOUSE  &     DEPR      FRAM    1       B/C
                                                                 WATER TANKS
           274           8So1635    6660  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      THE HERMITAGE,   WHITNEY GARAGE    DEPR      FRAM    I       a/c
           260           8So1636    7620  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      MANASOTA BEACH   CLUB              WW2A      MASO    3       D/E
           261           8So1637    7660  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      MANASOTA BEACH   CLUB (PALM        Boom      FRAM    3       C
                                                                 RIDGE CLUB)
           262           M1638      7660  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      MANASOTA BEACH   CLUB  (PALM       BOOM      FRAM    3       C
                                                                 RIDGE CLUB)
           263           M1639      7660  MANASOTA  KEY  RD      MANASOTA BEffiX  UUM   kVALM       Boom      FRAM    3       C
                                                                 RIDGE CLUB)

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             EWM �CCD-VEMCE (INCLUDING WOCCHERE)

             General DevelpWmt: The Manasota          Land and Timber Company, a Maryland
             Corporation, purchased a large tract of tunber land in Sarasota County from
             the Southern Investment. Company in August 1917. World War I had created a
             need for lumber to build ships, etc. in France and Great Britain. These
             countries no longer had the tamber resources required so they turned to the
             Urlited States. Herman C. Kluge was sent by a New York manufacturing company
             to search for -timber land. This area proved favorable to Kluge due to the
             large native lcngleaf pine trees which had growm here since before the days of
             the Indians and the valuable cypress trees growing in the burr xujding swamps
             (Cortes 1976).

                  Kluge founded the Manasorta. Lumber Company, purchasing land from the
             Manasorta. Land and Timber Company, and started a settlement at Woodmere
             (Northeast quarter of the Northwest. quarter of Section 3; Tlownship 40 South,
             Range 19 East) in 1918. Thi_@ town would be the hcme base for the Manasota.
             lumber Company,, cmi:aining a four-story sawmill, three drying shed , a
             commmissaryl, a movie house, 1,500 homes, and two chijrches- The Gulf Coast
             Rail Road passed through the center of Woodmere, connecting the lumber company
             with Venice where logs and lumber were switched to the Seaboard Rail Road
             beaded for Tampa (Matthews 1989; Cortes 1976).

                  The Manascta Lumber Company awned only 240 acres of land, but its
             ',logging crews ranged far and wide in a systematic clearing of thousands of
             acres to which it had aquired timber rights" (Cortes 1976:103). An         extensive
             network of narrow gauge railroad tracks led into the forests for
             the logs to the mill (Cortes 1976). According to Nemo, who wrote a local
             newspaper column, this was "the largest and best equipped mill in the country"
             (Matthews 1989:161). However, by the 1920s and the cortwponAluirg land boan in
             Florida, most of the pine trees along the southwest coast of Florida had been
             felled for timber (Cortes 1976).

                  In 1921/22 the entire lumber operation,         amity and railroad were sold
             to the Nocatee-Manatee Freight Company due to a lack in demand for lumber and
             the reduced supply of timber. It was renamed the Woodmere Lumber Company and
             continued operation at a smaller scale under the guidance of Howard Cole (New
             York City), president and O.K. Cole, vice-president and general manager. The
             1923-1924 Sarasota County Directory lists 145 residents which included 80
             blacks employed as teamsters, log sawyers, laborers, mechanics, and firemen.
             "Sane white workers had wives and families in residence. Those whites were
             employed as carpen ers, supexvisors, clerks, hotel proprietors, electricians,
             saw filers,                I wood superintendents, plant and mill foremen,
             railroad engineers, ccuutissary clerks, truck drivers, woodsmen, POSt3naster
             [F.L. Ziegler of Englewood], quarter bOss, ice-Plant foreman       and time3ceeper"
             (Matthews 1989:161). The number of residents quickly declined, leaving only
             26 listed in the      1926 County Directory (Polk 1926). Wood fires and grass
             fires swept the west coast of Florida in 1929/30, destroying part of the then
             abandoned town of Woodmere (Matthews 1989:161). Remaining structures were
             either moved (two to Casey Key, four to Siesta Key, ten in Englewood, and
             about 20 in Venice)   or razed for materials (Cortes 1976). (At least three of
             these have been identified on Siesta Key in this survey.)

             Boundaries and        Bound on the east bY Englewood Road (@R 775) and on the
             west by Lemon Bay, this survey area is as follows. Starting at the north end,
             just sotath of        W.LeAted Venice, and continuing south to the north end of

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              the surveyed area of Englewood, the following sections and corresponding half-
              section maps indicated in parenthesis are included:

                      TowTmzhip 39 South, Range 19 East,    Section  17  (427 & 428)
                                                            Section  20  (433 &  434)
                                                            Section  28  (449 &  450)
                                                            Section  29  (451 &  452)
                                                            Section  30  (453 &  454)
                                                            Section  31  (455)
                                                            Section  32  (456 &  457)
                                                            Section  33  (458 &  459)
                                                            Section  34  (460 &  461)
                      Township 40 South, Range    19 Rast,  Section  3   (470 &  471)
                                                            Secticn  4   (472 &  473)
                                                            Section  5   (474)
                                                            Section  9   (475 &  476)
                                                            Section  10  (477 &  478)
                                                            Section  11  (479 &  480)
                                                            Section  14  (485 &  486)
                                                            Section  15  (487 &  488)
                                                            Section  16  (489)

                   Due to the extensive area included here, and the few remaining historic
              structures, these have been located on a USGS quad map for this report (Figure
              13, located in Manasota Key section).

              Survey          : This area has primarily been developed with residential
              communities. Ten scattered historic structures remaining from the 1930s and
              1940s were discovered either       along Englewood Road (SR 775), Manasata Beach
              Road, or in isolated rural areas and have been included in this survey. These
              have been included in the list of Surveyed Historic Structures (Table 13).
              only a cancrete pump house remains as a standing structure from the original
              community and lumber ccupany of Woodmere and has been included as part of the
              Woodmere Sawmill Ccmplex Archaeological Site (8So1368).

              General                   : most of the surveyed sites in this area date to the
              1940s and do not meet the                   for National Register ncminaticns.
              Those with a C or D rating in the NR Eligibility category should be revaewed
              carefully before demolition or remodeling pemits we approvW.

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           Table 13.                                 BETWEEN ENGLEWOOD & VENICE, FLORIDA
                                                         Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                           Results and Evaluations

          Map &          FMSF       Site Address                Site Name                          Historic Arch Data        NR or
          Field          Site 0                                                                    Context   Style Quality   Local
          Survey                                                                                                             El ig.*

          248            8Sol640    2a5l DONOVAN RD.                                               WW2A      FRAM   3        D
          247            BSol64l    231 DUMAS RD.                                                  WW2A      FRAM   3        C/o
          254            8So1642    1700 ENGLEWOOD RD                                              WW2A      FRAM   1        C
          251            8Sol643    1975 ENGLEWOOD RD.          TWIN REALTY                        WW2A      FRAM   1        D
          249            8Sol644    2260 ENGLEWOOD ROAD         ALLIED ASPHALT PAVING              WW2A      FRAM   3        C/D
          250            8So1645    2260 ENGLEWOOD ROAD         ALLIED ASPHALT PAVING              WW2A      MASO   I        D
          245            8So1646    1433 E. MANASOTA BCH.   RD                                     WW2A      FRAM   3        0
          246            HOW        2050 W. MANASOTA BCH.   RD                                     DEPR      FRAM   3        C
          243            8So1648    1908 S. TAMIAMI TRAIL                                          WW2A      FRAM   1        D
          244            8Sol649    1910 S. TAMIAMI TRAIL                                          WW2A      FRAM   3        D

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                 XILIZ

             General Develggvat: Francis H. "Frank" Rigel, a native of France, and his
             wife, Addie, moved frcm Philadelphia to Horse and Chaise (present day VeLce)
             in 1883, where they purchased 73 acres of "choice fertile land" in Rnbert
             Roberts,' bomestead. Frank Higells large family, consisting of six sons, Frank
             Jr., Harry, Ralph, Eugene, George and Wesley, all helped raise garden crops
             and commercially processTruits into marmalades, syrups and wines (Matthews
             1989:128-129). By 1885 Frank Rigel had applied for and established a post
             office, which he called Eyry, to serve 30 inhabitants in the commmity of
             Horse and Chaise. This post office only remained in operation from February
             to Novenber when mail service was returned to Webb's osprey post office
             (Matthews 1989). Frank Higel killed himself in 1892 during a domestic
             dispute, but his family remained in Florida. The 1897 General DiogtgMI o
             Manatee          listed 16 residents in the Venice area, including George and
             Ralph Higel, farmers. Frank Jr. became a school teacher in Venice. Harry was
             active in real estate and commerce in the new town of Sarasota. George Higel
             became the Venice correspondent for the Sarasota           I writting under the
             pseudonym "Nemoll, the     of his father's schooner. Ralph and his wife, Tub,
             operated their home, Moss Oak, as a resort guest house, similar to the Webb's
             resort at Spanish Point.

             Boundaries and MV: Higelville (Southwest quarter of Section 1, Tlownship 39
             South, Range 18 East) consists of a few streets just outside of the northwest
             portion of the incorporated city of Venice. Included is a map of Venice
             (Figure 14), taken from An Historical Argbjtectu@ Survey. Venice. Flor
             locating Higelville.

             =W Resul : Nestled within an newer upper middle class residential
             neighborhood of Venice, Higelville is threatened by high taxes based on the
             increased land value of the surrounding lots. This area was included in the
             .. mprehensive survey of Venice conducted in 1985. J@ location map (Figure 14)
             and brief description of the surveyed sites have been included in this report.
             In addition, a map of Venice showing the boundaries of the 1985 survey and a
             list of the recorded sites have been included as an Appendix to this report.

                 Previously Plecm:ded Sites: Four sites were recorded in the 1985
               r-rehensive sur%W of Venice. A copy of each existing Florida Master Site
             File form has been included as an Appettlix to this report.

             1. Moss Oak House, 816 LaGuna Drive (8So521) - Ralph and Lulu Rigel's house
             was built at the turn of the century, and completed in 1916. This two story
             wood frame residence was operated by Mrs. Ralph Higel as a resort guest house
             in the early part of the 20th century. It is currently owned and occupied by
             joy and Mickey Higel. mr. Higel is Ralph Rigel's grandson (Mickey Rigel,
             personal communication). The house has since been sided with aluminum. A
             partially modified wooden boat house, handmade concrete seawall, and ramwrts
             of an early dock have been found on this site and recorded as part of the
             Higel Bayside Archaeological Site (8So1364) in this survey.

             2. mass Oak Inn (George Rigel Residence), 820 Madrid Avenue (8So522) - This
             was actually George and Abbie Rigel's residence, constructed in 1908.

             3. Grove House, '811-813 LaGuna Drive (8So520) - This two story house,
                                                            11SItone Grove
             originally constructed about 1898/1900 as the                Care@kerls House"?

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                                   Historic Struc-            f.:                                                       tural Survey,          Venice,
                                   tures in Higelvi,                                                                    Florida (Werndli et al.
                                                                                                                        (1985).

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            is the oldest standing structure in Venice. stone Grove was nearby, centered
            on Roberts Bay. The house was later moved    (in 1949/50 ?) to its present
            location f or George Higel, Jr. At that time the original porch surr@ing the
            house was removed. A carport was then       incorporated on either side of the
            house using sane of the porch col:umns. All of George Higel , Jr. Is children
            were born in this house (Betty Arnall; Mickey Higel, personal c=mLinication) .
            4.   800   LaGuna Drive (6SO519) - Constructed during the 1920s,            this
            Mediterranean Revival style residence is typical of the boom time structures
            built in Venice.

            General---                  it 'is recanwanded * that a Multiple Properties
            nomination be prepared for the three Higel family residences: The Moss Oak
            House, the Moss Oak Inn (George Higel Residence), and the Grove House.
            Additiona.1 research is required. In any case, each of these four recorded
            historic sites in Higelville should be reviewed thoroughly prior to granting a
            demolition or remodeling permit.

                 These properties are currently being threatened by new "up-scale"
            residential construct@ion, raising their current pr@ty values and taxes.
            Primarily some type of tax relief program is necessary to prevent these *bouses
            from being   razed for new construction. Since each is privately owned,
            National Regster listing will not alleviate this prcblem.

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            PAM IP03NT

            General Devel         Eagle Point, a thirty ac:re .11close-to-nature", resort, was
                         in 1916 on the southern shore of Roberts Bay, in the heart of
            Palmer land. Uiee develop-aent of the winter sporting, hunting and fishing camp
            was supervised by M.T.L. 1%ikell Evans of Virginia. one-story porch-wrapped
            guest houses, linincj a "boulevard" leading fran the clubhouse to the Gulf,
            were constructed of heart "    lumber and painted barn red with kftite trim.
                                      pine
            The two-story club house contained the dining roan and bachelor's quarters
            upstairs. Amenities included a boat basin, channels, and a tennis court
            (Matthews 1989:196-198). Mike Evans purchased the camp from the Sarasota-
            Venice Company in 1918 and continued operations there every winter season. It
            has remained basically unchanged for decades (Matthews 1989:213,218).

            Boundaries and       Located just outside of the Uxxx1mrated city limits of
            Venice, Eagle Point (Southwest quarter Of Section 6, Township 39 South, Range
            19 East) is currently bound on the west and north by Roberts Bay, on the east
            by U.S. 41 (Ttmiami Trail), and on the south by the city of Venice. Figure 15
            presents both an existing site plan and a small location rap.

            Survey              Although Eagle Point was included in the Historical
            Architectural Survey of Venice prepared in 1985, Florida Master Site File
            forms were riot prepared for the existing .16       on the site.

                 New Sites: As a result of this Coastal Zone Comprehensive Survey, eleven
            Florida Master Site File forms (8So21OO-8So211O) were prepared for the Eagle
            Point Club site (759 Tamiami Trail). This included the main clubhouse, ten
            vacation cabins, and eleven assorted dependency s -

                 All of the buildings are constructed of wood frame with weatherboard or
            drop siding. Most of the cabins are one-story, except for cabins #1 and #9
            which have usable rooms in the attic space. The roof configuration is unique,
            a gable on hip roof, camnoz to all of them (including the clubhouse) except
            for cabin #4 which has a hip roof, and cabin #10 which has a gable roof. It
            appears that cabins #1 through #5, the clubhouse, the dependency structures,
            and cabin #10 were all ca h, :ructed prior to cabins #6 through #9- The ten
            cabins flank the two-story clubhouse which is located at the apex of a gentle
            curve, composed of the cabins and clubhouse, all of which basically face west
            (towards Roberts Bay). Directly east of the clubhouse and cabin # 5 are the
            dependency Zi           which include the servants,' quarters, the caretaker's
            house, a pump house and wooden water tower, the laundry, two garages, two
            sheds and a chicken coop. Between cabins #3 and #4, 'a small square structure
            was built of large concrete bricks. Most of the structures have been modified
            slightly, generally with porches either enclosed and/or amed.

            General Recommendations: As a result of the 1985 xagrehensive survey of
            Venice, it was recommended that Eagle Point, including a portion of the old
            Tamiami Trail, be proposed as a National Historic District (An Historical
            Architectural %an=. Venice. Flori ). This has yet to be accomplished but
            is still a strong r   mnendation as it has remained relatively unchanged since
            its original construction in 1916. The site represents an important aspect of

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           Table 14.                                   EAGLE POINT CLUB, VENICE, FLORIDA
                                                           Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                             Results and Evaluations

           Map &         FMSF        Site Address                 Site Name                          Historic Arch Data        NR or
           Field         Site                                                                        Context   Style Quality   Local
           Survey                                                                                                              Elig.

           910           8So2100     759 TAMIAMI   TRAIL          EAGLE POINT CLUB,   CABIN 41       WW1A      FRAM    3       B/C
           911           8So2101     759 TAMIAMI   TRAIL          EAGLE POINT CLUB,   CABIN #2       WW1A      FRAM    1       B/C
           912           '8So2102    T59 TAMIAMI   TRAIL          EAGLE POINT CLUB*,  CABIN #3       WW1A      FRAM    1       a/c
           913           8So2103     759 TAMIAMI   TRAIL          EAGLE POINT.CLUB,   CABIN #4       WW1A      FRAM    1       a/c
           914           8So2104     759 TAMIAMI   TRAIL          EAGLE POINT  CLUB,  CABIN #5       WW1A      FRAM    1       a/c
           915           8So2105     759 TAMIAMI   TRAIL          EAGLE POINT  CLUB,  CLUBHOUSE      WW1A      FRAM    3       B/C
           916           8So2106     T59 TAMIAMI   TRAIL          EAGLE POINT  CLUB,  CABIN #6       WW1A      FRAM    3       a/c
           917           8So2107     759 TAMIAMI   TRAIL          EAGLE POINT  CLUB,  CABIN #7       BOOM      FRAM    1       B/C
           918           8So2108     759 TAMIAMI   TRAIL          EAGLE POINT  CLUB,  CABIN #8       BOOM      FRAM    1       a/c
           919           8So2109     759 TAMIAMI   TRAIL          EAGLE POINT  CLUB,  CABIN #9       BOOM      FRAM    I       B/C
           920           8So2110     759 TAMIAMI   TRAIL          EAGLE POINT  CLUB,  CABIN #10      BOOM      BUNG    1       B/C

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             Florida's pre-boom years when northerners spent their      winters here fishing and
             hunting.

                  The western portion of the site, that which borders Roberts Bay, is
             currently being subdivided and developed as a residential community. To date,
             however, there are no apparent plans for the existing structures. They are
              very important to the history of Sarasota County, as mentioned above, and
             every effort should be made. to place them in the National Register of Historic
             Places as a unified site. If this is riot possible, the buildings should be
             restored or rehabilitated for use vacation cottages (most likely high-quality
             due to the nature of the surrounding residential development), and the site's
             existing contextural and enviromental integrity surrounding these structures
             should be maintained.

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            N09CKES

            General Develomment: Part of the area now known as Nokanis was actually the
            location of*the first pioneer settlement in the Venice area. In 1868, Jesse
            and Caroline Varn Kmcjht brought their family of six boys and. seven girls,
            ranging in age from one year old to the mid-20s, from a settlement east of
            Ttnpa. 7he family built a house and out buildings on the peninsula bound on
            the north by present day Dona Bay, Shakett, (-qiake It) and Salt creeks, and
            called the arm Horse and Chaise (Matthews 1989:68-69). They continued to
            purchase land in the areas known today as Nokomis, Laurel and Venice. The
            first post office in this general vicinity was established in 1888 by Darwin
            Curry, in his hme just south of Shakett Creek. Cuz=y, who also operated a
            general-merchandise store, had married one of Jesse Knight's daughters and
            settled near the Yjught hiomestead. The name chosen was Venice, as it was
            shorter than Horse and Cbaise; the postal applications requested short names.
            Charles Oliver Curry, Darwin's uncle, was a circuit riding Methodist Minister
            arid had previously married ftwx:es Knight (Zilles 1975:Edgar Curry interview).
            After living in Manatee for several years, they eventually returned to the
            Yjugtrt family hiomestead, and Charles became the postmaster in 1896. Upcn his
            death in 1901, his son, Claude T. Curry took aver the job for several months.
            Claud   later married Mabel Wilson (from Old Myakka). They moved to the CurTy
            hcvestead and began constructing a house, with the assistance of his brother
            Charles Samuel, a carpenter and boat builder, in 1908. Ihis two story wood
            frame residence remains today in its original location on the corner of Lucile
            and Portia Streets (Claude T.        Curry notes,    Venice Area Historical
            Collection). Claude maintained a grove and vegetable farm.

                 By 1911,          Pott er Palmer of Chicago, owned mos of the land around
            Roberts Bay and by 1917 either the Potter Palmer estate or the Sara ;cta-Venice
            Company contained. land saith of Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota to 3ust north of
            Manasota Key, from the Gulf east toward the Wakka River, including the river
            area. The Seaboard Air Lim Railway cotis:xvcted tracks to a terminus south of
            Robert--- Bay (within present day A.XJLYULatC:6& City of Venice), completed in
            1911. The station there was named Venice. William 0. Harrison relocated the
            original Venice post office in 1912 "to a new building about 300 feet north of
            the railroad crossing on the west side of the track in present day Nokcmis"
            (Venice Pcst.Office narrative, VAHC). W.G. Black, a developer from Tampa,
            established a small subdivision to the east, called Venice Hiomesite Campany,
            in 1915. Eight blocks were clustered around the railroad, south of the post
            office. By 1916, the post office was moved again to the terminus of the
            Seaboard Air Line Railway, south of R2erts Bay, in present day Venice.

                 In 1917, however, a post office by the name of Nokcmis was established by
            Alfred F. wrede southwest of the original Venice post office (Matthews 1989;
            Venice Post office narrative, VAHC). The Seaboard Air Line Railway was
            bisected by the new asphalt boulevard, later to beccme the Tamami Trall,
            wiuch ran south across Roberts Bay to Eagle Point and on to Venice over
            another bridge.

                 Dr. Fred H. Albee, considered "the world's greatest bone surgeon" in the
            1926 Sarasota County Directory, was an early settler of Nokcmis. He PX=h@
            112 acres from the Sara mrta-Venice Company in 1917. Along with Ellis W. Nash,
            they stlIodivided. the parcel into 130 lots, laid out streets radiatiM from two
            inner avenue circles and the asphalt highway, and created the Nokomis
            subdivision. '"No concrete bridges connected (the] subdivision to laurel on

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             the north and Eagle Point         on the south" (Matthews 1989:205). Work soon
             began on the Albee's winter estate at "Fiddler's Point" which would include a
             farm and grove in addition to the house. The United States became involved in
             World War I that          year, so construction on the new house would have to
             wait.    -                                                                              I

                  Dr. Albee returned to the Venice area in 1920 and purchased two small
             parcels from the Knights to complete his land holdings on Dona Bay. He dreamed
             of creating a "city of stability" where every house and building would be
             =L-structed of cement (Polk 1926). The Pollyanna Inn (or Villa Nokomis) was
             officially opened January 8, 1922. This was "a high class, 35 room hotel" to
             be in operation during the Winter season from December to March.

                  'Ihe 192'1-22 Sarasota County Directory describes Nokomis as located on the
             Seaboard Air Line Railroad, sixteen miles south of Sarasota, on the Dixie
             Highway, near Casey's Pass and the Gulf of Mexico. "Since the completion of
             the paved roadway through the center of the village, building operations have
             PX           rapidlyl    'Ihe Martin Building and Mercantile Co.        are now
             cmwtructing a high class hotel building and several fine private residences,
             while others are being planned. The population is about 30011 (1922
             92=              ). Mie Martin Store, managed by Thomas R- Martin, provided
             general merchandise for the town's inhabitants. 7hcmas R. Martin was also
             president of Martin Building and Mercantile Co., contr ctors; an architect;
             and. pns"aster. His home and studio however, were located on M13M Street, in
             Sarasota (1924 Sarasota                   ). Mrs. Potter Palmer indLx@ Thomas
             Martin to move from Chicago to Sarasota where she hired him to work on her
             house at The Oaks estate in Osprey. He remained in the area, eventually
             Aesigning numerous structures throt@ Sarasota County, including the Lamon
             Bay Wcman-'s Club in Englewx)od.

                  On February 14, 1923 the Fred and Lcuella Albee moved into their new
             northern Italian revival. style mansion, npoint ot Palms'#, on the pexiinsula.
             It was a "fine residence overlooking Dona Bay and Casey's Pass (and had] been
             completed at a       of about $50,000-0011 (1924 Sarasota County D
             Ihey om*lnued to reside year-round in their rmth@ home in Coicnia, New
             Jersey (Matthews 1989:214-216).      Fiddler's Island was connected to the
             peninsula by bridge-
                  1Ihe area north of Dona Bay was also purchased by Dr. Albee who decided to
             make nearly 400 lots available in the Bay Point section of Nokomis for the
             1924-25 winter tourist season. "Four avenues radiated from an open space
             called Albee Green" (Matthews 1989:226).

                 . Albee organized the Venice-Nokomis Cbandber of Commerce and later the
             Venice-Nokomis Bank, in 1925, with himself as president and A.L. Joiner and
             A.W. Bell as vice presidents. it was first located in Nokomis, but was later
             moved to Venice in February 1927 (Grismer 1946). A two roan school house Was
             cmwtructed  in 1924, in the Mediterranean Revival style at 234 Nappino Trail.
             Two new wings were added in 1927.
                  The 1926 Sarasota C%Rmty Directory listed about 83 adult residents in the
             Nokcmis area. By then, Isabel Albee (not or- Fred Albee's wife), was
             postmistress. N.L. McCarty was the vice president of the Albee Construction
             Co. The Real Estate business was well-represented with Roger C. Rice, W.L.
             Dunn, and L. Blake. Thomas wiede was the local merchant and T.C. Swales was a
             contractor (Polk 1926).

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                  Ten-years  later, -Isabel Albee was still the Nokomis postmistress.
            Approximately 80 residents were listed in the 1936 Polk's Sarasota County
            Directory. The Bailey Hall School and the Nokomis School were in operation,
            with T.V. Curington as principal of the latter school. A promising tourist
            industry was evident by the following business listings: The Anchorage Resort,
            operated by C.J. Conn; the Cardinal Villa Nokomis, inanaged by Daniel and Helen
            Cardinal; Gladys Caldwell's Pelican Gift Shop; and the Nokomis Lodge Tea Rom
            operated by Jane     McBaine (Polk 1936). By 1938 about 30 more residents were
            listed in the County Directory, totaling approximately 109.

                  "During the depression era, a large part of the railroad         -          Is
            former holdings in the Venice area were ampired by Dr. Albee. In June 1945,
            a syndicate of St. Petersburg business men headed by Robert S. Baynard
            pu@rchased most of these holdings from Dr. Albee's widow", including large
            portions of the city of Venice, the town of Nokcmis, parts of the residential
            deve1q3nent of Bay Point and Treasure Island (Casey Key), and 12,000 acres 6f
            farm land (Grismer 1946:269).

                  The area        xuxiing the Curry homestead was later developed by Harold
            Batas who married Lucille Claire Curry, Claude and Mabel's daughter. Lucille
            Avenue is named f or her.

            Boundaries and MV: Nokomis is bound on the north by the northern boundary of
            half-saction maps 171 and 384, on the west by Blackburn Bay, on the south by
            Roberts Bay, and on the east by Albee Farm Road. Since the community of
            Nokomis straddled the Tamiami Trail (US 41) when it developed, and is
            intersected by both Dona Bay and Shakett Creek, the survey area was ottended
            east of US 41. The area surveyed as Nokomis includes the following sections
            and corresponding half-section map numbers (in parenthesis):

                     Township 38 South, Range 18 East, Section 35 S half (169)
                                                         Section 36 S half (171)
                     Township 38 South, Range 19 East, Section 31 S half (384)
                     Township 39 South, Range 18 East, Section 1     (172 & 173)
                     Township 39 South, Range 19 East, Section 6     (405 & 406)

                  A  map of Nokcmis (Figure 16) has been included to identify the location
            of historic Z@D          recorded during this survey.

            Survey Resul : Nokomis is primarily a residential comamity with some
            cowe=ial structures located aloM Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41), on Colcnia Lane,
            and along the railroad tracks. Most of the residences are small single family
            homes designed in a variety of styles and construction periods. A total of
            168 historic structures were found in the Nokomis area. The majority, 91,
            Wem located on the small peninsula bound by D6na Bay and Roberts Bay, east
            and west of the Tamiami Trail. The remaining 77 structures were found
            scattered north of Dom Bay.

                  New Sites: The 168 strLictures surveyed are included in the list of
            Surveyed Historic Structures (Table 15.). Some of the more important ones have
            been described below.

            1. Point ol Palm, Fred Albee Residence, 201 Cherokee Place (8So1686 and
            8So1687) - Constructed in 1922, this northern Italian revival style mansion

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           Table 15.                                             NOKOMIS, FLORIDA
                                                           Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                             Results and Evaluations

          Map            FMSF        Site Address                Site Name                           Historic Arch     Data     NR or
          Field          Site                                                                        Context Style     Quality  Lo6al
          Survey                                                                                                                Elig.

