821 Southard Street - Old Town - Key West

821 Southard Street, Key West, Florida - 1965

821 Southard Street, Key West, Florida - March 2012

821 Southard Street has a very calming affect on me each time I show the house. It reminds me of my grandmother's house. It is to comfy-cozy. It sits high up off the ground. The house sits back from the street protected by a white picket fence. Two giant palms flank the house to provide cooling shade in the hot afternoon sun. The porch runs the width of the house where an owner could sit and watch the world pass by.


The front door enters directly into the living room which runs from front to the back of the house. Every time I have been to this home the rear French doors have been opened and my view has always been drawn to the beautiful rear deck. The master bedroom is located on the right side of the house. A second bedroom is on the left rear side, just off the dining area. The kitchen is located at the right rear. The kitchen has large windows that look out onto the covered rear deck. If I owned this home, I replace the windows and create a serving bar type of arrangement. The current owner recently added a second bath in the rear bedroom located just off the rear deck. This bedroom has a tall vaulted ceiling and might make an excellent master suite.

Rear Bedroom with vaulted ceiling

821 Southard Street is a 3 bedroom 2 bath house of 1526 sq. ft. that sits on a large 5400 sq. ft. lot (54'wide x 100' deep). The present garden is lush and dense. There is a great view of the steeple of a nearby church and the giant trees in other yards create a grand view from the covered rear deck. There is no pool, but there is plenty of room to install one. There is a small cottage at the right rear of the garden. Perhaps that cottage could be transformed into a cabana or a poolside bar. Oh, and look at the photos below. If you used the rear bedroom as the master suite, wouldn't it be just wonderful to wake up in the morning and look out to that garden. CLICK HERE to view more photos of the property in a slide show format.

Ample room beyond deck for a good sized pool

Perhaps a potential cabana or pool bar

The listing Realtor describes the property:

"Picture perfect one level cottage with three bedrooms, three baths on a large 5400 square foot lot with offstreet parking. This very charming home is filled with light and features an open floor plan with tall ceilings and wood floors. The very large living/dining room opens through french doors to a covered porch, deck and generous sized back yard with plenty of room to add a pool. In addition there is an outbuilding for storage or would make a great pool cabana."

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CLICK HERE to view the Key West Association of Realtors mls datasheet and to view listing photos of this property. 821 Southard Street is offered at $995,000.

If you would like to see 821 Southard Street or any other property in Key West, please contact me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642 or send me an email at kw1101v@aol.com. I am a buyers agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Coastal Realty, Inc.

821 Southard Street - Old Town - Key West

There is something so comfy-cozy about 821 Southard Street in Old Town Key West. It kind of reminds me of my grandmother's house. It sits back off the street protected by a white picket fence. It sits up high and has a front porch to watch the world go by. There is even a screen door, a site rarely seen in Key West.

Inside the rooms are large. All of them. Except for the kitchen and baths, the rooms are pretty much now as they were when the house was built. The kitchen looks like new cabinets were installed around 20 years ago. I've seen the same cabinets all over town in houses and condos from that era. The stainless steel appliances are new, however. And the maple floors throughout the house add real warmth to the place. But the primary thing you see when you enter the house is that magnificent rear yard. It shouts out to you to come outside!

821 Southard Street is a 3 bedroom 2 bath house of 1526 sq. ft. that sits on a large 5400 sq. ft. lot (54'wide x 100' deep).It is offered at $1,250,000 or $819 per sq. ft. There is a small cottage at the right rear of the garden. The present garden is lush and dense. There is a great view of the steeple of a nearby church and the giant trees in other yards create a grand view from the covered rear deck. There is no pool, but there is ample room to build a very nice one. The setting is just beautiful.

The listing Realtor describes 821 Southard Street thus: "Perfect location with off-street parking! Lovely three bedroom and two bath home with an open floor plan, spacious rooms and wood floors. A generous dining porch overlooks the lush landscaping with plenty of room for a pool. Can also be sold with adjoining properties (MLS #107783 & 107785). CLICK HERE to read more info and see additional photos of this property.

This charming house is perfectly livable as is, but it would just as equally be a good candidate for a superior renovation. It is just that neat a property. If you are looking for a house like 821 Southard Street (or any other for that fact), please call me, Gary Thomas, 305.766.2642 or e-mail me at kw1101v@aol.com.