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- ↑ "Ivan Phillipoff, Contractor" (obituary), St. Petersburg Times. March 19, 1985.
- ↑ New Capitol Theatre Finished and Opened, The Cleawater News, March 24, 1921
- ↑ Put architect under arrest in death case St. Petersburg Times - Aug 15, 1923
- ↑ "The Temple House in Miami Beach Wins Most Spectacular Restoration Award |". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ↑ "View: 1434 Collins Ave Miami Beach Florida: RuskinARC™".
- ↑ "TOUR OF CLEARWATER and CLEARWATER BEACH".
- ↑ Gulf Oil Station Historic Preservation Miami