          651            8So1651     106 E. ALBEE     RD.                                            WW2A      FRAM    1        D
          652            8So1652     175 E. ALBEE     RD.                                            WW2A      FRAM    1/3      C/o
          648            8So1653     406 W. ALBEE     RD.        VILLA ELIZABETH APARTMENTS          DEPR      FRAM.   3        C/D
          649            8So1654     424 W. ALBEE     RD.                                            BOOM      TUDR    3        C
          672            8So1655     903 W. ALBEE     RD.                                            WW2A      FRAM    3/4      D
          671            8SoIS56     908 W. ALBEE     RD.                                            WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          670            8So1657     913 W. ALBEE     RD.                                            WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          354            8So1658     111 ALBEE FARM RD.                                              WW2A      MASO    I        D
          350            8So1659     217 ALBEE FARM RD.                                              WW2A      FRAM    3/6      0
          383     -      8So1660     219 ALBEE FARM ROAD                                             BOOM      FRAM    3        C/D
          353            8So1661     ? ALBEE FARM RD.                                                BOOM      FRAM    3/5      D
          653            8So1662     12? AMALFIE RD.                                                 DEPR      FRAM    3        D
          678            8So1G63     130 AMALFIE                 DR. CORSAN RESIDENCE                DEPR      MASO    3/4      D
          679            8So1664     130 AMALFIE                 DR. CORSAN RESIDENCE, GUEST         WW1A      FRAM    3        C
          317            8So1665     4500) ANCHORAGE DR.         HOUSE                               WW2A      FRAM    3        C/D
          644            8So1666     123 AVE. BAHIA                                                  BOOM      FRAM    3        C
          645            8So1667     129 AVE. BAHIA                                                  DEPR      BUN@    3        C
          643            8So1668     111 AVE. DE LA   ISLA                                           WW2A      FRAM    1        C/D
          642            8So1669     113-A&B.AVE. DE LA    ISLA                                      DEPR      FRAM    3        C
          641            8So1670     115-A&B AVE. DIE LA   ISLA                                      WW2A      FRAM    3        C/D
          396            8So1671     128 AVE. DE LA   ISLA                                           DEPR      FRAM    3        C/D
          638            8So16T2     138 AVE. DE LA   ISLA                                           DEPR      FRAM    3        C
          640            8So1673     233 AVE. DE LA   ISLA                                           WW2A      FRAM    3        C/D
          639            8So1674     237 AVE. DE LA   ISLA                                           WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          612            8So1675     403 BAY POINT AVE.                                              WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          613            8So1676     405 (?) BAY POINT AVE.                                          BOOM      TUDR    3        C/o
          601            8So1677     410 BAYVIEW PKWY.                                               WW2A      FRAM    1        D
          602            8So1678     410 1/2 BAYVIEW PKWY.                                           WW2A      FRAM    1        C/D
          604            8So1679     414 BAYVIEW  PKWY.                                              WW2A      FRAM    1        C/D
          603            MIN         417 BAYVIEW  PKWY.                                              WW2A      FRAM    3/4      D
          605            8So1681     423 BAYVIEW  PKWY.                                              WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          607            8So1682     506 SAYVIEW  PKWY.                                              WW2A      MASO    3        D/E
          606            8So1683     525 BAYVIEW  PKWY.                                              WW2A      FRAM    3/4      D
          349            8So1684     608 CENTRAL  AVE.                                               BOOM      FRAM    3        C/D
          662            8So1685     816 CHANNEL  ACRES    RD.                                       WW2A      FRAM    3        C/D
          325            MIN         201 CHEROKEE PLACE          POINT 0' PALMS                      BOOM      MEDR    1        B/C
          326            8So1687     201 CHEROKEE PLACE                                              BOOM      MEDR    1/3      B/C
          669            8So1688     105 CIRCUIT RD.                                                 WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          675            8So1689     220 CIRCUIT RD.             SMITH RESIDENCE                     WW2A      FRAM    1        C
          343            8So1690     118 E. COLONIA LANE         AMERICAN BOOKKEEPING                WW2A      SPCO    3        C
          342            8So1691     234-36 E. COLONIA LN.                                           WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          341            8So1692     235 E. COLONIA   LANE                                           BOOM      MEOR   -3        C
          348            8So1693     401 E. COLONIA   LANE       KENMAR APARTMENTS                   BOOM      MASO    3        C
          370            8So1694     800 E. COLONIA   LANE                                           WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          371            8So1695     802 E. COLONIA   LANE       NICKS NURSERY & LANDSCAPING         WW2A      FRAM    3        0
          334            8So1696     121 W. COLONIA   LANE                                           WW2A      COLR    1        C
          324            8So1697     302 W. COLONIA   LANE                                           WW2A      FRAM    3/4      D
          382            8SoIS98     1227 DONA WAY                                                   WW2A      FRAM    3        D
                         OC-1000     t) V) C1 AMC11f%C eT                                            ww 0) A   rmlu    I

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             Table 15 (cont).                                                   NOKOMIS, FLORIDA
                                                                        Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                                          Results and Evaluations

             Map &             FMSF          Site Address                       Site Name                                 Historic Arch Data               NR or
             Field             Site                                                                                       Context Style Quality            Local
             Survey                                                                                                                                        Elig.

             379               8Sol7Q0       107  S.   JESSICA     ST.                                                    W112A        FRAM     3/4        0
             378               8So1701       210  S.   JESSICA     ST.                                                    WW2A         FRAM     3          0
             373               8So1702       300  S.   JESSICA     ST.                                                    W112A        FRAM     3          D
             376               8So1703       307  S.   JESSICA     ST.                                                    WW2A         FRAM     3/4        D
             374               8So1704       308  S.   JESSICA     ST.                                                    WW2A         FRAM     3/4        D
             375               8So1705       311  S.   JESSICA     ST.                                                    W112A        FRAM     3/4        D/E
             377               8SO1706       317  S.   JESSICA     ST.                                                    WW2A         FRAM     3/4        D
             372               8So1707       511  S.   JESSICA     ST.                                                    W112A        FRAM     3          D
             668               8So1708       223  LOUELLA LN.                                                             WW2A         FRAM     1          C/@D
             384               8So1709       1212 LUCILLE AVE.                  CLAUDE CURRY HOMESTEAD                    SPAW         FRAM     1/3        B/C
             610               8So1710       413  LYONS BAY RD.                                                           WW2A         MASO     3          D
             611               8So1711       502  LYONS BAY RD.-                                                          WW2A         MASO     3          D
             609               8So1712       516  LYONS BAY RD.                                                           WW2A         FRAM     3/4        D
             608               W1713         522  LYONS BAY RD.                                                           WW2A*        MODE     3          C/D
             667               8SoIT14       907  McHILL RD.                                                              DEPR         FRAM     3          0
             305               8So1715       104  E.   NIPPINO     TRAIL                                                  BOOM         MASO     3          C/D
             306               8SolT16       109  E.   NIPPINO     TRAIL                                                  BOOM         MEDR     3          C
             308               8So1717       124  E.   NIPPINO     TRAIL                                                  DEPR         FRAM     3          C
             30T               8So1718       129  E.   NIPPINO     TRAIL                                                  DEPR         FRAM     3          C/D
             309               8So1719       248  E.   NIPPINO     TRAIL                                                  WW2A         MASO     3          D
             313               8SoIT20       107  W.   NIPPINO     TRAIL                                                  BOOM         MEOR     3          C
             314               8Sol721       108  W.   NIPPINO     TRAIL                                                  WW2A         MEDR     1          C
             336               8So1722       110  W.   NIPPINO     TRAIL        H. PAUCHEY RESIDENCE                      BOOM         MEDR     3          C
             335               8Sol723       112  W.   NIPPINO     TRAIL        HOUSER RESIDENCE                          BOOM         BUNG     3          C
             352               8So1724       720  OLD ALBEE FARM RD.                                                      W112A        FRAM     3          D
             351               8So1725       7i4  OLD ALBEE FARM RD.                                                      WW2A         FRAM     I          C/D
             346               8So1726       606(?) OSCEOLA RD.                                                           WW2A         FRAM     1          D
             345               8So1727       608  OSCEOLA RD.                                                             WW2A         FRAM     1          0
             391               8So1728       700  OSCEOLA RD.                                                             WW2A         FRAM     3          D
             347               8So1729       401  E. PALM                                                                 SPAW         FRAM     3          C
             619               8So1730       206  (?) W. PALM      AVE.                                                   BOOM         MEOR     3          C
             620               8So1731       409  W. PALM AVE.                                                            BOOM         MEDR     3/4        C
             637               8Sol732       209  PALMETTO RD.                                                            W112A        FRAM     3          C/o
             636               8So1733       219  PALMETTO RD.                                                            BOOM         MEDR     1/3        C
             635               8So1734       223  PALMETTO RD.                                                            BOOM         MEDR     3          C
             395               8So1735       329  PALMETTO RD.                                                            OEPR         MASO     3          0
             624               8So1736       218  PAMETO    RD.                                                           BOOM         MASO     1          C
             625               8So1737       225  PAMETO    RD.                                                           DEPR         FRAM     3          C
             626               8So1738       305  PAMETO    RD.                                                           BOOM         MEDR     3          C
             627               8So1739       307  PAMETO    RD.                                                           BOOM         SPCO     3/4        C
             628               8So1T40       315  PAMETO    RD.                                                           WW2A         FRAM     3          C
             614               8So1741       502  PAMETO    RD.                                                           UNKN         FRAM     3/4        D
             615               8So1742       507  PAMETO    RD.                                                           BOOM         MEOR     1          C
             616               8So1743       508  PAMETO    RD.                                                           BOOM         MEOR     I          C
             617               8Sol744       512  (?) PAMETO       RD.                                                    BOOM         MEOR     3          C
             618               8So1745       517  (?) PAMETO       RD.                                                    BOOM         MEOR     3          C
             632               8So1T46       213  PAVONIA RD.                                                             BOOM         SPCO     3          C
             633               8So1747       214  PAVONIA RD.                                                             BOOM         FRAM     3/4        C/D
             634               8So1748       216  PAVONIA RD.                                                             BOOM         ITAL     3          C
             631               8So1749       221  PAVONIA RD.                                                             WW2A         MASO     3          D

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            Table 15 (cont).                                            NOKOMIS, FLORIDA
                                                                 Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                                   Results and Evaluations

            Map &           FMSF         Site Add  ress                 Site Name                             Historic Arch Data            NR or
            Field           Site                                                                              Context Style Quality Local
            Survey                                                                                                                          Elig.

            630             MUM          225 PAVONIA      RD.                                                 BOOM        BUNG    3         C
            629             8So1751      303 PAVONIA      RD.                                                 BOOM        BUNG    3         C
            622             8So1752      207 PINE RD.                                                         OEPR        FRAM    3         C
            623             8So1753      216 PINE RD.                                                         DOR         FRAM    3         C
            621             8So1754      306 PINE RD.                                                         DEPR        BUNG    1         C
            338             8So1755      106 E.  POCONO   TRAIL                                               BOOM        MEDR    3         C
            339             8So1756      202 E.  POCONO   TRAIL                                               BOOM        MEDR    3         C
            340             8So1757      218 E.  POCONO   TRAIL                                               BOOM        MEDR    3         C
            330             8So1758      112 W.  POCONO   TRAIL                                               BOOM        FRAM    3         C
            329             8So1759      115 W.  POCONO   TRAIL                                               BOOM        FRAM    3         C
            331             8So1760      122 W.  POCONO   TRAIL                                               BOOM        SPCO    3         C
            333     -       8So1761      129 W.  POCONO   TRAIL                                               BOOM        MEDR    3         C
            332             8So1762      132 W.  POCONO   TRAIL                                               BOOM        ITAL    3         C
            390             8So1763      105 N.  PORTIA   ST.                                                 WW2A        FRAM    3/4       D/E
            388             M1764        103 S.  PORTIA   ST.                                                 WW2A        FRAM    3         O/E
            380             8So1765      203 S.  PORTIA   ST.                                                 WW2A        FRAM    3         D
            381             8So1766      204 S.  PORTIA   ST.                                                 WW2A        FRAM    3         0
            361             8So1767      301 S.  RAVENNA ST                                                   WW2A        FRAM    3         C/D
            362             M1768        308 S.  RAVENNA ST                                                   WW2A        FRAM    3         C/D
            363             8So1769      406 (?) S. RAVENNA ST                                                BOOM        FRAM    3         C/D
            364             8So1770      408 S.  RAVENNA ST                                                   WW2A        FRAM    3         D
            365             8So1771      524 S.  RAVENNA ST                                                   BOOM        MEDR    3         C/o
            358             8So1772      300 S.  RIVER    BLVD                                                WW2A        FRAM    3         C/D
            359             MOM          301 S.  RIVER    BLVD                                                WW2A        FRAM    3         C/D
            357             8So1774      304 S.  RIVER    BLVD                                                WW2A        FRAM    1         C/D
            360             8So1775      307 S.  RIVER    BLVD                                                WW2A        FRAM    3         C/D
            356             8So1776      308 S.  RIVER    BLVD                                                Ww2A        FRAM    3         0
            355             8So1777      315 S.  RIVER    BLVD                                                WW2A        FRAM    3         C/o
            661             8Sol778      114 SHORE RD.                                                        WW2A        FRAM    6         D
            659             8So1779      119 SHORE RD.                                                        WW2A        FRAM    3         D/E
            660             8So1780      203 SHORE RD.                                                        WW2A        FRAM    3         0
            666             MOM          408-A&B SHORE    RD.'                                                MODE        FRAM    3/4       E
            663             8So1782      413 SHORE RD.                                                        WW2A        FRAM    3/4       D/E
            664             8ScI1783     511 SHORE RD.                                                        DEPR        FRAM    3/4       D
            665             8So1784      601 SHORE RD.                                                        WW2A        FRAM    3         0
            656             8So1785      115 SILVER SPRAY LN.           SILVER SPRAY APARTMENTS               WW2A        FRAM    3         D
            655             8SolT86      116 SILVER SPRAY LN.           SILVER SPRAY APARTMENTS               WW2A        FRAM    3         D
            654             8So1787      117 SILVER SPRAY LN.           SILVER SPRAY APARTMENTS               Ww2A        FRAM    3         D
            657             8So1788      1?? SILVER SPRAY LN.                                                 WW2A        FRAM    3/6       D
            366             8So1789      600 SUN CREST DR                                                     WW2A        FRAM    1/3       C
            369             8SoIT90      604 SUN CREST DRIVE                                                  WW2A        FRAM    3         D
            368             8So1791      700 SUN CREST DRIVE                                                  WW2A        FRAM    3         D
            312             8So1792      104 SUNRISE      DR.                                                 WW2A        FRAM    3         D
            316             8So1793      112 SUNRISE      DR.                                                 WW2A        MASO    3         D
            315             8So1794      200 SUNRISE      DR.                                                 WW2A        FRAM    3         C
            311             8So1795      208 SUNRISE      DR.                                                 WW2A        FRAM    3/4       C/o
            310             8So1796      216 SUNRISE      DR.                                                 WW2A        FRAM    3         C/D
            323             8So1797      321 SUNRISE      DR.                                                 WW2A        FRAM    3         D
            322             8So1798      330 SUNRISE      DR.                                                 02A         INTE    3         0
            1?1             A4Zn17QQ     A117 qI IND I I= r10                                                 f1coo       CDAM    I         r,

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            Table 15 (cont).                                          NOKOMIS, FLORIDA
                                                              Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                                 Results and Evaluations

            Mao           _FMSF         Site Address                  Site Name                            Historic Arch Data          NR or
            Field          Site                                                                            Context Style Quality       Local
            Survey                                                                                                                     Elig.

            318            8So1800      412 SUNRISE DR.                                                    WW2A       FRAM    3        D
            319            8So1801      417 SUNRISE DR.               FIDDLER'S COVE                       WW2A       FRAM    1        C
            320            8Sol802      420 SUNRISE DR.                                                    DEPR       FRAM    1        C
            328            8So1803      107 SUNSET DR.                                                     BOOM       FRAM    3        C
            327            8Sol804      111 SUNSET DR.                                                     WW2A       FRAM    1        C/D
            658            8Sol8O5      218 N.  TAMIAMI   TRAIL                                            DEPR       FRAM    3/4      C/'D
            650            8So1806      255 N.  TAMIAMI   TRAIL       PALM.& PINES M081LE & R.V.           WW2A       FRAM    3        C/D
                                                                      PARK
            647            8Sol$07      3?? N.  TAMIAMI   TRAIL                                            WW2A       FRAM    1/5      0
            646            8SoI808      4?? N.  TAMIAMI   TRAIL       CORETTES TAVERN                      BOOM       FRAM    3/4      D
            337            MAN          801 S.  TAMIAMI   TRAIL       VENICE-NOKOMIS BANK                  BOOM       MEDR    3        C
            344            8So1810      901 S.  TAMIAMI   TRAIL       CAROL'S ANTIQUES                     WW2A       INTE    3/4      D
            302            8Sol811      1011 S. TAMIAMI-TRAIL         SUNTROL CO.                          BOOM       FRAM    3        D
            301            8Sol8l2      1199-?  S. TAMIAMI   TRAIL    BARGAIN BARN                         WW2A       FRAM    3        D
            303-           8So1813      1199-?  S. TAMIAMI   TRAIL                                         WW2A       FRAM    3        D
            304            8Sol814      1199-?  S. TAMIAMI   TRAIL                                         WW2A       FRAM    3        D
            387            8So1815      102 S.  VERONA ST.                                                 WW2A       FRAM    1        D/E
            386            8So1816      104 S.  VERONA ST.                                                 WW2A       FRAM    1        D/E
            385            8Sol817      106 S.  VERONA ST.                                                 WW2A       FRAM    1        D/E
            367            8So1818      503 WANDA PLACE                                                    WW2A       FRAM    3        D

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            was the home of Dr. Fred and Louella Albee. It         remains in good condition
            today and. is currently for sale.
            2. The Venice-Nokomis Bank, 801 S. Irm-dami    Trail  (8So1809) - This two-story
            Mediterranean Revival style commercial building was constructed in 1925. Two
            years later, the bank was moved to Venice , but the building remained. It is
            in good condition and is currently used as a commercial building.

            3. The Claude T. Curry Residence, 1212 Lucille Avenue (8So1709) - Claude T.
            Curry, the cousin of the first postmaster in the area, built this two-story
            wood frame house with his brother in 1908. It is currently occupied and is in
            fair condition. Most of the original fabric remains visible, as it has not
            witnessed extensive modifications through the years.

            4. 130 Amlfie (8So1663 and 8Sol664) - Dr. Susan Corsan and Dr. Blanca Hillman
            constructed a house circa 1933 along the north shore of Dam Bay, east of the
            Tamiami Trail. An older wood frame residence stood nearby on the same parcel
            of larxi. Dr. Corsan had a 7 1/2 acre garden which she opened to visitors.
            Donations were used to help support the Nokomis Fire Department (Margaret
            Wrey, per-scnal cc=mcaticn). The Corsan/Hillman house, curreitly owned by
            Margaret Wrey, has been remodeled with new additions. The earlier wooden
            house remains-in its original location with fewer modifications, now used as a
            guest cottage for their visitors.

                 Two areas contained heavy concentrations of          historic structures,
            primarily from the real estate boom period. These were both developed by Dr.
            Fred Albee and are described below.

            5. The Nokomis subdivision, platted in 1917, is located on the peninsula
            bound on the south by Roberts Bay and on the north by Dom Bay and Shakett
            (Shake It) Creek. It contains a high =m-mitration of Mediterranean Revival
            and Spanish Colonial Revival style residences and some small commercial
            structures. In addition, there are a large number of wood frame        vernacular
            and bungalow residences constructed throughout the twentieth century. most of
            the   newer    infill construction includes concrete block residences and
            commercial structures.

            6. The Bay Point Subdivision was platted in 1924. It is located north of
            Dom Bay and =tains a less dense collection of Mediterranean Revival style
            homes. Most of the     ;idences are a combination of wcod frame vernacular,
            Mediterranean Revival style, and newer concrete block homes rept senting boom
            period,*depression era, and post-World War II architecture.

                 Other Sj      Several early homestead sites-have' been covered with new
            construction or remain vacant today. These have been included in the
            archaeological section of this survey report. The first is Fiddler's Isalmid
            S@11 site (SSoI365). in the Anchorage development on Fiddler's Island.- A
            house on this site; constructed in the 1930s (or possibly earlier), occupied
            by Mr. North has been razed. A concrete sea wall and small wooden structure
                 in today. Second, is The Anchorage site (SSo1366) also located on
            Fiddler's Island. Third and last, is the Venice Ceketery (SSoL367) used since
            the 1880s, or@ginally  part of Jesse Knight's homestead.

            General Recommendations: It is         ----ended that additional research be
            conducted regarding the development of Nokomis. Two important concentrations

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             Of historic structures, established during the real estate boom period, remain
             today. These are located in the Nok.amis Subdivision and the Bay Point
             subdivision as described above in the survey results. Neither area appears to
             be cohesive enough to be considered as a National Register Historic Districtf
             but should be established as two 1,ocal Historic Districts.

                  Two sites merit individual nominations to the National Reg#ter Of
             Historic Places based -on their architectural        significance   and    their
             association with local historical events arid/or persons. These particular
             sites, Point ol Palm and the Claude T. Curry homestead, would also need to be
             researched further prior to the preparation of a nomination proposal.

                  The Venice-Nokomis Bank building would be a potential candidate for
             inclusion in a thematic Multiple Properties nomination for the National
             Register of Historic Places as a Boom Time ccmmercial structure or as an
             example of the Mediterranean Revival style. Several other sites may be
             eligible for a Multiple Properties nomination to the National Register. These
             need to be studied further and incluri , but are not limited to, the following:
             the Kermar Apartnents, the Villa Elizabeth Apartments, and the Dr. Corsan
             Guest House.

                  A number of military bQ11duigs were moved to NOk0MIS from the Venice Air
             Base after world war II. Most of these were converted into residerxms and
             some may be eligible for a NUtiple Properties nomination to the National
             Register. This would include military ::i        - of historical importance
             moved to various parts of Sarasota County-
                  Above all, eacti historic site recorded in this survey with a B, C or D
             rating in the NR Eligibility category should be investigated further and
             should be reviewed thorm;hly prior to appL@val of a demolition or remodeling
             permit.

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            LAUREL

            General DevelgMmt: The first post office of Laurel was established in 1903
            '(Matthews 1989:127), but the County Directories do not include a separate
            listing for Laurel until 1924. Ella Elvira "Effie" Blackburn married Julian
            B. Roberts, an immigrant from Cuba who lived in Braidentowm, in Miy 1904.
            Effie I s parents, Frank and Emm Blackburn, who had                     south of
            Spanish Point in the area of today s Blackburn Point Road, gave the couple
            twenty acres of "bay front" land where they built their home that same year
            (Matthews 1989:146-147). Their house, located on the bayfront south of
            present Roberts Road, burned in the 1970s (Mrs. Isaac Roberts, personal
            commmication). (Their son, Isaac, currently has a house on the south corner
            of Roberts and Bayshore Roads, northeast of the original hcme site.) Mr.
            Roberts (riot related to Robert Roberts in Venice, for whom Roberts Bay was
            named) became the first principal for the new Laurel Granuar School,
            amusbnicted in 1928 (Matthews 1989:274; Polk County Directories). He retained
            that position for at least 12 years according to the county directories.

                  Mary May I'Molliell Wrede, daughter of Rebecca Caroline "Calliell Knight and
            Alfred Franklin Wrede, married Albert E. Blackburn, Frank and Emmas second
            son, on Thanksgiving 1907 (Matthews 1989:332). They nrn,@           a house north
            o@ Effie and J.B. Roberts' home, also on the bayfrcnt. This         house burned
            circa 1930, at which time a new two story wood frame house was     constructed on
            the same- site (Mrs. Frank Blackburn, personal comnmication). (It was torn
            down circa 1970 when Mollie wanted a new concrete house.) Albert and Mollie
            had one dauOiter, Eva Ruth, and four sons, Calvin Duese, Jesse Franklin
            'Iftank", Lewis Earl, and Albert Wrede.

                  Albert Blackburn had been "a ranch foreman and hiring agent for Bertha
            Hcnora Palmer. He had resided in a two-story foreman's house at Meadowsweet
            Pastures (part of present Myakka River State Park), where some of his children
            had been born" (Matthews 1989:226). In 1925, Blackburn agreed to help Albert
            Cummer obtain options on land east of Venice for the BLE (Matthews 1989:226-
            227). The following year he was also hired to manage their demonstration
            dairy fazm, east of Venice (Matthews 1989:236). He was also named "me of the
            thr@ee meztx-xs of the Venice Farm Board, to advise buyers" (Matthews 1989:263).
            Albert Blackburn owned nLxh of the land in Laurel west of the railroad and
            north of the J.B. Roberts hcoestead.

                  Alonzo I'ljonniell and Erna Harn werb married in 1922 and settled in the
            laurel area, just south of pr@t laurel Road. Alonzo had arrived in Mokomis
            in 1903 where he first worked as a cowboy and then later as a mechanic and
            carpenter (Huskey 1985). Their sons, Jack and Harley, remain in the area
            today.

                  "Fishing was done by almost everycne at the time, and massive turpentine
            operations were underway in local pine woods. Meanwhile, tourists began
            flowing into the area in search of game and fish" (Huskey 1985).

                  At that time, 1924, C. Phillips served as the postmaster and merchant.
            The laurel Turpentine Company employed most of the.residents of 'Laurel, which
            amounted to about 36 then (1924 Sarasota County DirectOrV). The Blackburn
            fandly was well-represented by Albert and his wife, Frank and his wife, and
            Spencer and his wife. They raised fruit and other crops.

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                  The McCloud turpentine still (Laurel Turpentine caqk-my), managed by Sam
             McKeithan,. became the center of a community which boasted a commissary,
             [Church,] and housing for the blacks on the north side of today's Laurel Road
             [and east of the Tamiami Tr4ilp, (Arnall 1987:4). An unmarked cemetery was
             located in an area of high land Just east of the still and railroad, on what
             is now Highlands Circle near Mission valley Boulevard (Arnall 1987:4).
                  B@ 1925 the. J. Ray Arnold lumber Company was established in Laurel,
             increasing the population to approximately 92. As elsewhere in Florida, the
             lumber industry followed the turpentine industry when the pine trees were
             tapped of all their oleorosin sap, used in making turpentine. The. lumber
             company, ccuplete with nine or ten small mills located out from the main mill,
             processed lumber from trees on 80 acres of land located north of the McCloud
             turpentine quarters. 1"niere was a ccmamity of about 50 to 100 houses
             including a camd-soary, living pla        for married and single black and white
             individuals. By 1930 all of the timber was sawed out" (Arnall 1987:4).. Like
             other communities developing south of Sarasota, Laurel was located- along the
             Seaboard Air Line Railroad (Polk 1926).

                  Anothef "negro section", knowm as "Albee's quarters", "lay west of the
             Seaboard tracks in Laurel, and a 'white labor' section east of the Venice
             Railroad station" (Matthews 1989:225-226,238). Most of the people worked for
             Dr. Albee or on the BLE (Brotherhood of locomotive Engineers) const:uction
             projects in Venice during the mid-1920s.         of them later worked in the
             Venice Lumber Coqxkry (1926-1959). Betty Hauser Arnall, wtiose father George
             Hauser owTied the cxxqoany, rar-d-mrs names such as: Clarence Sims, George
             Harris and Henry Morgan. Scme of the relatives of these men still live there
             (Betty Arnall, personal cmaunicaticn).

                  "Dr. Fred Albee and his brother Stephen started growing gladiolus and
             narcissus along the east side of Dom Bay and Shakett Creek (in Nokomis] back
             in the late twenties and early thirties.       Mis was the first comnercial
             farming venture in the area and the first commercial growing of ornamentalsol
             (Davis and Zilles, 1975,      Mabel Curry interview).

