Seaside
Seaside is the heart of Scenic Highway 30-A. Since it’s grand beginning, it has attracted world-wide attention. Time magazine quoted it as “the most astounding design achievement of its era.” It has won many prestigious architectural awards over the years.
Conceived, planned and developed by Robert and Daryl Davis, (Robert Davis inherited the 80 acres of property in the 1970’s) their dream was to create a pedestrian-friendly, community of cottages with picket fences and elevated porches to watch the sun set on the Gulf. Along the brick-laid side streets you will find rows of homes, a highly praised charter school, a newly designed chapel, a newly opened Medical Arts building.
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The town center was inspired by the squares you’ll find in cities like Charleston, Florence, Italy and Savannah. The Central Square is where you’ll find shops and restaurants with no building more than 3 or 4 stories tall. Ruskin Place, named after John Ruskin, the famous supporter of Victorian Art in London’s 19th century, is considered to be the “artist colony” of Seaside. Here you will find art galleries, a coffee shop and an interior design shop.
The New Urbanism, an architectural movement born with the creation of Seaside has played an important role contributing to today’s awareness in the designing and planning of the traditional town.
