Longtime readers of my blog may recall that I have written about this Meadows Area beauty a couple of times during the ten years (soon to be eleven years) I have been doing this blog. It was thirty-three years ago that I first came to Key West and that is when I discovered this little island in middle of the ocean with so many old time houses that were stuck in time. Unlike north up in America, the houses here looked pretty much the same in 1984 as they probably did when they were built in the late 1800s or early 1900s. As more and more people discovered the beauty of what is now my island home, the old houses have been bought by new people who have updated them. The home above is located at 1307 Petronia Street. It is one of the prettier houses about which I have written.
I checked the Historic Sanborn Fire Maps to try to determine when this home was built. The earliest date it appeared was 1912. A smattering of homes appeared in earlier additions of the maps, but this entire block and two blocks were basically barren. Readers may recall that this area was called The Meadows for good reason - this is where the dairy cows lived back in the days before Key West had refrigerated milk. Dairymen would drive carts through town to deliver milk. The modernization of Key West the conversion for dairy land to residential housing. The black and white photo above shows this house as it appeared in 1965. The color photo immediately above was taken in 2013. The photo at the top of today's post is current.
The listing Realtor describes the home this way:
Located
in the highly sought after Meadows, sits this 3-bedroom, 3 bath that
has been recently modernized. A traditional entry foyer leads to the
first floor living room with 5 large double hung windows and an elegant
crafted wall of bookcases. There is den/bedroom with French doors that
open to the pool area. The dining area is adjacent to the chef’s kitchen
with massive granite counter top, and gas stove, wine cooler and
stainless steel appliances. French doors lead to an outside eating
area and nice size pool surrounded by decking and lush tropical
landscaping. Upstairs there are 2 en suite bedrooms with walk a large
master walk-in closet. The master has a very large sunning deck with a
spiral staircase to the pool.
I'm pretty certain the original house didn't look or function quite as perfect when it was built as it does today. The formal entry offers guests a more formal entrance into the living area and at the same time allows the owners direct access to the kitchen at the rear or the stairway in between. The living room photos show off the Dade County Pine ceiling. The living room includes a new media center and built in bookcase. Modern touches include new wood floors, crown molding, and new HVAC. Two photos immediately above show readers the location of the first floor bedroom which is being used by the current owner as a den. There is an adjacent full bath on the first floor. French doors open out to the pool from both the kitchen and the den/bedroom.
Both second floor bedrooms are en-suite. The master bedroom shown above has French doors which open out to the sundeck. A spiral staircase leads down to the pool for a late night dip.
1307 Petronia Street even has a bricked parking space for your car. A lot of homes in Old Town and the environs don't.
CLICK HERE to view the Key West MLS datasheet and more photos. Then please call me,
Gary Thomas,
305-766-2642, to schedule a private showing of this pretty special home offered at
$1,400,000. I am a buyers agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Key West.
