JACK WEST (1922-2010)

West was born in Galesburg IL, served in the US Navy during WWII, then attended Yale in Architecture, graduating in 1949. After practicing briefly in California, he moved to Sarasota FL and worked for Ralph Twitchell and Paul Rudolph. In 1951 West opened his own firm, then from 1953 to 1954 he formed a brief partnership with Ralph Twitchell, then August 1954 he was on his own.  From 1956 to 1960 a partnership with Elizabeth Boylston Waters. She was more interested in part time work, which West was not, so in 1965 he joined Rolland W. Seller and in 1966 partnered with engineer Al Conyers to create the firm of West and Conyers/Architects and Engineers, which lasted into the 1990s. West's commissions included a late 1950s remodel of the Tampa Courthouse, the Nokomis Beach Pavilion (1954), the First Christian Church in Sarasota (1960, destroyed), the Sarasota City Hall, the Bayshore Gardens Branch of First Federal Savings and Loan in Bradenton (1974, destroyed).  He is the author of the 1988 book The Lives of an Architect. 

Many thanks to West researcher Joe King.  West's archives are at the Sarasota County History Center.

   

With wife Joyce in New Haven CT, then with wife Marjorie in Mexico, photos from the book.

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1950 - The Jack West Apartment Interior. Destroyed; photos in archive. Status unknown.

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1952 - The Sydney Lebar House, 1501 Blue Heron Drive, Sarasota FL. Sold in 1982 to Paul Georgetti, who had the house renovated. In 1984 a second story was added. In 2013 and 2015, Roy Gonzales lived at the address. Sold in 2021 to Loni Graiver.  Destroyed, above photo. 

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1952 - The Cy Tobin House, 387 South Shore Drive, Sarasota FL.  West's design was too modern for Tobin and he changed much of it.   Destroyed.

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1952 - The Thompson House., 1833 North Lake Shore Drive, Sarasota FL. Sold to Thompson.  Sold to to Jay Partridge and Jay Hunsberger.  Expanded around 1999 by West. Sold in 2017 to Heather Cooper.

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1952 - The E. R. Spotswood House, 5322 Avenida Del Mare, Siesta Key, Sarasota FL. Destroyed around 2000.

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1952 - The R. C. Thompson House I. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1953 - The Myrtle West Winter House, aka Canal House, aka West House I, aka Oxford House, 4909 Oxford Drive, Siesta Key FL. 1100 sf house designed for West's mother, who lost her husband in 1948.  Commissioned in 1951. Jack and Joyce West laid brick for the living room floor.  Jack built cabinets In Jack Twitchell’s shop. Tim Seibert did a 1966 addition. Featured in Arts and Architecture, December 1953. Also in Florida Modern and the John Howey book. Most photos by Robert H. Ford.  Sold to Dory Lock.  Sold to Jane Hershey.  Sold in 2010 to Matthew Kihnke. Sold in 2020 to Robyn Rhodes. Sold in 2021 to Bryan Schmehl. 

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1953 - The Hudson Beach House, 616 Valencia Road, Venice FL. Designed with Ralph Twitchell. Sold in 2017 to Sara Lowther.

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1953 - The Martin Nadelman House, Lido Shores, Sarasota FL. Destroyed.

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1953 - The Bay Apartments, 300 Golden Gate Point, formerly 300 Gulf Drive, Sarasota FL.  Destroyed around 2014.  Replaced by Guy Peterson's AQUA. 

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1953 - The Gallagher House. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1953 - The Tyler House, 4647 Pamela Drive, Yankeetown FL. Featured in Arts and Architecture, January 1955.  Modified. Status unknown.

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1953 - The Steinmetz Duplex.  Status unknown.

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1954 - The Bill and Dartha Dennis House, Glasgow KY.  West never visited the site until completion.  Status unknown.

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1954 - The Frye Residence.  Status unknown.

1954 - The Haven Page Guest House. Not in archive. Status unknown. 

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1955 - The Elizabeth (Betty) Brownrigg House, 7809 Sanderling Road, Siesta Key FL. Elizabeth was his secretary while working with Ralph Twitchell. Featured in a 1957 issue of Better Homes and Gardens. A bedroom was added in 1968. She lived in the home until at least 1973. Featured an indoor pool.  Sold to John Bergen, who took out the indoor pool.  Sold in 1991 to Sylvester Arnold, who added a pool and deck. Sold in 1996 to Robert Kinsey, who added a sunroom, enclosed the garage, and in 1997 added an addition over the garage. Destroyed.

