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“We always called it The Big House,” said Gayle Oreto, the homeowner’s sister. “And we all loved spending time there. I have four children who are married and have children and we’ve all made it a tradition to gather in Sarasota at The Big House for Thanksgiving, Christmas and brief vacations during the year. My husband and I lived there for eight months while our home in Bradenton was under construction and that’s the longest that anyone has stayed in that home. We’ve had weddings and rehearsal dinners there, baby showers, anniversary and birthday parties, reunions of 25 people or more. We’ve made so many memories at that house. One we treasure is my daughter’s wedding rehearsal dinner. I made rice and made far too much. We ended up eating it for days, right through the wedding vacation. My daughter’s special occasion has gone done in family history as The Rice Wedding.” ....
Before it was formed with dredge, the adjacent area to the north was known as Cedar Point and then called the more attractive sounding Sunset Point, a popular spot for locals and sweethearts to watch the multi-hued skies as the sun went down. According to Sarasota historian Karl Grismer, early on a short-lived business was started there by Eli Veruki and Andrew X. Alexaky who exported dried fish roe to European markets under the name Gotzago. There was the Roberts and Stanton boat house with an engine repair shop, and a sawmill was built at Cedar Point which provided lumber for the growth of the newly incorporated small town. ....