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Unique Mid-Century Modern home! One of 13 Vision-Aire Homes designed and built in 1956 by renowned local architect and contemporary of the Sarasota School Glenn Q. Johnson. This home also features an extensive 1967 addition by the architect's hand, which seamlessly added a dining room adjacent to the upstairs kitchen and created a great room downstairs. Johnson had been in the Philippines during WWII where he came to appreciate residences raised above grade, then went on to design homes specifically for the climate on the Pinellas Peninsula. This two-story home has thick concrete floors on both levels. Downstairs walls are constructed of concrete block for added cooling in the summer months, & upper level is easily opened to sea breezes and reminds one of a treehouse. South-facing facades of Vision-Aire 'Birdcage' homes customarily have large overhangs with one- and two-story covered balconies and lanais - in this home's...