Spacious Two Story Traditional and Ranch Homes located in “Historic Old Plantation Acres” in Plantation Florida

Spacious Two Story Traditional and Ranch Homes located in “Historic Old Plantation Acres”  in Plantation Florida

The City of Plantation is located directly just west of Fort Lauderdale and is about 20 miles north of Miami/Dade County and less than 15 minutes from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.

The City’s Motto is, The Grass is Always Greener has been Named as One of the Nation’s 100 Best Communities for Young People by America’s Promise Alliance.  This history of the City of Plantation started back in 1941 by a Gentleman named, Frederick C. Peters who took advantage of the cheap land and bought 10,000 acres for $250,000. The area was practically undeveloped and large alligators, snakes and other wild animals inhabited the land. Although the City of Plantation was not even a conception yet, the area was nicknamed Plantation because many large tracts of land were purchased by city dwellers, who called them "plantations".

The original selling point was to entice people to buy "long acres", which were one-acre lots with 2/3 of the land dedicated to gardens and fruit trees. The plan was to create a co-op farmer's market" where residents could pool their produce and sell it for a profit. The property was selling for $200 an acre in the mid-40s with the First Home being built on East Acre Drive.

Today these same homes, now known as “Historic Old Plantation” continues to be one of the most popular Residential Neighborhoods.  Here you will find a variety of Large Estate Homes, Sprawling Ranch Homes and many Two Story Homes all surrounded by lots of Gorgeous Historic Trees and most beautiful park like grounds.

Currently a Buyer can purchase either 3 or 4 Bedroom Ranch Homes with square footage from 2,500 to 3,500 with a price tage of anywhere from $400,000 to $600,000.   Larger Estate Homes and Two Story Traditional homes can be purchased in the Mid $500’s to well over One Million Dollars.  

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Matter of Fact, Filming took place here in “Historic Old Plantation” of the Hugely Popular 1998 Romantic Comedy Titled “There’s Something about Mary” starring, Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller, Matt Damon and Brett Favre.  The Actual Home of the Character of Mary was Located on Holly Lane, and The High School Building was filmed at City Hall. Below are the Actual Homes and City Hall Building used in the Movie.

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