Burns
Burns Court: Off the Beaten Path
The owner/builder of Burns Court, Mr. Owen Burns arrived in Sarasota in 1910 to take advantage of the excellent sport fishing. By 1913, he and his wife Vernona had purchased the Halton Sanitarium to turn it into a beautiful home on the bay. Soon afterward, he established the Burns Realty Company, as well as, the Burns Dredging Company.
He became a significant force in the development of the city, both in construction and real estate ventures. He purchased more than 75% of the present city from John Hamilton Gillespie.
Burns Court was constructed in 1925 and designed by noted architect, Thomas Reed Martin. Two of Owen Burns’ brothers made their home here, as did many up-and coming Sarasotans. Young John Ringling North even sublet one of the 800 square foot houses, back when rent was $50 a month. He was selling Ringling Isles lots for his uncle, John Ringling. The National Park Service awarded designation to Burns Court as an Historic District in 1984.
Burns also built the Pineapple Apartments at Herald Square at a cost of $75,000. The handsome efficiency apartments were located on the second floor, with stores including Tee Gee, a five-and-dime shop; and Freeman’s Drugs on the first floor.
Courtesy of Sarasota History Alive
BURNS
530 Burns Gallery
530 Burns Lane
Alderman Oaks
Retirement Residence
Alderman Oaks is Downtown Sarasota’s premier rental retirement residence
727 Hudson Avenue
941-955-9099
www.aldermanoaks.com
Amanda Vincent Studio
538 S. Pineapple Avenue
Amore Restaurante’
446 S. Pineapple Avenue
Anne Folsom Smith
Interior Design, Inc.
330 S. Pineapple Avenue
Artisan Jewelers
A full service jewelry boutique specializing in custom and handmade jewelry
330 S. Pineapple Avenue, Unite 103
941-331-1330
artisanjewelers.biz
August Third
512 S. Pineapple Avenue
Awesome Orchids
330 S. Pineapple Avenue
Beauty and The Beads
422 S. Pineapple Avenue
Blank Slate Gallery
604 S. Pineapple Avenue
Blonde Cow Photography
505 Burns Court
BMO Harris Bank
240 S. Pineapple Avenue
Burns Court Cafe
401 S. Pineapple Avenue
Child Protection Center
Nonprofit. Mission: Prevention, Intervention & Treatment of Child Abuse.
720 S. Orange Avenue
941-365-1277
www.cpcsarasota.org
Clever Rose Clothing Store
533 S. Pineapple Avenue
Cravats’ Custom Clothiers & Haberdashery
The premier custom clothier on the Florida West Coast
1530 Dolphin Street, Suite 5
941-366-7780
www.cravatsclothiers.com
Delight Vintage Clothing Store
537 S. Pineapple Avenue
Dick Dickinson Photography, Inc.
534 S. Pineapple Avenue
Floridays Development Co.
Real estate development, hotel development & real estate investments
783 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 210
941-362-9377
www.floridaysdevelopment.com
Ford Art & Antiques
522 S. Pineapple Avenue
Fresh Start Cafe
630 S. Orange Avenue
Genuity Group
330 S. Pineapple Avenue
Get Loose Tea
136 S. Pineapple Avenue
Heirloom Antiques & Interiors
500 S. Pineapple Avenue
Insignia Bank
333 N. Orange Avenue
IOPTICS
446 Burns CourtJ Wood Realty
J Wood Reality
330 S. Pineapple Avenue
Kaplan Contemporary Art
436 Burns Court
James D Gibson, Esq.
400 Burns Court
Jeffrey W Masser & Salon Srq
1533 Dolphin Street
Boutique & L. Spa
Women’s clothes & shoes, boys & girls-newborn-age 14. L. Spa
556 S. Pineapple Avenue
941-906-1350
www.lboutiques.com
Nancy’s Bar-B-Q
301 Pineapple Avenue
Optional Art 2 Fine Jewelry
119 S. Pineapple Ave
Owen’s Fish Camp
516 Burns Lane
Partners In Time (South)
502 S. Pineapple Avenue
Patricia T Wilson
1530 Dolphin Street
Phil’s Gang
40 S. Pineapple Avenue
Philosophy & Vines
606 S. Pineapple Avenue
Pineapple Bay Trading Company
508 S. Pineapple Avenue
Pineapple Yoga
517 S. Pineapple Avenue
Piper, Hawkins & Company
CPA firm providing accounting and tax services.
Pineapple Avenue, Suite 106
941-366-1040
www.piperhawkinscpa.com
Posh Pony and Pup
506 S. Pineapple Avenue
Rage Hair Design
330 S. Pineapple Avenue
Red Property Management
Property Management
555 S. Osprey Ave
941-954-4044
www.redcommercialgroup.com
Rustic Rooster
532 S. Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota Film Society Inc
330 S. Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota Magazine
(Gulfshore Media, LLC)
Your guide to the legendary Sarasota lifestyle and community.
330 S. Pineapple Avenue
941-487-1100
www.sarasotamagazine.com
Sarasota Trading Company
522 S. Pineapple Avenue
Scott Thomas Salon and Spa
417 S. Pineapple Avenue
SHOKO Lash Studio
1530 Dolphin Street Ste 6
Smitten
539 S. Pineapple Avenue
Srq Magazine
331 S. Pineapple Avenue
Starflower Organic Spathecary
415 S. Pineapple Avenue
The Craft Bar
529 S. Pineapple Avenue
The Folsom Group
330 S. Pineapple Avenue
The Fountain Kitchen & Wine Bar
543 S. Pineapple
Treat an Accessories Boutique
530 S. Pineapple Avenue
William Joseph Fuller III, Esq
423 Burns Court
Wells Fargo
333 S. Pineapple Avenue
Woman’s Exchange Inc of Sarasota
539 S. Orange Avenue