Hearing no response, Simmons walked into the home — a two-story farmhouse, attached to a large barn. Fortunately, there were ...

Sarasota County officials cut the ribbon on Wednesday to celebrate the restoration and reopening of the Edson Keith Farmhouse, a Sarasota landmark.

The white, two-story farmhouse is located at Phillippi Estate Park, adjacent to Phillippi Creek. It is one of the few wood-frame structures from the era still intact in Sarasota County.