| 词条 | Bryson-Crane House |
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| name =Bryson-Crane House | nrhp_type = | image = Sarasota FL Bryson-Crane House01.jpg | caption = | location= Sarasota, Florida | coordinates = {{coord|27|22|39|N|82|33|34|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Florida#USA | area = | built =1925 | architect= | architecture= Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals | added = June 1, 2005 | governing_body = Private | refnum=05000501[1] }} The Bryson-Crane House is a historic U.S. home in Sarasota, Florida. It is located at 5050 Brywill Circle. On June 1, 2005, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Place Original history on the property assumed that the larger, two bedroom tower at the northeast corner of the home was added by Crane when the additional land was acquired, but in 2016 the repair of an interior door in the tower section unearthed newspaper sheets used to pad a door-mounted mirror. Although no date was visible, a clue was found in a review of a new book that was printed in 1928, thus pre-dating the Crane renovations. As such, the bedroom tower was likely included in the original 1925 construction design. By the late 1990’s, Everette Hancock was a 94 year old widower, living in the house with his son. Deciding to marry his deceased wife’s sister in Tennessee “because she’s a good cook”, he listed the house for sale. The property was in poor condition and was renovated completely in 2001, a process that was quite painstaking in order to preserve the original historic elements of the property.Following significant historical research and a rigorous application process, the home was eventually added to the historic register of Sarasota and was then listed on the National Historic Register.An excerpt from the National Historic Register follows; Promotional material from this period of the subdivision's development called it the "ultra-exclusive residential area" of Indian Beach on Sarasota Bay. 1 1 That promotion also said, "This location is studded with the magnificent homes of wealthy people from all over the U.S. and some from foreign lands, who chose this beautiful spot on the land-locked, placid waters of the bay, after a world-wide search for the ideal winter home." It went on to say there were 93 of the "prettiest located lots to be found on the entire bay, nearby the palatial homes of wealthy northern tourists who spend their winters here." Among them were those of the Ringling Brothers (both listed in the N.R.); Col. C.M. Thompson of Buffalo Bill's Wild West (since demolished); D.L. Wooster, wealthy manufacturer of Cincinnati; O.W.F. Purdy (since demolished); the wife of Admiral Jack Philips, the commander of the battleship Texas of Spanish war fame; and Dr. W.W. Gurley. 12 John and Charles Ringling, of the Ringling Circus empire, were preeminent among these substantial investors. John Ringling purchased huge tracts of property along Sarasota Bay to the north and west of the city central, including the barrier island of Longboat Key. From prominent resident Ralph C. Caples, Ringling also purchased the property to his immediate south. By 1920, from his home at Ca'd Zan (approximately two miles north of the subject property), everything John Ringling surveyed from his second floor, bayfront office belonged to him. 13 Prior to 1924, John Ringling and Ralph Caples dabbled in a prospective real estate development projects to the south of their mansions along the Bay, eventually filing a plat for a subdivision known as "Sapphire Shores" in February and March 1924. 14 Almost immediately thereafter, however, Ringling sold his interest in the subdivision to two developer/speculators, G.P. Petroustsa and James Demos (October 7, 1924). 15 It is interesting to note that John Ringling, while no longer the nominal owner of the property, remained a key player Karl Grismer, The Story of Sarasota, (Tampa, FL: The Florida Growers Press, 1946) p. 167. 9 Ibid., p. 169. 10 Ibid. 11 Indian Beach, a promotional book published by the Sarasota Board of Trade in 1913, copy on file at Sarasota County Department of Historical Resources. 12 Ibid. 13 Tour Guide, Ca'd Zan/John and Mabel Ringling house tour, February 2003. 14 Plat Map of Sapphire Shores Subdivision, Public Records of Sarasota County, Florida, 1924. 