The Hyde Park neighborhood of Tampa was originally developed in the early part of the 20th century and is situated near the mouth of the Hillsborough River and in the shadows of downtown Tampa. The predominant architecture is of an American Craftsman style and many of the homes have been well preserved.
Native Dwellings, LLC is a Tampa company that specializes in constructing and renovating South Tampa area homes with the intent to blend the character and quality of the past with today’s technology. One of their most recent and notable projects has been the major restoration of a 1923 bungalow at 1812 Hills Avenue. This home sits within the Hyde Park Historic District where home restorations have to fall within certain guidelines.
Listed at $1,749,000, the home has been totally updated and consists of 4 bedrooms and 4 full baths with a guest room and bath over the garage. Total square footage (heated/cooled) is 3667sqft., including the guest’s quarters. The custom cabinetry was done by a local craftsman, Bob Ballard, of Envirostudio.
The home is listed with Coldwell Banker and the listing agent, Dominique Mellow, says that Native Dwellings, LLC is only the third owner of the home and that the original owner was in the lumber business. Both the front door and the fireplace, as well as the built-ins on either side of the fireplace are original. Most of the original heart of pine flooring remains and is in surprisingly good shape. Wood flooring was replaced in a few areas of the home, as well as in some additional space added to the rear of the home.
The majority of the wood siding is also original as is the wood on the front porch columns. Even the concrete sidewalk at the street curb is original.
This historic bungalow is a great example of how homes with such great character can be restored and also brought into the present with all the amenities, bells and whistles one would expect in a newly constructed home.
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