142 Marine St FL 32084

VACANT: Character, charm & history in this rare Downtown find! Lovely Estate property with Bayfront views and gardens. Spacious 1880's sturdy home on big (half-acre) double lot, in area of $million homes! Desirable Master suite down, Library, Family, Living & Dining room-(all have FP's), 15-plus rooms with 4 guest rooms up (guest apartment), & detached "tea house" w/ new bath! Built pre-war solid with: spacious rooms, heart pine floors; high ceilings, & first floor walk-outs from most rooms! LOTS FOR YOUR MONEY! UPDATES: Kitchen and downstairs baths updated in 2016, with new solid wood kitchen cabinets with quartz, and grey ceramic tile, newly redone original wood floors throughout the first floor. New electric panel and updated wiring permit in 2015. New bath fixtures, Deep artisan well, 2013 Heat/A/C unit & A/C heat pump (2013); 50-year roof shingle (2005). Detached 15' x 20' "Tea House" guest area has new bath for potential visitors. R-S/1 Single Family allows for weekly vacation rentals. Former orange groves surrounded this vintage farmhouse in 1880, with 1/2 acre, prime lot, when the heirs to the Mellon fortune built this quaint estate, and the original heart-pine fabric of this grand lady is fortunately, still unmottled by do-it-yourself-ers! Built for lively entertaining, with high ceilings, fireplaces, and exterior walk-outs in every direction, you'll imagine the parties and family gatherings from a grand lifestyle, a century ago- and now. This nostalgic St. Augustine home deserves a royal family who will nurture and adore this downtown piece of history for another 100-plus years! Four stately fireplaces and built-in bookcases bring Old World class & charm! The house is dwarfed by the spacious property, and you will be surprised by the huge rooms--more than 15 in this 4,000 SF home. The maid quarters are now utility rooms in the back, and a rare butler's pantry still serves the newly remodeled kitchen.