                  Ten years later, the 1936 Polk"s Sarasota County D                 showed a
             decline in the population to 77 adult residents, about half of whom were
             "colored." Two schools had been established in the area. The laurel Grammar
             School, a new stuccoed Mediterranean Revival style building was =L-jtr
             using structural clay tile in 1928. Located along the T-amiami Trail, it
            .replaced the earlier wooden school house located across Roberts Road, on the
             north ( hotograph at VAHC). J.B. Roberts was the first principal. The Laurel
             Colored School was directed by E.W. Penn. Mr. F.M. Harp was POStMOLSI         (Polk
             1936). By 1938 George 0. arid Marie Bell operated a tourist camp in Laurel.
             The 1938 Sarasota County Director-V recorded about 88 residents, including
             approximately 35 "colored" residents (Polk 1938).

                  Colonel W.R. Grove settled in the area south of South Creek in what is
             now the residential development of Sorrento Shores. His house was located on
             South Creek,      urrounded. by a lychee grove        (Betty   Arnall,   Personal
             7 -vigil uAcation).

             Boundaries and M: This - nirgrehensive survey of Laurel includes an L-shaped
             arm bound on the north by the section line dividing section's 14 and     15 from
             Sections  22' and 23 (Township 38 South, Range 18 East) just south of South
             Creek (west of U.S. 41) and by Laurel Road (east Of U.S. 41). The        southern

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             b0UndarY Consists of the souther    line of half-section maps 168 and 170. The
             Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41) forms the east boundary, north of Laurel Road, whereas
             Shakett Creek becomes the boundary south of Laurel Road. Blackburn Bay forms
             the west boundary. Structures ldcated along the east side of the Tarnami
             Trail and along the north side of Laurel Road (east of U. S. 41) were also
             included. Starting from the north, the following sections and corresponding
             half-section maps were covered in this survey of Laurel:

                     Township 38 Soiuth, Range 18 East,    SecEion 22    (159)
                                                           Section 23    (160 & 161)
                                                           Section 25    (164 & 165)
                                                           Section 26    (166 & 167)
                                                           Section 35 N half (168)
                                                            ection 36 N  half (170)
                     Township 38 South, Range 19 East,     Section 30 S half (382)
                                                           Section 31 N half (383)

                 Using   the half-section maps and current aerials, the following map
             (Figure 17) was prepared to irxilcate the location of the historic structures
             included in this survey.

             Survey            The camounity of Laurel is much smaller and less dense than
             Nokcmis. Several residential developments and commercial strip shopping
             centers appearing along U.S. 41 are potential threats to this area. A total
             Of 35 historic sites were inventoried in this survey and have been listed in
             the Surveyed Historic Structures Table 16.

                 New Sj    : Ten of these sites were located west of U.S. 41, consisting of
             wood frame vernacular, bungalows, and masonry vernacular (concrete block)
             residences. Four were constr =ted in the late 1940s and do not represent any
             unique architectural styles. This portion of Laurel was originally settled by
             the Harn,' Roberts and Blackburn families. Relatives of each still live in the
             area, mostly in newer concrete block residences. A few of the more important
             sites west of U.S. 41 have been listed below:

             1. Mks. Barney York Residence, 612 Laurel Road (8So1848) - This house was
             first remodeled circa 1925 from an older wood frame residence. Other
             additions have since been constructed on the east side. Lord Roberts, a long@
             tim resident and neighbor recounted that it was originally built by a man
             named Belnere circa 1910.

             2. Verna   Blackburn  Residence, 1109 Bayshore Road (SSol824) - Lord Roberts
             also reported that this house was built by Berkholder, a World War I veteran,
             in the mid-1920s. Verna Arnold, daughter of J. Ray Arnold, married Duese
             Blackburn, son of Albert and Mollie Blackburn. This two-story wood frame
             house has remained relatively unaltered through the years.

             3. J. Weller Bay Cottages (Hill Cottages), 1649 Bayshore Road (8So1828)
             Four wood frame cottages line the end of Hill Street, ending with newer
             concrete block duplexes along the bayfront. Apparently these were built in
             the 1930s. Three are identical except for minor alterations, and one is
             slightly different. This one, located third from Bayshore Road, appears to
             have been constructed earlier than the rest.

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           Table 16.                                            LAUREL, FLORIDA
                                                         Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                           Results and Evaluations
          Map            FMSF       Site Address                Site Name                          Historic Arch    Data '   NR or
          Field          Site                                                                      Context   Style  Quality  Local
          Survey #                                                                                                           Elig.

          686            8So182O    104 ANDER86N RD.                                               WW2A      FRAM   3/4      C/D
          687            8So1821    ??? ANDERSON RD.                                               WW1A      FRAM   3        C
          673            8So1822    710 BAYSHORE RD.                                               DEPR      FRAM   3        C
          674            8So1823    819 BAYSHOAE RD.                                               DEPR      FRAM   3        C
          584            8So1824    1109 BAYSHORE RD.           VERNA BLACKBURN RESIDENCE          BOOM      FRAM   1/3      B/C
          583            8So1825    1135 BAYSHORE RD.           LORD ROBERTS RESIDENCE             WW2A      MASO   3        D/E
          582            MIN        1221 BAYSHORE RD.           ELIHUE ROBERTS RESIDENCE           WW2A      FRAM   3        D/E
          587            8So1827    1501 BAYSHORE RD.           WREDE BLACKBURN RESIDENCE          WW2A      FRAM   3/4      D
          588            8So1828    1649 BAYSHORE RD.   (1-4)   J. WELLER BAY COTTA@ES             DEPR      FRAM   3        C
          684            8So1829    204 BROWNS RD.                                                 WW2A      FRAM   3        C
          682            8So1830    212 CHANDLER RD.                                               WW2A      FRAM   3        C/D
          683            8So1831    229 CHANDLER RD.                                               WW2A      FRAM   3        C
          696            8So1832    509 CHURCH ST.                                                 DEPR      FRAM   3        C
          695            8So1833    ??? CHURCH ST.              CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH OF           BOOM      FRAM   3        C
                                                                LAUREL
          697            8So1834    600 CHURCH ST.              MORGAN RESIDENCE                   BOOM      FRAM   3        C
          TOO            8So1835    ??? CHURCH ST.                                                 DEPR      FRAM   3        C
          694            8So1836    308 COLLINS RD.             C. HOLLENQUEST RESIDENCE           WW2A      FRAM   3        C
          698            8So1837    ??? COLLINS RD.             ROBINSON'S GROCERY                 Boom      FRAM   3        C
          699            BSo183B    COLLINS RD. & CHURCH ST.                                       BOOM      BUNG   3        C
          690            8So1839    6 FOREST ST.                                                   DEPR      BUNG   3        C
          6B9            8So1840    ?? FOREST ST.                                                  WW2A      FRAM   3        C
          688            8So1841    ?? FOREST ST.                                                  WW1A      FRAM   3/6      C
          692            8So1842    ?? GROVE ST.                                                   DEPR      FRAM   3/4      C/D
          691            8So1843    395 E.  LAUREL  RD.         RAM MARINE SERVICES, INC.          Boom      FRAM   1        C
          693            8So1844    ??? E.  LAUREL  RD.         THE MARTINS RESIDENCE              DEPR      FRAM   3        C
          677            8So1845    503 W.  LAUREL  RD.                                            DEPR      FRAM   3        C
          676            8So1846    519 W.  LAUREL  RD.         HARN-SCOBORIA RESIDENCE            WW2A      FRAM   3        C
          580            8So1847    600 W.  LAUREL  RD.                                            DEPR      FRAM   3        C
          581            8So1848    612 W.  LAUREL  RD.         MRS. BARNEY YORK RESIDENCE         BOOM      BUNG   3/4      C
          685            8So1849    237 MT. PLEASANT RD.                                           WW2A      FRAM   3        C
          586            BSoIB50    1405 OAK ST.                A.E. BLACKBURN'S BARN              BOOM      FRAM   1/3      C
          680            8So1851    12 OLD TRAIL                                                   WW2A      FRAM   3        C
          681            8So1852    ?? OLD TRAIL                                                   WW2A      FRAM   3        D
          585            8So1853    331 ROBERTS RD.             ISAAC ROBERTS RESIDENCE            WW2A      MASO   3        D/E
          589            8So1854    1241 N. TAMIAMI TRAIL       LAUREL SCHOOL                      Boom      MEDR   3        B/C

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             4. The Laurel school, 1241 N. Tamiami Trail (8Sol854) - Constructed in 1928,
             this Spanish Colonial Revival style school *building remains basically
             unaltered on the exterior . It is currently vacant and the school board is
             trying to sell the property which is in a prime development location.

                  The remaining 24 are located east of U.S. 41. A number of small wood
             frame and cancrete    block houses are located in an area bound on the north by
             Laurel Road and on the west by U.S. 41. Most of these are occupied by low
             income residents and have been modified through the years as the need and
             resources arose. For this reason, some structures    constructed pre-1949 may
             not have been obvious and were not recorded in this survey. South of Collins
             Road and west of the railroad is the original  "Albee's Quarters," a black
             community established in the 1920s. This area is reputed as being a high
             crime area and was not surveyed thoroughly at this time. The structures
             observed are primarily wood frame vernacular, bungalows and concrete block
             residences. Most are   in fair condition and many have been altered from their
             original configurations. The area north of Laurel Road and east of U.S. 41
               has been developed with new residential subdivisions. The only historic
             structure of any significance east of U.S. 41 is described as follows:

             6. Chapel Baptist Church of Laurel, Church Street (8SO1833) - A newer
             concrete block church has been constucted              next to this simple wood frame
             church building dating frcm the 1920s or 1930s. Many of the windows have been
             enclosed or replaced with metal awning       windows. It currently sits vacant.
             This was    one of the churches which served the black community of "Albee's
             Quarters.                                                                              1
                  Other Sites: Two of the sites surveyed were locations of original pioneer
             I    tead which have since been destroyed. One, the Isaac Roberts Residence,
             331 Roberts Road, was built in the late 1940s    on the property    of the original
             Julian B. Roberts         homestead. The original house, which burned down 1n the
             1970s, was located closer to the bay (southwest of the present house). At the
             other site, Frank Blackburn's residence, 1405 Oak Street   was built circa 1970
             to replace Albert E . Blackburn's house built in the 1930s.   This house in
             turn replaced their original homestead house built circa 1907 (see General
             Development above). An historic wood frame barn remains at this site today-

             General Recommendations: The historic stuctures in the Laurel community          are
             riot concentrated together in such a fashion to be eligible for a National
             Register Historic District. A Local Historic District may be possible for the
             black community based    on its historical importance to the    Venice -Nokomis      area,
             but would have to be researched further (both historically and politically).
             Numerous structural intrusions may prevent this from being possible.

                  Several  sites, however, are potentially eligible for inclusion in
             Multiple Properties nominations to the National Register Of Historic Places-
             These  include the following:

                  1. The Laurel School as part of an educational thematic nomination (see
              Recommendations  at the end of the report).
                  2. The j. Weller Bay cottages as part of a vacation/tourist thematic
              nomination  (see  recomendations at the end of the report).

                  Other sites which are important historically and/or architecturally but
             require additional information  are: the verna Blackburn Residence, the Harn-

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            Scarboria Residence, the Barney York Residence, 503 Laurel Road, and 395
            Laurel Road.

                The sites where the Julian B. Roberts horestead and the Albert E.
            Blackburn hamstead originally stood should be investigated further if the
           .existuig properties are goiM to be subdivided or developed (see survey
            results for addresses).

                Additional research - should eventually. be. gathered. pm-taining to the
            developnent of the cam-uuty south of Laurel Road and east of U.S. 41 to
            determine if a more 7xTrIprehensive survey of this area is required. This is
            particularly true with the area along Church Street ("Albee's Quarters") since
            this was riot thoroughly surveyed (see Survey Results).

                 In any case, all sites with a B, C or D rating in the NR Eligibility
            category should be reviewed carefully before a demolition or remodeluxj permit
            is granted.

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            General Devel          Casey Key was originally called Chaises,*s Key. Captain
            John Charles Casey, an army officer from the Second Seminole War, asmisted
            with the first U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey between 1848 and 1851. The
            published chart recorded the inlet at present Venice as "Casey's Pass", the
            barrier. island to the north was labeled "Chaises's Key" (this was seventeen
            years before the Knights arrived and named their settlement Horse and Ch@aise) I
            and the mainland of Venice was called "Piney Bluffs" (Matthews 1989:38,70).
            By 1856, however, the name of Chaises's Key was changed to Casey's Key on a
            new Florida _map.

                 The early pioneer        eaders and guests would cross over to Casey Key
            to hunt animals such as bobcats, panthers, and raccoons (turtle eggs were also
            very popular) and to cut bLTttcr&jood, mangrove, and ceda . Even as early as
            the 1870s there were complaints of too many turtle-egg hunters on the beach
            (Matthews 1989: 111).

                 Just after the turn of the century, the Isaa Shumard family arrived at
            Casey Key. Originally from Missouri, they had been living in Fort Meade,
            Florida for a while. The family included two sons, Jesse and Orville, and
            four daughters, Lizzie, Florence, Flossie, and Clara. The Shumards and their
            neighbors, Mr. and Nkns. A. Root, both raised bees. 1hey eventually started a
            Sunday school, held in Mary's Chapel at Spanish Point, for the community
            children. k@other neighbor, G.M. Ragan operated the Seldom Inn at his home.
            Jesse Shumard "settled federal larxis across the bay from Osprey in spring
            1903. By 1910, his homestead included a six-rom house, a dock house,
            workshop, artesian well, a fenced six-acre orchard, and a vegetable gardenif
            (Matthews 1989:151-152).

                 Zachariah M. Dryman              nor than 100 a      on Casey's Key, south
            Of the Blackburn             in 1909. Me bay along this area was later*called
            Dryman Bay (Matthews 1989:152).

                 In the early 1910s, Isaac T. Siumard sold most of his sixty-two acres on
            Casey Key to the Sara x*a-Venice Company, but retained ten acres which
            included the family's "Island      11 (Matthews 1989:185).

                 A $1,300,000-00 Treasure Island Hotel was proposed for the southern end
            Of Casey Key by the Sara mrta-Venice Couparry (Matthews 1989:200). The United
            States entered World War I, and all dreams of expansion ended for a while.

                 Mie Blackburn Point Road bridge was constructed in 1925-26, connecting
            the mainland to the north end of Casey Key. The Treasure Island bridge was
            opened January 1923 as a toll bridge constructed by E.C. Warren (Grismer
            1946:230).

                 Through the depression years, teenagers from the Venice-NdwmLs convuuty
            en ftained themselved with beach parties at lqk*cms Beach on Treasure Island
            (Casey Key), where an abandoned Marvin (inventor Henry Marvin) house (called
            Lyons House by locals) was a favorite place for cbaperoned overnight campuig"
            (Matthews 1989:314).

                 A group of small vacation cottages were constructed near the-southern end
            Of the key at "Jamay Beach". The current owner, Mrs. Vera Davis, has a

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              Postcard dated 1941 and signed by Raymond-Whitco1mb, Inc., with an aerial
              photograph of the site. One large house and* four small cottages overlooked
              the Gulf, four mcire*small cottages and a large garage were located'on the bay
              side. A boulevard ran north-south between them, with another garage and shed
              located on the median. Eight of these structures remain there today.

              Boundaries and Mar): About seven miles long, Casey Key extends from Midnight
              P&W (Northwest corner of T38S, R18E, S4) on thb north, to the Venice Inlet
              (Southeast corner of T39S, R18E, S2) on the south. Casey My includes the
              following , sections:

                       Township 38 South, Range 18 East,     Section  4    (144 & 145)
                                                             Section  9    (146)
                                                             Section  15   (157 & 158)
                                                             Section  16   (146)
                                                             Section  22   (159)
                                                             Section  26   (166 & 167)
                                                             Section  27   (166)
                                                             Section  35   (168 & 169)
                       Township 39 South, Range 18 East, Section      2    (174)
                   Since this key is so large, all remaining historic structures have been
              located on a USGS quad nap for this report (Figure 18).

              Survey Resul        Although a number of structures are evident on Casey Key on
              earlier maps and aerials, only 17 remaining historic sites were recorded
              duriM this survey. They have been included in the list of Surveyed Historic
              Structures (Table 17) and the more important ones have been described below.

                   Now Sites:

              1. MacAdoo--Beattie Residence, 3204 Casey Yay Road (8So1889) - This fine
              Mediterranean Revival style home, located on Dryman Bay, was built in 1928 by
              Mrs. MacAdoo (note this name was prwided by the current owner and the
              spelliM is not guarranteed to be accurate). She designed and created the
              ornate plaster frieze panels which surround the front of the house, depicting
              sea creatures. The current owner, Mrs. Beattie, purchased the house from Mrs.
              MacAdools estate and moved here in 1951.

              2. 2914 & 2960 Casey Key Road (8So1886 & 8So1887) - These two sites actually
              consist of eight structures, some historic and sane ccntei,qporr y. Constructed
              of wood frame with weatherboard sidux;, the main structures conjure images of
              a mountain camp site. No history was found for these sites, although the
              architecture is unique and the main buildings have rx:yt been modified
              extensively.

              3. Miller House, 2209 Casey Key Road (SS01884) - -Ihis international style
              house was designed by Paul Rudolph and Ralph Twitchell in 1948. UsiM                lime
              "Ocala" block, they created a low profile T-shaped building overlooking the
              Gulf of Mexico. This house was featured in several architectural magazines at
              the time (-q   Bibliography). It was remodeled in the mid-1970s and a large
              two-story (compatible) addition is currently being             L'Structed at the north
              side of the house. A boat house was originally proposed, designed and

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                                 Figure 18. Location of Historic
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           Table 17.                                            CASEY KEY, FLORIDA
                                                           Surveyed Hittoric Structures
                                                             Results and Evaluations

           Map &          FMSF       Site Address                 Site Name                          Historic  Arch Data        NR or
           Field          Site                                                                       Context   Style Quality    Local
           Survey                                                                                                               Elig.

           551                       3104 CASEY KEY RD.                                              MODE      FRAM    1        E
           564            8So1875    409  CASEY  KEY RD.          JAMAY  BEACH                       WW2A      FRAM    3        C
           560            M1876      413  CASEY  KEY RD.          JAMAY  BEACH                       WWZA      FRAM    3        C
           561            8So1877    416  CASEY  KEY RD.          JAMAY  BEACH                       WW2A      FRAM    3        C
           559            8So1818    417  CASEY  KEY RD.          jAMAY  BEACH, TREASURE ISLAND      WW2A      FRAM    3        C
           562            8So1879    418  CASEY  KEY RD.          JAMAY  BEACH                       WW2A      FRAM    3        C
           563            8So1880    420  CASEY  KEY RD.          JAMAY  BEACH                       WW2A      FRAM    3        C
           557            SSo1881    421  CASEY  KEY RD.          JAMAY  BEACH                       WW2A      FRAM    3        C
           558            8So1882    421A  CASEY  KEY RD.         JAMAY  BEACH                       WW2A      FRAM    3        C
           556            8So1883    2108  CASEY  KEY RD.                                            BOOM      FRAM    3/4      D
           565            8So1884    2209  CASEY  KEY RD.         MILLER HOUSE                       WW2A      INTE    3        C
           555            8So1885    2910  CASEY  KEY RD.         GOLDEN POND                        WW2A      FRAM    3        C
           554            8So1886    2914  CASEY  KEY RD.                                            WW2A      FRAM    3        C,
           553            8So1887    2960  CASEY  KEY RD.                                            WW2A      FRAM    3        C
           552            8So1888    3009  CASEY  KEY RD.                                            WW2A      FRAM    3        D/E
           550            8So1889    3204  CASEY  KEY RD.         MACADOO-BEATTIE RESIDENCE          Boom      MEDR    3        B/C
           496            BSo!890    BLACKBURN POINT RD.          BLACKBURN POINT ROAD BRIDGE        BOOM      OTHR    1        8

            published for the bay side of the property but was never constructed (personal
            communication with caretaker).

            3. Jamay Beach Cottages, 409, 413, 416, 418, 417, 420, 421, 421A Casey Key
            Road (8So1875 to 8Sol882)- These eight wood.frame  cottages were part of a
            complex built prior to 1941 (see General Development above) and remain in good
            condition with few alterations.

            4. Blackburn Point Bridge (8So1890)         This is the only      swivel bridge
            remaining in Sarasota County and possibly the only bridge in the county still
            in use since 1926 when it opened on December 15. The Champion Bridge Co.,
            from willmington, ohio, cciLstructed this Warren TnLss (with verticals) swing
            bridge between 1925 and 1926 as a result of a bond issued in July 1924. This
            was one of the first bonds issued after Sarasota became a county in 1922,
            important historically since Sarasota separated from Manatee County in an
            effort to focus on much-needed road and bridge construction in this part of
            the county.

            General Recommendations: It is recommended that the MacAdoo-Beattie Residence
            be included in a thematic Multiple Properties nmination to the National
            Register of Historic Places along with other isolated Mediterranean Revival
            style structures in Sarasota County (see Recommendations at the end of the
            report).

                 The Tamay Beach cottages should aim be researched further for potential
            inclusion in anotl@ thematic Multiple Properties nomination to the National
            Register with other vacation/tourist sites in the county (see.Pjec@@aticns
            at the end of the report) .

                 EKtxmlve historical research has been prepared by the Sarasota County
            Department of Historical Resources for the Blacld=m Point Bridge and has been
            deemed eligible for listing in the National Register Of Historic Places.
            Additional can nctural research is required Prior to preparing a National
            Register Nomination Proposal.

                 Further research should be compiled regarding the sites 2914 and 2960
            Casey Key Road before re=mnendations can be made for them.

                 A few structures located on Casey Key may have been cons tructed prior to
            1949 but were not recorded in this SUrIM7. This oocured because the buildings
            were either modified, hiding their original materials and configuration, or
            were built in the late 1940s of a similar style to most 1950s construction.
            it is recommend      that the results of this survey be reviewed with the 1948
            aerials, if they are available, to determine which structures ray have been
            missed by this survey.

                 More valuable, however, would be a survey of all of the structures
            remaining in Sarasota County designed by Ralph TWitchell and Paul Rudolph (and
            other designers of the ##Sarasota school of Architecture"). This proposed
            survey should include all of their structures, regardless as to the date of
            construction or location within the county. (See Recommendations at the end of
            this report for further details).

                 All sites recorded in this survey which contain a B, C or D rating in the
            NR Eligibility category should be reviewed carefully before demolition or
            remodeling permits are granted-

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            General Develorment: In February 1867, a well educated farming family from
            Utica, New York started theii journey.to Florida, wtiere they eventually set up
            a homestead in osprey, spurred by the Congressional Hanestead Act of 1862.
            John Greene Webb, his wife Eliza Ophelia, Graves Webb, their five children
            (Arma, Will, Lizzie, Jack and Ginnie), Eliza's father, Samuel Graves, and her
            sister Emily set out by schooner from the New York.Harbor to their new home in
            Florida. After they arrived at the Manatee River settlement, they becjan
            searching for land to homestead. Finally, in July 1867, they decided on a
            site, along the lower Sarasota Bay, fourteen miles south of the Wlutaker
            homestead. By the end of August their garden was in blocm and they were
            starting construction on their new home "-a 'balloon house-'-partition sides
            filled in with homemade concrete that could be plastered over later. It was
            tem@rY * * .11 (Matthews 1983:281-282). Eliza Webb wrote to her family in
            New York describing the houses in Florida which were more open than those in
            New York: "You will be surprised to hear that the richest people here (worth
            forty thousand dollars) live in houses in which our cattle in the north, would
            perish in the winter" (Matthews 1983:282). Their new home, which they named
            Spanish Point, was ready September 10, 1867, almost eight months after they
            left their home in Utica, New York the last week in January (Matthews 1983).

                 The Webb family were the only ones living in that general vicinity when
            they established their homestead, but quickly     --         friends from the
            north to come visit and set up their own         teads. "During the 1870s and
            early ?0s a small cot unity grw up in Webbs neighborhood and in 1884 he
            applied for a post office. His petition was granted and the community was
            named osprey at his request. He chose the name because of his admiration for
            the beautiful Osprey, a gorgeous dark-brown fish-hawk" (Grismer 1946:52). By
            1897, the General Directory of manatee county described Osprey as a fine
            fishing point, with land, high pine and suitable for citrus fruit culture.
            Located eleven miles south of Sarasota, the fifteen families listed received
            daily mail directly frcm, Sarasota. John G. Webb, the local postmaster, also
            operated a hotel at Spanish Point. other residents included five fishermen,
            one turtle hunter, one laundry operator, one laborer, two vegetable farmers,
            two builders (William B. Webb and R.S. Griffith), one farmer, and one guide
            (Meserve 1897).

                 webb placed advertisements in northern newspapers, emphasizing the warm
            winters at Osprey and his own Webb,*s Winter Resort (Grismer 1946:51). Marry
            guests stayed at their resort and a number of them returned annually, scme
            eventually made this area their home, once the town of Sarasota was founded
            (Grismer 1946:52).

                 Mrs. Potter Palmer (Bertha Mathilde Hcnor6) arrived in Sarasota early in
            1910, traveling from her home in clucago with her brother, Adrian, and her
            son, HwiorC She had been intrigued by an ad in the Clug=         Daily Tr
            placed by Joseph Lord who was selling large undeveloped tracts of land wtuch
            he had acquired near Sarasota, Venice, and Myakka since 1885. That year, Mrs.
            Palmer, her brother, and son began acquirinig. land from Mr. Lord. They
            eventually formed the Sarasota-Venice Ccuparry with Adrian Hionor*, president,
            Joseph Lord, vice-president, Potter Palmer Jr., treasurer, and Hionor6 Palmer,
            secretary. During the next few years the company purchased thousands of acres
            of orange groves and native pine land, and granted a right-of-way to the
            seaboard Air Line Railway (Matthews 1989:173,178-179).

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                  Bertha Honorb Palmer had decided to establish her estate where the
             Pioneer settlement of Osprey stood. This'would be close to the coastal center
             Of Palmer land. Mrs. Palmer's aunt, Laura Carr Honor6, purchased twelve acres
             for her just north of Frank and Lizzie Webb Guptill's house, bordering the
             Webb homstead, in Oc@r       1910. She soon began remodeling an existing two-
            -story, four-columned, wood frame house located on the bayfroryt, originally
             built in 1900 by-lawrence 30nes (Matthews 1989:181). Mrs. Palmer called her
            -winter. estate Osprey Point, and her remodeled house,-the Oaks. On the-estate,
             she enhanced its natural beauty with formal gardens and numerous paths. The
             existuxj Webb homestead buildings were also remodeled. Ifts. Palmer's Osprey
             Point estate contained its own electric plant and water system, several
             groves, separate buildings for house servants and grounds supervisors, a small
             village and commissary for white and black work crews, livestock and poultry
             sheds, and a farm which she developed, called Home Farm" (Matthews 1989:182).
             In addition, Bertha Honor6 Palmer occupied herself with her large ranch,
             Mea owsweet Pastures, located inland along the Myakka River. Unable to finish
             her plans for the Oaks and Osprey Point, Mrs. Palmer died in 1918, due to
             cancer.

                  By 1922, Osprey was described as a village and post office close to the
             shore in the Sarasota County          . IIS=razxIing it are some of the most
             beautiful winter homes in the South.. The area is one capable of very great
             expansion in agricultural production" (1922 Sarasota County Directory). About
             118 residents were listed, as well as a Baptist church and Victor A. Saunder's
             general store and post office. Sane of the families included their nothern
             residences in the listuig. The Palmer Estate continued to employ laborers
             after Mrs. Potter Palmer's death (1922 Sarasota County

                  Nat marry changes occured in two years, except J. Mack Hamlin, from the
             Osprey Mercantile Co., became postmaster.      The 1923-24 Sarasota County
                       listed approximately 112 residm-rts plus children. The population
             declined to about 84 inhabitants by 1926, even though the Seaboard Air Line
             Railway had been installed through Osprey (Polk 1926). Ten years later, there
             were only 66 residents according to the 1936 Polk's Sarasota County Di
             J. Mack Hamlin continued to be the prvqtmnster and owner of the Osprey
             Mercantile Co. An Osprey Chamber of Comerce was created, with C.W. Webb as
             secretary (Polk 1936). The population began to irKxease again, so that by
             1938, there were again close to 120 residents (Polk 1938).

