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$737,500
Sold on 12/21/11
Beds |
Baths |
Sq. Ft. |
Taxes |
Built |
5 |
4.00 |
3,054 |
$7,056 |
1926 |
On the market:
82 days
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Located adjacent to Laurel Park, next to Towles Court and a close walk to downtown restaurants and theater. Placed in the National Register of Historic Places, this Mediterranean home is reminiscent of years gone by.Originally built in 1926 by Owen Burns, and also owned and occupied by Dr. Walter Kennedy, this masterpiece has unparalleled gardens with winding walkways adorning the magnificent Cuban Laurel that is the second largest in the state of Florida. The mainhouse has 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths, upgraded kitchen with granite counters adjoining the large formal dining room that provokes countless dinner parties to be had. The spacious living room has a gas fireplace and a quaint outside screened summer room with matching arches ready for your afternoon tea. The walled estate also houses a detached Coach House that can now serve as two rental apartments with separate car park and entry. All of the modern conveniences of living downtown with all of the charmand sophistication of the romantic era of the 20's. Lush tropical pool like setting. You will never travel again, enjoy your own private tropical resort like oasis.
Listing courtesy of Denise Mattmuller & Nora Johnson, MICHAEL SAUNDERS & COMPANY & MICHAEL SAUNDERS & COMPANY