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1955 - The Detessier House Remodel and Pool. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1955 - The Francis X. Nutto House, Sarasota FL. Presentation drawings in archive. Built.   Status unknown.

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1955 - The R.C. Thompson House II. Remodeled in 1997 as the Partridge Hunsberger house. Built.  Status unknown.

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1955 - The Thierry Apartment Building.  Status unknown.

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1956 - The Spurge House and Dental Office Remodel. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1956 - The DeTessier House Remodel. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1957 - The Jack West House IV and V, aka Rookery 1 and 2, Siesta Key FL. Plans at Sarasota County History Center.  Unbuilt.

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1957 - The Nash House. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1958 - The Hall House, Sarasota FL.  Unbuilt.  Too modern for the clients.

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1958 - The McDonald Winton House, Sanderling Road, Siesta Key FL. Remodeled in 1990, unsure if built.  Status unknown. 

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1958 - The Bick House Remodel I. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1958 - The Lamotte House Remodel. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1959 - The Lamotte Patio. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1960 - The Hilton and Dorothy Leech Art Studio and House, aka Round House, 4433 Riverwood Avenue, Sarasota FL. Sold in 2020 to Daniel William Kuether.

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1960 - The Jack West Property, Hidden Harbor subdivision, Siesta Key FL. Plans at History Center, status unknown.

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1960 - The Beake House. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1960 - The Monaco House.  Status unknown.

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1961 - The A. C. McDermott House, 1806 South Lakeshore Drive, Sarasota FL.  Project architect, Robert Schennum; structural engineer, A. M. Ozell; built by Irv Bullifant. Sold to David Haas.  Status unknown.

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1962 - The Johns House Remodel I. Not in archive. Status unknown.

1962 - The Littrell House. Status unknown.

1963 - The Bick House Remodel II. Not in archive. Status unknown.

1963 - The John Ringling Towers Conversion to Apartments, Sarasota FL.  Destroyed in 1998. Status unknown.

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1963 - The Wood Houses I, II and III, Bird Key, Sarasota FL.  Draftsman, Ted Pinard.  Only version III was built, not as creative as this photo which is I or II.  Status unknown.

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1963 - The Stirling Apartment Building.  Status unknown.

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1964 - aka Arvida Courtyard House, 363 West Royal Flamingo Drive, Sarasota FL. Built by Jack Lavender, landscape by Lane Marshall; interiors by Phil Hall; B/W photos, Lionel Murphy. Won a 1964 homes for Better Living award, sponsored by House and Home Magazine, Time Magazine, and the AIA.  Featured in Architectural Record Houses of 1965. Sold in 2016 to Jeremy Duplissey. Renovated in 2019 by Echt Architects, built by Nautilus.

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1964 - The Walter Hamilton House II, 25 Sandy Hook Road South, Sandy Hook FL. Completely remodeled and modified in 1989. Plans at History Center. Status unknown.

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1964 - The Clapp House.  Status unknown. 

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1965 - The William Weld House, 4305 Mangrove Place, Sarasota FL. Sold in 1994 to William McGarr. Sold in 2002 to Norman and Nancy Brown.  Sold in 2007 to Evan and Natalie Salmore.  Status unknown.

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1965 - The R.C. Martin Addition. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1965 - The Tarpon Springs Elderly Housing, East Harrison Street, Tarpon Springs FL.  Destroyed.  Replaced by Eagle Ridge Apartments in 2021.

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 1966 - The Richard A. Vinton House, 7940 Sanderling Road, Siesta Key, Sarasota FL. Built by Consentino. Destroyed. Photos by Joseph Steinmetz.

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1966 - The Hans Bottcher House, 22 Sandy Hook Road, Sandy Hook FL.  Status unknown.

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1966 - The Bishopric House Remodel. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1966 - The Dunedin Housing, Douglas Avenue, Dunedin FL.  Status unknown. 

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1966 - The Boylston House II, 7539 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key FL.  Status unknown.

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1966 - The Ames Stevens House, 7211 Turnstone Road, Sarasota FL.  Status unknown.

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1966 - The West and Conyers Apartment and Office, Palm Avenue and Mound Street, Sarasota FL.  Destroyed.

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1967 - Sarasota Low Rent Housing, Sarasota FL.  Landscape design, Lane Marshall.  Status unknown.

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1967 - Venice Low Rent Housing, Venice FL.  Landscape design, Lane Marshall.  Status unknown.

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1968 - The Van Cleve House. Not in archive. Status unknown.
1968 - The Pringle House.  Status unknown.   
1969 - Two Housing Authority Projects near Siesta Drive, Sarasota FL. Unsure if built.
1970 - The Letchworth House.  Status unknown.

