Scott Commercial Building

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

Scott Commercial Building
McCulloch Pavilion - Center For Architecture Sarasota (Restoration by Guy Peterson, Architect, FAIA)
Scott Commercial Building is located in Florida
Scott Commercial Building
Location261 South Orange Avenue
Sarasota, Florida
Coordinates27.3340°N 82.5383°W / 27.3340; -82.5383
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

History

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]

References
  1. National Park Service. "National Register Information System – Scott Commercial Building (#14001116)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  2. "Building History". Center for Architecture Sarasota. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. Hylton III, Morris (April 22, 2016). "NPS Form 10-900 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form – Scott Commercial Building Certified by Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. "Secretary Detzner Announces the Recent Designation of Florida Properties on the National Register of Historic Places". Florida Department of State. September 20, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  5. Denton, Ilene (February 10, 2017). "National Recognition for Center for Architecture's New Home". Sarasota Magazine. Sarasota Magazine.
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