Now & then: a dynamic young couple adds life & comfort to a historic Sarasota home.(HOME OF THE Month)

Sarasota Magazine, November, 2007 by Tisch, Carol

zeb portanova WANTED A NEW HOUSE, turnkey, move-in-ready, no fuss. His wife, Barbara, wanted a classic, traditional home, a nod to her Florida roots. The young newlyweds compromised by remodeling a historically designated Mediterranean Revival icon of the late 1920s--and adding on a 2,200-square-foot east wing that afforded them every modern amenity.

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Architect William Thorning Little, known for historically accurate Med Rev designs, seamlessly integrated old and new in the expanded 6,650-square-foot Hudson Bayou home, winning the approval of his clients as well as Sarasota's Historic Preservation Board. In the new wing, he added a master suite, nursery and laundry...