Sarasota News Leader
June 14, 2013
Page 53
Peterson's wife, Cynthia, who is heading up
the effort to raise the estimated $150,000 in
restoration and rehabilitation expenses, explained its uniqueness among Rupp's local designs in having maintained its original look. "It
is extremely important that we preserve this
building," she pointed out.
Rupp came to Sarasota in 1952 and worked
for internationally renowned architect Paul
Rudolph — later chairman of Yale University's School of Architecture — for a couple of
years, Guy Peterson continued.
Rudolph is known as one of the originators of
a style of modern design called the Sarasota
School of Architecture.
Although Sarasota has "just a treasure trove of
historic … modern buildings that people come
Map courtesy of Google.
Residents of the Laurel Park neighborhood in downtown Sarasota say they look forward to welcoming University of Florida architecture students who will be studying in the Rupp building on Orange Avenue. Photo by Norman Schimmel
