Sarasota Visitors Guide Attractions

Cà d'Zan Mansion
5401 Bay Shore Road

Cà d'Zan, John and Mable Ringling's Venetian Gothic mansion on Sarasota Bay, is one of America's important historic houses. The house is 200 feet long with 32 rooms and 15 baths. Its interior plan features the Court, a vast two-and-a-half story room which served as the main living room. Kitchens, pantries and servants' quarters are located in the south wing. Cà d'Zan --which means "House of John" in Venetian dialect--took two years to build at a cost of approximately $1.5 million The Ringlings moved into the mansion just before the Holidays in 1926. 941-359-5700