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Warm Mineral Springs Motel

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256: 48: 244: 280: 268: 62: 87: 309: 94: 69: 229:, 14ft-5in square (from basic motel unit width-requirement, plus necessary overlap) in two heights arranged in a U-shaped plan (the remaining wing will be added shortly). Three of the so called shells were lifted up on higher columns of varying height to form the sign of the motel, as a free-standing piece of sculpture." 394: 399: 296: 225:
by a plastic flowing shape, that would also echo the organic growing shape of a tree. The answer came in the adoption of a structural system based on using precast concrete hyperbolic
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style roof and glass walls, allowing guests to see the stars. It was selected by the American Institute of Architects for the 1958 Special Awards.
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The Florida Association of Architects for the American Institute of Architects "Official Journal" August, 1958
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The reception desk is original (from 1958). The pool area was added in 1990.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Sarasota County, Florida
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Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
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National Register of Historic Places in Sarasota County, Florida
170: 157: 120: 110: 93: 68: 334:"National Register of Historic Places Listings" 8: 46: 35:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 325: 239: 183:is a historic 1958 motel building near 203:. The motel is located at 12597 South 18: 285:The Current Motel Sign (not original) 219:The Florida Association of Architects 7: 210:The motel is known for its mushroom 201:National Register of Historic Places 14: 405:Modernist architecture in Florida 385:Hotel buildings completed in 1958 307: 278: 266: 254: 242: 92: 85: 67: 60: 217:Lundy wrote in a 1958 issue of 197:Sarasota School of Architecture 415:1958 establishments in Florida 159: 1: 273:Walkway and some of the rooms 261:The Parking Lot Side of Motel 185:Warm Mineral Springs, Florida 115:Warm Mineral Springs, Florida 101:Show map of the United States 16:United States historic place 410:Motels in the United States 431: 390:Hotels established in 1958 359:Warm Mineral Springs Hotel 181:Warm Mineral Springs Motel 27:Warm Mineral Springs Motel 158:NRHP reference  54: 45: 41: 32: 25: 21: 199:. It is listed on the 338:National Park Service 191:. It was designed by 142:27.04750°N 82.26194°W 147:27.04750; -82.26194 138: /  76:Show map of Florida 195:, a member of the 314:Hotels portal 223:Fountain of Youth 178: 177: 422: 369: 366: 360: 354: 348: 347: 345: 344: 330: 312: 311: 310: 282: 270: 258: 249:The Motel Office 246: 174:February 5, 2013 161: 153: 152: 150: 149: 148: 143: 139: 136: 135: 134: 131: 102: 96: 95: 89: 77: 71: 70: 64: 50: 19: 430: 429: 425: 424: 423: 421: 420: 419: 375: 374: 373: 372: 367: 363: 355: 351: 342: 340: 332: 331: 327: 322: 308: 306: 293: 286: 283: 274: 271: 262: 259: 250: 247: 238: 212:champagne glass 189:Sarasota County 146: 144: 140: 137: 132: 129: 127: 125: 124: 106: 105: 104: 103: 100: 99: 98: 97: 80: 79: 78: 75: 74: 73: 72: 37: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 428: 426: 418: 417: 412: 407: 402: 397: 392: 387: 377: 376: 371: 370: 361: 349: 324: 323: 321: 318: 317: 316: 304: 302:List of motels 299: 292: 289: 288: 287: 284: 277: 275: 272: 265: 263: 260: 253: 251: 248: 241: 237: 234: 176: 175: 172: 168: 167: 162: 155: 154: 122: 118: 117: 112: 108: 107: 91: 90: 84: 83: 82: 81: 66: 65: 59: 58: 57: 56: 55: 52: 51: 43: 42: 39: 38: 33: 30: 29: 26: 23: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 427: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 382: 380: 365: 362: 358: 353: 350: 339: 335: 329: 326: 319: 315: 305: 303: 300: 298: 295: 294: 290: 281: 276: 269: 264: 257: 252: 245: 240: 235: 233: 230: 228: 224: 220: 215: 213: 208: 206: 205:Tamiami Trail 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 173: 171:Added to NRHP 169: 166: 163: 156: 151: 123: 119: 116: 113: 109: 88: 63: 53: 49: 44: 40: 36: 31: 24: 20: 364: 352: 341:. Retrieved 328: 231: 218: 216: 209: 193:Victor Lundy 180: 179: 357:Our History 227:paraboloids 145: / 121:Coordinates 379:Categories 343:2014-09-09 320:References 133:82°15′43″W 130:27°02′51″N 291:See also 165:12001255 111:Location 236:Gallery 187:, in 160:No. 381:: 336:. 207:. 346:.

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Warm Mineral Springs Motel is located in Florida
Warm Mineral Springs Motel is located in the United States
Warm Mineral Springs, Florida
27°02′51″N 82°15′43″W / 27.04750°N 82.26194°W / 27.04750; -82.26194
12001255
Warm Mineral Springs, Florida
Sarasota County
Victor Lundy
Sarasota School of Architecture
National Register of Historic Places
Tamiami Trail
champagne glass
Fountain of Youth
paraboloids
The Motel Office
The Parking Lot Side of Motel
Walkway and some of the rooms
The Current Motel Sign (not original)
National Register of Historic Places listings in Sarasota County, Florida
List of motels
Hotels portal
"National Register of Historic Places Listings"
National Park Service
Our History
Categories
Hotel buildings completed in 1958
Hotels established in 1958
Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida

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