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1971 - The Jack West House III, aka Architects House III, 6336 Hollywood Boulevard, Sarasota FL. Engineers, Healy and Hargan.  Photos by Kurt Waldmann. Won an Florida AIA Merit Award. Destroyed around 2005.

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1972 - The Janie Poe HUD Housing Remodel, Cohen Way, Sarasota FL.  Destroyed and replaced by Janie's Garden Phases I–III (2009–2016) and Lofts on Lemon (2022) on Cohen Way, both major SHA mixed-income redevelopments.

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1972 - aka Happiness House Remodel. Not in archive. Status unknown.
1972 - The Lindsay House.  Status unknown.

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1973 - The William and Ann Guisewite Residence and Guest Apartment, 151 Benjamin Franklin Drive, Lido Key, Sarasota FL. Parents of cartoonist Cathy Guisewite (creator of the comic strip Cathy).  Status unknown.  Still standing as of 2022.

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1973 - Apartment building, Sarasota FL. Plans at History Center.  Status unknown.
1974 - The Richard Nelson House, aka Trophy Wing Addition. Not in archive. Status unknown.
1974 - The Forker House.  Status unknown.  

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1974 - The Jack Cris Kahn House Remodel, Harbor Acres, Sarasota FL. Kitchen remodel. In archive. Status unknown.

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1975 - The Don Johns House Remodel II. Not in archive. Status unknown.
1976 - The Morton House Remodel. Not in archive. Status unknown.
1979 - The Hollingshead Martin House Remodel. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1979 - aka St. Armands House, South Washington Drive, Sarasota FL.  Status unknown.

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1980 - The Naylor House Remodel. Not in archive. Status unknown.
1983 - The Zoller Garden Apartments, 621 9th Avenue West, Bradenton FL. Low income senior apartments. There were several lawsuits, and another architect was brought in during construction to check West's plans, which were said to "lack detail."  Destroyed in 2003.
1983 - The Chidsey House Remode.  Status unknown.
1983 - The Southgate Remodel and Addition.
1987 - The Matteson House Remodel I and II. Not in archive. Status unknown.
1988 - The Donegan House Remodel. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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1991 - The Scott Proffitt House. Status unknown.
1993 - The Hillview Avenue Prototype House. Status unknown.
1993  - The Master Plan for an Architect's House. Status unknown.
1993 - aka Affordable House. Status unknown.
1993 - aka Spec House on Grade. Status unknown.
1993 - The Zuk Pool and Patio. Drawing in archive. Status unknown.

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1993 - The Dickinson House Remodel.  Built.  Status unknown.

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1993 - The Shane H. and Sharon Saah House.  Built.  Status unknown.

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1994 - aka Stilt Spec House. Status unknown.
1994 - aka McGarr House Master Development Plan. Status unknown.

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1995 - The Matteson Apartment Remodel. Drawing in archive. Status unknown.
1995 - The West House IV Remodel. Modified. Drawing in archive. Status unknown.
1996 - The West House Gallery. Status unknown.
1996 - The Prototype Steel Frame House. Status unknown.
1996 - The Phillippi River Estate. Status unknown.
1998 - The Jill West House.  West's daughter.  Status unknown.
1998 - The Richards Residence.  Status unknown.
1998 - The Williams House.  Status unknown.
1998 - The Michael Saunders House.  Status unknown

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1999 - The Peter and Eva Thurell House 1 and 2, aka Hunters Point House, 4510 125th Street West, Cortez FL. Built by Brent Whitehead. 2 acre compound features 3 docks, main house, guest house, and four cottages. Sold around 2011 to a Thurell corporation.  Sold in 2020 to Clint Burgess.

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2000 - The Dennis House Addition.  Status unknown.

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2001 - The Hannan House Remodel, 5849 Wildwood Avenue, Sarasota FL.  Builder, Craig Benoit. Status unknown.

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2001 - The Gary Wood House.  Status unknown.
2001 - The Lanier House Remodel.  Status unknown.
2002 - aka Gulpico West House.  Status unknown.
2006 - The Jan West House.  Status unknown.
Year unknown - The Cristiani House.  Status unknown.
Year unknown - The Salmore House Remodel.  Status unknown. 
Year unknown - The Blue Horizon Apartment Building Addition. Not in archive. Status unknown. 
Year unknown - The Ott House Remodel. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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Year unknown - The Parker House Remodel. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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Year unknown - The McCullock House Remodel. Not in archive. Status unknown.

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Sources include: Florida Memory at the State Library and Archives of Florida; Architectural Record.