John and Mabel Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL
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N 27° 22.883 W 082° 33.582
17R E 345768 N 3029643
Located on Bay Shore Road in Sarasota, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM5JKY
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2009
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In 1925, Ringling engaged architect John H. Phillips to design the museum. Construction began in 1927, but was slowed almost immediately by the collapse of Florida’s land boom and later, Wall Street’s stock market crash. Financial misfortune and Mable’s death in 1929 might have ended the dream, but John Ringling instead gained a new resolve to complete the museum, borrowing money as needed, knowing that it would perpetuate the memory of his beloved Mable.
In October 1931, “The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art” was officially opened to the public.
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