Rosemary Beach, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
May 1st 2007 at 1:03PM

I love this house. I've never been to Rosemary Beach, Florida but this home would be reason enough to go. In fact the whole community is filled with similar homes. The community was established in 1995 in Florida's northwest panhandle and features unique architecture that is inspired by the look of Caribbean island towns.

The four bedroom home has a plantation style with large wraparound verandas and heavy wood shutters. No surprise that this home was published in the March 2006 edition of Veranda magazine, a magazine that focuses on gracious Southern homes. Inside it makes excellent use of muted seaside colors on the walls contrasted with blinding white trim and a fancy casual ocean theme. it has a huge kitchen which was designed by a New Orleans chef. There are plenty of glass doors and windows to let the sea breezes in.

The property also includes an equally adorable 600 square foot carriage house with beautiful gulf views. This estate is listed at $7.995 million. After the jump, get swept away.

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arcsine May 1st 2007 1:24PM

Did the chef intend to have three unmatched dishwashers?

Andy May 1st 2007 1:49PM

If you're talking about the kitchen in the Carriage House, it is a mini kitchen. Under the stove is the oven. Under the sink is the dishwasher. Next to the dishwasher is the fridge. Would have been nice if they kept the same look.

Mac May 1st 2007 7:01PM

Rosemary Beach is a great development on what I think is America's best beach. HGTV gave away a house in Rosemary several years ago, though it was on the other side of the highway from the beach. My sister has a beach house within a stone's throw of this one. This whole area sits just high enough on a beach cliff that storm surges from hurricanes are never a worry. The beaches are white sugar sand and the water is almost always a beautiful blue-green. There are always plenty of properties available in Rosemary with beachfronts starting at a little over $3M. There are definitely others that are prettier and nicer than this one.

James Boykin May 4th 2007 7:52PM

I built this home. It was a re-creation of the Pitot house in New Orleans. Pitot was the first mayor of New Orleans.
Ron Domin was the Architect. The interior designer did a great job with the owners and us to finish up.
I would be happy to hear from anyone on this home and answer questions. It has alway's been my favorite home to date. The old creole finish interior brick floors to the exterior colomns. They are true 6,000 psi concrete cast to the 64th of an inch of a classic colomn as per architect. No stucco, you are seeing architechural cast concrete. They should outlast Atlantis? Deadhead cypress flooring...I could go on forever about this one. We all went to a lot of trouble to create a New Old Home.
Jim
L86 west/ Urban 86 Inc.
James

Gail Nolen May 5th 2007 8:59AM

This style and the quality of construction speaks volumes about the owners, the architect, and the builder.

Douglas Bock May 8th 2007 11:44AM

I'm very familiar with this house, and the quality of construction is just exquisite. Every detail, every finish, every last thing is executed with such care and affection for authenticity. The builder and homeowners both deserve tremendous credit for going the extra mile to recreate New Orleans and Bayou St. John on the Gulf of Mexico, updated for a modern lifestyle. One of the most subtle touches is the use of bronze mesh behind the X-shaped wooden balcony railing to meet building code while keeping the original spirit of the Pitot House and the beach view intact...the mesh vanishes when you look back at the house from the dunes, leaving only the open diamonds of the painted wood--terrific!