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The New College Foundation initiative kicks off in February with daily tours of the iconic Mediterranean Revival-style Ellen and Ralph Caples Estate.
Several named mansions owe their construction to the influence of Bertha Palmer, the Queen of Chicago Society who arrived in Sarasota in 1910.
The newlywed Ralph and Ellen arrived in Sarasota via horse and buggy in 1899. They were among the first who saw Sarasota’s growth potential.
NewsSportsTicketLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals REAL HISTORY: Sarasota's first two luxury hotels — Part I: Mira Mar Andrew McAnsh's Mira Mar Apartments, hotel and casino offered the essential ingredient for Sarasota to be a go-to city. Jeff LaHurd This is the first of a 2-part series No matter how beautiful a Florida community happened to be, visitors would do no more than pass thru without proper lodging to prompt them to stay. In Sarasota, which offered all the essential ingredients to be a go-to city, the lack of first-class accommodations was a glaring deficit. Enter...