The house was built in 1926 and is registered in the Historical Old Northwood Registry. The house is built on a double corner lot, it's a 2 story Mizner style architecture, Spanish Colonial Revival home. It was built to resemble a miniature of the "El Mirasol" mansion built by Addison Mizner in Palm Beach in 1920. The house is constructed of double red hollow tile bricks over stucco construction, the walls are over 12" thick. There are 4 official bedroom, (5 now as the butler's pantry room was converted as a quest bedroom large enough to accommodate a king-size bed). It has 2 Full baths one with a jacuzzi tub, full-size working kitchen, separate dinette room, a 12 seat formal vaulted ceiling dining room with a natural gas artificial log full mental fireplace, a large butler's pantry or possible library located just off the main dining room, 10' vaulted ceiling sunken living room with real wood working fireplace, that can also be used with artificial logs and with natural gas already connected. Vaulted ceiling entertainment/office room. One of the bedrooms is located on the first floor adjacent to the main bathroom. The first floor still has the original beautiful imported Italian tiles. The front door and the double doors of the butler's pantry room were all imported from a 18th century monastery in Italy. Both the front and rear entrances of the property are secured with custom-made decorative rod iron security gates, including all the windows on the first floor are likewise protected by beautiful custom-made rod iron enclosures. There is a second building on the north end of the property that was originally a 2 room 1 bath, with kitchen quest house. It was converted presently as a workshop and storage area. Both buildings are joined by a wooden deck approximately 20' x 70' of which part of it is undercover by a metal frame canvas awning, which is approximately 20' x 30'. The deck overlooks a 50' x 75' cement patio covered with Spanish tiles. A unique original Victorian pond free Form design swimming pool 20' x 35' sits in the center with a 5' high natural rock waterfall. There is also a swim-out jacuzzi at one end of the pool. There are 2 large Gazebos by the foot of the pool. The front of the property has 2 double gates joined by a cement circular driveway that can easily accommodate 2 full-size cars. The property is completely fenced with both 6-foot high wooden fence around the pool area, and a 6' high chain link security fence discreetly hidden behind 7 foot high Hedges. There is also a secure paved parking lot at the rear entrance of the property that can accommodate 2 large cars or 2 long vans including an additional room to park a 30-foot motor home or boat with trailer. Accessible from a paved alleyway located at the rear entrance of the property through a 6' high sliding gate. It's important to mention that the water on the property is supplied by a natural artesian well 150 feet down. The water is as natural and pure as it gets. No smell, no odor whatsoever, no chemicals, no chlorine, no disinfectant, perfectly safe. NOT like the city water which is mostly derived from recycled wastewater, subject to constant boil order or because of draughts condition water restrictions enforced with heavy finds by the city. Just as important the water on the property is FREE with no limits or restrictions. In addition, the property has the largest, most beautiful, and most photographed, oldest mango tree in Old Northwood, 125 years old. It produces 100's of mangoes every year. The largest and most delicious mangos.
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