                 The Palmer estate in Osprey was left to Mrs. Potter Palmer's son, Potter
             Palmer, Jr. and in turn was succeeded by his children. "A great woods fire in
             1950, destroyed mich of the natural coastal timberline east of the extensive
             grounds and house. Afterward mos of the acreage was planted in fields for
             ornamental plants and fruit trees for Palmer Nurseries" (Shepard Associates
             1980:H-35). Bertha Hcnor6 Potter's grandson, Gordon, operated the nursery and
             opened the gardens and house to visitors to promote his ornamental plants.

             Boundaries and MV: The area included in this mirrrp-herLsive survey of Osprey
             is bound on the north by the northern boundary of Township 38 South and North
             Creek; on the west by Little Sarasota Bay; on the south by the southern
             boundaries of Sections 14 and 15 (Township 38 South, Range 18 East), just
             south of South Creek; and on the east by the eastern boundaries of Sections 3
             and 10 (Township 38 South, Range 18 East). Since the -3111101itY Of Osprey
             developed on both sides of the Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41), the boundaries were

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            extended east of U.S. 41. The following soctions and corresponding half-
            section maps are included in this,survey:

                    Township 38 South, Range 18 East,   Section 3    (142 & 143)
                                                        Section 4    (144 & 145)
                                                        Section 10   (147 & 148)
                                                        Section 14   (155 & 156)
                                                        Section 15   (157 & 158)

                 Two  maps have been prepared for this report identifying the location       of
            the historic     k-tures surveyed in the osprey area. Figure 19 contains the
            original COILUMiity of Osprey where the largest concentration of sites were
            recorded. This map was derived      'from the current half-section naps and
            aerials.  The other map, Figure 20, represerits the area south of Osprey.
            Fewer historic sites were found in this area, therefore a USGS quad map was
            used.

            am=            : Today Osprey is a small, quiet ccmmmity bisected by U.S. 41.
            A total of 95 historic structures have been recorded in osprey as a result of
            this survey. Larger, estate residences were constructed along the bayfront,
            generally as winter residences for wealthy northern inhabitants. 7hese were
            found to be mor decorative and in better corxiition than those on the east
            side of the Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41). The styles included are a Mediterranean
            Revival, a two-story Colonial Revival, and a number of one- and two-story wood
            frame vernacular houses. Those on the east side of the Tamiami, Trail
            constitute smaller, mor modest arx-estory frame vernacular and simle bungalow
            houses, most of which are in fair condition. These homes were probably used
            by laborers wbo, lived here yearround. Intermediate sized wood frame and
            concrete block structures are scattered in between.

                 Spanish Point at the Oaks, a small portion of Mrs. Potter Palmer's estate
            which contains some of the Webb family homes and Mks. Palmer's gardens, is a
            National Register site.

                 New Sites: The 95 structures surveyed have been included in the list of
            surveyed Historic Structures (Table 18). More important sites have been
            described below.

            1. Osprey School, 337 North Tamiami Trail (8So1975) - Built at the same time
            as the Laurel School, in 1928, the Osprey School is not as ornate. However,
            it is a fine example of Boom Time schools and remains in excellent structural
            conaLtion. currently it stands vacant while the school board attempts to sell
            the property.

            2. The Palmer Estate Caretaker Houses, 343 and 369 Palmetto Avenue (8Sol945 &
            8Sol946) - These wow frame bungalows were originaly constructed for the
            caretakers of the Palmer Estate in the 1920s. one was copied from a house
            north of the estate, near Vamo,' Mr. Hand's house (Jan Matthews, personal
            c=mmicaticn). Bath of these :%P               remain in excellent condition with
            very few modifications, if any.

            3. The Oaks Gazebo, Reflecting Pond and Dock (8So1936 & 8SO1937) - Located
            w1tj=   the west side of r1he oaks lw=y residential development, along the
            bayfront these are the only              remaining north of Mrs. Potter Palmer's

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            Table 18.                                               OSPREY, FLORIDA
                                                             Surveyed Historic S.tructures
                                                               Results and Evaiuati-ons

           Map &           FMSF       Site Address                  Site Name                           Historic Arch Data          NR or
           Field           Site                                                                         context   Style Quality     Local
           Survey                                                                                                                   Elig.

           436             MIMS       125 E. BAY ST.                                                    WW2A      FRAM    3         C
           475             8So1906    322 E. BAY ST.                                                    WW2A      MASO    3         D
           476             BSoIS07    338 E. BAY ST.                                                    WW2A      FRAM    3         D
           457             8Sol908    34(?) W. BAY ST.                                                  WW2A      FRAM    3         D
           458             8Sol9O9    124 W. BAY ST.                                                    WW2A      FRAM    3         D/E
           488             8So1910    ?? BAYVIEW DRIVE                                                  WW2A      FRAM    3         D
           401             8Sol911    20 CHURCH ST.                                                     DEPR      FRAM    3         C
           402             8So1912    40 CHURCH ST.                                                     DEPR      BUNG    3         C
           424             8So1913    125 CHURCH ST.                                                    WW2A      FRAM    3         C/o
           407             8So1914    118 GLENWOOD AVE.                                                 DEPR      FRAM    3         C
           432             8Sol915    149 GLENWOOD AVE.                                                 WW2A      FRAM    5         D
           466             8Sol916    166 GLENWOOD    AVE.                                              WW2A      FRAM-   3         D
           423             BSoI917    424 GLENWOOD    AVE.                                              19W2A     FRAM    3         0
           452             8So1918    18 MAIN ST.                                                       WW1A      FRAM    3         C
           453             8Sol9l9    19 MAIN ST.                                                       DEPR      FRAM    3         C
           454             8So1920    22 MAIN ST.                                                       DEPR      FRAM    3         C
           455             SSol921    119 MAIN ST.                                                      DEPR      FRAM    3         C
           459             8So1922    124 MAIN ST.                                                      WW2A      MASO    3         D
           485             8Sol923    143 NORTH LANE                                                    WW2A      MASO    1         D
           447             8So1924    37 OAK ST.                                                        WW2A      FRAM    3         D
           449             8Sol925    43 OAK ST.                                                        WW2A      MASO    3         D
           405             8So1926    105  OGBURN     ST.                                               WW2A      FRAM    3         C/D
           408             8So1927    112  OGBURN     ST.                                               DEPR      FRAM    3         C
           434             BSo1928    113  OGBURN     ST.                                               DEPR      FRAM    3         C
           437             8So1929    116  OGBURN     ST.                                               WW2A      FRAM    3         C/o
           435             8So1930    120  OGBURN     ST.                                               WW2A      FRAM    3         0
           406             8Sol931    121  OGBURN     ST.                                               OEPR      FRAM    3         C
           433             BSoIS32    125  OGBURN     ST.                                               WW2A      MASO    3         0
           474             8So1933    220  OLD VENICE     RD.                                           DEPR      MASO    3         D
           473             8Sol934    406  OLD VENICE     RD.                                           WW2A      FRAM    3         D/E
           472             8Sol935    ? OLD VENICE    RD.                                               WW2A      FRAM    3         C
           478             8So1936    OSPREY POINT    DR.           THE OAKS GAZEBO & REFLECT.POND      WW1A      OTHR    2         a/c
           484             HOW        OSPREY POINT    DR.           THE OAKS DOCK                       WW1A      GRKR    2         B/C
           450             8Sol938    202  PALMETTO   AVE.                                              WW1A      FRAM    3         D
           460             8Sol939    221  PALMETTO   AVE.                                              WW1A      FRAM    3         C
           461             8So1940    221  PALMETTO   AVE.          GUEST HOUSE OF SITE 460             UNKN      FRAM    3         C
           495             8Sol941    313  PALMETTO   AVE.                                                                6
           492             8So1942    325  PALMETTO   AVE.                                              BOOM      FRAM    1         B/C
           493             MOW        32T  PALMETTO   AVE.                                              Boom      FRAM    3         C/o
           494             8Sol944    329  PALMETTO   AVE                                               DEPR      FRAM    3         C
           462             8Sol945    343  PALMETTO   AVE.          PALMER ESTATE CARETAKER'S           BOOM      BUNG    1         C
                                                                    HOUSE
           463             8Sol946    369  PALMETTO   AVE.          PALMER ESTATE CARETAKER'S           Boom      allNG   1         C
                                                                    HOUSE
           491             8Sol94T    400  PALMETTO                 BURROWS-MATSON RESIDENCE            DEPR      COLR    3         B/C
           467             8So1948    138  PATTERSON ST.                                                WW2A      FRAM    3         0
           431             SSo`1949   210  PATTERSON AVE.                                               'NW2A     FRAM  . 3/4       D/E
           430             8So1950    241  PATTERSON AVE.                                               WW2A      FRAM    3/6       0
           465             8So195l    258  PATTERSON AVE.                                               '#W2A     FRAM    3         0
           425             8So1952    331  PATTERSON AVE.                                               Ww2A      FRAM    3         0

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           Table    18 (cont.)                                    OSPREY, FLORIDA
                                                            Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                             Results and Evaluations

           Mao &          FMSF       Site Address                 Site Name                          Historic Arch      Data     NR or
           Field          Site                                                                       Context Style      Quality  Local
           Survey                                                                                                                Elig.

           464            8So1953    343  PATTERSON   AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    3        D/E
           422            8Sol954    410  PATTERSON   AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    3        D
           421            8So1955    428  PATTERSON   AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    3/4      D
           420            8So1956    440  PATTERSON   AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    3        D
           419            8So195T    452  PATTERSON   AVE.                                           "AW2A      FRAM    3        D
           418            8Sol958    470  PATTERSON   AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    3        D/E
           438            8So1959    48 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.                                            WW2A       FRAM    3        C/o
           404            8So1960    101  PENNSYLVANIA   AVE.                                        DEPR       FRAM    3        C
           429            8So1961    220  PENNSYLVANIA   AVE.                                        WW2A       FRAM    3        D
           426            8So1962    322  PENNSYLVANIA   AVE.                                        WW2A       FRAM    3/6      D
           417            8So1963    425  PENNSYLVANIA   AVE.                                        WW2A       FRAM    3        D
           416            8So1964    437  PENNSYLVANIA   AVE.                                        WW2A       FRAM    3        D
           415            8So1965    455  PENNSYLVANIA   AVE.                                        WW2A       FRAM    3        D/E
           456            8So1966    42 PINE AVE.                                                    WW1A       FRAM    3        C
           446            8So1967    158 PINE AVE.                                                   WW2A       FRAM    3        C
           490            8So1968    811 SARABAY RD.                                                 WW2A       INTE    3        C/D
           489            8So1969    932  SARABAY RD.             THE WILD WOODS                     WW2A       INTE    I        C/D
           451            8So1970    13 N. TAMIAMI TRAIL                                             WW1A       FRAM    2/3      C
           443            8So1971    132  N. TAMIAMI  TRAIL       PLAY IT AGAIN CONSIGNMENT SHOP     WW2A       MASO    1        0
           442            8So1972    136  N. TAMIAMI  TRAIL       SNYDER MOTOR CO.                   WW2A       FRAM    3        E
           428            8So19T3    3??  N. TAMIAMI  TRAIL                                          WW2A       MASO    1        C/D
           471            8So1974    3??  N. TAMIAMI  TRAIL       1ST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSPREY       WW2A       MASO    3        D
           448            8So1975    337  N. TAMIAMI  TRAIL       OSPREY SCHOOL                      BOOM       MASO    3        B/C
           411            8So1976    470  N. TAMIAMI  TRAIL       KATHY'S                            WW2A       MASO    3        E
           4T9            8So1977    500  N. TAMIAMI  TRAIL       MARY'S CHAPEL   RECONSTRUCTION     WW1A       FRAM    2        A
           480            8So1978    500  N. TAMIAMI  TRAIL       ACORN COTTAGE                      DEPR       FRAM    2        A
           481            8So1979    500  N. TAMIAMI  TRAIL       WHITE COTTAGE                      PREC       FRAM    3        A
           482            8So1980    500  N. TAMIAMI  TRAIL       POINT COTTAGE                      DEPR       FRAM    2        A
           483            8Sol981    500  N. TAMIAMI  TRAIL       GLIPTILL HOUSE                     SPAW       FRAM    2        A
           487            8Sol982    1356 S. TAMIAMI TRAIL        STRATHMORE REALTY CORP.            WW2A       FRAM    3        D
           486            8So1983    1935 S. TAMIAMI TRAIL        JOHN BRADSHAW RESIDENCE            DEPR       FRAM    3        C
           444            8So1984    4 WASHINGTON AVE.                                               DEPR       FRAM    3        D
           469            8So1985    12 WASHINGTON AVE.                                              WW2A       MASO    1        D/E
           468            8SoI986    21 WASHINGTON AVE.                                              WW2A       FRAM    3/4      0
           409            8So1987    33 WASHINGTON AVE.                                              DEPR       FRAM    3        C
           410            8So1988    34 WASHINGTON AVE.                                              OEPR       FRAM    3        C
           403            8So1989    114  WASHINGTON  AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    1        -D
           439            8So199O    128  WASHINGTON  AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    3/4      D
           440            8So1991    138  WASHINGTON  AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    I        C/D
           441            8SoI992    144  WASHINGTON  AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    3        D
           470            8So1993    242  WASHINGTON  AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    3        D/E
           427            8So1994    349  WASHINGTON  AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    3        C/D
           414            8So1995    433  WASHINGTON  AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    1        C/o
           477           -8So1996    457  WASHINGTON  AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    3/4      E
           413            8So1997    462  WASHINGTON  AVE.                                           Ww2A       FRAM    3        D
           412            8So1998    469  WASHINGTON  AVE.                                           WW2A       FRAM    3        0
           445            8So1999    22 WEBB ST.                                                     WW2A       FRAM    3        D

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             mansion, The Oaks, which burned a few decades ago. They were all restored a
             few years ago during the early development stages of The Oaks.
                   Previously Recorded Sites: Spanish Point at the Oaks, part of the Webb
             family's homestead and Mrs. Potter Palmer's estate, was placed on the National
             Register of Historic Places as the "Osprey  Archaeological and Historic Site"
             ("The Oaks" Tract) (75000569), in 1975, the first in Sarasota-County. It is
             currently operated by the Gulf Coast Heritage Association, Inc., a private,
             not-for-profit organization. Each building was itemized during this survey,
             however, for separate Florida Master Site File listings, at the request of
             Linda Williams, director. These include the following:
                   1.  Mary's Chapel Reconstruction (8So1977)
                   2.  Acorn Cottage (8So1978)
                   3.  White Cottage (8Sol979)
                   4.  Point Cottage (8So1980)
                   5.  Guptill House (8So1981)

             General   Recommendations: since mos of the historic structures     identified in
             tbis survey are scattered among newer wood frame and concrete block
             structures, it is doubtful that it will qualify for a National Register
             Historic Distric. However, a Local Historic District for the area contained
             west of the Tamiami Trail should be pursued. Additional research would be
             required to determine eligibility and acceptable boundaries-

                   The two Palmer Estate Caretaker's Houses merit consideration to the
             National Register of Historic places as they are both fine examples of wood
             frame vernacular architecture designed for Florida,           are in     excellent
             condition, and pertain to the estate era which played an important aspect in
             the history of Sarasota County. Most houses of this type have been destroyed,
             altered considerably, or moved out of context.

                   The osprey School should be included in a thematic Multiple Properties
              nomination to the National Register of Historic Places along with the Laurel
             School (see Recommendations at the end of this report.   In addition, it would
             provide an excellenct community center. Spanish Point at the Oaks has shown
             an interest in aquiring the building which would be a great asset to Spanish
             point, to the community,and to the county. It would emphasize the importance
             of preserving   Sarasota County's historical and architectural past as a
             cohesive unit and would be highly visible to the county citizens south Of
             Sarasota. This would be a great educational tool towards the goal of
             increasing county-wide awareness in historical preservation and in its own
             history (     Recommendations at the end of this repor ).                                I
                   Osprey is threatened both from the north and south by continued large
             scale, upper income residential developments. In addition, the number of
             commercial establishments has increased rapidly along U.S. 41, both within the
             preservation of Osprey and along the approaches. Both of these factors will affect the
             historical background. planning strategies should be implemented soon, before
             the area is overrun with new development.

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             VAM

             General Develomient: Two real estate developers, Mr. A.A. Wren, of Missouri,
             and Ms. Bessie P. Gibson, of-Virginia, discovered the charm of this bayside
             area, located south of Sarasota, along the northern boundary of Mrs. Potter
             Palmer's estate. They began developuq the community of vamo in June 1924,
             named in honor of their home states. Their- prat )tional brochure called. it
             '"Ihe Gem of SarasotA Bay". "Its location,. on Sarasota Bay, with ut@sssed,
             climate, scenery and drinkuxj water, has proven a magnet to                    fran
             the very start. More than thirty homes have already been built, and the town
             has stores, a hotel, church and school facilities" (Vam-Bristol pronctional
             brochure). In the same brochure, the developers were pramoting the pleasant
             year-round climate of Bristol, on the Virginia-Tennessee border. A map
             outlining the route between the two ccmmmities was published "compliments (of
             the] Florida and Virginia Developers, I:ncorporated". (Map, brwhure and plat
             are on file at the Sarasota County Department of Historical Resources.)

               . In November 1925 a bus load of Virginians who had purchased or planned to
             purchase properties in Vamo arrived to see the new community (Sarasota Heral ,
             11/23/25). Advertisements for 3-, 5-, and 6-room houses appeared in the
             Sarasota newspaper in December 1925 by Lawrence L. May, realtor and Victor M.
             Cook. The tile and stucco "ultra modern" bungalows, designed in the popular
             Mediterranean Revival style included such amenities as screened sleeping
             porches, 10-foat high ceilings, firepla        , built-in china closets, book
             cases, ironing boards, etc., hat water, plenty of windows, awnings, garages,
             and large shaded lots, depending on the size of the house. one residence even
             boasted a fountain in the front yard.

                  According to the 1926 Sarasota County D              this was a "city built
             especially for the residents of these two states, although others will find
             just as hearty a welcome. . . . It adjoins the estate of Mrs. Potter Palmer
             where the Tamiami Trail berxis in close to the bay" (Polk 1926).

                  The Vamo, Lodge, owned at one time by Mr. W.B. Beatty, local newspaper
             man, was a popular gatheruxj spot for locals and visitors. Some arrived by
             boat, "since the lodge edged the bay, while others str lled down the 31-foot-
             wide promenade provided on either side of Vamo, Drive" according to Mrs. Norma
             Martin (Souders 1978). Dancirxj, dinner and overnight stays in the guest rooms
             were available in this large two-story wood frame house. Flarkuq this
             promenade were the Spanish-style homes coiLstructed by the Vamo developers
             (Souders 1978).

                  "When the real estate bubble burst, people    began slipping away at night,
             leaving homes and businesses. niose remaining stripped anything they could
             sell from empty :2         , just to pay for food. It became a ghost town with
             sea breezes blowing through the wuxlowless buildings as wveds; took over the
             once-tidy lawns. Men the school burned, leaving, even now, only an empty lot
             at the corner of Vamo Road and Vamo Way. Today the only evidence of
             commercial activity is the gas station which has been renovated into a two-
             story home" (Souders 1978).

                  By 1936, 41 residents were listed     in the Sarasota County Directory,
             mostly fishermen, although a painter decorator by the name of James Rogers
             (and wife, JUl-ie) was included. The population remained fairly stable for the
             next few years.

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             Boundaries and         Basically contained within a small triangular area
             accessed by Vamo Road and Vamo Way, Vamo is bound on the north by the
             intersection of Tamiami Trail (US 41), Beneva, Road and Vamo Road. On :the west
             it is bound by the Little Sarasota Bay, on the south by the southern boundary
             of Tawiship 37 South and North Creek, and on the east by the I-amiaml Trail
             (U.S. 41).

                  The following sections and                 half-section maps (indicated in
             parenthesis) were used for this  catprdmnsive survey:

                     Towtiship 37 South, Range 18 East, Section 27 S half (124)
                                                         Section 28 S half (126)
                                                         Section 33 (130 & 131)
                                                         Section 34 (132 & 133)

                  A map of Vamo (Figure 21),   included  in this report, was based on current
             half-section maps and aerials to  identify the location of recorded historic
            .structures. Three t@i      wes are highlighted but were not surveyed due to
             accessibility problems. All three are assumed to be historic based on
             infor-mticn provided by local informants.

             survey Resul    This community consists of low scale, single family residences
             situated on small, quiet streets. surrounding it, however are high-rise
                 minium, buildings,     '"TrIl'arcial strip shopping centers,     and newer
             residential developments

                  Thirty-two historic    :5          were recorded in the Vamo area. About
             half (13) are simple wood  frame vernacular houses scattered among newer wood
             or concr-ete block infill houses. A small collection of thirteen Mediterranean
             Revival style homes, located on Vamo Drive, date from the real estate boom
             period of the 1920s. In addition three bungalows and three masonry verracular
             (concrete block) houses were included in t1us survey.

                  The majority (19) date frcm       the 1920s, consisting of wood frame
             vernacular, bungalow, and Mediterranean Revival style residences. One, the
             Vamo Lodge at the west end of Vamo Drive, was probably constructed pre-1920.
             Another smaller wood frame residexice at 1927 Bayonne Street appears to have
             been constructed during the depression yeart. Post world war II construction
             created the next highest cmxxmtration of str kcb      I fifteen remaining today,
             both wood frame vernacular and masonry veXnacular (concrete block).

                  Now Si     The thirty-two structures surveyed are included in the list of
             Surveyed   Historic Structures (Table 19).        Sane of the more important
             StrUC13    have been described below.

             1. vamo lodge (Martin House), 1700 Vamo Drive (8So2006) - This two-@         wood
             frame vernacular house, located at the west end of Vamo Drive on the bayfront,
             was a popular boarding house and gathering place during the 1920S (see history
             above) . It is currently owned by jack and Norma Martin, who live in a newer
             hcme rxaoct door.

             2. Vamo Drive (8So2OO7 - 8So2019) - These thirteen Mediterranean Revival
             style villas were cmis zucted in 1924/25 during the initial development of
             Vamo. Many have been enlarged through the years, but all of them remain in
             good to excellent condition, retaining most of their original character.

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             Table 19.                                                     VAMO, FLORIDA
                                                                  Surveyed Historic Structu       res
                                                                     Results and Evaluations
            Map &            FMSF         She Address                     Site Name                              Historic Arch D      .ata     NR or-
            Field            Site                                                                                context     Style Quality     Local
            Survey                                                                                                                             Elig.

            525              8So2OOO      1821  BAYONNE ST.                                                      WW2A        FRAM     3        D
            544              8So2001      1927  BAYONNE ST.                                                      DEPR        FRAM     3        C
            524              8So2OO2      1808  MOVA  ST.                                                        WW2A        FRAM     3        D
            522              8So2003      1713  RITA  ST.                                                        WW2A        FRAM     3        D
            523              8So2004      1717  RITA  ST.                                                        BOOM        MASO     3        C
            537              SSo2005      1747  RITA  ST.                                                        WW2A        MASO     3        D
            511              8So2006      1700  VAMO  DR.                VAMO LODGE                              WW1A        FRAM     3        C
            512              8So2007      1705  VAMO  DR.                                                        BOOM        MEDIR    3        C
            510              8So2008      1710  VAMO  DR.                                                        BOOM        MEDR     3        C
            513              8So2009      1711  VAMO  DR.                                                        BOOM        MEDR     1        C
            -508             8So2010      1720  VAMO  DR.                                                        BOOM        MEDR     3/4      C
            514             -8So2011      1725  VAMO  DR.                                                        BOOM        MEDR     1        C
            509              8So2012      1734  VAMO  DR.                                                        Boom        MEDR     3        C
            515              8So2013      17351?) VAMO DR.                                                       BOOM        MEDR     3        C
            507              8So2014      1744  VAMO  DR.                                                        BOOM        MEDR     3/2      C
            516              8So2015      1745  VAMO  DR.                                                        BOOM        MEDR     1/3      C
            506              8So2016      1T58  VAMO  DR.                                                        BOOM        MEDR     3        C
            517              8So2017      1759  VAMO  DR.                                                        BOOM        MEDR     1/3      C
            518              8So2018      1769  VAMO  DR.                                                        BOOM        MEDIR    3        C
            505              8So2019      1770  VAMO  DR.                                                        BOOM        MEDR     3        C
            519              8So202O      1809  VAMO  DR.                                                        BOOM        FRAM     3        C/D
            520              8So2021      1818  VAMO  DR.                                                        WW2A        FRAM     3        D
            521              8So2022      1846  VAMO  DR.                                                        Boom        BUNG     3        C/D
            526              8So2023      8531  VAMO  RD.                                                        BOOM        FRAM     3        C
            543              8So2024      8607  VAMO  RD.                                                        WW2A        FRAM     3        C
            542              8So2025      8611  VAMO  RD.                                                        WW2A        FRAM     3        C
            541              8So2026      8623  VAMO  RD.                                                        WW2A        MASO     3        D
            504              BSo2027      8935  VAMO  RD.                                                        WW2A        FRAM     3        C/o
            503              8So2O28      1851  VAMO  WAY                                                        Boom        BUNG     3        C
            501              8So2029      1863  VAMO  WAY                                                        Boom        BUNG     I        C
            502              8So203O      1875  VAMO  WAY                                                        WW2A        FRAM     3        D
            527              8So2031      1891  VAMO  WAY                                                        WW[2A       FRAM     3        D

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                 In addition, a few fine examples of frame vernacular and bungalow
            residences remain in this comnzuty and should be preserved. These include
            1927 Bayorpe Street- (8So2001), 8531 Vamo Road .(8So2023), 1851 VaMo Way
            (8So2O28), and 1863 Vamo Way (Wo2029).

                 other Sites: A portion of the original Tamiami Trail remains as the one-
            lane Vamo Way.

            General Rkoormendati       It is strongly recci     ed that a National Register
            Historic' District be created along Vamo Drive which would include the
            Wditerranean Revival Style homes and the wood frame vernacular Vamo Lodge. A
            Local'Historic Distric, enccupasuig the entire community (specific boundaries
            to be determined after further research) would help maintain the airbiance of
            this secluded community. Lartje scale developments should be restricted from
            this area and - single family detach6d residences should be encouraged for
            construction on existing vacant lots.

                 Vamo contains some of the few bungalows found in Sarasota County and has
            a nice collection of small wood frame vernacular houses, some with very few
            modifications. Those listed in the Survey Results section above should be
            investigated further. in addition, any site containing a B, C or D rating in
            the NR Eligibility category should be reviewed th@orouq @y before demolition or
            remodeling permits are approved.

                 Several sites in the Vamo area which were known to have historic
            structures were inaccessible.      These should be surveyed by SCEM           with
            permission from the property owners. Site locations, owner names and phone
            numbers have been provided to SMHR under separate cover.

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             SOUM CP PEUIZXPPI CREEK

             General     19=11t: Phillippi Creek was probably named for Felipe Bermudez, a
             Spanish f isherman who "worked in the f ish camps located along the central Gulf
             Coast during the early to mid-1800s" (Thompson 1988:7). Early maps from 1847
             to 1857 show that his fish camp, 11rancho," was located near the mouth of the
             creek.

                    it E3 not certain when the name of the creek where Felipe
                    Bermudez lived became "Phillippils Creek" and ultimately,
                    "Phillippi Creek." Phillippi Creek does appear as a place name
                    on a list of postal locations drawn up by the Sarasota
                    Postmaster    in   1878.    Bermudez's name was probably first
                    corrupted and anglicized from "Felipe" to "Phillippill by the
                    American Army surveyors. (Mccipson. 1988:10)

                  This parcel of land was part of the vast four million acres of
             undeveloped land purchased by Hamilton Disston in 1881 to save the state of
             Florida from bankruptcy. Two years later, W.J. Drumwright purchased forty
             acres in the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 7, Township
             37 South, Range 18 Fast where he started a small farming operation. By 1887,
             four of these acres were recorded to have been improved according to the tax
             rolls. As he grew more prosperous over the years he purchased additional
             parcels adjacent to his original forty acres. In May 1910, he sold about 118
             acres along the Phillippi Creek to George H. MaUieny and his son, Charles
             Woodburn Matheny. A year later, they subdivided the parcel, located north and
             south of Phillippi Creek, creating "Phillippi Park" (Thanpson 1988).

