Miami Real Estate by Land and Sea

This Historic Home in Coral Gables could be yours, the OLDEST standing residence in Miami-Dade County!

Live in history! This farm house, built over 20 years BEFORE George Merrick developed Coral Gables, has been lovingly maintained true to the original builders design, including claw-footed tub and tin ceiling!  Built in 1899, the house was the homestead to avocado and mango grower, Arthur Lang, who bought the 10 acres from Miami founder, Julia Tuttle.  Lang sold the home to the Morton Adams in 1934 who renamed the street running up to the his property line at Old Dixie Highway (US 1), Maynada Street, after their daughter, Mayna. 

This lovely home has been owned by the same owners, Peter Zorn Jr and his wife Kathleen Smith Zorn for over 30 years now.  They have it decorated and furnished right out of a time more reminiscent to the Lang's and Adam's times than our own.  The home has only had four owners, the Langs, the Adams, the Zorns and the Batchelors (1971-1977).  It now is looking for its new family.  The home is a Coral Gables Historic Landmark.

 Features and Facts

• Dade County Pine Floors
• Working Fireplace
• Stucco was added to cover the original wood siding when the home was incorporated into Coral Gables to adhere to building codes
• Claw Footed Tub
• Tin Ceiling
• Originally a Miami Pioneer's Farmhouse
• Maynda Street named after a previous owner's daughter
• The land was purchased directly from Julia Tuttle
• Most of the furnishings might be available for sale as well if you'd like to maintain the vintage decor

The Details:

• 2/1.5 1,759 SF Main House
• 1/1, 888 SF Studio and 3 Car Garage
• Both Structures are 2 Story
• 10,606 SF Property
• List Price $999,000

We have FREE Google Wave Invites for the first 10 Miami Story Suggestions!

What's a Miami Story? Glad you asked!

• Stories of Miami Back When!
• Stories of your Favorite Miami Place, Restaurant, Event.
• Stories of the home you grew up in.
• Stories of the community you grew up in.
• Stories you grandma, aunt or friend told you about Miami, "back in the day".
• Basically cultural and geographical stories of Miami "Back in the Day".

To WIN your FREE Google Wave Invite, your story does not have to be selected for our new upcoming blog www.TheMiamiStory.com, the first 10 submissions win the invite, period! (they just have to be TRUE Miami Stories!) a few lines describing your Miami Story(s) must be posted in THIS BLOG to be eligible for the Google Wave Invite (1 per person) - Deadline is December 31, 2009

To have your Miami Story selected to be published on the blog, special emphasis will be given to stories with pictures, are over 20 years old or about a Miami Landmark, communities or events.

The selected stories will then be shared on our blog in any of the following formats (whichever works best for you): 

• Written by you
• Photo story by you
• Video story by you
• Interview with you on the phone (which will then be a podcast which will then be shared on Itunes)
• Interview with you via video (which will then be also shared on YouTube)
• Internet Chat

(If you have a blog or website, we will of course link back to it)

Our new blog, TheMiamiStory.com blog is set to roll out Jan 2010, and we need your stories, your Miami Stories to get it ready to go.

The focus of the blog is Miami, Miami history, real estate, renovation, childhood memories and historic preservation....

What kind of stories are we looking for? Ones that deal with all of these things of course

• I remember Miami when...
• The home or community I grew up in Miami was... (pics then and now would be fab)
• This home or building used to look like this, but has been restored to look like this...(Biltmore anyone?)
• My great grandma told me....

TheMiamiStory.com is about you, for you so let's hear it, tell us your stories, your Miami stories.  You can include them in the comments here or you can email me at janie@janiecoffey.com