205 Riverside Dr Everglades City, FL 34139

Lodged along the Barron River, nestled underneath two majestic banyan trees is one of beautiful Riverside Drive's premier homes, a one-of-a-kind custom built with Douglas Fir and Cedar, harvested in the state of Oregon and transported by rail and truck to Everglades City. The home is two stories; upstairs has 2 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths, great room, kitchen, laundry and wrap-around screened porch; downstairs is another bedroom, family room, full kitchen, laundry and open porch. The many windows allow for natural lighting and create a romantic glow throughout at twilight. This extraordinary home has Ed Kohler custom metalwork; mangrove handrails, fireplace screens, sea grape light fixtures and a pink spoonbill sculpture. There are handmade stained glass windows throughout the home and reclaimed Micanopy Heart Pine wide plank floors on the second floor including the stairwells. Relax on your screened porch watching manatees, dolphins and crab boats cruise by and get a ringside seat for ospreys catching mullet to feed their young. Then add an elevator, 2 car garage, separate workshop and a 50' dock at your front door on the Barron River to access the 10,000 Islands of the Florida Everglades and the Gulf for world class fishing, boating. birding and adventure - what more could life offer. If you are looking for an escape from the noise and congestion that is commonplace in the rest of Collier County - you have just found it in the quiet little town of Everglades City, just 30 minutes from Marco Island and Naples and 15 minutes from the Gulf..