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Article: A sense of place: From Florida cracker to the Sarasota school, regional home design draws from a rich heritage.
- Article from:
- Sarasota Magazine
- Article date:
- March 1, 2002
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DRIVE THROUGH THE STREETS OF Southwest Florida, from Gulf Shore Boulevard in Naples to Riverview Boulevard in Bradenton, and what you see is a dizzying architectural amalgam: Sleek, flat-roofed contemporary structures that could be straight out of Architectural Digest; wood-frame homes with wraparound porches and shady overhangs, hearkening back to a rustic style hard-bitten settlers constructed purely for shelter; and facades with rough stucco, arched windows, tiled courtyards and ornamentation typically found throughout the Mediterranean.
The list goes on; and as houses have grown larger and architecutural tastes have changed, all these different styles have ...