The Brief
- The 1920 cottage was moved from Willow Avenue to Sato Real Estate on Pine Avenue on Anna Maria Island.
- The cottage took about an hour and a half to move nearly a mile to its new location.
- Jason Sato, one of the owners of Sato Real Estate, said it was important to his family to preserve the piece of island history.
ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. – Traffic on Anna Maria Island was a bit backed up Wednesday morning, not because of tourists, but because of a house.
It was a large undertaking to move the century-old beach cottage nearly a mile down the road. The home was spared from demolition and given new purpose.
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