Downtown Sarasota Historic District

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Downtown Sarasota Historic District
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Location Sarasota, Florida, USA
Coordinates 27°19′58″N82°32′14″W / 27.33278°N 82.53722°W / 27.33278; -82.53722
Area19 acres (7.7 ha)
Built1909–1959 [1]
ArchitectVarious
Architectural styleVarious
NRHP reference No. 09000183 [2]
Added to NRHPApril 9, 2009 [2]

Downtown Sarasota Historic District is a 19 acres (7.7 ha) historic district in Sarasota, Florida. It is bound by 1st Street, Orange Avenue, State Street, Gulf Stream Avenue and North Pineapple Avenue. On April 9, 2009, [2] it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [2]

The historic district consists of 51 buildings. Six contributing properties in the district have been listed individually on the National Register: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sarasota History Alive! Sarasota News - History in the Making Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine June 9, 2008
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 4/6/09 through 4/10/09". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 16, 2009.