Bartholomew "Tole" Fogarty (1839-1917) built this 3-story home in 1871 using only hand tools and his shipwright craftsmanship. Fogartyville was established here before the origin of Braidentown by three Fogarty brothers from Ireland, and it included a general store, shipyard, machine shop, two churches, an electric trolly, bakery, dairy, and a cemetery. On July 1, 1875, Tole received his homestead patent to this land, App. #3379 for U.S. Lot l, for 75 acres of virgin land. The seafaring brothers John, Tole, and William "Bill" were all ship captains, with seven captains in the family altogether, and the Fogarty brothers created the largest shipyard on the Manatee River. A later generation added the Fogarty Bros. Transfer Company, a nationwide moving company. The Tole Fogarty home at 3101 Riverview Blvd originally stood 300 feet to the south facing east in what is now Lewis Park, and it was moved to its current location circa 1929. Captain Bill Fogarty's 1872 home still stands at 320 29th St N.W., while the John Fogarty home was razed in 1961. Tole Fogarty died at age 78 and was buried in Fogartyville Cemetery, and the home passed to his daughters Letitia (d. 1929) and Katherine (d. 1956). Because it was built by skilled boatbuilders, the house remained in remarkably good condition despite Florida tropical weather. In 2022, when the 151-year-old house was for sale and in jeopardy of demolition, local historian Peggy Anderson Donoho called for volunteers to save it. Dr. Harold E. Ott, retired owner of Ruskin Animal Hospital and a local philanthropist, stepped forward to preserve Bradenton's oldest documented house, and general contractor David Windham led its historical restoration with teams of house movers, carpenters, specialists, painters, cabinetmakers, and electricians to bring it up to current building code for the 21st century and beyond. The restoration sought to maintain the original 1871 appearance as much as possible, and the home has approximately 3,870 square feet of living space. Interior designer Lori Lewis, with roots in the Fogarty family of Key West, arranged a new interior layout and furnishings.