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06/14/2013

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Sarasota News Leader June 14, 2013 Page 55 never would have thought to have seen that The Sarasota County School Board generated international criticism in 2006 for voting in my lifetime here …" to demolish the original, 1957 Riverview High "We think this is a historic event for us as School building Paul Rudolph designed, citing well," Gold responded. its structural deterioration and a number of "I'm personally a big fan of the Sarasota other concerns. The board did give the SaraSchool of Architecture," Commissioner Nora sota Architectural Foundation an opportunity Patterson added. "And it is my hope and as- to preserve the building by raising funds to sumption that your presence here will bring make it suitable for another purpose on the much more consciousness of the value of the campus. However, the fundraising initiative was unsuccessful in the time frame the board many structures that have been destroyed or allowed. bastardized in Sarasota County, with people not realizing the value of what they had — in- Peterson pointed out to the County Commiscluding our public institutions and, most espe- sion on June 5 that Rupp designed a house cially and unfortunately, our school system." built in 1952 in Oyster Bay, NY, that was subse- Martin Gold participates in a University of Florida event in Orlando. Photo courtesy University of Florida

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