El Vernona Hotel–John Ringling Hotel

Apartment in Florida, United States
27°20′13″N 82°32′50″W / 27.33694°N 82.54722°W / 27.33694; -82.54722Construction started1925CompletedSeptember 1926OpenedDecember 31, 1926 (1926-12-31)Demolished1998Cost$800,000 ($13.8 million in 2023 dollars)[1][2]Design and constructionArchitect(s)Dwight James BaumDeveloperOwen BurnsOther informationNumber of rooms150
El Vernona Hotel–John Ringling Hotel
El Vernona Hotel–John Ringling Hotel is located in Florida
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El Vernona Hotel–John Ringling Hotel is located in the United States
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MPSSarasota MRANRHP reference No.95000164[2]Added to NRHPMarch 05, 1987

The El Vernona Hotel–John Ringling Hotel was a famous hotel located at 111 North Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, Florida, United States.

History

The hotel was designed by Dwight James Baum and built in 1926 by developer Owen Burns who named it after his wife. The hotel opened on New Year's Eve 1926.[3] John Ringling bought it after stock market crash of 1929 and renamed it the John Ringling Hotel. In 1964 it was renamed the John Ringling Towers and converted to apartments. By 1980 it was vacant and deteriorating. On March 5, 1987, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, but the building was razed in 1998 to make room for the Sarasota Ritz-Carlton.[4]

References

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System – El Vernona Hotel–John Ringling Hotel (#87000197)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "El Vernona Hotel - a.k.a. John Ringling Hotel". Sarasota History Alive!. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Historic Preservation and the Sarasota School of Architecture: Three Case Studies[permanent dead link], Christopher J. Berger

External links

  • El Vernona Hotel-John Ringling Hotel at Portal of Historic Resources, State of Florida
  • Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. FL-405, "El Vernona-John Ringling Hotel, 111 North Tamiami Trail (U.S. Highway 41), Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL", 29 photos, 50 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
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