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Cà d'Zan (/ k ɑː ˌ d ə. z ɑː n /) is a Mediterranean revival residence in Sarasota, Florida, adjacent to Sarasota Bay.Cà d'Zan was built in the mid-1920s as the winter retreat of the American circus mogul, entrepreneur, and art collector John Ringling and his wife Mable Burton Ringling.
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is the official state art museum of Florida, [2] located in Sarasota, Florida. [3] It was established in 1927 as the legacy of Mable Burton Ringling and John Ringling for the people of Florida. Florida State University assumed governance of the museum in 2000. [4]
The Caples'–Ringlings' Estates Historic District comprises the John Ringling Estate, the Edith and Charles Ringling and Hester Ringling Lancaster Sanford Estates, and the Ellen and Ralph Caples Estate as a U.S. historic district located in Sarasota, Florida. The historic designation was given on December 15, 1982.
John Nicholas Ringling (May 31, 1866 – December 2, 1936) was an American entrepreneur who is the best known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows to create a virtual monopoly of traveling circuses and helped shape the modern circus.
Sarasota, Florida has 71 structures that have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] ... John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art; Rosemary Cemetery;
John and Mabel, in 1924, began the creation of their dream home in Sarasota, Florida. They called the house Cà d'Zan, meaning 'House of John'. Mable, however, played a much larger role in the creation of the home. In fact, the blueprints were titled Mrs. John Ringling's Home. Two years and one and a half million dollars later the home was ...
As John Ringling's family dynamics were frequently contentious, some locals were just interested in seeing what the great man left and to whom. Real History With Jeff LaHurd: John Ringling’s ...
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