2326 2ND AVENUE E, BRADENTON, FL 34208

Come home to your oasis, a home distinguished by refined elegance and old Florida charm.Built around 1928 as the personal residence of Dr Blake Lancaster, a local surgeon, painter,and musician, this is no old house with a cookie cutter renovation. Move-in ready, the homehas preserved features and historic patina that combine with modern functionality for a light-filled and joyful ambience. With spacious rooms and 10’4” ceilings, it is perfect for those wholove to entertain or host fun family gatherings, who seek a serene retreat or who crave a hugecanvas to express their creativity. Miraculously, many original features remain: gleaming heart-pine flooring, 7’ mahogany veneer paneling, 4 original murals by Lancaster; arched ceilings,carved pilasters, gilted carved pocket doors, impressive Art Deco light fixtures, a built-inbookcase & mahogany wardrobe. Renovations and updates (between 2020-24) include kitchenand laundry with new LG appliances, bathrooms, window glazing, plumbing, electrical, newroof,  3 new A/C units. Additions include a bespoke stained-glass interior door, ornamentalfence, & backyard irrigation. A new 400 sq ft sunroom (2023) features ceiling-to-floor doorsthat open onto the deck of a 29’ heated, saltwater pool with sun shelf + bubbler. Sweepingviews of the rear garden transport you to a leafy preserve, with winding nature trails, raisedgarden beds, lush tropical trees, flowering vegetation, even insect hotels! An outdoorchessboard with oversized playing pieces lend a European city park vibe; a climbing structurecreated from lighter trees is a kids’ favorite. A 12x20’ custom shed (2022) is stylistically in stepwith the house  fully wired with A/C; it is used as workshop but could be converted intopool house, art studio, or office. Two rooms in the house – the breakfast room and the formereast foyer, now a playroom – are also versatile and could be repurposed, and prior ownersused the study as a 4 th bedroom. So many options! Unlike many older homes, this one offersgreat storage, including walk-in closets in every bedroom and a walk-in linen closet upstairs.Main bedroom is downstairs. The home is solidly constructed on a raised foundation tominimize risk of flooding. The rear lots (~.8 acre) are zoned residential, but options to developare almost limitless with city approval: homes for the next generation, in-law or Airbnbcottages, a retreat center, a wedding venue. Or keep the entire property as it is, your oasis, anescape that invites you to relax and play, that inspires you and draws out your creativity. Acopy of the history of the house conveys. Many furnishings negotiable, if turnkey is preferred.This remarkable home is set in a diverse and friendly neighborhood, walkable to OldeManatee, the Bradenton Riverwalk & Manatee River. Close proximity to public boat launch onBraden River, golf courses, shops, restaurants,  grocers. Minutes to downtown Bradenton,Saturday farmers market, & marina; 11 miles to world-class soft-sand beaches, 20 minutes toSRQ airport or UTC mall, 30 to downtown Sarasota, 35 to St Pete, 50 to TPA airport. Discoverhow old Florida can enliven your future!