Notice the office building at 1970 Main Street, right in the heart of downtown Sarasota, Florida. This handsome office building was constructed in 1926 by the T. H. Crisp Company, a developer led by Thomas H. Crisp, at the height of the 1920s building boom. The Crisp Company went on to build many of Sarasota’s homes and residential developments through the 1920s and 1930s, and this structure was part of that confident chapter in the city’s growth.
Designed by Clas, Shepard & Clas and built by contractors Adair & Sentor, the building is executed in the Mediterranean Revival style and is described as one of the best-preserved examples of that style in downtown Sarasota. Over the decades its spaces adapted to the city: the upper floors were modified in the 1970s, the original windows were replaced with aluminum in 1990, and the first floor saw renovations during 1990–98. It even served as a meeting hall for Sarasota’s chapter of the Loyal Order of Moose, and was recognized on April 21, 2000, when it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Notice the Mediterranean Revival details across one of downtown Sarasota's best-preserved facades of that style.