J. G. Whitfield Estate sits at 2704 Bayshore Drive in Sarasota, Florida. The house you see is identified by its postal address, 2704 Bayshore Drive, and it wears that address like a place card in the city. This spot was formally recognized for its significance when it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1985.
As you stand on the sidewalk, let the simple facts orient you: this property is part of Sarasota’s built record and carries that federal designation in its official history. I want you to notice how ordinary details — the street name, the number on the mailbox — anchor a larger story recorded at the national level. The name on the gate, the signposts, and the address itself are all part of what was documented when this estate entered the Register.
You are in a place that has been singled out in the federal list of historic places, and that distinction happened on that September day in 1985. Notice Bayshore Drive and the neighboring buildings that carry this federal designation into Sarasota's streetscape.