15 Ibid. NFS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page 3 BRYSON-CRANE HOUSE SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA in the development of the Sapphire Shores subdivision for years thereafter. Ringling took back a mortgage of $80,000 at the time of the sale of the property, which remained as an encumbrance for the duration of the development of the subdivision. 16 The property, still subject to the Ringling mortgage, was conveyed within three months to Ellas Investment, 7 and a month thereafter to the final developer, Brywill Realty Company. 18 The Sapphire Shores subdivision was re-platted in 1925 by Walter Bryson and others under the guise of Brywill Realty Company. 19 The Brywill Realty Company was a combination of the names of Walter Bryson and J. Y. Wilson. Both Bryson and Wilson were residents of Jacksonville, Florida, where both were general contractors.20 Unwilling or unable to relocate to Sarasota to oversee the development of the subdivision, Walter Bryson sent his son, Walter Bryson, Jr., and his son-in-law, Walter "Happy" Harvey to Sarasota to oversee the new company office.21 The development of Sapphire Shores began in earnest in 1925. Bryson's paving company began to lay out and pave the streets.22 The development was costly by 1925 standards, with estimates that $2,000.00 per day was being spent.23 By Spring of 1925, streets were paved, sidewalks laid and trees planted, particularly along Bayshore Drive, the wide palm-lined avenue that ran through Sapphire Shores to access the Mediterranean Revival mansions of the Ringling brothers (Charles and John) and the Caples family.24 The emphasis in Sapphire Shores upon Mediterranean Revival architecture was included even in the deeds to those lots being conveyed. The rural character of the original Sarasota community was wiped out of the area, with prohibitions upon any livestock. Restrictions mandated that all homes be Spanish, Italian or Moorish in design. Building materials were limited to hollow tile or cement (concrete) block. 5 Construction of the Bryson-Crane House and Property Development In 1925, as the Sapphire Shores area was being actively developed, the principal officer of the company, Walter Bryson, Sr., gave a prime lot at the central intersection of the platted subdivision to his son, Walter Bryson, Jr. and his son's wife, Irene.26 The lot was located at the intersection of the four main streets of the subdivision (one of which continues through the intersection, thus the informal name of "Little Five Points"), 16 Mortgage -Docket No. 12560, Entry 20, Page 20, Public Records of Sarasota County, Florida. 17 Deed - Docket 13169, Entry 22, Page 23, Public Records of Sarasota County, Florida. 18 Deed - Docket 13270, Entry 26, Page 28, Public Records of Sarasota County, Florida. 19 Plat 1, Entry 53, Page No. 62, Public Records of Sarasota County, Florida. 20 Folk's Sarasota City Directory (Richmond, VA: R.L. Polk Company), 1926; This Week in Sarasota, March 12, 1925. 21 Mikki Hartig, telephone interview with Walter Bryson III on March 6, 2002; Sarasota City Directory. 22 This Week in Sarasota. March 5, 1925. 23 This Week in Sarasota. February 26, 1925. 24 This Week in Sarasota. February 26 and March 5, 1925 25 Deed Book 22, Pages 46 through 49, Public Records of Sarasota County, Florida. 26 Deed Book 48, Page 217, Public Records of Sarasota, Florida. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page 4 BRYSON-CRANE HOUSE SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA across from a landscaped island, and thus was quite prominent in the area. Immediately across Mecca to the north, Bryson Sr. made a gift of an additional building lot to his daughter and son-in-law, Katherine Bryson Harvey and William "Happy" Harvey.27 The home constructed on this lot is a restored Mediterranean Revival, smaller than the Bryson-Crane home (as expanded by Crane) but with a strikingly similar floor plan. The detail and exterior finish of the Harvey house, which was less extensively modernized, served as an excellent resource for the restoration of the Bryson-Crane house. 98 Walter and Irene Bryson constructed the Bryson-Crane House over the summer of 1925. By October 1926, the Brysons were occupying the house. In that month, Irene Bryson delivered her daughter, Betty, in a hospital in Tampa, returning with the child to the family's new home.29 Records of the time indicate that Irene Bryson was active in the social life of the prominent Sarasota citizens, hosting at her house a bridge club of which Mabel Ringling was a member.30 In 1929, the Bryson family left Sarasota. 31 The house was sold to Harley Kinney Crane and his wife, Minnie, late in 1929. 