Coordinates: 27°20′02″N 82°32′18″W / 27.3340°N 82.5383°W / 27.3340; -82.5383

Scott Commercial Building

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Scott Commercial Building
File:McCulloch Pavilion (Center For Architecture Sarasota).jpg
McCulloch Pavilion - Center For Architecture Sarasota (Restoration by Guy Peterson, Architect, FAIA)
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Location261 South Orange Avenue
Sarasota, Florida
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AreaLess than one-acre
Built1960 (1960)
Built byW. Ray Mathis
ArchitectWilliam Rupp
Joseph Farrell
Architectural styleSarasota School of Architecture
MPSSarasota School of Architecture
NRHP reference No.14001116[1]
Added to NRHPJune 7, 2016

The Scott Commercial Building is a historic building located in Sarasota, Florida at 261 South Orange Avenue.

History

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In 1959, Clarence Scott commissioned William Rupp and Joseph Farrell to design a commercial building that would serve as a showroom for the Barkus Furniture Company.[2] Rupp and Farrell designed the building the following year. The building displays the characteristics of the Sarasota School of Architecture in planning and design, which was a prominent design in Central Florida.[3] The building features a stucco exterior, large picture windows, and large extending concrete rafter beams.[4]

In 2016, the building was restored by architect Guy Peterson and builder Michael Walker. It was rededicated as McCulloch Pavilion and now serves as the Center for Architecture Sarasota, a community-based architecture/cultural organization. On June 7, 2016, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1][5]

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