Scott Commercial Building
United States historic place
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The Scott Commercial Building is a historic building located in Sarasota, Florida at 261 South Orange Avenue.
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Scott Commercial Building | |
McCulloch Pavilion - Center For Architecture Sarasota (Restoration by Guy Peterson, Architect, FAIA) | |
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| Location | 261 South Orange Avenue Sarasota, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 27.3340°N 82.5383°W |
| Area | Less than one-acre |
| Built | 1960 |
| Built by | W. Ray Mathis |
| Architect | William Rupp Joseph Farrell |
| Architectural style | Sarasota School of Architecture |
| MPS | Sarasota School of Architecture |
| NRHP reference No. | 14001116[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 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]
