Guptill House at Historic Spanish Point

The Guptill House at Historic Spanish Point is a destination in it's own right. More information can be found clicking the link to Historic Spanish Point in the Florida Landmarks I've Visited section.

The Guptill House with early morning sun in front of me.

The Guptill House.

Just inside the front door.

Fireplace and Piano in the front room.

Corner table in the front room.

Downstairs bedroom.

Upstairs bedroom.

Upstairs bedroom.

Upstairs bedroom 2.

Upstairs bedroom 2.

Upstairs bedroom 2.

Historic Spanish Point

I have certainly revisited many of my favorite Florida places on this vacation, and this morning is no different. First thing today I headed just south of Sarasota to Osprey, Florida, to see Historic Spanish Point. HSP is another one of those places I've probably been to more than ten times.

Site map at the visitor's center.

The visitor's center at the old Osprey School.

Mary's Chapel and Pioneer Cemetery.

The White Cottage.

Duchene Lawn and Classic Portal.

A very tall Washingtonian Palm.

Looking toward the sunken garden from the White Cottage.

Bougainvillea on the pergola.

Top of a pergola column.

The pergola and sunken garden.

The sunken garden.

Sunken garden with the pergola in the background.

The pergola.

Another view of the pergola.

Ok, I like the pergola already!

This bougainvillea - certainly some of the brightest I've seen on this trip.

Historic Spanish Point

Another one of my favorite places to visit near Sarasota is Historic Spanish Point. As usual, I won't go into a lot of detail here about the place since I have a link to the organization's web site in the Landmarks I've Visited section. These photos are of just a few of the places at the Point - there are loads more.

One of my typical 'palm next to road' shots.

A succulent thrives.

Sun Garden and Pergola. The pergola is perhaps one of the most well known features of the site.

Bouganvillea growing around the columns and top of the pergola. The colors of Bouganvillea are so intense, I think they can actually hurt your eyes.

Chairs under the pergola.

Some of the grounds.

The White Cottage.

More grounds as seen from the Sun Garden.

The Pergola.