[Updated 3-30-24: See the latest email from the Alliance here. ]This post is inspired by the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation, who are urging you to contact your city officials to make your opinion known on the McAlpin House.
You may not know the role of Mr. McAlpin in Sarasota history. Chances are, you don’t drive down Cross Street (it stretches all the way from Pineapple to Osprey and is the 5th exit from a roundabout, easily missed), nor know about rusticated stonework. You may not be a city resident, or you may feel the tug of property rights. Perhaps a 1700-square-foot old house-turned-office surrounded by parking lots isn’t your idea of “history”.
But if you long to see a smidgen of our “pioneer” past remain, visit the SAHP website.
The Historical Society of Sarasota County 
Would you like to see the McAlpin’s home placed in Pioneer park ? I would ! Can the park accept the home ? I believe i can make the move happen .
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That would seem to be an interesting move, Lewie. Of course there’s a lot of moving parts (forgive the pun) to such a move. Go for it!
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