Sarasota News Leader
June 14, 2013
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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
