Ca' d' Zan #2

In 1926 John completed Ca’ d’ Zan (House of John), an enormous mansion facing the bay in Sarasota. The house (which cost one million dollars) was actually part of a proposed museum complex that John planned to donate to the state of Florida and which would serve as a permanent memorial to himself and his wife Mable. (Over the years, he acquired a considerable collection of valuable paintings, tapestries, ancient sculptures, carved cinquecento furniture, etc. for the museum to display.) It was planned that Ca’ d’ Zan, would also be open to the public.