32 Harley Crane, owner of a company manufacturing women's wear, moved to the Sarasota area from his home in Ohio to take up residence in the Bryson-Crane home in 1930.33 Crane was a wealthy businessman, not only in textiles but also in the development of large tracts of land in Miami with his partner M.V. Cooper, former governor of the State of Ohio.34 The Cranes immediately moved into prominence in the Sarasota social circuit, counting among their friends William J. Burns, principal of the Burns International Detective Agency; Samuel Gumpertz, well known in the circus business; Karl Bickel, former President of United Press; and, of course, both the Charles and John Ringling families. 35 On May 21, 1930, the Cranes purchased Lot 1 of Block A, which adjoined the original lot to the east from Willis Gowdy.36 This permitted the expansion of the original 1925 house to include the two-story, twobedroom addition at the northeast section of the property. It is important to note again that the 1930 addition conformed precisely to the design and construction specifications, materials and finishes utilized by Walter Bryson in building the original portion of the house.37 The property was brought to its current boundaries by a final additional acquisition by the Cranes, who purchased a portion of Lot 2, Block A from Louell and Homer 27 Abstract of Title to 5110 Brywill, held by William Carl Meyer of same address. 28 Sarasota City Directory. 1925, 1926. 29 Hartig, telephone interview with Betty Bryson, April 27, 2000. 30 Sarasota Herald Tribune. September 16, 1926. 31 Hartig, interview with Betty Bryson, April 27, 2000. 32 Deed Book 110, Page 360, Public Records of Sarasota County, Florida. 33 Sarasota Herald Tribune. December 5, 1955. 34 Hartig, telephone interview with Betty Bryson, April 27, 2000. 35 Sarasota Herald Tribune, December 5, 1955. 36 Deed Book 113, Pages 567-569, Public Records of Sarasota County, Florida. 37 Mikki Hartig, interview with architect Thorning Little, Spring 2001. NFS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page 5 BRYSON-CRANE HOUSE SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA T O McCreery in 1935. The acquisition was not required to support any additional construction, but did serve to create a straight lot line on the southern boundary of the property. The Cranes remained in residence in the Bryson-Crane house until 1946, when they sold the property to Mary F. Tipton.39 Mr. and Mrs. Crane remained, however, life long residents of the City of Sarasota, relocating to an apartment close to the city center until their deaths in 1955 and 1963, respectively.40 After the sale of the house to Ms. Tipton, little specific information can be found regarding the house's occupants until the late 1950's. In the interim, title to the property passed from Mary Tipton to Katherine Bourbon in 194841 and from Bourbon to Lucille Huddleston on February 15, 1958.42 Lucille Huddleston, a native of Tennessee, owned and managed the Oak Hotel in Palmetto, Florida, a town located approximately 15 miles north of Sarasota until she purchased the Bryson-Crane house in 1958.43 In 1969, Lucille Huddleston sold the home to Everett and Pearl Hancock, retiring to an apartment house on Hyde Park Avenue in Sarasota until her death in April 1989.44 Everett Hancock was employed by the City of Sarasota as an engineer in the Public Works department from 1955 until 1985. During his ownership of the property, he undertook a modernization of the property, most of which took place in 1969. This included the removal of the original wood windows (which were deteriorating) and their replacement with aluminum double hung windows. An interior dividing wall in the kitchen may have been removed during this time, and the kitchen itself was updated with then fashionable cabinets. It was also during this period that the courtyard was paved and the first pool added to the home.45 On November 15, 2000, Everett Hancock, then a widower, conveyed the property to the current owners, Robert M. Casella and Paige McMichael, husband and wife.46 Casella and McMichael undertook the restoration of the property as detailed above. ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXT The Mediterranean Revival style of architecture initially gained popularity in California during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It was popularized in the Pan-American Exhibition in San Diego in 1915 and the work of transplanted Eastern architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. It became a critical aspect of 38 Deed Book 147, Entry 46, Page 52, Public Records of Sarasota County, Florida. 