Essential Tips for Owning a Historic Home in Tampa Bay
Owning a historic home in Tampa Bay is both a privilege and a responsibility. These properties offer timeless charm, but they also require thoughtful care to maintain their beauty and value.
The White Mansion at Selby Gardens
Christy Payne built his dream home during the Great Depression.Nearly a century later, it still stops visitors in their tracks.
Harbor Oaks, Clearwater: The Riviera of the Sunny South
How Clearwater’s first planned residential neighborhood became one of Tampa Bay’s most remarkable collections of historic homes By Mark Middleton
Tarpon Springs, Florida: The Water, the History, and a Community That Has Only Gotten Better
From sponge boats and Greek traditions to historic homes, Gulf beaches, and one of North Pinellas County’s most distinctive places
The History of Dunedin, Florida
You can spend an afternoon downtown, walk the Pinellas Trail, have dinner near Main Street, watch the sunset over St. Joseph Sound, and leave thinking you understand the place.
Then you begin looking a little closer.
An old railroad depot sits beside the trail. A house on Scotland Street has been standing since the nineteenth century. The road to Honeymoon Island leads toward land that did not always look the way it does now. The Fenway Hotel rises above Edgewater Drive like something left behind by another era.
The History of Hyde Park, Tampa: The Homes, the Village, and the Streets Between
How a neighborhood shaped by the river, transportation, and generations of homeowners became one of Tampa’s most recognizable places. By
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The History of Safety Harbor, Florida: Springs, Fire, and the Homes That Remain
Behind the familiar Main Street is a much older story of people drawn to the water, communities built around it,
Why Don’t Florida Homes Have Basements?
The answer starts underground, but you can see it in the front steps of an old Tampa Bay bungalow. By
Faith Mansion in St. Petersburg: A Mediterranean Revival Estate in Old Pasadena
If you drive south through western St. Petersburg, past Jungle Prada and toward the Pasadena Yacht and Country Club, you
A 1925 Home in Crescent Lake: A Look at the House and the Neighborhood Around It
A house built in 1925 has been standing for a hundred years. It went up when Calvin Coolidge was president,