Umbrella House | Early Masterpiece by Paul Rudolph

The Umbrella House

Cruisin' the Hood | Sarasota Magazine

Legends abound: The modernist complex of buildings at the east end of the street is unfailingly referred to as "The Bobby Vinton House" after its one-time owner; and the handsome cube in the center of the neighborhood, an icon of the Sarasota School, is called Paul Rudolph's "Umbrella House," even though its "umbrella" pool shelter is long gone.

Florida Travel Getaways: Umbrella House in Lido Key | Florida Trend, Florida's Source For Business News

For sophisticated tourists, the excitement of 1958 Florida gleams in Sarasota architecture. The Bauhaus beach houses and progressive public buildings that thrilled midcentury America still provide an extra attraction and inspiration for 21st-century dreamers.

To see the work of Paul Rudolph, the genius who studied under legendary Walter Gropius at Harvard and later headed Yale's architecture school, take a leisurely drive through Lido Shores, in the mangroves just off St. Armand's Circle. Forget the mansions on the water; small one- and two-story houses on the winding interior streets are the soul of Sarasota modernism.

Umbrella House (Hiss Residence), Lido Shores, Sarasota, FL, 1953-1954 | Paul Rudolph & his Architecture

[Philip Hiss] hired Paul Rudolph to design a speculative house for his Lido Shores development 'to attract attention from the road and in the architectural journals,' according to Bill Rupp. Hiss was not disappointed: the result was a very Floridian house of temple-like quality

Paul Rudolph Umbrella House | ModernDesignInterior.com

Architectural Digest named the Paul Rudolph Umbrella House as "One of the five most remarkable houses of the mid twentieth century".

Umbrella House by Paul Rudolph, 1953 | materialicious

Umbrella House by Paul Rudolph, 1953 | "One of the five most remarkable houses of the mid twentieth century" - Architectural Digest. The Umbrella House was purchased by noted Museum Planners and Designers Vincent and Julie Ciulla in 2005. The Ciullas have completed the restoration and renovation ...

Made for the shade | HeraldTribune.com

Vincent and Julie Ciulla knew what they were getting into. When they bought the Umbrella House, on Westway Drive in Sarasota's Lido Shores, in 2005, they knew they had purchased one of the most notable houses in America.

Lido Shores | Gator Preservationist

The Umbrella House (1953) designed by Paul Rudolph is the most famous house in the neighborhood, and possibly the most famous Sarasota School of Architecture building. It got its name from the second roof, or umbrella, that covered the house and pool. It blew off in a storm decades ago , but there are plans to rebuild it. The house has been meticulously restored and includes period furnishings.