Keith would die in 1939 and his wife would sell the land to Mae Hansen Prodie, a doll clothing designer from Chicago. Prodie's husband would operate the property as a luxury inn during the 1950s. Prodie would retire in the 1960s and reside in the home and when she died in 1986, Sarasota County would buy the land to be used as a park through a bond referendum.
Keith passed away in 1939, his wife sold the property to Mae Hansen Prodie, a doll clothing designer from Chicago. Prodie's husband ran the house as a luxury inn during the 1950s. Prodie retired in the 1960s and lived there until her death in 1986, after which Sarasota County purchased the land to be used as a park through a bond referendum.