William J. Burns House

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William J. Burns House
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Location Sarasota, Florida
Coordinates 27°19′7″N82°34′27″W / 27.31861°N 82.57417°W / 27.31861; -82.57417 Coordinates: 27°19′7″N82°34′27″W / 27.31861°N 82.57417°W / 27.31861; -82.57417
Area3,500 sq ft
Built1927
Architect Thomas Reed Martin
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 97000248 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1997

The William J. Burns House is a historic house located at 47 South Washington Drive in Sarasota, Florida. It is locally significant as an excellent example of the Mediterranean Revival style, as well as the work of local architect Thomas Reed Martin.

Description and history

It is a 2-story, Mediterranean Revival style house with an irregular floor plan. It rests on a concrete foundation and has exterior walls of stucco. Most of the house is covered with hipped roof segments, surfaced with clay barrel tiles. A few areas of the roof are flat due to its extensive use of built-up roofing material. Scuppers are placed right below the roof line at intervals around the house.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1997.

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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