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Exceptional live-work opportunity in downtown Sarasota’s historic Towles Court neighborhood. Downtown Edge zoning allows mixed-use commercial and/or residential dwellings, and City of Sarasota rental regulations allow weekly rentals. Designed and built for visual art activities during the heyday of Towles Court as an artists’ colony, this 1,581-square-foot two-story bungalow is extremely bright and airy. A cupola rises 2.5 stories at the center of the space providing year-round natural light. Christened the Celery Barn, a reference to the original owner’s previous studio location by the Celery Fields, this home was a popular venue for artists and art lovers. The downstairs functions as an art gallery, art studio and workshop space, and the upstairs houses the owner’s living quarters and personal art studio. The first floor also includes a kitchen, powder room, front porch and back porch. A shared parking lot accessed...