39 Deed Book 210, Page 395, Public Records of Sarasota County, Florida. 40 Sarasota Herald Tribune, December 3, 1955; February 24, 1963. 41 Deed Book 240, Page 21, Public Records of Sarasota County, Florida. 42 Official Records Book 81, Page 498, Public Records of Sarasota County, Florida. 43 Hartig, telephone interview with Ernestine Huddleston, April 25, 2002. 44 Ibid. 45 Everett Hancock, Interview with owners Casella/McMichael, 2000. 46 Official Records Instrument 2000146128. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page 6 BRYSON-CRANE HOUSE SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA the "Spanish Boom" of the 1920's, which incorporated Spanish, Colonial, Byzantine, Moorish, Mission and Italian Renaissance decorative features. Collectively, the style became known as "Mediterranean Revival."47 The Mediterranean Revival style became popular in Florida by the mid-1920's, with some of notable 4SJ examples of the style constructed in the Sarasota area. The style soon became the prevalent design for most of the major buildings and residences in Sarasota, spreading beyond the large residential mansions on the Sarasota bayfront to encompass even modest residences.49 The interest in Mediterranean Revival peaked in the mid-1920's, coinciding with a massive residential and commercial expansion in the area that included the construction of the John and Mabel Ringling mansion of Ca'd Zan on Sarasota Bay. 50 The upscale properties to the south of the Ringling mansion along Bayshore Road were predominantly similar in style. In the Sarasota area and elsewhere, the Mediterranean Revival style was typified by asymmetrical construction in either one or two stories. It usually contained at least one dominating feature with vertical emphasis. The structures were accentuated with a range of decorative elements, which could include ornate glazed tile, wrought iron in balconies, grates or window grills, pecky cypress doors and trim, and mullioned casement windows. The development of Sarasota continued unabated until the Land Crash of 1926 and 1927. Development languished until after the Depression. Upon renewed development in southwest Florida, construction in the area did not emphasize Mediterranean Revival to any great extent. True examples of "Boom Time" Mediterranean Revival architecture in Sarasota are therefore limited. As land values increase and building lots become limited, especially in the original bayfront development areas initiated by Ringling and Caples, many new homeowners have elected to destroy the last remaining examples expensive-to-maintain pre-Depression era Mediterranean Revival houses in favor of erecting modern, energy efficient residences.51 47 Mikki Hartig, historic memorandum on 5050 Brywill Circle, 2002. 48 Bureau of Historic Site and Properties, Division of Archives, History and Records Management, Florida Department of State, "Historical, Architectural, and Archeological Survey of Sarasota, Florida; Prepared for the City of Sarasota," Project Report Series No. 51, December 1997. 49 Ibid. 50 Ibid. 5 'Sarasota Historical Society, Personal interview by Paige McMichael, February 2001. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page 7 BRYSON-CRANE HOUSE SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE The Bryson-Crane house (c. 1925/1930) was constructed in the Mediterranean Revival style of architecture at the apex of the style's influence in Sarasota. The style was spearheaded by the classic Mediterranean Revival mansions immediately to the north of the subject property, owned by the Ringling and Caples families. When upscale development was initiated by Ringling and Caples in the Sapphire Shores subdivision immediately to their south, deed restrictions mandating adherence to these architectural standards were imposed. The architectural elements of the Mediterranean Revival style are classically presented in the Bryson- Crane House. At no point in its history has the house been subjected to changes in architecture, structure or fenestration location or size. Any anachronistic details that were discovered on the property have been restored to original design specifications and appearance. This house truly preserves and presents a fine example of original Mediterranean Revival architecture of the Boom Times era of Sarasota. References1. ^{{NRISref|2007a}} External links
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