                  Ms. Mabel Lim, of Chicago, purchased eight lots in the new Phillippi
             Park Su division in May 1911 where she planned to build a winter home. She
             never accomplished this goal and sold the property to Edson Keith, also from
             Chicago, on December 17, 19i5. Keith purchased an                  lot in the Gulf
             view subdivision* on Little Sarasota Bay from T.M. %brcester. A large two-
             story stuccoed house designed by Otis and Clark architects, from Chicago, in
             the Italian Renaissance style, was coiLstructed in 1916. This became the
             family's full-tim residence until Edson Keith's death in 1939. Nett-ie Keith,
             his wife, eventually sold the estate to Mae Hanson, another Chicagoan.

                  Mae Hanson planned to retire at the estate but her lucrative company, Mae
             Marie, Inc., where she designed and manufactured doll clothes, kept her in New
             York City much of the time. Rule there, she married Charles Prodie, "an
             executive with a large drugstore chain" (Tbcn@pscn 1988). Mr. Prodie retired
             to their Sarasota estate which was then converted into a luxury inn called the
             "Phillippi Plantation" sometime in the early 1950s. Both the Phillippi
             Plantation and Mae Hansen-Prodie were first listed in the Sarasota City
                       in 1955.

                  Although the Phillippi Plantation ceased operations as an inn during the
             1960s, Mrs. Hansen-Prodie continued to rent out rooms. '"Ibe two-story frame
             house that had once been occupied by the Keith's servants was remodeled into
             several apartments" (Thompson 1988:25-26). The County of Sarasota purchased
             the property fran Mrs. Hansen-Prodiels heirs after her death on April 20,
             1986.

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               Boundaries and Mar): Since this area, actually now an extension of the city of
               Sarasota, is highly developed, the Tamiami Trail (US 41) was consistently used
               as an eastern boundary (both sides of the road were included however). Bound
               on the north by Phillippi Creek, on the west by Roberts Bay, and on the south.
               by the community of Vamo (the intersection of Tamiami Trail, Beneva Road and
               Vamo Road). The following sections and UULL                   half-section maps were
               included in this survey-area:

                        Township 37 South, Range 18 East,      Section  7    S half  (84)
                                                               Section  8    S haif  (86)
                                                               Section  17   (103 &  104)
                                                               Section  18   (105 &  106)
                                                               Section  20   (109 &  110)
                                                               Section  21   (111 &  112)
                                                               Section  28   N half  (125)

                    Due to the extent of this specific survey area, between Phillippi Creek
               and Vamo, a USGS quad map has been used in this report (Figure 22) to located
               the recorded historic strictures.

               Survey          : Land included in half-section maps 109, 110, 111, 112, and 125
               are basically developed with new residential communities, condominiums and
               commercial shopping centers. Thirteen historic structures remain north of
               stickney Point Road scattered amang newer single-family detached residences.
               Newer              structures line bath sides of the Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41).

                    The majority (9) of the 5        --tures surveyed were constructed post World
               War II, consisting of wood fram vernacular and masonry vernacular (concrete
               block) residences. One, Florence's Manor, a two-story Mediterranean Revival
               Style house, was caristructed in the 1920s. The most important site in this
               ,area is the Keith-Prodie estate which contains a large Italian                _____Jssance
               style residence built in 1916 and a two-story wood frame bungalow built around
               the       time.

                    New si         The thirteen str            surveyed are included in the list Of
               Surveyed Historic Structures (Table 20). Some of the more important ones have
               been described below.

               1. The Keith-Prodie Estate (Phillippi Plantation), 5500 S. Tamiami Trail
               (8So2096 and 8So2097) - Lomted on the southern shores of Phillippi Creek,
               west of the Tamiami Trail (US 41), U-ds Italian Renaissance style mansion was
               constricted in 1916, the first of its kind in the Sarasota area. This style
               did not come into common use in this area until the real estate boan years of
               the 1920s (see history above). ibis site is already owned by the Sarasota
               County Parks and Recreation Department and is 0=0'rtly in the process of
               beim restored. it has been deemed eligible for the listing in the National
               Register of Historic sites, but as yet a Nomination Proposal has not- Prepared-

                    The twio-story wxd frame bungalow was originally used as a servants
               quarters and then later converted into apartments by mrs. Hansen-prcdie (see
               General Developuent above). A smaller are-story wood frame structure was used
               as the laundry for the estate and im -                                                            1
               2. Florence's Manor, 5944 Briarwood Avenue (8So2088) - This unique example of'
               a Mediterranean Revival Style residence is located in the Florence Subdivision

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            Table 20.                                  AREA SOUTH OF PHILLIPPI CREEK, FLORIDA
                                                           Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                              Results and Evaluations
            Map &         FMSF        Site'Address                Site Name                          Historic Arch Data         NR or
            Field         Site                                                                       Context Style Quality      Local
            Survey                                                                                                              Elig.

            533           8SoZO87     6338 BEECHWOOD AVE.                                            WW2A       FRAM   1        0
            532           8So20B8     5944 BRIARWOOD AVE.         FLORENCE'S MANOR                   BOOM       MEDR   1        B/c
            753           8So2O89     7326 CAPTAIN KID AVE.
            530           8So209O     5849 DRIFTWOOD AVE.                                            WW2A       MASO   3        D
                          8So2091     2134 HIVELY ST.                                                WW2A       FRAM   3        C/D
            540
            539           8So2092     2062 PINEHURST   ST.                                           WW2A       FRAM   I        CjD
            538           8So2093     2077 PINEHURST   ST.                                           WW2A       FRAM   3        C/D
            529           8So2094     1827 SOUTHWOOD   ST.                                           WW2A       FRAM   3        D
            528           8So2095     190T SOUTHWOOD   ST.                                           WW2A       FRAM   3        D
            534           8So2096     5500 S. TAMIAMI TRAIL       PHILLIPPI PLANTATION               WW1A       MEDR   3        B/C
            535           8So2O9T     5500 S. TAMIAMI TRAIL       PHILLIPPI PLANTATION    BUNGALOW   WW1A       FRAM   3        a/c
            536           8So2098     6450 S. TAMIAMI TRAIL       PINE SHORES TRAILER PARK           WW2A       FRAM   3        C
            531           8So2O99     5925 WILDWOOD AVE.                                             WW2A       FRAM   3        D

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            (Plat Book 3, Page 22). Its most striking feature is a port-cochere extending
            from the front of the house to the street, supported by classical wood
            columns, which creates a long balcony above.

            deneral Racommendations: The Keith-Prodie estate, currently owTied by the
            Sarasota County Parks and Recreation Department should be rxmunated for
            Jisting on the National Register of Historic Places. Sharyn M.E. Thompson
            prepared an extensive historical overview of the estate in 1988.

                 It is also recaLimet ed that Florence's Manor be placed on the National
            Register Of Historic Places. This would probably be best accomplished with a
            thematic  Mitiple Properties Nomination combined       with   other
            Mediterranean Revival style residences existing throughout the courrty.

                 The remaining 25 ictures, constructed in the 1940s, have been modified to
            various degr@ees through the years. Those with C or D ratings in the NR
            Eligibility category should be investigated further or reviewed carefully
            before demolition or remodeling permits are approved.

                 A number of Unique concrete block and wood residences Were constructed in
            the early 1950s between Stickney Point Road and Phillippi Creek. Some of
            these my even have been constructed as early as the late 1940s, although this
            area was checked on the 1948 aerials. Miese emnples may be eVOItUally be
            important in the development of post World War II constrtiction techniques in
            Sarasota County.

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            F!ED ROaVHUM

            General Dev6          Hayden was established three miles south of Sarasota on
            Sarasota Bay where a post office was started by George W. Hayden just before
            Christmas 1895 (Matthews 1989:139). The 1897 General Qjrgg=          of Manatee
                    includes four farmers and one fisherman and their families   as residing
            in Hayden. It is noted.for its land, high pine and is suitable       for citnz
            fruits (Meserve 1897). A map of Manatee County dated 1897 placed the town of
            Hayden on the bay in the south half of Section 31, Township 36 South, Range 18
            East. This would now be within the incorporated limits of the City of
            Sarasota, in the vicinity of today's Cherokee Park (Hayden file, SCDM). The
            1944 USGS map of Sarasota, Florda, however, indicates that thq towm of Hayden
            was situated east of the Tamiami Trail and south of Bee Ridge Road wiuch is in
            conflict with the above location description. (Note: A Siesta &-y Peli
            article dated August 25, 1977 describes moving the Hayden house across the old
            north bridge to Siesta Key. This two-story wood frame house, built circa
            1926, was moved from the Old Tamiami Trail, wtLere Kane's furniture store now
            stands, near the Whitacres, (or Whitaker's ?) Tourist Camp and across the
            street from Bispham's Milk CmTpany. Mr. Herald moved here with his family in
            1926 from Brooklyn. Dottie Herald is his daughter. This may explain the
            location of Hayden on later maps and sbould be researched further.) Assuming
            that Hayden was established according to the 1897 map and is therefore located
            within the city limits of Sarasotaf this ccmmzuty was riot included in this
            survey of unincorporated Sarasota County.

                 nw area lax= today as Red Rock developed immediately south of Hayden,
            also on Sarasota Bay. It was originally part of the homestead settled by
            Peter Hansen and his family, who arrived in this area in 1870. His daughter
            ocean Hansen later married Captain Louis Roberts.

                 Cyrus 'icy" Bispham, who operated Bayside Dairy, lived in a two,-story wood
            frame house located on the east side of Ta=ami Trail.

                 Local surveyor Charles idmscn prepared four subdivisions in this area
            along Camino   Real arid the Tamiami Trail (Plat book 4, pages 2,3,25 and 44).
            He built a house overlooking Sarasota Bay circa 1910 on what is now Westbrook
            Drive. It was later moved to Churchill Downs off State Road 72 (Pat Ball,
            personal -111rinication). (Pat Ball, a local contractor, is Mr. Johnson's
            cm-arrison. He has a copy of the drawings for the original house and may be
            able to provide addition information about his grandfather.)

                 The Riegel family dredged a boat basin in the mid-1930s at the end of
            Kenilworth Street, using a mule and scoop, for use as a commercial marina (Pat
            Ball, personal ccumunication).

            Boundaries and M: Located north of Phillippi Creek and south of Bay Road
            (the southern limits of irxxx-porated Sarasota), this area is bound on the west
            by Roberts Bay and on the east by Phillippi Creek. The area known as Red Rock
            is located along the bayfront, inmediately south of Bay Road, wtiereas the
            community of Hayden originated L-ast of the Tamiami Trail (US 41).
                 -Ibe following sections and corresponding half-section maps are included
            in the -qrehensive survey of the Red Rock area:

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                     Township 37 South, Range 18 Fast, Section 5  (74 & 75)
                                                      Section 6    (76 & 77)
                                                      Section 7    (83 & 84)
                                                      Section 8   (85 & 86)

                  A map of Red Rock (Figure 23) has been included in this report to locate
             the historic structures recorded during this survey.

             Survey Results:           Private residential communities are located at the southern
             end of this area, immediately north of Phillippi Creek. A nice concentration
             Of historic wood frame vernacular residences was found in balf-sections 76 and
             77, west of the Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41), intermingled with newer wood frame
             and concrete block single-family residences. Larger private residences, both
             new and historic, are located along the bayfront. Newer commercial structures
             line both sides of the Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41) the entire length of the Red
             Rock survey area.

                 A total of 52 hitoric structures were recorded during this survey process.
             The majority (32) were constructed during the 1940s, generally wood frame or
             masonry vernacular residences, some of which have been converted into small
             offices. Eleven stzuctures remain from the Depression Era, consisting of one
             Mediterranean Revival style house, two bungalows and eight frame vernacular
             structures. In addition there is one frame vernacular from the Boom years and
             one frame vernacular from the 1910s. Three sites recorded were constructed in
             the early 1950s; one is an excellent example of the art deco/moderne style,
             another is a collection of four wood frame vernacular cottages built circa
             1955, the last one is a small wood frame residence.

                  A few structures in the Red Rock area may have been constructed prior to
             1949 but were not recorded in this survey. This occured because the buildings
             were either modified, hiding their original materials and configuration, or
             were built in the late 1940s of a similar style to most 1950s construction. A
             .list of lax= structures which may be questionable as to original construction
             dates has been provided to the SCDHR to be investigated furthex. These sites
             have also been highlighted on the map of Red Rock (Figure 23) with hatch
             lines.

                  New Sites: The 52 structures surveyed are included in the list of
             surveyed Historic Structures (Table 21). Some of the more important ones have
             been described below.

             1. The Bispham Residence, 4611 S. Tamiami Trail (8So2O88O)      Cyrus Bispham
             operated the local Bayside Dairy. This two-story wood frame structure,
             located on the east side of Tamiami Trail, among newer commerical structures,
             was his residence history above).

             2.  The Marvin-Whelan Residence, 1325 Quail Drive (8So2065) - Designed by
             architect/builder Robert Marvin in 1950, this is an excellent example of the-
             art deco/modern style. It is a rambling poured concrete house, with curved
             edges, a flat roof, cantilevered overhangs, large metal Casement windows, a
             pair of metal and glass french doors, and built-in concrete flower bed under
             some of the windows (Sidney Whelan). it is currently owned by Sidney and John
             whelan, a local architect..

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              Table 21.                                            RED ROCK AREA, SARASOTA, FLORIDA
                                                                      Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                                        Results and Evaluations

              map &            FMSF          Site Address                     Site Name                                Historic Arch Data              NR or
              Field            Site                                                                                    Context Style Quality           Local
              Survey                                                                                                                                   Elig.

              751              8So2035       1150 BAY RD.                                                              DEPIR       BUNG
              748              8So2O36       1511 BAY ROAD                                                             DEPR        BUNG     3          C
              732              8So2037       3?46 BROWN AVE.                                                           DEPR        FRAM     3/5        C
              749              8So2038       3850 FLORES AVE.                                                          DEPR        BUNG     3          C
              737              8So2039       1721 HANSEN ST.                                                           WW2A        -FRAM    3          C/D
              736              8So204O       1806-10 HANSEN ST.               HARRIS RESIDENCE                         WW2A        FRAM     3          D
              735              8So2041       1811,13,15 HANSEN ST.                                                     MODE        FRAM     3          D
              734              8So2O42       1821   HANSEN ST.                                                         BOOM        FRAM     1/5        C/D
              733              8So2O43       1829   HANSEN ST.                F.E. CHAPMAN RESIDENCE                   WW2A        FRAM     3/6        D
              723              8So2044       1817   IVANHOE   ST.                                                      WW2A        FRAM     3          D/E
              722              8So2045       1818   IVANHOE   ST.                                                      WW2A        FRAM     3          D
              721              8So2046       1836   IVANHOE   ST.                                                      WW2A        MASO     3          D
              720              8So2047-      1840   IVANHOE   ST.                                                      WW2A        MASO     3          D
              719              8So2048       1902   IVANHOE   ST.                                                      n2A         FRAM     3          D
              718              8So2049       1912   IVANHOE   ST.                                                      WW2A        FRAM     3          C/D
              739              8So205O       1520   KENILWORTH ST.                                                     DEPR        FRAM     3          C/o
              740              8So2051       1600   KENILWORTH    ST.                                                  WW2A        FRAM     3          D
              741              8So2052       1606   KENILWORTH    ST.                                                  WW2A        FRAM     3          C/D
              711              8So2O53       1816   KENILWORTH    ST.                                                  WW2A        FRAM     3          C
              713              8So2054       1817-21 KENILWORTH ST.                                                    WW2A        FRAM     3          C/o
              712              8So2O55       1826 KENILWORTH ST.                                                       ONKN        FRAM     3/4        C/D
              714              8So2056       1827-29 KENILWORTH       ST.                                              DEPR        MEDR     3          C
              715              8So2057       1837-39 KENILWORTH       ST.     ROBERT KENT RESIDENCE                    WW2A        FRAM     1          C
              710              8So2058       1842 KENILWORTH ST.                                                       WW2A        FRAM     I          C/D
              T16              8So2O59       1843-45 KENILWORTH ST.                                                    DEPR        FRAM     3/4        C
              709              8So206O       1902   KENILWORTH ST.                                                     WW2A        FRAM     3          C
              717              8So2061       1903   KENILWORTH ST.                                                     WW2A        FRAM     3          C/D
              708              8So2062       1912   KENILWORTH ST.                                                     WW2A        FRAM     3          C
              T07                            1918   KENILWORTH ST.                                                     WW2A        FRAM     1          c
              752              8So2064       1900   PHILLIPPI SHORES DR                                                WW2A        MASO     I          C/D
              742              8So2065       1325   QUAIL DRIVE               MARVIN-WHELAN RESIDENCE                  MODE        MODE     1/3        B/C
              743              8So2066       4009   RED ROCK LANE                                                      DEPR        FRAM     3          C
              744              8So2O67       4013   RED ROCK LANE                                                      DEPR        FRAM     3          C/D
              746              8So2O68       4014   RED-ROCK LANE             MATTHEWS RESIDENCE                       DEPR        FRAM     1/2        C
              T45              8So2O69       4021   RED ROCK LANE                                                      DEPR        FRAM     3          C
              747              8So2070       3940   RED ROCK WAY                                                       DEPR        FRAM     3          C
              731              8So2071       1803   ROBIN HOOD ST.                                                     Ww2A        FRAM     3          C/D
              730              8So2O72       1811-13 ROBIN HOOD       ST.                                              WW2A        FRAM     3/4-       D/E
              729              8So2073       1817 1/2 ROBIN HOOD ST.                                                   WW2A        FRAM     3          D
              728              8So2074       1823-25 ROBIN HOOD ST.                                                    MODE        FRAM     3          D/E
              72T              8So2075       1833 ROBIN HOOD ST.                                                       WW2A        FRAM     3          D
              726              BSo2076       1837-39 ROBIN HOOD       ST.                                              n2A         FRAM     3          D
              725              8SoZ077.      1909   ROBIN HOOD ST.                                                     WW2A        FRAM     3/4        D
              724              BSo2078       1919   ROBIN HOOD ST.                                                     WW2A        MASO     3          0
              T38              8So2OT9       3,959  SUNSHINE AVE.                                                      'AW-2A      FRAM     3          C/D
              750              BSo2080       4611   (?) S. TAMIAMI     TR. BAYSIDE DAIRY, BISPHAM                      WWIA        FRAM     3          a/c
              704              8SO2081       1704   WORRINGTON ST.            RESIDENCE                                WW2A        FRAM     I          c
                               ae.1MV5       IC11   WADDIMr.TPM IZT                                                    INW2A       FRAM     3          c

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          Table 21 (cont.).                         RED ROCK AREA, SARASOTA, FLORIDA
                                                       Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                         Results and Evaluations

         Map &         FMSF       Site Address               Site Name                         Historic Arch Data       NR or
         Field         Site                                                                    Context   Style Quality  Local
        'Survey                                                                                                         Elig.

         705.          8SoZO83    1833 WORRINGTON ST.                                          WW2A      FW 3           C
         702           8So2084    1836 WORRINGTON ST.                                          DEPR      FRAM I         C
         706           8So2085    1837 WORRINGTON ST.                                          WW2A      FRAM 3         C
         701           M2086      1920 WORRiNGTON ST.                                          WW2A      MASO 1         C

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                  ftevicusly Recorded Sites    The Field Estate, located on the bayfront at
             the west end of Field Road, was constructed in the first quarter of 'the
             twentieth century. A Florida Master Site File was prepared for this site
                       ;hich was then listed in the National Register of Historic Places in
             (8So398) w
             1986 (86001238). It remains in good condition where it serves as a pri-@:ate
             club, the Field Club oi Sarasota.

             General Recommendations: The houses near the Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41) are
             potentially t1weatened by continued ccmnercial developTmt along U.S. 41 and
             by newer up-scaled residential Constn=ticn to the south and west. The
             concentration of residences located just west of Ttmiami. Trail should be
             protected by the creation of a Local Historic District. Sites which were not
             recorded but are highlighted with hatch lines on the map (Figure 23) and sites
             containing a B, C or D rating in the NR Eligibility category should be
             investigated further, or should be reviewed thoroughly before demolition or
             remodeling permits a approved.

                  IIhe Bispbam Residence should be considered for listing in the National
             Register, based on further research. otherwise a local preservation easement
             may be a worthwhile consideration.

                  It is Al    -r 2 - - I I I I : I that the marvin-Rielan Residence be included in a
             future thematic Multiple Properties Nomination combined with other art deco,
             moderne arxi/or international style residences coi hs tnicted in Sarasota County
             in the 1950s.

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            SIESM KEY

            General Develo=gnt: According to Karl Grismer in his The Story of Sarasota,
            the. keys, or barrier islands, which lined the coast-of Sarasota County
            remained relatively isolated from the mainland. until 1917 when the          Siesta
            Bridge was constructed.
                    As a result, their developnent       was iong retarded. For man
                                                                                      ,y
                    decades their only inhabitants were itinerant fishermen who
                    lived in palmetto shacks and sold their salt-cured fish to
                    traders.

                    In the Eighties, however, a few                    began settling
                    there. They weren't attracted to the keys by the rich shell-
                    hammock lands or by the beautiful, hard-packed, sparkling
                    beaches. They went there simply because the Florida Internal
                      1; - I Ivemyt Board had practically stopped              on the
                    mainland in 1883 by -deeding away almost all the land to
                    speculators. For some strange reason, the politicians and land
                    grabbers happened to miss the keys - so there the I         teaders
                    went.

                    However, the keys were too remote from civilization, because of
                    a lack of bridges, for even the hardy pioneers and few of them
                    remained long enotxgh to prove up their * claims. Most of them
                    sold their rights to persons who sensed that some day the keys
                    would      into their am - and were willing to bxy the land
                    and wait for development (Grismer 1946:182-183).

                 crie of the w=pticris, however, were Captain LoLds Roberts and his wife,
            ocean Hansen Roberts. Louis Rnberts arrived from Key West in 1878 wtien he met
            and married Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hansen's daughter, ocean. The Hansens had
            settled on Sarasota Bay (now Red Rock area) in 1870. The young Roberts couple
            filed a claim for their own homestead on Sarasota Key (Siesta Key), almost
            directly across the bay fr-om her parents, property. They built a house on the
            key where they fished, tended a large garden, and raised a family, enlarging
            the house as needed (Grismer 1946:183). Roberts Bay, located between Sarasota
            Key and the mainland, was eventually rk-med for Louis Roberts.

                 jesse Shumard, who had settled a homestead on Casey Key in 1903, acquired
            an _--iticnal 70 acres, by homestead, on Siesta Key, several miles south of
            stickney Point Bridge (Matthews 1989:152).

                 About the turn of the century the Roberts family began taking in wanter
            visitors as guests. 7hey soon learned that 11cateriM to the 'tourist' trade
            was more profitable than either fishing or farming so, along about 1906, Mr.
            Roberts enlarged their house again and began calling it the Roberts Hotel"
            (Grismer 1946:183). The following year Roberts formed the Siesta Land Co.
            along with Harry L. Higel (of Venice) and E.M. Arbogast. They platted the
            subdivision of Siesta, "a wonderful place to rest," (from the Spanish word
            meaning rest) on the northern end of Sarasota Key. Roberts changed the name
            of his hotel to the Siesta Hotel. (By 1946 the key was still labeled Sarasota
            Key on      verimemilit. maps, but was called Siesta Key on the county map.) The
            siesta Hotel became a famous place to visit, both because of its location

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               "amid towering Palms" and for Captain Roberts delicious seafood dinners
               (Grismer 1946:183).

                    The Siesta subdivision did not prosper as well since the Siesta Bridge
               had not been constructed yet and the only access to the key was by boat. The
               Bay Island Hotel opened in early 1912. Harry Higel continued to promote their
               development "Siesta Key on the Gulf" between 1911 and 1913. "Bayou Hanson,
               Bayou Nettie and Bayou Louise were dredged and carols opened. Bath houses
               were erected on the gulf beach and a 150-foot dock built" (Grismer 1946:184).
               J.K. Murphy and H.F. Reils purchased property from Rigel, formed the Indian
               Beach Land Co., and started a nation-wide sales campaign (Grismer 1988:208).
               Harry Rigel also built the Higelhurst Hotel at Big Sarasota Pass during the
               winter of 1914-1915, "but on on March 31, 1917,. just before. the bridge was
               formally opened, the hotel burned to the ground" (Grismer 1946:184). A post
               office was established at Siesta from July 16, 1915 to July 18, 1917.

                    In late 1925, the Sarasota Heral ran real estate advertisements for a
               number of developments throughout the county, including the "Mira Mar
               Extension" on Sarasota Beach, Sarasota Key (Grismer 1946:210).

                    "Construction of the Stickney Point road and bridge was started by the
               county May 8, 1926, and opened the following winter." A new Siesta Bridge was
               offically opened May 1927 (Grismer 1946:230).

                    J.B. Lamby a local builder, constructed some poured concrete structures,
               including residences, on Siesta Key as early as 1948. He was the Wilder for
               many of the houses designed by Ralph Twitchell and Paul Rudolph, such as the
               Revere Quality House located on the northern end of Siesta Key within the
               incorporated city limits of Sarasota.          Lamby constructed a number  of
               residences in the Sarasota Point area.

               Boundaries and Maps:  The northermost tip of Siesta Key is actually part of
               the incorporated city of Sarasota, located in Township 36 South, Range, 17
               East Section 36) The sections and half-section maps used for this survey
               which covers the remainder of Siesta Key include the following:

                       Township 37 South, Range 17 East,     Section  1   (78 & 79)
                                                              Section  2   (79)
                                                              Section  11  (80)
                                                              Section  12  (81 & 82)
                                                              Section  13  (107)
                       Township 37 South, Range 18 East,      Section  7   S half (84)
                                                              Section  18  (105 & 106)
                                                              Section  19  (108)
                                                              Section  29  (127 & 128)
                                                              Section  32  (129)
                                                              Section  33  (131)
                    Half-section maps will be used to show the  locations of the historic
               structures on the northern, largest part of the key (Figure 24); and a USGS
               quad map will be used for the southern portion of  the key (Figure 25).

               Survey Results:  Several Heavy concentration of historic structures were found
               on Siesta Key. One, at the north end, known as Fishery Point, is located

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             within the ir4;orporaW city limits of Sarasota. Imm           ediately south of the
             city limits are two more collections of historic structures: at the south end
             of  Flamingo Avenue and along Roberts.Point Road. Other concentrations are at
             Sarasota Point (Sarasota Beach and Miza Mar Subdivisions), Point of Rocks, and
             south along Midnight Pass Road.

                  New Sj      A total of 148,sites were recorded during this coastal zone
             survey, located on Siesta Key cirtsi-de of the incorporated City of Sarasota.
             These have been included in the list of surveyed Historic Structures (Table
             22). Some of the more important sites have been listed here.

             1. The Lucke Residence, 8615 Midnight Pass Road (8So2213 & 8So2214) - Two
             residences are located at this site. The main house is a large two-story
             Colonial Revival style home constructed or-remodeled in the early 1940s by a
             senator. The other house appears to be an older two-story wood frame which
             may have been moved to this site. It is currently vacant. Alth&xjh it has
             been altered slightly, it retains most of its original materials and
             structure.

             2. The Cedars, 7811 Midnight Pass Road (8So2195) - This two-story stuccoed
             Mediter@tn Revival style residence was constructed         in the early 1920s. It
             is in fair condition but bas riot been altered conside@ably through the years
             and could be saved.

             3. The Out of Door School, 144 Reid Street (8So2240) - Established in 1924.
             George Tu      should be able to provide ----iticnal information regarding the
             history of this school.

             4. Flamingo Avenue - Five historic         r-13    were recorded in this survey at
             the south end of Flamingo Avenm. They are all large residences which are
             well-maintained.     Mime     include the Tuttle-Nidiffer Residence (8So2184)
             designed by Helen Douglas French and built circa 1925 (or 1940/41?); the
             Tuttle Servants Quarters which was moved several yards to the west and
             converted into a private residence (8W2183); the McDonald Residence (8So2185)
             which was barged-in to this site many years ago; the Wisner-Armstrcng-Fishman
             Residence (8So2186) which was also designed by Helen Douglas French,* and the
             MacGregor-Maggio Residence (8So2182). These structures are intermingled with
             a rozd)er of contemporary residences. One historic Italian           J ssance Revival
             style residence, located at the very end of this peninsula, is the Le Chateux
             DJ'eux, 4100 Flamingo Avenue, originally built for A.B. Edwards (Sarasota's
             first mayor). A Florida Master Site File has already been prepared for this
             site    (8So1285),    however it is currently being extensively remodeled.
             Additional information is available at SCDHR      regarding the construction of
             'this house.

