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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.
Dwight James Baum (June 24, 1886 – December 14, 1939) was an American architect most active in New York and in Sarasota, Florida.His work includes Cà d'Zan, the Sarasota Times Building (1925), Sarasota County Courthouse (1926), early residences in Temple Terrace, Florida, Sarasota County Courthouse (1927), Pinecroft, West Side YMCA on 63rd Street between Central Park and Columbus Avenue ...
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.
Sarasota, Florida has 71 structures that have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] ... Cà d'Zan, John and Mable Ringling's former residence;
By the late 1990s Ca' d'Zan was falling apart (as were the exterior footpaths and roads), the museum had a serious roof leak plus its security systems were wholly inadequate to protect its collection, and the Asolo Theater building was actually condemned, while the $1.2 million endowment had grown to only $2 million. [10]
Twitchell first came to Sarasota in 1925 as the representative of New York architect Dwight James Baum to manage the final stages of the construction of John Ringling's Cà d'Zan, a Venetian-style mansion on the Sarasota Bay. Florida was in the midst of a land boom.
English: Interior view of the Court - Cà d'Zan ... Sarasota, Florida, USA. Date: 19 March 2017, 14:42:10: ... Ca' d'Zan; Metadata. This file contains additional ...
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