The Caples'–Ringlings' Estates Historic District comprises the John Ringling Estate, the Edith and Charles Ringling and Hester Ringling Lancaster Sanford Estates, and the Ellen and Ralph Caples Estate as a

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located in

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. The historic designation was given on December 15, 1982. The district is bounded by

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, Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41), Parkview Avenue, and North Shore Drive. The district contains 18 historic buildings and 5 structures as well as contributing factors. Architecture (including walls and gateways), landscape architecture, art, sculpture, as well as social and humanitarian factors are cited on the 1980 nomination form as the significant qualification factors for listing the district. The district was the first

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nomination for a site in the city of Sarasota. The estates associated with three of the homes are the part of the

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campus that is west of Bay Shore Road, all except that of John Ringling. Two of the homes, Edith's and Hester's,Benz, Kafi,
Residence of Hester Ringling Lancaster Sanford
', Sarasota History Alive!, Journals of Yesteryear, April 29, 2009 are used regularly for college functions and the third, the home of the Caples, is undergoing restoration so that it also may be used regularly.

Gallery

File:Ca'd'Zan Front Gate.jpg, alt=, Former gateway to Ca'd'Zan, now the entrance to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art complex of the associated museums, a restaurant, and a gift shop File:Sarasota Ringling estate.jpg, alt=, Front entrance to Ca'd'Zan

References

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National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places in Sarasota County, Florida Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Buildings and structures in Sarasota, Florida {{SarasotaCountyFL-NRHP-stub