             5. Siesta Inn, 4002 and     4006 Roberts   Point Road (8So2250 - 8So2254) - This
             collection of cottages      behind a large two-story wood frame hotel remain in
             fair condition today. The Inn was established in 1924 and continued in
             operation until about 1978. The cottages behind the Inn are still occupied by
             renters. Mrs. Am Matthews ran the resort and now lives nearby. Her son,
             Clarence Matthews, currentl@r owns the property and lives across the street in
             a conteffq=ary house (local infor=nt) - This Inn is located north of the
             previous Roberts Hotel or Siesta Hotel (see history above).

             6. Roberts Point Road - Besides the siesta Inn, there are six other historic
             structures located along Roberts Point Road (see list of Surveyed Historic

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            Table 22.                                              SIESTA KEY, FLORIDA
                                                              Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                                 Results and Evaluations

            Map &           FMSF        Site Address                 Site Name                            Historic Arch Data         NR or
            Field           Site.#                                                                        Context    Style Quality   Local
            Survey                                                                                                                   Elig.

            809             8SO2111     5201-AVE.  DEL  MARE                                              WW2A       MASO    1       0
            808             8So21l2     5334 AVE.  DEL  MARE                                              WW2A       FRAM    3       6
            807             8So2ll3     5448 AVE.  DEL  MARE                                              WW2A       FRAM    3       D
            804             8So2ll4     5528 AVE.  DEL  MARE                                              WW2A       MASO    3       D
            817             8So2ll5     ???? AVE.  DEL  MARE                                              WW2A       MASO    1/3     C/D
            805             8So2ll6     5546 AVE.  DEL  MARE                                              WW2A       INTE    1       C/o
            803             8So2l1T     5553 AVE.  DEL  MARE                                              WW2A       FRAM    3       C
            829             8So2l18     435 AVE. DEL NORTE                                                WW2A       FRAM    1       C/D'
            828             8So21l9     446 AVE. DE MAYO                                                  WW2A       MASO    3       D
            772             8So2120     85 AVE. MESSINA                                                   WW2A       FRAM    3       D
            771             8So2121     86 AVE. MESSINA              MIRA.MAR APARTMENTS                  WW2A       MASO    3       0
            773             8So2l22     98 AVE. MESSINA                                                   DEPR       MASO    3/4     D
            T82             8So2123     140 AVE. MESSINA             TROPICAL BREEZE APARTMENTS           WW2A       MASO    3/4     D
            777             8So2l24     5247 AVE. NAVARRA                                                 WIN2A      FRAM    3       D
            767             8So2125     62 AVE. VENECCIA                                                  BOOM       MEDR    1/3     C
            768             8So2l26     84 AVE. VENECCIA                                                  WW2A       ARTO    1       C/D
            770             8So2l27     94 AVE. VENECCIA                                                  WW2A       FRAM    3/6     D
            769             8So2l2$     99 AVE. VENECCIA                                                  WW2A       FRAM    1       D
            783             8So2l29     125 AVE. VENECCIA                                                 WW2A       MEDR    3/4     C/D
            766             SWIM        77 BEACH RD.                                                      DEPR       ARTD    3/4     C/D
            T65             8So2131     99 BEACH RD.                                                      DEPR       FRAM    3       C
            763             8So2l32     105 BEACH  RD.                                                    DEPR       MEDR    1       C
            762             8So2133     109 BEACH  RD.                                                    DEPR       BUNG    3       C
            764             8So2l34     110 BEACH  RD.                                                    DEPR       MEDR    3       C
            761             8So2l35     117 BEACH  RD.                                                    DEPR       BUNG    1/3     C
            827             8So2l36     153 BEACH  RD                BEACHWOOD APARTMENTS                 WW2A       FRAM    1       C
                                        #8,9,10
            784             8So2l37     217 BEACH  RD.                                                    DEPR       FRAM    3/4     0
            785             8So2138     316 BEACH  RD.                                                    DEPR       FRAM    3       C/D
            787             8So2139     321 BEACH  RD.                                                    BOOM       MEDR    3       C
            786             8So2l4O     324 BEACH  RD.                                                    DEPR       FRAM    3/6     C/D
            788             8So2141     331 BEACH  RD.                                                    BOOM       MEDR    3       C
            791             M2142       459 BEACH  RD.               CRESCENT HOUSE                       Boom       BUNG    3       a/
            792             BSo2143     505 BEACH  RD.                                                    DEPR       FRAM    3       C
            793             8So2144     515 BEACH  RD.                                                    DEPR       FRAM    3       C
            794             8So2l45*    523 BEACH  RD.               RINGLING BEACH    HOUSE              acom       SPCO    3       C
            795             8So2146     551 BEACH  RD.                                                    WW2A       FRAM    3       C/o
            796             8So2147     560 BEACH  RD.                                                    BOOM       FRAM    3/6     C/o
            797             8So2148     563 BEACH  RD.                                                    WW2A       FRAM    3       0
            802             8So2149     645-647 BEACH   RD.          WEST WIND                            WW2A       FRAM    3       C
            801             8So2l5O     649 BEACH RD.                WEST WIND                            WW2A       FRAM    3       C
            800             8So2l51     655 BEACH RD.                                                     DEPR       FRAM    3       C
            799             BSo2l52     657 BEACH  RD.                                                    DEPR       FRAM    1       C
            T98             8So2l53     673 BEACH  RD.                                                    WW2A       FRAM    3       C/D
            903             8So2154     101 BIG PASS RD.             DENMAN HOUSE                         WW2A       INTE    1       C
            840             8So2155     5235 CALLE DE COSTA                                               WW2A       FRAM    3       D
            790             8So2156     5402 CALLE DE LA SIESTA                                           WW2A       FRAM    3       D
            789             8So21'57    5404 CALLE DE LA SIESTA                                           WW2A       FRAM    3       C/D
            814             8So2l58     5507 CALLE DEL INVIERENO                                          WW2A       FRAM    3       D
            815             8So2159     625 CALLE DEL OTONO                                               DEPR               I       C/D

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          Table 22 (cont.).                                   SIESTA KEY, FLORIDA
                                                          Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                             Results and Evaluations

          Map            @MSF       Site Address                Site Name                          Historic Arch Data         NR or
          Field          Site                                                                      Context   Style Quality    Local
          Survey                                                                                                              Elig.

          811            8SoZ160    629  CALLE DEL OTONO                                           WW2A      MASO    1        D
          816            8So21G1    642  CALLE DEL OTONO                                           WW2A      FRAM    1        C/D
          810            8So2162    643  CALLE DEL OTONO                                           WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          830            8So2163    627  CALLE DE PERU                                             DEPR      FRAM    3        0
          831            8So21G4    636  CALLE DE PERU                                             WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          833            8So2165    304  CALLE MIRAMAR                                             WW2A      FRAM    3        C/o
          834            M2166      308  CALLE MIRAMAR                                             DEPR      FRAM    3        C
          835            8So2167    312  CALLE MIRAMAR                                             WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          839            M2168      330  CANAL RD.                                                 BOOM      MEDR    1        C
          838            8So2169    340  CANAL RD.                                                 WW2A      MASO    3        C/D
          837            8SoZ170    348  CANAL RD.                                                 WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          836            8So2171    378  CANAL RD.                                                 WW2A      MODE    3        D
          861            M2172      438  CANAL RD.                                                 WW2A      FRAM    3/4      D/E
          823            8So2173    522  CANAL RD.                                                 WW2A      MASO    3        D
          822            8So2174    558  CANAL RD.                                                 WW2A      MASO    I        C/o
          813            8So2175    606  CANAL RD.                                                 WW2A      MASO    3        0
          812            8So217G    612  CANAL RD.                                                 WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          806            8So2177    646  CANAL RD.                                                 WW2A      MODE    3        D
          776            8So2l78    94 COLUMBUS BLVD.           SIESTA BREEZE APARTMENTS           W112A     MASO    3/4      D
          775            8So2179    105 COLUMBUS BLVD.                                             OEPR      FRAM    3        D
          774            8So2180    108 COLUMBUS BLVD.                                             WW2A      MASO    3        D
          894            8So2181    1108  CRESCENT   ST.                                           DEPR      FRAM    1        C
          845            8So2182    3T99  FLAMINGO   AVE.       MacGREGOR-MAGGIO RESIDENCE         WW2A      FRAM    3        C
          842            8So2183    3820  FLAMINGO   AVE.       TUTTLE SERVANTS' QUARTERS          BOOM      FRAM    3/2      B/C
          841            8So2184    3821  FLAMINGO   AVE.       TUTTLE-NIDIFFER RESIDENCE          BOOM      COLR    3        B/C
          843            8So2185    3901  FLAMINGO   AVE.       McDONALD RESIDENCE                 WW1A      FRAM    3/2      B/C
          844            8So2186    4015  FLAMINGO   AVE.       WISNER-ARMSTRONG-FISHMAN           DEPR      COLR    3/2      B/C
                                                                RESIDENCE
          865            8So2187    4420  HIGEL AVE.                                               WW2A      FRAM    3        C
          821            8So2188    2 ISLAND CIRCLE                                                WW2A      MASO    1        C/D
          818            8So2189    105 ISLAND CIRCLE                                              WW2A      FRAM    1/3      C/D
          819            8So2190    288 ISLAND CIRCLE                                              WW2A      FRAM    3        D
          820            8So2191    350  ISLAND CIRCLE                                             W112A     MASO    1        D
          873            8So2192    7517 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.                                         WW2A      FRAM    3        C/D
          8T2            8So2193    T521 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.                                         Boom      FRAM    3/4      0
          871            8So2194    7525-29 MIDNIGHT PASS    RD                                    DEPR      FRAM    1        C
          760            8So2195    T811 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.      THE CEDARS                         BOOM      MEOR    1/3      C
          874            8So2196    7915 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.                                         WW2A      FRAM    3        C/o
          8T5            8So2197    T92T MIDNIGHT PASS RD.      HAMILTON RESIDENCE                 OEPR      FRAM    1        C
          876            8So2198    8009-11 MIDNIGHT PASS RD                                       BOOM      FRAM    3        C
          889            8So2199    8239 MIDNIGHT PASS-RD.                                         DEPR      FRAM    3        0
          888            8So2200    8303 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.                                         W112A     MASO    3        0
          887            8SoZZ01    8307 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.      SIMPSON RESIDENCE                  02A       MASO    3        D
          759            8So2202    8318 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.                                         DEPR      FRAM    3        C/o
          885            8So2203    8319-A MIDNIGHT PASS RD.    SIMPSON RESIDENCE                  WW2A      MASO    3        C/o
          886            8So2204    8319-B MIDNIGHT PASS RD.    SIMPSON RESIDENCE                  DEPR      MODE    3        C/o
          884            8So2205    8339 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.                                         DEPR      FRAM    3        C
          883            8So2206    8347 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.                                         DEPR      FRAM    3/4      D
          882            8So2207    8355 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.                                         DEPR      FRAM    3        C/o
          881            8so2208    8447 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.      SMITH-JOHNSON RESIDENCE            DEPR      FRAM    3        C/D

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             Table 22.(cont.),.                                           SIESTA KEY, FLORIDA
                                                                     Surveyed Historic Structures
                                                                        Results and Evaluations

             Map &            FMSF         Site Address                     Site Name                                Historic Arch Data             NR or
             Field            Site                                                                                   Context     3tyle Quality      Local
             Survey                                                                                                                                 Elig.

             879              8So2209      8451 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.                                                    BOOM        FRAM    3          C/D
             880              8So2210      8453 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.                                                    DEPIR       FRAM    3          c
             878              8So2211      8527 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.                                                    WW2A        FRAM    3          C/D
             758              8So2212      8541 MODNIGHT PASS RD.                                                    DEPR        FRAM    3          C/D
             T56              8So2213      8615-A MIDNIGHT PASS RD.         SALLY LUCKE RESIDENCE                    DEPR        COLR   *3          c
             757              8So2214      8615-8 MIDINGHT PASS RD.                                                  BOOM        FRAM    1/3        C
             877              8So2215      8865 MIDNIGHT PASS RD.           MIDNIGHT PASS PUB                        WW2A        FRAM    3/4        0
             902              8So2216      4900 OCEAN BLVD.                                   CLUBHOUSE              WW2A        FRAM    3          c
             862              8So22lT      5029.(?) OCEAN BLVD.             KELLERMAN'S PHOTO/OLD SALTY              WW2A        MASO    3/4        D/E
                                                                            DOG
             779              8So2218      5250  OCEAN BLVD.                CAFE GARDENS                             BOOM        BUNG    3          B/C
             781              8So2219      5251  OCEAN BLVD.                                                         WW2A        FRAM    3          D
             778              8So2220      5254  OCEAN BLVD.                OCEAN BLVD. SAIL80ARDING                 acom        BUNG    3          a/c
             780              8So2221      5255  OCEAN BLVDI'                                                        BOOM        MEDR    3          C
             866              8So2222      6531  PEACOCK RD.                LOWE RESIDENCE                           Ww2A        FRAM    3          c
             869              8So2223      6621  PEACOCK RD.                                                         WW2A        MASO    3          D
             868              8So2224      6639  PEACOCK RD.                CHAMBERLAND-LAEHY RESIDENCE              WW2A        FRAM    3/4        c
             867              8So2225      6711  PEACOCK RD.                BRIG. GEN. DeARMOND RESIDENCE            WW2A        INTE    3          c
             825              8So2226      5405  PLAZA     DESLAS PALMAS                                             WW2A        FRAM    3          D
             826              8So2227      5408  PLAZA     DESLAS PALMAS                                             DEPR        BUNG    3          C/o
             824              8So2228      5409  PLAZA     DESLAS PALMAS                                             DEPR        FRAM    3          C
             901              8So2229      7101  POINT     OF ROCKS  CIR.   GREENWOOD RESIDENCE                      BOOM        FRAM    3          c
             900              8SoZ230      7102  POINT     OF ROCKS  CIR.                                            DEPR        FRAM    3          C
             892              8So2231      1012  POINT     OF ROCKS  RD.                                             DEPR        FRAM    3          c
             891              8So2232      1021  POINT     OF ROCKS  RD.                                             MASO        MASO    1          C/D
             893              8So2233      6905  POINT     OF ROCKS  RD.                                             DEPIR       FRAM    3          C
             895              8So2234      6910  POINT     OF ROCKS  RD.                                             DEPR        FRAM    3          C
             896              8So2235      7208  POINT     OF ROCKS  RD.                                             WW2A        FRAM    3          C/D
             89T              8So2236      T220  POINT     OF ROCKS  RD.    EMERY RESIDENCE                          WW2A        FRAM    1          c
             898              8So2237      7224  POINT     OF ROCKS  RD.    LAURIA RESIDENCE                         DEPR        FRAM    3          c
            .899              8So2238      7302  POINT     OF ROCKS  RD..                                            DEPR        FRAM    3/4        C/o
             890              8So2239      7322  POINT     OF ROCKS  RD.                                             WW2A        FRAM    3          C
             832              8So2240      144 REID ST.                     OUT OF DOOR ACADEMY                      Boom        FRAM    3          a/c
             849              8So2241      4118  ROBERTS    POINT    CIR.                                            DEPIR       BUNG    3          C
             848              8So2242      4136  ROBERTS    POINT    CIR.                                            Boom        BUNG    3          C
             847              8So2243      4170  ROBERTS    POINT    CIR.                                            WW2A        FRAM    I          D
             846              8So2244      4189  ROBERTS    POINT    CIR.   SHUTTLEWORTH RESIDENCE                   Boom        MEDR    3          c
             863              8So2245      3931  ROBERTS    POINT    RD.                                             DEPR        FRAM    3/4        c
             864              8So2246      3953  ROBERTS    POINT    RD.                                             WW2A        FRAM    3          c
             860              8So2247      3959-61 ROBERTS PT. RD.                                                   DEPR        FRAM    3          D
             859              8So2248      3970  ROBERTS    POINT    RD.                                             'NW2A       MEDR    3          C
             858              8So2249      4000  ROBERTS    POINT    RD.                                             DEPR        BUNG    I          C
             854              8So2250      4002  ROBERTS    POINT    RD.    SIESTA INN     HOTEL  + COTTAGE #4       BCCM        FRAM    3          c
             855              8So2251      4002  ROBERTS    POINT    RD.    SIESTA INN     HOTEL  COTTAGE #7         BOOM        FRAM    3          C
             856              8So2252      4002  ROBERTS    POINT    RD.    SIESTA INN     HOTEL  COTTAGE $8         BOOM        FRAM    3          C
             857              8So2253      4002  ROBERTS    POINT    RD.    SIESTA INN HOTEL      COTTAGE #9/10      BOOM        FRAM    4          C
             853              8So2254      4006  ROBERTS    POINT    RD.    SIESTA INN HOTEL      COTTAGES           BOOM        FRAM    3          c
                                                                            #1,2,3,5,6
             852              8So2255      4010  ROBERTS    POINT    RD.                                             300M        FRAM    3          c
             851              9Sn2256      4026  ROBERTS    POINT    RD.                                             WW2A        TUOR    3          D

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         Table 22 (cont.)..                               SIESTA KEY, FLORIDA
                                                      Surveyed'Historic Structures
                                                        Results and Evaluations

         Map           FMSF       Site Address              Site Name                       Historic Arch Data       NR or
         Field         Site                                                                 Context -Style Quality   Local
         Survey                                                                                                      Elig.

         850           BSoZ257    4074 R08ERIS POINT RD.                                    Boom      FRAM 3         C
         870           8So2258    6520 SABAL DRIVE                                          WW2A      FRAM 3         C/D

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              Structures).   These vary in style and size amid newer concrete block
              residences. In addition, four smaller sites were found on Roberts Point
              circle,. at the end of this peninsula (see list of Surveyed Historic
              Structures).

              7. Three houses on Midnight Pass Road (8451, 8453 and 8527) (8So2209,
              8So2210, 8So2211) at Siesta Point, were moved from Woodmere. They were
              oriqimlly constru@d in 1928 (Betty Arnall, personal communication).

              8. Brig. General DeArmand"s Residence, 6711 Peacock Road (8S02225) - Located
              Just. south of the Stickney Point Bridge, this residence was constructed in
              1949, designed by Ralph TWitchell's office. DeArmand altered the entrance
              (west) side, but the east bayfrcnt facade consisting of large floor-to-ceiling
              glazed panels remains relatively unaltered.

              9. 101 Big Pass Road (8So2154) - This house was designed by Ralph TWitchell
              and Paul Rudolph in 1948. It may be the Dermian House but this has not been
              verified yet.    Constructed of lime "Ocala" block,       this low profile
              International style residence overlooks the Gulf of Mexico. It has remained
              basically unaltered.

                   Prevmwly Recorded Sites: A previous survey of historic resources within
              the city of Sarasota included some struct-uress at the north end of Siesta Key.
              This area was not included in the scope of work for the Sarasota County
              Coastal Zone Survey. The previously recorded sites are listed as follows:

                   1.  44 Norsota. Way (8So165)
                   2.  604 Norsorta. Way (8So166)
                   3.  333 Edmonsion Street (8So167)
                   4.  3308 Higel Avenue (8So383)
                   5.  3322 Rigel Avenue (BS0600)
                   6.  3353 Rigel Avenw (SSo421)
                   7.  4105 Shell Road, MacK(inlay Kantor Estate (8So.430 & 8So609)
                   8.  3442 Flamingo Avenue (8So431 & 8So610)

              General                : several areas on Siesta Key lend themselves to
              potential Local Historic Districts. They should be researched further to
              determine eligibility and definite boundaries. These areas include:
                   1. North portion of Siesta Key, including the area contained within the
              incorporated, City of Sarasota, Flamingo Avenue and Roberts Point Road.
                   2.   Siesta Point,    which includes the Siesta Beach and Mira Mar
              subdivisions.
                   3. Point of Rocks -

                   Two sites are          led for separate thematic     Multiple Properties
              nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. These are: the Out
              of Door School as part of an educational thematic nomination along with the
              osprey School and Lamml School (see Recommendations at the aid of this
              report); and The cedars as part of a Mediterranean Revival style thematic
              nomination (see Recommendations at end of the report) -

                   Wlth additional research two mor sites may be eligible for nomination to
              the National Register of Historic Places. These include the Lucke Residences
              and the Siesta Inn -raglex.

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                 It is also reconmended that a cmiprehensive survey of the structures
            designed by Ralph Twitchell and Paul Rudolph (and other designiers of the
            "Sarasota School of Architecture") be cortiucted at a future date. This
            proposed survey should include all of their structures, regardless as to the
            date of construction or location within the county. (See Reconuendations at
            the end of this report for further details). Accoraing to the list in
            "--- : arary            . between 1946 and 1949 five houses were designed by
            TWitchell and Rudolph for Siesta Key (Morgan 1987:766). The Derman House
            (1946) may be the house surveyed on Big Pass Road.    Me Finney* Guest House
            (1947) is listed as a project. Both the Revere Quality House (1948) and the
            Healy Guest House - "Cocoon House" - (1948) are 1 ted within the
            incorporated city limits of Sarasota. The last house built duriM the period
            covered by this survey was the Deeds House which was not found at this time.
            Several other designs were 'published in the late 1940s. The corrC=-tXJnd.-2LnIg
            magazine articles have been given to the SCEM for future research.

                 In any event, all of the sites listed which contain a B, C or D rating in
            the NR Eligibility category should be reviewed- thoroughly before a demolition
            or remodeling permit is approved.

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             THE UPLANDS

             General Development: This incorporated community, located just north of the
             City of Sarasota, straddles the Sarasota-Manatee County line.   It was
             subdivided in 1949. Zinn's Restaurant is the only structure to appear on the
             February 1948 aerials for the portion of the community located within Sarasota
             County. Several buildings were already erected in Manatee County, just north
             of Edwards Drive, which also appeared on the aerial (Aerial 1-D-54, SCDHR).

                  By 1911 this parcel of land was owned by John and Mabel Ringling. Ellen
             F. and R.C. Caples purchased the land in 1924 but sold it to E.P. Taliferro in
             1927. Twenty years later, Augustin N. Thierry purchased the property on Nay
             26, 1947. It was transferred by Augustin N. Thierry and his wife, Virginia
             B. , to The Uplands, Inc. in August 27, 1947. Paul F. Thielen was president
             and Augustin was secretary of this corporation. A year later, certain lands
             were transfered to the Curry & Turner Construction Co. They created a small
             lake in the center , Lake Uplands, which drains into Sarasota Bay. The
             subdivision was platted on April 12, 1949 (Plat Book 5, pp. 15q-15A)
             (Attorney's Abstract, 1951).

                  Soon after Thierry designed his own home, located on the northwest corner
             of lane Road and Poinciana Drive. A modern version of the Mediterranean
             Revival style, his house was designed to take advantage of the Florida
             breezes, with alot of cross ventilation. He designed about ten more concrete
             block residences, in a similar style, in this development within the next
             decade.

             Boundaries and Map: The portion of the Uplands community contained within
             Sarasota County include Edwards Drive, which also constitutes the county line;
             Poinciana Drive; Parkview Avenue which runs east-west at the southern end;
             Lane Road, which runs north-south between the abovementioned streets; Uplands
             Boulevard on the west end, along the bay; and Downey Road, running north-south
             on the east end. It is bound on the east by the Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41).
             This area is located in Sections 1 and 2 of Township 36 South, Range 17 East.
             Half-section maps are 1 and S-3 respectively. A map of the Uplands community
             (Figure 26) has been included in this report to identify the structures
             recorded. Those which are highlighted with hatch lines may also be eligible
             for a National Register Historic District at a future date but were not
             recorded at this time since they were constructed post 1949.

             New Results : All of the construction in this community, in the portion
             contained within Sarasota county, was constructed  after 1949   except for Zinn's
             Restaurant.  Therefore, only a few selected structures were were recorded as
             representative examples found in this part Of the comminity

                  New sites: Four sites were recorded in this survey and     included in the
             list of Surveyed Historic Structures (Table 23). Some of the more important
             sites have been described below. Other sites darkened on the corsponding
             map were also probably designed by Iluerry and would be significant in a Loccal
             or National Register Historic District.

             1. Zinnts Restaurant, 101 Tamiami Trail (8So1898) - now part of USF/New
             College was named for the family who owned and operated it.

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          T,abie 23.                                 THE UPLANDS, SARASOTA, FLORIDA
                                                      surveyed Historic Structures
                                                        Results and Evaluations

          Map &         FMSF      Site Address               Site Name                        Historic Arch Data      NR or
          Field         Site                                                                  Context  Style Quality  Local
          Survey                                                                                                      Elig.

          908           8SO1895   441 fARKVIEW DR.                                            MODE     FRAM 3         C
          907           8So1896   455 POINCIANA DR.          BRAREN RESIDENCE                 MODE     MODE 3         C
          906           8So1897   481 POINCIANA DRIVE        THIERRY-SCHWANZ.RESIDENCE        MODE     MEDR 1         C
          9DS           M1898     101 N. TAMIAMI TRAIL       ZINN'S RESTAURANT                WW2A     MASO 3         C

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             2.   Thierry-Schwanz Residence, 481 Poinciana Drive (8So1897) - This concrete
             block, H-shaped house was designed by Thierry as his awn residence on
             northwest corner of Lane Road and Poinciana Drive. The Schwanz's purchased
             the house from the Thierry family after Mrs. Thierry died.

             3. Braren Residence, 455 Poinciana Drive (8So1896)-This art deco residence
             was constructed circa 1949-1950 by Mr. Braren.

             General Recommendations: This community was investigated at the request Of
             Kafi Benz, with the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation. The local
             neighborhood association has shown an interest in placing the community (or a
             portion of it) on the National Register of Historic Places as Historic
             District. It is recommended that further research be conducted regarding this
             community and architect/builder/developer Augustin N. Thierry. A future
             National Register Historic Disctrict could either emphasize the development of
             the entire community, including the portion located in Manatee County, or just
             highlight the structures designed by Thierry.

                   In any case, each of the sites highlighted with hatch lines on the
             community map (Figure 26) should be reviewed thoroughly before demolition or
             remodeling permits are approved.

                  Apparently Sarasota Lock and Key has a number of old photographs of this
             area which would prove helpful in conducting further research. Thierry's son
             currently lives in Venice and may be able to provide additional information.

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                                       MANAGEKW

                 This historic resources survey project has successfully served to locate
            and*identify sites of significance on bath public and private lands within the
            coastal zone of Sarasota County. Based upon these findings, a variety of ini-
            tiatives and protection strategies for the management of historic resources
            are

            1. ReWlations: It is through instruments of law, regulation and administra-
            tion, regulated by a variety of county               and divisions, that the
            county government can most effectively influence the protection and preserva-
            tion of historic resources. Some of these are as follows:

                 A. Historic Preservation            : Preserving and protecting the his-
            toric resources of the coastal zone of Sarasota County can most effectively be
            accomplished through the initial adoption of a county ordinance, as recom-
            mended  in the Historic Preservation Plan prepared by Historic Property Asso-
            ciates  (1989:14):

                    The adoption of a historic preservation ordinance would provide
                    the -legislative authority to regulate in an effective manner the
                    pr servaticn, of historic resources in the county.             Me
                    ordinance must create a review authority to Implement its
                    objectives. In turn, the review authority must depend upon a
                    unit of county      Verrummailt to provide logistical support and
                    informtion for its deliberations and decisions. The county is
                    fortunate in having already established an office responsible
                    for collecting and maintaining the kinds of information required
                    for that purpose and creating    the position   of director of
                    historical resources,    who can lend staff support to the
                    authority (Historic Property Associates 1987:59).

                 Among the compaxnits of an Historic Preservation Ordinance are procedures
            and criteria for the rxminaticn and desicmtion of local landmarks and/or his-
            toric districts, as well as the provision for fines and penalties for viola-
            tors of the ordinance. Draftu)g and passage of a county Historic Preservation
            Ordinance is considered to be of the highest priority.

