The City Waterworks is a historic site in

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. It is located at 1005 North Orange Avenue. On April 23, 1984, it was added to the

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History

The Sarasota Water Works building is a two-story red brick

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building built in 1926. The western end of the building served as a pumping station, and the eastern end as an office for the city's Water Works. The building's architecture was by Bohmer-Reinhart & Company. By the early 1970s, the building was abandoned. In 2002, a private buyer bought the building from the city and restored it, creating an office space. In February 2018, the building was purchased by

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and Rachel McAree for $1.3 million and repurposed into a business and social club.

References

External links

Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
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Sarasota County listings
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City Waterworks
* Buildings and structures in Sarasota, Florida Headquarters in the United States Buildings and structures completed in 1926 Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida National Register of Historic Places in Sarasota County, Florida Water supply infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places 1926 establishments in Florida Water supply infrastructure in Florida {{SarasotaCountyFL-NRHP-stub