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Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay
Sarasota
Built in 1966 by Frank Folsom Smith, FAIA, Architect of Record and Associate Architect Louis F. Schneider, AIA.
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Plymouth Harbor may the most recognizable building in Sarasota. At 25 stories, it certainly is the tallest. But it has also earned a place in the city’s history. It’s our most prestigious retirement residence, and always has been since it was built in 1966. Legends are attached to it – the crazy billionaire conservative ensconced in the penthouse, the glamorous Broadway star making secret visits to an old lover. There are newer places and some are more lavish. But Plymouth Harbor is the one with the mystique. It’s also the one with the location. On the eastern edge of St Armand’s Key, five minutes from downtown, it’s pretty much right in the middle of all the most desirable parts of town. Its enormous tower shocked the town so much when it was built that the zoning laws were changed. Time – and all the new high-rises – have mellowed the controversy, and today the height of the building means it has the most spectacular views in Sarasota.
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