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- ↑ Harold Bubil (May 6, 2006). ""Florida Modern" – A Q&A With Jan Hochstim".
- ↑ Steven Moffson and Stephanie Cherry (February 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cecil and Hermione Alexander House" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved 2010-04-03. (47 pages, with figures and 16 photos)