Just Listed, but not by me,
620 Frances Street,
Key West. This is a
classic eyebrow house which is located on one of the best blocks in
Old Town. You can tell from the outside that the inside is going to be very special as well.
The house is located on the west side of Frances Street and enjoys early light as the sun rises across the skies over Key West. The houses on the opposite side of Frances are one story and do not have any huge trees to block the sun. The Key West cemetery is located one block to the south. The Historic Seaport is a five minute walk to the north. Duval Street is a seven to ten minute walk to the west. Several gyms and yoga studios are located five minutes or so by foot. You can be about anyplace in Key West within five minutes by car, but most locals can find all that they need in a matter of minutes by foot. That's part of why we choose to live on a little island out in the middle of the ocean.
I searched the Historic Sanborn Fire Maps to determine when the house was built. The 1889 Map did not show any houses on this block, but knew they existed. The 1892 and 1899 Maps showed the house but it had a different street address on each Map. It was not until the 1912 Map that the 620 Frances Street was placed of record. I also found the Water-Front Pass of Mr. HM Roberts who resided at 620
Francis Street. He was a car inspector for the Florida East Coast Railway which Henry Flagler brought to Key West. Probably not co-incidentally Roberts Lane is located about seventy feet to the north of 620 Frances Street.
I actually looked at and seriously considered buying this house in 1995. My Realtor wanted me to by the house behind at 621Catholic Lane to use as my guest house. I considered doing that. I wish that I had. But that would have required me to spend a lot of money and time to remodel which I did not feel comfortable in doing. The house at 620 Frances Street was purchased by someone else who undertook the renovation and expansion of the house and who added the pool. I had not been inside the house until yesterday. I felt I made a grave mistake. This place is really beautiful.
The master suite is located at the left front of the house. The first thing I noticed was the incredible coffered ceiling and wainscotted walls which wrapped the room. The room is quite large and could easily accommodate a king size bed. A second door at the rear opens to the main hallway. The en-suite bath is very large. Travertine marble is used on the floor and also wraps the walls at the height as the wainscotting in the bedroom.
A second large guest bedroom with en-suite bath is located on the right side of the main entry hall. Both bedrooms and the entry hall have Dade County Pine walls and ceiling which have been painted. The floors were replaced with what I believe to be Brazilian Cherry. This bedroom is quite large and is much larger than you might see in other eyebrow houses. I mention this because this house has two large first floor bedrooms. There are two bedrooms plus a large shared bath on the second floor. And there is a pool bath as well.
The pool was added during the 1995 renovation The covered outdoor living area provides shade from the sun as it crosses Key West while the rooftop sundeck provides a private space to get than all over Key West tan so many people desire. There are no neighbors which have a view of whatever goes on up on that deck.
This is a great block with lots of charming homes that date back over a century. 620 Frances Street is utterly captivating. It has significant street appeal, off street parking, and desired X zone location so many buyers want.
CLICK HERE to view the Key West MLS datasheet and listing photos of
620 Frances Street which is offered at
$1,900,000. Then please call me,
Gary Thomas,
305-766-2642, to set up a private showing. I am a buyers agent and a full time Realtor at
Preferred Properties Key West. Don't make the same mistake I did. Buy this house!