                 A number of Florida cities and counties have enacted preservation ordin-
            ances. One of the mos "" rarehensive and pro@tive is the 'Netropolitan Dade
            coun@y  Historic Preservation Ordinance" (Ord. No. 81-13; 1,1-17-81) which
            requires an historic preservation board which is vested with the power,
            authority and jurisdiction to designate, regulate and administer historicall
            culturalf archaeological and architectural resources in Dade County, as
            prescribed .by the chapter under the du-ect, jurisdiction and legislative
            contr 1 of the board of county commissioners (Section 16A-5). Among the
            historic preservation board's powers and duties are the designation of
            individual sites, districts and archaeological zones, issuance or denial of
            certificates of appropriateness and certificates'to dig.
                 B. C@grtified Local Government (CLG): Adoption of a historic preservation
            ordinance is also encouraged,, since it serves as a prerequisite for Sarasota
            C=ityls parEicipation in the Certified Local Government Program (CI-G). The

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              establishment   of a Historic Preservation Board will also be necessary prior to
              becoming a CLG participant. Benefits of being a CLG participant include eli-
              gibility to apply for federal survey and- planning grant money. Thus, Sarasota
              County is urged to apply for certification, once the necessary prerequisites
              have been met.

                    C. APOXSEE: Sarasota County's Comprehensive Plan: As an initial step, we
              urge the Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners to implement the many
              programs set forth in the Historic Preservation Plan section of the Historic
              Preservation Element, as contained in Chapter one of the Sarasota County Com-
              prehensive Plan (APOXSEE 1989:20-22). The specific goals, objectives and
              policies contained herein will serve to assist local government officials and
              citizens involved in the local preservation program.

                    It is suggested that the map of Archaeological Sensitivity Zones (Figure
              1, p.5) contained in be modified to include the southern part of
              siesta Key, as contained east of Midnight Pass Road, from Stickney Point Road
              south to Turtle Beach. That part of the coastal zone on the mainland (non-
              filled) between Stickney Point Road on the north and North Creek on the south,
              should also be included as a zone of archaeological sensitivity. In addition,
              all historic resources discovered as a result of the current survey effort
              should also be added to the Land Use Maps. Sites and properties which may eventu-
              ally be added to the National Register of Historic Places should also be
              illustrated on the appropriate updated maps, once they have become listed.

                    D. Land Use and Zoning Mechanisns - The designation of site areas as
              greenbelt, nature preserve or passive recreation is a very effective zoning
              technique which  has been used to protect significant historic resources. This
              concept is most beneficial when one or more significant sites are located
              within a land development project. When a developer is required to set aside
              a certain amount of land within the project area for conservation or passive
              recreation in order to fulfill permitting requirements, an historic site in
              the project area can be preserved and fulfill the "greenspacing" requirement-
              The Oaks/Vamo Midden and Webb Road sites, newly recorded in the USGS laurel
              quadrangle map area, are located within a tract scheduled for residential de-
              velopment. "Greenbelting" of these site areas is strongly recommended.

              2. Development Review Process: Sarasota County is encourage to establish
              and implement administrative guidelines that will ensure the review of the
              impact of land altering activities on historic resources, including archaeo-
              logical sites and historic structures. The Historic Preservation Plan con-
              tained in Chapter one of Apoxsee (1989:20-22) presents the following Policy
              statements. Implementation of these recommendations are strongly urged.

                    policy 1.1.1 "Develop and implement a review procedure triggered by ap-
              plication for permits and land development petitions similar to the current
              procedures utilized for the review of rezone, special exception, Sector Plan,
              and Development of Regional Impact Applications."                                          I
                    Policy 1.1.4 "Adopt the USGS topographic maps that have been marked to
              indicate the presence of known or potential resources as the official series
              of maps employed by the County in its review and permitting activities, and
              maintain and update the maps as necessary."

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                 Policy 1.1.7 "Provide guidelines to the Sarasota County Departments and
            Divisions of Planning, Natural Resources, Transportation, Building and 7,0nIng,
            Parks and Recreation, Forestry, Mwironmental Services, and the Real Property
            Office in the developwnt and implementation of review and monitoring pr@
            dures and educate County regulatory staff regarding the County's prehistcric@
            and historic resources."

                 The Sarasota County Department of Historical Resources is currently in
            the process of hiting a staff - archaeologist. It is zecormnexx1ed that this
            individual oversee the review procedures, in cooperation with personnel fz=
            Other =z&Y departments and, divisions, as enumerated in Policy 1.1.7 above.

                 In the event of land altering activities requiring permit approval, the
            proposed project should be reviewed to ascertain whether any known or
            potential historic   resources will be impacted. Projects subject to review
            should be eqnnded to include approvals for parking lots; grading, earth
            m(Ning, excavation and fill, and drainage and utilities placement; permits
            issued by the Departneft of Natural Resources for coastal zone dredge and fill
            activity and dock construction,- Division of Forestry permits for tree removal;
            park and recreation area construction; solid waste                permits; and
            plats approved by the Building and Zoning Department.

                 7he USGS --p-graphic maps and USDA Soil Survey maps prepared by Historic
            Property Associates (HPA) for the Sarasota County Planning Department in 1988,
            should be updated using the findings of the current coastal zone survey pro,-
            ject. These maps, in addition to the section aerials marked during the cur-
            ren project, should be used as the officiaL series of maps for review pur-
            poses. Professional archaeological survey should be mandatory in proposed
            developmat areas coterminous with zones of archaeological sensitavity. Such
            work should be paid for by the permit applicant. r1he procedures for carrying
            out survey and project review, as outlined in Tesar 1988 ('"Me Historic
            Preservation Compliance Review Program of the Florida Department of State,
            Division of Historical Resources") and in the Historic Resource Review Manual
            (HPA 1988) should then be followed.

            3. The National E=ster            : 7he National Register of Historic Pla     is
            an official listing of historically significant sites          and properties
            throughout the Cciuntry, maintained by the National Park Service, U. S. Depart-
            ment of Interior. It includes districts, sites, buildings, b ictures and
            objects that have been documented as significant in American history, archi-
            tecture, archaeology, engineering or culture. The National Register is an
            'resources. tool in encouraging the pr mvation of significant historic

                 At present, there are only two National Register listed sites situated
            within the unincorporated, coastal zone of Sarasota County. These include the
            osprey site (8So2) and the Field Estate (8So398) (Apcxsee 1989: Figure. 3,
            p.15). It is xeccx.      ed that all historic resources classified as MR Cate-
            gory B in the preceeding Archaeological Sites Report and Historic Structures
            Report section of this document be nominated to the National Register of
            Hist@oric Places. It should be emphasized that landowner consent will be
            required before ncminations can be made. All NR Category B sites have been
            adjudged significant, and thus NR eligible, on the basis of existing data. It
            is suggested that in addition to individual site nominations, the following be
            considered.

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                     A. Archaeological Sites -Fourteen prehistoric archaeological sites are
               suggested for consideration as a thematic National Register district nomina-
               tion. All are related to each other by type (shell midden). The estuarine
               setting of these resources also provides a common theme. The 14 sites
               include:

                  #            Name               Location                          Ownership

               1.  8So23      Paulsen Point      Lemon Bay - mainland              Public - County
               2.  8So598     Stoltzner          Leomon Bay- barrier isl.             Private - Ind.
               3.  8Soll      Mystery River      Lemon Bay - mainland              Public - State
               4 . 8Sol371    Bouffard           Lemon Bay - barrier isl.             ?
               5.  8So56      Roberts Bay       Sarasota Bay - mainland           Private - Corp.
               6.  8So59      Osprey point       little sara.Bay - mainland        Private   - Corp
               7.  8So438     Martin/McGuire     Shakett Creek - mainland          Private   - Ind.
               8.  8Sol351    Oaks/Vamo          North Creek - mainland            Private   - Corp.
               9.  8Sol349    Wall Midden        Blackbrn  Bay - mainland            Private   - Ind.
               10. 8Sol357    Blackburn Bay      Blackburn Bay - mainland          Private   - Ind.
               11. 8Sol376    Lucke Midden       Little Sara. Bay - bar. isl       Private -   Ind.
               12. 8So6l7     Prodie Midden      Phillippi Creek - mainland        Public - County
               13. 8Sol302    Eagle Point III    Roberts  Bay - mainland           Private - COrP.
               14. 8So1867    Pocono Trail       Dona Bay - mainland                  ?

                     of these 14 sites, three are on public land. The Paulsen Point site is
               located at Sarasota County's Indian mound park in Englewood; the Prodie Midden
               at Phillippi Estate Park; and the Mystery River site is on land maintained by
               the University of South Florida, Sarasota campus. Ownership of the property
               occupied by the Bouffard site is unknown. This undeveloped lot is directly
               southeast of the county-owned Hermitage property. The ownership of the unde-
               veloped parcel within which the Pocono Trail site is situated is also unknown.
               The remaining sites are on lands owned privately by individuals or corpora-
               tions.

                     Four historic period archaeological sites are also recommended for con-
               sideration as a thematic multiple Properties National Register listing. All
             are cemeteries containing the gravesites of some of the "founding fathers" and
               other early settlers of their respective communities. These sites include:

                     1.  8Sol345    Laurel Cemetery
                     2.  8So1358    Leman Bay Cemetery
                     3.  8Sol367    Venice Cemetery
                     4.  8Sol38l    Hansen/Roberts Cemetery

                     In  addition to these thematic nominations, the Catfish Creek site
               (8So608), a shell    scatter; the Ralston/Indianola Mound (8So83/446), a burial
               mound; and the multi-component Gory site (8So24), are adjudged significant and
               eligible for listing in the National Register. The Ralston/ Indianola Mound
               represents the only intact burial mound in the coastal zone of unincorporated
               Sarasota County-
                    Twenty other sites, both previously recorded and newly discovered, have
               been classified as NR Category C, or potentially significant. Pending land-
               owner permission, archaeological testing is recommended so that a final deter-
               mination of significance/National Register eligibility can be made. Such work
               is strongly urged. These properties are as follows:

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                               Name                 Type                     Ownership
              1.   8So3         Pool  Hammock         Village                 Private -   Ind.
              2.   8So13        Davids              Shell Midden            Private  -  Ind.
              3.   8So14        Lampp Mound          Burial Mound            Private  -  Ind.
              4.   8So27        Davis Midden         Shell Midden            Private -   Corp.
              5.   8So6O        Wood                 Shell Midden            Private  -  Ind.
              6.   8So84        Hansen's Ldng.       Shell Midden            Private  -  Ind.
              7.   8So606       OSSRA II             Shell Scatter          Public - State
              8.   8So1292      Manasota Key Bur.    Cemetery/Sh. Mid.       Private - Ind.
              9.   8So1321      Wilcox               Ceramic Scatter         Private - Ind.
              10.  8So1329      Knight's   Trl.      Artifact Scatter        Public - County
              11.  8So1352     Catfish Creek        Bridge/Road             Private  - carp.
                                Bridge/Webb Rd
              12.  8So1369      Johnson              Shell Midden            Private  -  Ind.
              13.  8So1370      Severinsen           Shell Midden            Private  -  Ind.
              14.  8So1373      6855 MK Road         Shell Midden            Private  -  Ind.
              15.  8So374       Ford                       Shell Midden            Private  -  Ind.
              16.  8So1375      O'Brien              Shell Midden            Private  -  Ind.
              17.  8So1377      Heron Lag.           Shell Midden            Private  -  Ind.
              18.  8So1378      Cedars Midden        Shell Midden            Private  -  Ind.
              19.  8So1853      Eagle Point/         Road Segment            Private  -  Corp.
                                Tamiami Trail
              20.  8So1868      Pirates Midden       Shell Midden            Private  -  Ind.

                   Among these are sites located on       county (8So1329         in Knight's Trail Park)
              and State land (8So606 at Oscar Scherer State Recreation Area.

                   B. Historic Structures- Specific recommendations for each community have
              been included in the corresponding survey area. An overall summary of these
              recommendations  is presorted here.

                   Five individual sites were deemed eligible for nomination to the National
              Register of Historic Places due to their architectural significance, and their
              association with local historical events and persons. In addition, they exhi-
              bit either typical or above-average architectural characteristics for their
              period of construction.   Additional          research would be required for each.
              These sites are listed below:

                   1.    The Keith-Prodie Mansion,          5500 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
              (8So2096). This Italian Renaissance style mansion, constructed in 1916, was
              the first of its kind in the Sarasota area.

                   2. The Hermitage, 6660 Manasorta Key Road, Englewood  (8So1629 - 1635).
              This complex of seven wood frame structures   exemplifies the evolution of a
              structure as it progressed      from an early homestead to a guest house catering
              to the ever increasing f -low of tourists. The original structure, built circa
              1905, is still visible under the numerous additions.

                   3. The Claude Curry Homestead, 1212 Lucille Avenue, Nokomis (8So1709).
              Another pioneer homestead, this house was constructed  in 1908, one of the few
              remaining from  that era. Numerous members of the Curry family were influen-
              tial in the development of Nokomis and Sarasota County.

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                  4. Point O'Palms, 201 Cherokee Place, Nokomis (8So1686 arxi 1687).
             Another Italian Renaissance style estate, this residence was constructed for
             Dr. Fred Albee in 1922. Dr. A2bee, a famous bone surgeon, also played an
             important role in the developuent, of Nokomis, Venice, and Sarasota County.
                  5. Eagle Point, Venice (8So2100 - 2110). This winter reso@t for hunting
             and. fishing was built in 1916 and has remained basically unchanged through the
             years-

                  other structures of equal importance were located in areas which could be
             nominated as Historic Districts. Refer to the individual survey area recom-
                 it-ions for important buildings located within each =mmmty.            The
             following districts are recommended for listang on the National Register:

                  1. Vamo Drive, Vamo.
                  2. Original Towm of Englewood (Old Englewnod Road arxi Buchan's Lfflx1ing
                      area).

                  The following areas may not. be cohesive enough to be considered as
             National Register Districts, but should be researched further and recommended
             as Incal Historic Districts:

                  1.  McCall Road, Engleiwood
                  2.  Nokomi s subdivision, Nokomis
                  3.  Bay Point subdivision, Nokomis
                  4.  Point of Roc1m, Siesta Key
                  5.  North end of Siesta Key, including a portion contained within the
                      City of Sarasota, Flmmngo Avenue, and Roberts Point Road.
                  6.  siesta Beach, Siesta Key
                  7.  Red Rock area

                  A number of amit-ional historic sites could be combined into several the-
             matic multiple properties nominations for the National Register. Each would
             need further historical and architectural research.       7hese include the
             following sites for each thematic group:

                  1. Mediterranean Revival (including variations such as Italian
                      Renaissance and Spanish Colonial).
                         a. Mackbo-Beatty Residence, 3204 Casey Key Road (8So1889)
                         b. Florence's Manor, 5944 Briarwood.Avenue, Sara   a. (8So2088)
                         c. The Cedars, 7811 midnight Pass Road (8So2195)

                  2. Educational facilities. (This could also include other schools in
                      Sarasota county, not just those in the coastal zone area).
                         a. Laurel School, 1241 North Tamiami Trail, Laurel (8So1854)
                         b. Osprey School, 337 North Tamiami Trail, Osprey (8So1975)
                         c. The Out of Door Academy, 144 Reid Street, Siesta Key (8So2240)

                  3. Vacaticn/TouriSt (Guest cottages) -
                         a. Curwood Cottages, 670 McCall Road, Englewood
                         b. Jamay Beach Cottages, Casey Key
                         c. J. Weller Bay Cottages, Laurel

                  4. Venice Air Station buildings moved to Other Parts Of Sarasota C=lty-
                      (This *would entail quite a bit of research. Much information is

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                     available at the Venice Area Historical Collection. Many structures
                     were reused as residences, camtnuty gathering halls, government
                     buildings, etc.

                 5.  Boaft-time Commercial Buildings.
                        a. Venice-Ndkomis Bank

                 A separate mult@jple properties nomination is             to encompass all
            of the 'structures located in Englewood, which in one form or another, were
            important to the development of this community. Most remain in good condition
            and are scattered throughout the survey area. Additional research is required
            for each to determine eligibility. Other structures may also be deemed
            eligible based on this research. Some of these sites include the following:

                 1.  Buchan's Landing, 410 Olive Street (8So1567)
                 2.                          Residence, 2 Old ErxjleAxx1 Road (8Sol544)
                 3.  Royal Casino, Kelly's Tavern, 240 Dearborn Street (8So1420)
                 4.  Floyd Ziegler  Family Residence, 285 South Cowles Street (SSol483)
                 5.  Ziegler Hardware Store, 436 Dearborn Street (8So1422)
                 6.  Englewood Methodist a=ch, Green Str@t (8So1444)
                 7.  732 McCall Road (8So1530)
                 8.  Englewood Commauty Club. Indiana Avenue and McCall Road (8So1464@
                 9.  Edith Lampp Residence, 604 West Perry Street (8So1583)
                 10. Dr. Mary Green. Residence, 502 Green Street (8Sol445)
                 AnoEber multiple properties rcmination should be considered for the three
            Higel family homes located in Higelville. Each of these had a Florida Master
            Site File form prepared during a previous survey. Again, further research
            would be required. Miese sites include the following:

                 1. Moss Oak House, 816 LaGuna Drive (8So521)
                 2. Moss Oak Inn (George Higel residence), 820 Madrid Avenue (8So522)
                 3. Grove House, 811-813 La Guna Drive (8So520)

                 Future grant monies should be sought for research into surviving struc-
            tures designed by local architects. Two such surveys would be proposed, one
            for the works of Mvinas R. Martin; the other for designs by the "Sarasota
            School of Architecture"I predominantly Ralph Twitchell, Paul Rudolph and
            victor imxty.

                 Thcms R. Martin came to Florida from Clucago in the 1910s at the request
            of Mrs. Potter Palmer to work at her estate in Osprey, The Oaks. He remained
            in Sarasota County wbere he designed numerous residences and ammercial
            buildings.

                 Ralph Twitchell was also a local architect practicing in Sarasota County
            since the 1920s. When Paul Rudolph graduated from the Harvard Graduate School
            Of Design in 1947 he began working with Ralph TWitchell.          Mey were the
               P        of the international style as it related to the climate and
                          setting of the west coast of Florida.          They start@- the
            philosophy of the well-known Sarasota School of Architecture. Mrs. TWitchell
            is currently writing a biography about her husband Ralph. In addition, his
            son Tolin is a local architect in Sarasota. Each may be able to provide
            important information for future research.

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                   it is             that once the biography is completed, a thorough survey
             be - conducted to  'record the remaining structures designed by Ralph Twitchell
             and Paul Rudolph (and other designers of          the    "Sarasota   School    of
             Architecture"). This proposed survey should include all of their structures,
             regardless of ccarstruction date and locaUon within the county.
                   Finally, each recorded site with a B, C,.* or D ratirxj in. the National
             Register eligibility category of list of Surveyed Historic Structures for each
             cmwuty should be investigated furthw. To begin with, each of these sites
             should be reviewed thoroughly before demolition or remodeling permits are
             appruv .                                                                                I

                   Additional, research may present other sites worthy of nomination to the
             National Register of Historic Places.

             4. Public Acquisition: County acquisition of significant historic resources
             and/or archaeologically/historically        itive lands can be achieved through
             fee-simple purchase, the purchase of developnent rights, or through. the pur-
             chase of easements. In the ca      of development rights, for exanple, owner-
             ship remains in the hands of the private property owner. However, the govern-
             ment purchases the right to develop (or not to develop) the land, as it
             chooses.

                   Two sites/site areas within the unincorporated portion of the coastal
             zone are suggested for public acquisition. Both are presently listed for
             sale. rnie Ralston/7ndianola Mound (8So83/446) is a very significant abori-
             ginal burial mound. It represents the only intact site of its type in
                    yu"Wed coastal Sarasota County. The other property recxx           ed for
             purcImse is that containirxj the Lucke Midden (8So1376) as well as several
             newly recorded historic structures. This land is situated in the southern
             part of Siesta Key. If sold to a private developer, it is likely that a
             rezone request allcwirxj higher density residential development will be made.
             This unique setting is ivportant not only for its historic resources, but also
             the presence of rare coastal hannod)c vegetation. In its totality, the Lucke
             property should be considered an important asset for all citizens of Sarasota
             County.

             5. Preservation Incentives: There are other methods of protection for kustoric
             resources available to Sarasota County, includuig the creation of financial
             incentives outside of regulatory mechanisms. The County is urged to employ
             such inceytives, as easements, restrictive covenants, transfer of developrent.
             rights, and tax relief through donations and other mechanisms.

                   A. Wpm    t - An easement is an interest or a right in property wtuch is
             less than the full, or fee simple, interest. An archaeological easerent, for
             example, places rest:x-ictions on future alteration or developnent, pro @cting
             archaeological resources from damaging changes. Easements are widely ap--
             plicable because they can be individually written to avoid placing hardships
             on the property owner. They my be acquired by purchaw, ex&ongef will, or
             eminent domain, but: usually they are acquired by gift. Also, they are ge-ier-
             ally in perpetuity to qualify the donor for federal inccme tax deductions
             (Gyrisco 1980:3).

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                 A preservation or conservation easement, as detailed in Section 704.06,
            F.S. 1985, amended in 1986, is designed to retain the physical appearance of
            sites or properties of historical, architectural, archaeological, or cultural
            significance, and can be acquired by any                    organization or by a
            charitable corporation. Subsection (3) specifically provides for "a charit-
            able corporation or trust whose purposes include the . . .       preservation of'
            buildings or sites of historical or cultural significance - 11 "Aside from . its
            impact on other state laws, this statute is of great practical importance in.
            its validatien under Florida laws of conveyances for which donors seek a
            charitable deduction under the federal income tax scheme, thus strerrjthening
            this economic incentive to preserve historic properties (including archaeo-
            logical sites)" (Hunt 1987:27).

                 By giving an easement to a    VEW1111el rt or a 501 (c) (3) charitable organiza-
            ation, it can be claimed as a charitable deduction on federal income taxes.
            Further, charitable cxxztr-ibuticns in excess of the statutory limits may be
            carried over and used during the next five years. A gift of an easement is
            particularly important in areas of rapidly rising land values. Where property
            is sold, federal capitol gains tax will be reduced tlu@ the gift of an
            easement (Gyrisco 1980:5).

                 B. Trarnfer of  DewJ ;    I Rights - The transfer of development rights is
            another potential avenue for the preservation of historic resources. In
            separating the right to develop a particular parcel of land from the owner-
            ship of that parcel, it is possible to preserve the existing use of the land.
            The right to develop a parcel of land can be moved from the original parcel,
            where further development is prohibited, to another parcel of land. The
            second parcel my then be developed at a higher intensity than would otherwise
            be permitted by the zoning ordinance (Gyrisco, 1980:7).

                 C. Dmatiam - The donation of an archaeological or historic site to an
            individual or by an organization to the State of Florida or to a local govern-
            m6nt for    ---       on purposes is highly desirable. It allows the recipient
            state or local     M-naent to make progress tcwards resource protection goals
            at a greatly reduced expeise. Incentives to the donor lie in relief of tax
            burdens and other liabilities associated with the property, and a federal in-
            come  tax decb=ticn if the donation qualifies as a suitable contribution in
             ----rdance with Section 170(c) of the Dter@ Revenue Code (Florida Depart-
            ment of State 1986:36)

            6. guz= of Qgmt@-__Owned               Significant and potentially significant
            historic resources are located on county-owned lands. Among these are the
            Paulsen Point site (8so23) at Indian Mound Park, and the Prodie Midden
            (8So616) at Phillippi Estates.Park- other inventoried historic resources are
            at the Hermitage and Knight's Trail Park.

                 The discovery   and evaluation of archaeological sites, most of wtuch are
            riot readily apparent on tlielandscape, is a labor- and time-intensive effort.
            In 1988, for example, the 65 acre Phillippi Estates Park, situated at US 41
            and phillippi creek, was systematically surveyed by a team of professional
            archaeologists (Archibald and Deming 1988).       A total of 20 person days was
            expended on this task, resultuxj in the location and. evaluation of three
            archaeological sites. Similarly, several small ceramic and artifact scatter
            type sites were discovered at Knight's Trail Park. Most of these recurces
            would not have been found, had it riot been for intensive, close interval,

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              systematic subsurface shovel testing, carried out as part of the current
              project.

                   Dozens of Properties, ranging from one acre neighborhood recreation areas
              to large multi-facility parks and beaches, are owned by Sarasota County. Sys-
              tematic survey of all such county-owned land within the coastal zone was not
              possible during this project. However, such work is recommended, particularly
              at those Parks, recreation areas and beaches encompassing 20 or more acres in
              size. As new park land is acquired, systematic professional archaeological
              survey is also suggested.

                   Future improvements, to existing parks may incclude athletic fields, court
              areas, picnic facilities, recreation buildings, trails, play apparatus areas,
              parking areas, boat ramps, and landscaping. It is suggested that the county
              Parks and Recreation Department, in cooperation with the Department of His-
              torical Ressources, ascertain whether parklands to be improved fall within
              archaeological sensitivity zones. If such is the case, it is recommended that
              the services of a professional archaeologist be retained to systematically
              survey at least all areas slated for development/improvement. Similarly, new
              land acquisitions, if contained within archaeological sensitivity zones,
              should also be surveyed.

                   Several parks with archaeological site location potential are currently
              scheduled for improvements. Survey in these areas is recommended. Among
              these is the 82 acre Caspersen Mainland park in South Venice, at Sunset Drive
              and West Shamrock. This property was acquired following successful passage Of
              a bond   issue in 1986. Scheduled improvements include a recreation building,
              athletic fields, picnic facilities, outdoor court area, jogging and nature
              trails,  parking and landscaping.  The 36 acre Woodmere Park, located on
              Jacaranda Boulevard at Alligator creek, will be developed with a mixture of
              active and passive recreation uses, based on community needs. Blind Pass
              Beach on Manasota Key has been slated for the construction of docks and picnic.
              shelters on the Lemon Bay side of the property, as well as parking and land-
              scaping. A restroom/concession building, dune walkovers, and parking facili-
              ties are scheduled for construction at Nokomis Beach on Casey Key at Albee
              Road.

                   Some of the County parks, such as Woodmere, are designated MSTU parks.
              Therefore, part of the revenue for their development will come from MSTU
              funds. Sales tax will provide continuing revenue for non-MSTU park improve-
              ments. The recently passed Ordinance No. 89-40, providing for a Local Option
              One-cent sales surtax, will also raise revenue for public facility
              improvements over the next ten years. Hopefully, some of these monies can be
              expended for archaeological survey.

              7. Protection of Burial Site: Another aid to the preservation and protection
              of historic resources, specifically those containing human interments, is
              Chapter  872, Florida Statues,  1987. Although riot originally intended as a
              preservation. law, this statute provides penalties for willfully destroying,
              mutilating, defacing, injuring or removing any tomb, monument, gravestone,
              burial mound, earthen or shell monument containing human skeletal remains or
              associated burial artifacts. Such action is a misdemeanor of the first
              degree. However, if the damage to such Property is greater than $100 or if
              any property removed is greater than $100 in value, then the perpetrator is
              guilty of a felony of the third degree.

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                 Someti@mes, as was the case recently on Manasota Key, land altering acti-
            vities will accidentally and unexpectedly uncover human remains. In such an
            event, in accordance with this statute, human remains must riot be removed and
            all work within at least a three meter (10 feet) radius of the find mist
            cease. Chapter 872.05 enumerates the procedures that should then be followed.
            'Wien preservation in place is not possible, human remains and associated
            artifacts in archaeologivcal contexts must be removed in a professionally
            acceptable and sensitive manner. For historic Native. American remains,
            consultation and coordination with the Florida Governor's C=,r-il on Indian
            Af f aim is necessary . . . (Tesar 1988:24).

                 Marry sites located in the coastal zone of Sarasota County may contain
            I== remains. These site types include aboriginal burial mounds, as well as
            shell middens and urnmrked historic cemeteries. It is urged that the Depart-
            ment of               Resources take a leadership role in increasing public
            awareness of this recent legislation, and the need to protect all burial
            sites, wbether marked or unmarked. In 1988, the Florida Anthropological
            Society (FAS) published an informational brochure highlighting the    : 31211'-
            to Chapter 872. Public distibutiai of this document can be facilitated
            through the local FAS chapter, Time Sifters, Inc.

