This historically significant structure is offered for public sale for the first time since it was built in 1955. This 3 bedroom 3 bathroom home sits on one of the highest residential lots in Palm Beach County. The current owner purchased the home in 1970 from her in-laws who built the home 15 year earlier. Underneath the existing flooring sits plenty of original hardwood and terrazzo surfaces ready to be brought back into the modern age. The floor plan features 2 bedrooms split from the third bedroom and bath that can easily be turned into a guest suite with it's own private entrance. The formal dining and living rooms open to the kitchen and den with easy access to the huge back yard featuring plenty of room for a private pool and mature landscaping providing your own private oasis. Flamingo Park is a 120 acre parcel that was purchased in 1891 by the Florida Pineapple Company but it was never cultivated. Thirty years later the current neighborhood started to develop being advertised at the choicest subdivision in West Palm Beach. There is a story in every corner of this residence, like the concrete pad and circular wall in the southeast corner of the property where one of the owners' daughters was married. Original house plans are available. The oversized lot is .23 acres feature a sought after southern exposure and sits high atop a ridge overlooking Flamingo Park. Close proximity to the water, downtown West Palm Beach and all the new activity along Dixie Highway including the new school Jeff Greene and his wife are opening and the Norton Museum of Art currently undergoing a $64 million dollar project designed by Pritzker winning architect Lord Norman Foster. The energy in this part of West Palm Beach is becoming infectious and this historic residence is ready to be a part of this very bright future. Huge concrete pad ready for your ideas in the back yard as is the workshop that sits just off the large laundry room. One of the prized 458 buildings in Flamingo Park with a strong sense of community and connection of the neighbors. An oversized front porch over looks the circular drive and one of the prettiest streets in town. If you are looking for a historic structure without the pre-war construction techniques to deal with this home is a must see.....
