Thomas Reed Martin

Thomas Reed Martin
Thomas Reed Martin c. 1900
Born(1866-04-28)April 28, 1866
Menasha, Wisconsin
DiedFebruary 1949 (1949-03) (aged 82)
OccupationArchitect
Sarasota Municipal Auditorium
Interior of Sarasota Municipal Auditorium
Roth Cigar Factory, Sarasota
Courtyard of the Hacienda Hotel
Lemon Bay Woman's Club

Thomas Reed Martin (April 28, 1866 in Menasha, Wisconsin – February 1949) was an architect who was brought to Florida by one of its major developers during the turn of the twentieth century.[1] He designed some 500 residences and various public and private buildings in Sarasota, as well as commercial buildings.[2] His Florida buildings are located from Tampa to Fort Myers with many in Nokomis.

He drew the original sketches for the home of Mable and John Ringling, but the design by Dwight James Baum was selected by Mable Ringling and built by Owen Burns after Martin declined a fee reduction proposed by John Ringling.[2]

Many of Martin's buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). He was listed as a Great Floridian in 2000.[3]

  1. ^ "This Week Newsletter - April 28, 2010". Sarasota History Alive!. April 28, 2010. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Bubil, Harold (October 5, 2013). "Thomas Reed Martin, and enduring architecture". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
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