Palmer Ranch, Florida Explained

Palmer Ranch
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Florida
Pushpin Label Position:Left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Florida
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Florida
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Sarasota
Government Type:CDD, HOA
Established Title:Established
Established Date:[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Acre:6733
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:14966
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:34238
Area Code:941

Palmer Ranch is a census-designated place and planned community in Sarasota County, Florida between the cities of Sarasota and Osprey. The population was 14,966 at the 2020 census. It is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Palmer Ranch encompasses approximately, bounded by Clark Road to the north, U.S. Route 41 to the west, Interstate 75 to the east, and approximately where State Road 681 and the Legacy Trail meet to the south. The area was part of the original 80000acres of Florida land purchased by Bertha Palmer, wife of Chicago businessman Potter Palmer.

History

Bertha Palmer, known as Mrs. Potter Palmer, came to Sarasota in 1910, and resided on Little Sarasota Bay for her winter home.[3] She improved agricultural methods to the land, added lavish gardens, and buildings which the land is now the Historic Spanish Point garden and historic site. While the house The Oaks is gone, outbuildings and landscape remain, including remnants of designs by Achilles Duchene, after whom the Duchene Garden is named.[4] Other former Palmer family holdings now open to the public include the Myakka River State Park[5] [6] and an expansion of Oscar Scherer State Park. After her death, Bertha Palmer gave the land to her sons Potter Jr. and Honore, who continued developing the property as a ranch.

Hugh Culverhouse, founder of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, bought of the remaining land in 1972.[2] Palmer Ranch was established in December 1984 as a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) under Section 380.06 of the Florida Statutes.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Master Development Order - Resolution No. 84-418 . . December 18, 1984 . April 1, 2018 .
  2. Web site: About - Palmer Ranch Master Association . Palmer Ranch Master Association . April 1, 2018.
  3. Web site: Wille . Chris . The final pieces of a Sarasota empire . 2024-08-01 . Sarasota Herald-Tribune . en-US.
  4. Book: Gardens Across America, East of the Mississippi: The American Horticultural Society's Guide to American Public Gardens and Arboreta . Russell . John J. . Spencer . Thomas S. . 2005 . 60–61 . Taylor Trade Publishing . 9781461733669 . Google Books.
  5. Web site: Pioneering Bertha Palmer’s Circa 1918 Siesta Key Cottage is Reborn . 2024-08-01 . Sarasota Magazine . en-US.
  6. News: 22 January 1984 . BIRDWATCHERS' FLORIDA RETREAT . 1 August 2024 . The New York Times.