Central Florida Real Estate,This Prime Mount Dora Historic Home For Sale By Owner

Located in Historic Mt. Dora, in the heart of Lake County, The Colonel Alexander House, (both the home and and its property) is being offered for sale by owner. This prime real estate in Mt. Dora Florida is a dream come true as a single home home or for potential development with the purchase of the adjacent lot, one of the rare vacant lots available in historic downtown Mt. Dora!

Mt. Dora is located on beautiful Lake Dora in the heart of Central Florida, just a short drive to Orlando and Disney World. Mt. Dora is known as the "New England" of Florida and is a community built on small rolling hills around a 4,500-acre lake. The streets are lined with old oak trees, and in the historic district no building can exceed three stories. An active merchants association takes great pride in the downtown. Local businesses and organizations vie for the best seasonal decorations, at Christmastime nearly 2 million lights illuminate Donnelly Park. Mt Dora is perfect for young families or retirees, and all those in-between.

Colonel J. M. Alexander contracted J. P. Donnelly, builder of the Donnelly House, to build this cypress and heart pine frame house. One of Mount Dora, Florida's most important developers, Colonel Alexander was a founder of the local Methodist Church, partner in building the historic Lakeside Inn and co-owner of the first general store in Mount Dora. With the exception of a metal roof that now covers the original cypress shingles, this house stands today as it stood when Mount Dora was nothing but a settlement in the wilderness. It is a fine example of the architecture of frontier Florida.

In 1982 the house was restored to a single family home. At that time new wiring, plumbing, insulation and drywall were installed. The bead board, heart of pine floors, windows, woodwork, and doors, including hardware, are original. If you love the warmth of heart pine floors, bead board, and sound of rain on a tin roof, this may be your home. The original stable has been converted into an additional finished room and storage area.

The Colonel Alexander house is located on the corner of Eighth Avenue and Baker Street in Mount Dora. The house is situated on a 67.66 X 139 foot lot, zoned R2, and is located within the downtown Historic District and is two blocks from the center of town. Restaurants, Post Office, banks, downtown shops and the city parks with all of their many activities are within walking distance. The grocery, drug store, and other services are less than a mile away.

Lot number 2 is located on the east side of the house. This 72 X 140 foot lot is also zoned R2, which allows for the construction of a duplex or a single family home. The house proper is 1748 square feet with an additional 585 square feet of screened and open porches.

Downstairs Measurements	Upstairs Measurements
* Living Room/dining room 15 X 29	* Bedroom 12 x 12
* Kitchen 11 ½ X 15	* Bath 11 ½ x 8
* Pantry 7 X 8	* Den 11 ½ x 9
* Bathroom 5 ½ X 7 ½	* Bedroom 13 x 15
* Utility Porch 11 X 9	* Sleeping porch 12 x 8
* Sun Porch 7 ½ X 20
* Screened Front Porch 22 X 12	Former Stable
* Open Front Porch 16 X 8	* Bonus room 11.2 x 11.3
	* Storage room 11.2 x 8