            9. Public              One of the most pu^vrful defenses against the des-
            truction of slcpuficarrt historic resources is the stewardship exercised by an
            educated and concerned citizenry. Commmity-oriented educational opportun-
            ites that highlight the hu;nr Ance of archaeological and architectural sites
            is essential to preservation. one such avenue of ecb ntion is through the
            development of interpretive displays and informational brochures for county
            parks.  several significant and locally important historic resources are
            located within cour&y parkland. Muse include the Paulsen Point site at
            Indian Mound Park; the Prodie Midden as well as Keith/Prodie estate at
            Phillippi Park; a small shell midden and historic           at the Hermitage;
            and numerous ceramic, lithic and artifact scatter type sites at Knight's Trail
            Park. With the            *on of the Sarasota County Departments of Historical
            Resource--., Natural Resourcm,     and Parks and Recreation,      interpretive
            ed,@ationa@  centers could integrate historic pre@vation concerns with
             ivi= xmtal edb ation programs.

                 Sar-dsota axmty is also f ortunate to have several organizations wtuch
            sponsor a variety of educational out-reach program, such as the conduct of.
            informative lecture series, walking tours, and other activities geared toward
            historic resources preservation. Amcng    these is the Time Sifters, a local
            chapter of the Florida Anthropolgocal Society. Advocate groups such as this
            are themselves a valuable local resource.

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            Appendix A: Sample of Florida Master Site File Form for Recordirxg
                         Historic Structures.

          Page 1               HISTORICAL STRUCTURE FORM         Site 8
            original           FLORIDA MASTER SITE FILE
            update.                                              Recorder

          SITE NAME
          HISTORIC CONTEXTS
          NAT. REGISTER CATEGORY
          OTHER NAMES OR MSF NOS
          COUNTY                           OWNERSHIP TYPE
          PROJECT NAME                                                DHR NO
          LOCATION. (Attach copy   of USGS map, sketch-map of immediate area)
            ADDRESS                                       CITY
            VICINITY OF / ROUTE TO

            SUBDIVISION                                 BLOCK NO        LOT NO
            PLAT OR OTHER MAP
            TOWNSHIP           RANGE          SECTION       1/4       1/4-1/4
            IRREGULAR SEC?     y   n   LAND GRANT
            USGS 7.51 MAP
            UTX: ZONE            EASTING                  NORTHING
            COORDINATES: LATITUDE   -D -M          S LONGITUDE         D     M    S

          HISTORY
            ARCHITECT: F                  M                L
            PUILDER: F                   M                L
            CONST DATE         CIRCA     RESTORATION DATE(S):
            MODIFICATION DATE(S):
            MOVE: DATE           ORIG LOCATION
            ORIGINAL USE (S)
            PRESENT USES (S)

          DESCRIPTION
            STYLE
            PLAN: EXTERIOR
                  INTERIOR
            NO.:  STORIES        OUTBLDGS        PORCHES      DORMERS
            STRUCTURAL SYSTEM(S)
            EXTERIOR FABRIC(S)
            FOUNDATION: TYPE                    MATLS
                 INFILL
            PORCHES
            ROOF: TYPE                         SURFACING
               'SECONDARY STRUCS.
            CHIMNEY: NO     MTLS                       LOCNS
            WINDOWS

            EXTERIOR ORNAMENT
            CONDITION                       SURROUNDINGS
            NARRATIVE (general, interior, landscape, context; 3 lines only)

          ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS AT THE SITE
            FMSF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FORM COMPLETED?         y   n (IF Y, ATTACH)
            ARTIFACTS OR OTHER REMAINS

           AppendiX B: Sample of Florida Master Site File Form for Recording
                        Archaeological Sites.

                 APPENDIX B
                 Page I                                    ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE FORM                                                   Site #8
                   . original                                 FLORIDA MASTER SITE FILE                                                Recorder
                 ,,.._,jpdate                                                    Version 1.1: 11/88                                   Field Date

                 SITE NAME(S)
                 PROJECT NAME                                                                                                                  DHR-#.
                 OWNERSHIP _privato-profit _priv-nonprof -priv-indiv _priv-unsp                                     -city      _county                  2ederal
                 USGS MAP NAME                                                                                       CITY
                 UIX- ZONE 16 / 17                                     EASTING                                       NORTHING/_J_J_J._/_J_/2/
                 COUNTY                                                TWP             RANGE                 SECTION

                 ADDRESS/VICINITY OF/ROUTE TO
                 (Optional)                   LATITUDE d                       In         s                  LONGITUDE d                       m          5

                 TYPE OF SITE             (All that apply) _yrahist unspecified -him aboriginal                      -hist nonaboriginal       -hist unspecified

                 SETTING                                 STRUCTURES OR FFA =RES                                      FUNCTION                  DENSITY
                 -land site                 -aboriginal boat       -fort                  -road segment              -non* specified           -unk--own
                                            _.ag;ic/far= bldg      -midden                - then midd*n              -campsite                 -single artifact
                 _watland fresh             -burial mound            MA unspecified       - shell mound              -loctractive site         -difftm scatter      21
                 -@wqdand salt/tidal        -building rem&=        _zmaxion               -shipwreck                 -habitagn/homest4ad       -don" scatter>2/m
                                            -cametery/grave        - mound unspecif       _subsurface features       -farmstead                -variable density
                 _.!Andwwuw                 -Oump/rdudd, -         -Plantation            -wall,                     -villace/town
                                            -earthworks            _yladorm mound         -wbwf/dmk                  -quarry

                 HISTORIC CONTEXTS (All that apply)                                         -22"knovm culture        -aboriginal unspecif      _,hist unspecified

                  ABORIGINAL.               -Early Azchaic         -Gladsa l1b              -Manaacta                  St. Jobna-unspecif      -@Swift Creek
                     -Alachua               _Early Swft Creek      -Gladw lIc               -Middle Azchaic          -St. Job= I               -Transition&L
                     ..@haic unqw-          _EngWwood              -Glad4a M                -Mount Taylor            -St. Johns I&             -Wooden Island
                     -Balle Clads           -Fort W111ton          - Gladw III&             - Norwood                -St. John& rb             -We*den Island I
                     _polls Clads I         -Gladsss unspecif      -Gladw Mb                -orange                  -St. Johns II             -W*Wen Island 11
                     -@Belle Glade II       -Glades I              -Glad" Mc                -Paloo-Indian            - St. Job= IIS
                     -Bell* Glade 1U        -Gladea I&             -Xickorr Pond            -Penzacola               -St. Johns Ilb,
                     -B411e Clads IV        -Glad" Ib              -Late Archaic            -P@Aco raland            -St. Johns Ilc
                     _@Cadas Pond             Gla" 11              -La" Swift Creek         - Safety Harbor          -Santa Ross               -prehistc-scAtramic
                     _Peptford              -ciadw M               -L'son-jefiemn           -St. Augustin,           -Seminole                 -prsthisk-cerwnic

                  NONABORIGINAL.            -lot Spa 1700-63       -Amer Tarr 1321-44       -Postreca ISM-97         -Depnn 1930-40            -American 1321-
                     __Ij*. Spanish unsp,   -Brit 1763-1783        -Statehood 1345-40       -SpWar 1398-1916         -WW U 1941-49             -American
                     -Is* Spa 1513-99       -ZdSpa 1783-UI21       -Clvil War 1362-46       -WW 11917-1920           -Modern 1960-             -American 1900-
                     -."t Spu IGW-99                               -Raconser 1366-79        -Boa 1921-1929                                     -Afro-American

                 RECORDER'S EVALUATION OF SITE
                     Eligible for National Register?                 _yea                 -ugly. need umformation          -  Lnoufficient information
                   - Significant as part of district?                -y" *       -no      _Uaiy, need information          -  insufficient information
                     Significant at the local level?                 -.7411      -no -    _&Wy, need information           -innufflcient information

                 SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT FOR COMPUTER FILES (Limit to 3 lines herv, attach full justification)

                   DHR USE ONLy             -------------------------------------------------------------                                      DHR USE ONL
                 DATE LISTED                    KEEPER DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY*. Yes                                           No         Date
                 ON NAT REG.                    SHPO EVALUATION OF ELIGIBILITY:                                          Yes        No         Date
                                                                                                                         Yes        No         Date
                                                LOCAL DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.
                                                      Local Office
                                Florida Master Site FiladDivision of Historical Rasources/The C&pitol/T&Ll@haaeoe, FL 32399-Q2S0/9G4-487-2=

             Appendix C: Data S=wxy: Previously Recorded Archaeological Sites in the
                         Coastal Zcne Sbxty Area.

                  Site      Site Name           Map    Typ@e        Date      DQ     NR

             1.   8Sol      Englewood Mourd     ENG    BK           WE2;SAFE  5      E

             2.   8So2      Osprey (Palmer).    LAU    SH, SK       ARC-SAFE  2      A
                                                                    + HIST.

             3.   8So3      Pool Hamnock        LAU    HAB          WE - SAFE 6      C

             4.   8So6      Phillipi Creek      SAR    SK           ?         5      E

             5.   8So7      Midnight Pass       EK     SK           ?         5      E

             6.   8So8      Manasata Key        ENW    SK           GL        5      D
                            (Davis Midden)

             7.   8S09      Cove                VEN    SH           BW;GL;    3      E
                                                                    CRAN;SJ

             8.   8SolO     Forked Creek        ENW    SK           GL;CRAN;  5      E
                            Point Midden                            PER;SJ

             9.   8soll     nystery River       ENW    SK           ARC;NAN   2      B,
                            Point

             10.  8Sol2     Second Point        ENW    SC                     6      E
                            North . . .

             11.  8So13     Davids              ENG    SK           ?         3      C

             12.  8So14     LarW Hound          ENG    HK           ?         2    B/C

             13.  8So15     Englewmod           ENG    SC           ARCL      4      E
                            Cemetery

             14.  8So17     Casey Key           BK     SK           WE        5      E

             15.  8So23     Paulson Point       ENG    SM           TRAN -    2      B
                                                                    SAFE

             16.  8So24     Gory                VEN                 PAL - WE  3      B

             17.  8So27     Davis Midden        BK     SK           ARCL;MAN; 3      C
                                                                    SAFE

             18.  8So28     Mosquito Control    LW     SH           ?*        3      E

             19.  8So29     Burial Mound        1AU    EK           ?         3      D,
                            Island

                    site       Site Name            Map     Type       Date        DQ     NR

              20.   8So3O      Burial Island        LAU     SK         ?           3      D
                               Midden

              21.   8So53      Coconut Bayou        SAR     SK         ?           5      E
                               Midden

              22.   8So54      Out of Door          SAR     SK          ?          5      E
                               School

              23.   8So55      Field Club           SAR     SK         1           5      E

              24.   8So56      Roberts Bay          SAR     SH         MAN         3      B

              25.   8So57      Martin Midden        SAR     SK         MAN         5      E

              26.   8So58      James Haley          SAR     SK         ?           2      D

              27.   8So59      Osprey Point         LAU     SK         MAN         2      B

              28.   8So6O      Wood Midden          LAU     SM         ?           3      C

              29.   8So61      Osca Scherer         im      SK                     5      E
                               State Park

              30.   8So62      Sal-E Creek MWnd     LAU     EN         ?           5      E

              31.   8So63      Horse & Chaise       VEN     SK         ?           5      E

              32.   8So64      Forked Creek         ENW     SH         ?           4      E
                               Midden

              33.   8So65      Cherokee Midden      ENG     SK         ?           5      E

              34.   8So68      Matheny Creek        BK      SK         ?           5      E

              35.   8So69      Indianola            EK      BM         WE;SAFE     3      B

              36.   8So75      Holiday Had r        BK      SK         ?           4      D

              37.   8So82      Pinehurst Spg.       BK      H?         ?           5      E

              38.   8So83      Ralston Mourid       13K     BK         WE;SAFE     1      B
                    (446)

                                                                     of 7
              39.   8So84      Hansenls Landing     SAR     "Village               3      C!

              40.   SS090      Townsend Shores      LAU     Sm         Si          5      E

              41.   8So98      Laurel Mound         LAU     EK         SAFE        5      E

              42.   8So100     Manasorta Key        VEN     SK         ?           5      E
                               Bridge

                   site       Site Name            Map     Type       Date        DQ    NR

             43.   8So399     Blind Pai@;s Midden  ENG,    SK         MANA        6     D
                                                   ENW

             44.   8So4OO     Hatchett Creek I     VEN     SC         ?           2     E

             45.   8So434     Sprenthall           VEN     is         PAL-ARC     5     E

             46.   8So438     Marti n McGuire      LAU     SK         ?           1     B

             47.   8So439     Eagle Point          VEN     LS         ARC         5     E

             48.   8So443     Saleman              VEN     is         ARC         4     E

             49.   8So461     Florida  Land        LAU     Sm         ARC         5     E

             50.   8So594     Barclay              LAU     LS         ARC         5     E

             51.   8So595     Melnick              LAU     Sm         ARC;MAN     4     E
                                                                      WE;SAFE

             52.   8So598     Stoltzrier           ENG     SK         WE-SAFE     2     B

             53.   8So6O6     Oscar Scherer        LAU     SC         WE-SAFE     3     C

             54.   8So608     Catfish Creek        LAU     SC         MNN-WE      2     B

             55.   8So616     Phillippi Flake      SAR     IS         ARC         2     E
                              Scatter

             56.   8So617     Prodie Shell         SAR     SK         MAN         1     B
                              Midden

             57.   8So618     Phillippi Creek      SAR     HR         20th c.     3     E
                              Historic Refuse

             58.   8So1292    Manasota Key         ENW     CEK,       MAN         4     C
                              Burial                       SK

             59.   8So1301    Eagle Point II       VEN     CS         MAN         4     E

             60.   8So1302    Eagle Point III      VEN     SK         MAN         2     B.

             61.   8So1853    Eagle Point/         VEN     RD         1920s+      2     C
                              Tamiami Trail

                                          LEE= FM APPMIX C AND D

              MR (USGS 2jgdzmngle):         ENG     Eri4lewood
                                             LAU      Laurel
                                             SAR      Sarasota
                                             BK       Bird Keys
                                             ENW      Englewood NW
                                             VEN      Venice

              Site                          BM      Burial Mound
                                             SK       Shell Midden
                                             SC       Shell Scatter
                                             IS       Lithic Scatter
                                             CS       Ceramic Scatter
                                             AS       Artifact Scatter
                                             L        Lithics Only
                                             CEK      Cemetery
                                             HR       Historic Refuse
                                             RD       Road Segment
                                             S
                                             'A       Single Artif act
                                                      Miscellaneous Historic

              Date:                        PAL     Paleo-Indian
                                            ARC       Archaic
                                            ARCL      Late Archaic
                                            IRAN      Transitional
                                            MAN       Manasota.
                                            WE        Weeden Island
                                            SAFE      Safety Harbor
                                            GL        Glad
                                            BLG       Belle Glade
                                            CRAN      Orange
                                            si        St. Johns
                                            PER       Perico, Island

             Appendix D: Data Sumary: Newly Facarded                i   Cal -gi    in the Coastal
                                 StLi&y At-ea.

                   Site          Name                 Map       Type       DQ       NR

             1.    8So1313       Park Stream          IAU       CS         1        E

             2.    8So1314       Rustic Road          IAU       LS         2        E

             3.    8So1315       Scrub Thicket        LAU       CS         1        E

             4.    8So1316       Pahnetto,            LAU       CS         1        E

             5.    8So1317       Creek Shore          IAU       CS         1        E

             6.    8So1318       Cindy                LAU       LS         1        E

             7.    8So1319       FoxIs  Sherds        LAU       CS         1        E

             8.    8So1320       Horse  Pasture       LAU       CS         1        E

             9.    8Sol321       Wilcox Ceramic       LAU       CS         1        C

             10.   8So1322       curious cow          IAU       CS         1        E

             11.   8SO1323       Sara                 LM        LS         1        E

             12.   8So1324       One Flake            LAU       Sh         1        E

             13.   8So1325       Fox Creek            IAU       CS         1        E

             14.   8So1326       s@eaky  cow          LAU       SA         1        E

             15.   8So1327       Fox's Flakes         IM        IS         1        E

             16.   8So1328       Jumping Fish         LAU       SA         1        E

             17.   8So1329       Filicift.-S Tr.      LAU       AS         1        C

             18.   8So1343       Linda                LAU       CS         4        E

             19.   8SoI344       victor               LAU       CS         4        E

             20.   8So1345       Laurel  Cemet.       LAU       CM         2        C

             21.   8So1346       Webb St. Scat.       LAU       AS;        4        E
                                                                HR

             22.   8So1347       Bemie                LAU       L          5        E

             23.   8So1348       Lychee lane          IAU       SC         5        E

             24.   8So1349       Wall Midden          IM        SK         2        B

                   site          Name                Map       Type       IDQ     NR

              25. 8So1350        Haucke              IAU       SC         4       E

              26.  8So1351       Oaks/Vamo           LAU       SM         2       B

              27.  8So1352       Catfish Cr. Br/               ER;        4       C
                                 Webb Road                     RD

              28.  8So1355       Osprey P.O.         LAU       SC         5       E

              29.  8So1356       Sack of Sherds      LAU       CS         6       D

              30.  8So1357       Blackburn Bay       LAU       SK         2       B

              31.  8So1358       Lewn Bay Cem.       ENG       CK         2       B

              32.  8So1359       Lemm Bay            ENG                  4       E
                                 Fish@ Cmplex

              33.  8-9o1360      Paulsen Point       Mr.       CK         3       D
                                 Cenetery

              34.  8So1361       Section Four        VEN       SH         I       E
                                 Midden

              35.  8So1362       Coleman/            VEN       CS         2       E
                                 Nantucket Rd.

              36.  SSo1363       Higel, Midden       VEN       SM         5       E

              37.  8So1364       Higel Bay-kde       VEN                  4       E

              38.' 8So1365       Fiddler's Isl.      VEN                  4       E

              39.  8So1366       An&,orage           VEN       SA         2       E

              40.  8So1367       Venice Cemet.       VEN       CK         1       B

              41.  8So1368       Woodmere            VEN                  4       E

              42.  8So1369       Johnson             ENG       SM         2       C

              43.  8So137b       Severinsen          ENG       SM         2       C

              44.  8So1371       Bouffard            ENW       SM         2       B

              45.  8So1372       Hermitage           ENW       SM         4       E

              46.  8So1373       6855 M.K.   Rd.     ENW       SM         3       C

              47.  8So1374       Ford                ENW       SK         3       C

              48.  SSo1375       O'Brien             ENW       SM         2       C

                  site           Name                Map       Type       DQ      NR

             49. 8So1376         Lucke Midden        BK        Sm         2        B

             50. 8So1377         Heron Lagoon        BK        Sm         2        C
                                 East

             51. **8Sol378       Cedars Midden       BK        Sm         2        C

             52.  8Sol379        crisp Point         BK        SK         6        D

             53.  8So1380        Caravelli           SAR       L          5        E

             54.  8So1381        Hansen/Pmberts      SAR       a4         1        C

             55.  8So1382        Phillippi Delta     SAR       SR         1        E

             56.  8So1383        Immokalee G         SAR       SC         5        E

             57.  8So1384        Mangrove Vio-       SK        Sm         4        E
                                 lation

             58.  8So1866        Englewood Bay       ENW       SC         4        E
                                 Park

             59.  8So1867        Pocono Trail        VEN       Sm         2        B

             60.  8So1868        Pirates Midden      BK        Sm         3        C

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             STATUS          NBR         STREET NANIE

             MOD             615         Alhambra Road
             CBA             408         So. Armada.Road
             CBA             424         So. Armada   Road
             CBA             428         So. Armada   Road
             CBA             432         So. Armada   Road.
             CBA             504         So. Armada   Road
             CBA             512         So. Armada   Road
             CBA             516         So. Armada   Road
             MOD             612         So. Armada   Road
             C               708         So. Armada   Road
             CBA             710         So. Armada   Road
             CBA             205         The Corso
             C               613         Granada Avenue
             C               625         Granada Avenue
             CBA             713         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             716         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             717         Groveland   Avenue
             C               721         Groveland   Avenue
             C               725         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             732         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             737         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             800         Groveland   Avenue
             C               801         Groveland   Avenue
             C               804         Groveland   Avenue
             C               809         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             810         Groveland   Avenue
             C               820.        Groveland   Avenue
             C               824         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             833         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             908         Groveland   A venue
             CBA             909         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             912         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             913         Groveland   A venue
             CBA             917         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             921         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             925         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             927         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             928         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             933         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             937         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             941         Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             1004        Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             1005        Groveland   Avenue
             CBA             229         So. Harbor Drive
             C               241         So. Harbor Drive
             C               324         So. Harbor  Drive
             C               409         So. Harbor  Drive
             CBA             501         So. Harbor  Drive

                C                  505          So.  Harbor   Drive
                CBA                519          So.  Harbor   Drive
                CBA                521          So.  Harbor   Drive
                M 0 D              612          So.  Harbor   Drive
                MOD                801          So.  Harbor   Drive
                MOD                825          So.  Harbor   Drive
                C                  Soo          Rauser Lane
                CBA                800          Higel Drive
                CBA                915          Inlet  Circle    Road
                CBA                923          Inlet  Circle    Road
                CBA                927          Inlet  Circle    Road
                CBA                933          Inlet  Circle    Road
                CBA                943          Inlet  Circle    Road
                CBA                951          Inlet  Circle    Road
                C                  811, 813     LaGuna Drive
                CBA                816          LaGuna Drive
                C                  820          Madrid Avenue
                CBA                417          Menendez Street
                CBA                429          Menendez Street
                CBA                517          Menendez Street
                CBA                203          Miami   Avenue
                CBA                217          Miami   Avenue
                C                  229          Nliami  Avenue
                C                  233          Miami   Avenue
                C                  232          Milan  Avenue
                CBA                236          Milan  Avenue
                CBA                712          Myrtle  Avenue
                C                  713          Myrtle  Avenue
                C                  717          Myrtle  Avenue
                C                  721          Myrtle  Avenue
                CBA                725          Myrtle  Avenue
                C                  733          Myrtle  Avenue
                CBA                737          Myrtle  Avenue
                CBA                808          Myrtle  Avenue
                CBA                915          Myrtle  Avenue
                CBA               1005          Myrtle  Avenue
                CBA                251          So.  Nassau   Street
                CBA                405          So.  Nassau   Street
                CBA                409          So.  Nassau   Street
                CBA                413          So.  N assau  Street
                CBA                417          So.  Nassau   Street
                CBA                421          So.  Nassau   Street
                CBA                429          So.  Nassau   Street
                CBA                500          So.  Nassau   Street
                C                  504          So.  Nassau   Street
                MOD                513          So.  Nassau   Street
                CBA                200          Palermo Place
                CBA                204          Palermo Place
                CBA                208          Palermo Place
                CBA                212          Palermo Place
                C                  410          Palmetto Court
                CBA                309          Pedro Street

             CBA             321         Pedro Street
             C               326         Pedro  Street
             CBA             233         Pensacola  Road
             CBA             239         Pensacola  Road
             CBA             243         Pensacola  Road
             CBA             244         Pensacola  Road
             CBA             255         Pensacola  Road
             C               261         Ponce  de  Leon  Ave.*
             CBA             308         Ponce  de  Leon  Ave.
             CBA             309         Ponce  de  Leon  Ave.
             CBA             310         Ponce  de, Leon  Ave.
             CBA             317         Ponce  de  Leon  Ave.
             CBA             332         Ponce  de  Leon  Ave.
             CBA             337         Ponce  de  Leon  Ave.
             C               517         Riviera Street
             C               529         Riviera Street
             CBA             540         Riviera Street
             CBA             545         Riviera Street
             C               224         Salerno
             CBA             314         Salerno
             CBA             240         San Marco Drive
            @-CBA            248         San Marco Drive
             MOD             256         San Marco Drive
             CBA             309         Sorrento Drive
             CBA             325         Sorrento Drive
             CBA             328         Sorrento Drive
             CBA             333         Sorrento Drive
             CBA             220         St. Augustine
             CBA             140         W. Tampa Avenue
             CBA             238         W. Tampa Avenue
             C               408         Venezia Park
             C               412         Venezia Park
             C               504         Venezia Park
             C               508         Venezia Park
             CBA             512         Venezia Park
             C               303         Venice  Avenue   East
             CBA             416         Venice  Avenue   East
             CBA             633         Venice  Avenue   East
             CBA             201         Venice  Avenue   West
             CBA             205         Venice  Avenue   West
             CBA             213         Venice  Avenue   West
             CBA             217         Venice  Avenue   West
             CBA             221         Venice  Avenue   West
             CBA             225         Venice  Avenue   West
             CBA             231         Venice  Avenue   West
             CBA             247         Venice  Avenue   West
             CBA             251         Venice  Avenue   West
             CBA             303         Venice  Avenue   West
             CBA             305         Venice  Avenue   West
             C8A             307         Venice  Avenue   West
             CBA             311         Venice  Avenue   vVest
             .C              605         Venice  Avenue   West

             C             613       Venice Avenue West
             C             625       Venice Av enue West
             MOD
                           641       Venice Avenue West

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             CBA - Contributing but altered
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            Appendix G:. Sanple Field q rvey Form Used in Historic Structures Survey.

              Recorder:                                                Site No.

              Location:
              Survey Section:                          Site Name:
              Historic Contexts:    1916-20, WWlA  1920-29, BOOM 1929-41, DEPR 1941-50, WW2A
              Significance: Arch      Hist    NR   Dist   Local Other
              Address:                                                      Moved? Y   M
              Vicinity of/Route to:
              Original  Use:  PrivRes Comm Educ Relig Indust Govt  Other
              Present Use:    PrivRes Comm Educ Relig Indust Govt  Other

              Description:
              Style: FrameVern   MasonryVern MedRev Bung Other
              Plan (exterior):   Sq Rect L- T- U- shaped Irreg Other
                    (interior):  CentAisle Dogtrot DblPile, CentHall or SideHall
                                 SglPile, CentHall or SideHall Hall&Parl Shotgun Irreg
                                 Other
              No: Stories        Outbldgs           Porches            Dormers
              Struct. systems:   Wd.:   balloon,   braced,    platform   Brick     Conc. olk
                                 Conc,poured Coquina blk Other
              Ext. Fabric(s):  Wd: Wtrbd Dropsdgn Clapbd Bd&Btn Other
                               Brick: running common English Flemish Stack
                               Conc:  Blk,plain Blk,rustic Poured,smooth Poured,textrd
                               Stone,veneer uncoursed or rubble or ashlar
                               Stucco: textured rough cast shell dash Other
              Foundation: Type: Continuous Pier Slab Other
                            Matl: Brick ConcBlk Conc,poured Stone Wdblks
                            Infill: Lattice      Brick     Conc  Stone     ConcBlk   Bd&Batten
                                      pierced or continuous
              Porches: N E S W Other              No. of Bays        Access direction
                        Type:  Entrance End Gallery Stoop Portico Balcony
                        No. Of stories          Arch. features:
              Roof: Type: Hip Gable Gambrel       Pyramid Shed Flat Built-up Jerkinhead
                            Other:
                     Surfacing:  Shingles: Wood, slate, metal, composition      Comp. rolled
                                 Sheet metal:    3-V, 5-V, Corrug., standing seam,
                                 Tile: barrel, flat,              Built-up Other

              Secondary Roof Struct.: Dormer:     eyebrow,   flat, gable,    hip, shed
                                        Cross gable Belvedere Cupola Steeple Tower
                                        Dome    Turret     Deck  Other
              Chimney:   No.        N S E W; Center         Offset   End, int or ext      Ridge
                         Matl: Brick Conc ConcBlk Stone Tile Other
              Windows:   Type:   Sash, DH SH TH      Casemt Awng Jalousie Fixed Sliding
                         Panes:                Matl: Wood Metal      Other
                         Config: Bay Paired Grouped/Ribbon (No.  )other
              Ext. Ornmt: Brick Conc Metal Tile Wood Stone Other
                            Description:

              Condition/Integrity:
              Condition: Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated; Threatened
              integrity: Altered       Unaltered   Orig. site    Restored     Moved
              Surroundings:    Rural   Urban;    Resid    Comm    Educ    Indust Govt
              Alterations: Windows                  Porches               Addition
              Archaeological remains?

              Location Map(s): USGS                      1/2 Section

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