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'''Warm Mineral Springs Motel''' is a historic 1958 motel building near [[Warm Mineral Springs, Florida]] in [[Sarasota County]], [[Florida]]. It was designed by [[Victor Lundy]], a member of the [[Sarasota School of Architecture]].<ref>[http://www.warmmineralspringsmotel.com/ourhistory.html Our History] Warm Mineral Springs Hotel</ref> It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The motel is located at 12597 South [[Tamiami Trail]].
'''Warm Mineral Springs Motel''' is a historic 1958 motel building near [[Warm Mineral Springs, Florida]], in [[Sarasota County]]. It was designed by [[Victor Lundy]], a member of the [[Sarasota School of Architecture]].<ref>[http://www.warmmineralspringsmotel.com/ourhistory.html Our History] Warm Mineral Springs Hotel</ref> It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The motel is located at 12597 South [[Tamiami Trail]].


The motel is known for its mushroom [[Champagne glass]] 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.
The motel is known for its mushroom [[champagne glass]] 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.


Lundy wrote in a 1958 issue of ''The Florida Association of Architects'': "I was searching for a form that would somehow symbolize the thought of the [[Fountain of Youth]] 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 [[paraboloid]]s, 14-15 foot 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." <ref>The Florida Association of Architects for the American Institute of Architects “Official Journal” August, 1958</ref>
Lundy wrote in a 1958 issue of ''The Florida Association of Architects'': "I was searching for a form that would somehow symbolize the thought of the [[Fountain of Youth]] 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 [[paraboloid]]s, 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."<ref>The Florida Association of Architects for the American Institute of Architects "Official Journal" August, 1958</ref>


The reception desk is original (from 1958). The pool area was added in 1990.
The reception desk is original (from 1958). The pool area was added in 1990.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Warm Mineral Springs Motel front office view.JPG|The motel office
Warm Mineral Springs Motel front office view.JPG|The Motel Office
Warm Mineral Springs Motel left side view from front to back.JPG|The left sign of the motel
Warm Mineral Springs Motel left side view from front to back.JPG|The Parking Lot Side of Motel
Warm Mineral Springs Motel sign.JPG|The motel sign
FL Warm Mineral Spring Motel08.jpg|Walkway and some of the rooms
FL Warm Mineral Spring Motel sign02.jpg|The Current Motel Sign (not original)
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Sarasota County, Florida]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Sarasota County, Florida]]
* [[List of motels]]
* [[List of motels]]
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Modernist architecture in Florida]]
[[Category:Modernist architecture in Florida]]
[[Category:Motels in the United States]]
[[Category:Motels in the United States]]
[[Category:1958 establishments in Florida]]


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Latest revision as of 07:21, 4 July 2022

Warm Mineral Springs Motel
Warm Mineral Springs Motel is located in Florida
Warm Mineral Springs Motel
Warm Mineral Springs Motel is located in the United States
Warm Mineral Springs Motel
LocationWarm Mineral Springs, Florida
Coordinates27°02′51″N 82°15′43″W / 27.04750°N 82.26194°W / 27.04750; -82.26194
NRHP reference No.12001255[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 2013

Warm Mineral Springs Motel is a historic 1958 motel building near Warm Mineral Springs, Florida, in Sarasota County. It was designed by Victor Lundy, a member of the Sarasota School of Architecture.[2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The motel is located at 12597 South Tamiami Trail.

The motel is known for its mushroom champagne glass 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.

Lundy wrote in a 1958 issue of The Florida Association of Architects: "I was searching for a form that would somehow symbolize the thought of the Fountain of Youth 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 paraboloids, 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."[3]

The reception desk is original (from 1958). The pool area was added in 1990.

Gallery[edit]

  • The Motel Office
    The Motel Office
  • The Parking Lot Side of Motel
    The Parking Lot Side of Motel
  • Walkway and some of the rooms
    Walkway and some of the rooms
  • The Current Motel Sign (not original)
    The Current Motel Sign (not original)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  2. ^ Our History Warm Mineral Springs Hotel
  3. ^ The Florida Association of Architects for the American Institute of Architects "Official Journal" August, 1958
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