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By LINDA CHION KENNEY (Posted March 29, 2008): A ribbon-cutting for the expansion and relocation of the Brandon and South Shore Times editions of the St. Peterburg Times was held March 20, 2008 at The Times Building at Winthrop. The building also houses the Beaux Arts Gallery at Winthrop.

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The Times Building is built in the spirit of Greek Revival architecture, which was very popular in America in the mid- to-late 1880s, especially for civic buildings. It is reminiscent of the ancient temples of Greece, the birthplace of democracy. The Times Building reflects the vision of Winthrop town founders John and Kay Sullivan. The architect was Marty Mullin, founder and president of Mullin Architects.

The Times Building sports corinithian columns: eight 2-story columns on the north side of the building, facing Bloomingdale Aevenue, and six facing south, the Winthrop Main Street view. The heigh of each column is 28 feet; the base is a 30-inch circumference.

Both the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce were on hand for the March 20, 2008 ribbon-cutting of the Brandon Times and South Shore Times bureau of the St. Petersburg Times.

Opened in late 2007, The Times Building at Winthrop has a white marble tile exterior. The tile was imported from Turkey.

Appropriate to the Greek Revival style, The Times Building places an emphasis on proper proportions. To wit: 10-foot doors; ceilings, 14 to 16 feet; and windows, the largest to code.

The Times Building is built in the spirit of Greek Revival architecture, which was very popular in America in the mid- to-late 1880s, especially for civic buildings. It is reminiscent of the ancient temples of Greece, the birthplace of democracy. The Times Building reflects the vision of Winthrop town founders John and Kay Sullivan. The architect was Marty Mullin, founder and president of Mullin Architects.

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