Listing Details for MLS #O6388489
318 Vitoria Avenue, Winter Park, Fl

Residential Property - Single Family Residence in Winter Park

Listing Price: $2,200,000 (Mortgage Calculator →)Days on Market: 16

Description of Property

Elegant 1922 Mission Revival home, located in popular College Quarter is a registered historic place in Winter Park, FL. Lifestyle is neighborly/relaxed/pet friendly/enhanced by proximity to Lake Virginia/lakeshore sidewalks/Rollins College campus/downtown Winter Park/Central Park/museums/shops/restaurants/cultural events, most walking distance. College Quarter residents enjoy exclusive use of Park/Dock on Lake Virginia to kayak/paddleboard/motor through Chain of Lakes or meet up for holiday fireworks/once-in-a-lifetime or yearly celestial events. College Quarter is one of the oldest/most architecturally diverse neighborhoods. This 1922 home represents the Florida Mission Revival vernacular through a timeless blend of stucco exterior walls/asymmetrical façade/prominent arches above doors/large windows/a flat roof/barrel red tiles/a distinctive parapet and walled courtyard with wrought-iron gate designed by local master ironworker. True to Mission Revival style, home connects to nature and surrounding College Quarter landscape through above architectural details that embody poetics of Mission Revival style. Builder used sensitive siting, placed home at highest elevation on street & it remains responsive to prevailing lake breezes/paths of rising sun & moon 104 years later. Lake light/sunlight/moonlight take centerstage in every room. Whether through window or door, each part of house has relationship with its surroundings. Mission Revival style accomplishes what homeowners often seek—a home’s ability to surprise. Airiness/lightness, beautiful atmosphere/ambience that Mission Revival architecture creates is notable that way. Mission Revival layout is key to that effect. Home’s modified Great Room layout combines roles of several traditional rooms--family/kitchen/living/dining rooms into 1 expansive space ideal for families/entertaining guests/enjoying natural light/views. Open layout in house is conducive to spending quality time together/socializing/entertaining. Proximity of kitchen/dining/living & outdoor spaces allow for easy interaction/conversation & creates sense of togetherness. Great Room dominates first floor living/dining room areas. One interior archway frames foyer, another leads to family room. Left of fireplace in Great Room are French Doors to enclosed porch/walled courtyard/plunge pool. Ceiling is 10 ft exposed rafters, 2 large, arched windows, one on East wall, one on West, face each other across 4 interior spaces. Changing light seen through handblown windowpanes in Great Room illuminate first floor & exterior environment. When moon rises over lake's cypress trees it appears in Great Room east window, travels thru sky, peeps into 2nd floor windows before moving ever higher in the sky. Kitchen’s center island is gleaming butcher block & divides food prep area from pantry/laundry/guest bathroom/living/dining areas. Kitchen counter imported tile/oak cabinets/small eat-in breakfast nook. French Doors open to brick courtyard/garden area/plunge pool. Kitchen/Pantry/Guest Bathroom have heart of pine floors. Laundry new ceramic tile, built-in wood cabinets/shelves, new washer/dryer, stainless-steel sink. Great Room floors original oak. Staircase/second story floors original heart of pine. Bedroom 1 ensuite Bathroom/Linen Closet/Balcony. Bedroom 2 beautiful views/2 closets/built-in drawers/. Bedroom 3 best water views during day. Single-family ownership 45 years. Roof & 2 balconies 5 yrs old. Major renovations 2021- to presentThe average asking price for a 3 bedroom/2 bath single family residence in this Zip code is $950,175. This single family residence is listed at about 232% of the average asking price. There are 2 3 bedroom/2 bath homes between $1,800,000 and $2,600,000 currently listed for sale in this Zip code. See other listings like this one »