Rhodes and Hale subdivision

Rhodes Hale Subdivision was platted in B.G. Rhodes and Henry “Farmer” Hale”. Rhodes and Hale came to Sarasota in the early 1920s. They had known each other previously in their native state of Kentucky. Rhodes was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky and Henry Hale was born in Mayfield, Kentucky and later moved to Louisville where he met Rhodes before coming to Sarasota’. During the time Rhodes lived in Sarasota, prior to his death in Texas in 1944, he had substantial real estate holdings in the city including the San Juan Apartments on Ohio Street, the Seminole Apartments, the Terrell Apartments and was part owner of the Louise Apartments on Laurel Street.

By late 1927, the Florida Land Boom had dissolved and many subdivisions remained incomplete and little new construction took place up until after WWII.