Histo ic
$12
Millio
P ivate
Isla d
That
Ca
O ly
Be
Reached
by
Ai
o
Boat
Hits
the
Ma ket
fo
the
Fi st
Time
i
150
Yea s
A
secluded
23.32-ac e
p ivate
isla d
o
Lake
Ma io
ea
Hai es
City,
Flo ida,
has
bee
listed
fo
$12
millio .
K ow
as
Ba o
Isla d,
the
p ope ty
is
bei g
offe ed
fo
sale
fo
the
fi st
time
i
about
150
yea s.Located
betwee
O la do
a d
Tampa,
the
isla d
ca
o ly
be
eached
by
boat,
helicopte ,
o
seapla e.
Listi g
age t
Lisa
Klei e
of
Red
Bi d
Realty
says
p ivate
isla ds
i
this
pa t
of
Flo ida
a e
ext emely
a e.“Saltwate
isla ds
a e
commo
as
you
get
dow
to
the
Keys,
but
to
have
o e
i
the
i te io
of
Flo ida,
specifically
i
betwee
O la do
a d
Tampa,
makes
it
a
g eat
locatio
fo
somebody
who
c aves
p ivacy
but
at
the
same
time
wa ts
to
be
i
the
middle
of
it
all,”
Klei e
says.“I
love
the
feeli g
of
steppi g
back
i
time,
but
still
havi g
all
the
luxu y
accommodatio s
eeded
to
e joy
life
today.”
A
I ish
ca pe te
settled
the
isla d
i
the
1880s
The
isla d’s
mode
histo y
bega
i
the
1880s
whe
Pat ick
Ba o ,
a
I ish
ca pe te
who
had
moved
f om
New
Yo k
City,
a ived
the e.
Acco di g
to
Ma sio
Global,
Ba o
had
p eviously
wo ked
o
o e
of
the
la ge
ma sio s
built
fo
the
Va de bilt
family
i
New
Yo k.Whe
Ba o
a ived
i
Flo ida,
the
la d
was
i habited
by
Native
Ame ica s.
He
developed
f ie dly
elatio ships
with
the
local
people,
who
eve tually
gave
him
the
la d.
He
the
built
a
p ivate
home
o
the
isla d.His
o igi al
home
was
a
two-sto y,
eight-sided
buildi g
shaped
like
a
Celtic
c oss.
It
was
built
with
eclaimed
cyp ess
wood
a d
su vived
mo e
tha
a
ce tu y
of
sto ms,
i cludi g
Hu ica e
Cha ley,
which
passed
di ectly
ove
the
isla d
i
2004.Afte
the
hu ica e,
the
family
expa ded
the
house
while
keepi g
the
o igi al
desig
a d
histo ic
cha acte .
Histo ic
wood
meets
mode
glass
The
p ope ty
has
stayed
i
the
Ba o
family
fo
fou
ge e atio s.
The
most
ece t
ow e
was
Pat ick
Ba o ’s
84-yea -old
g a dso ,
Pat ick
O’Lea y.“This
ma
built
this
histo ic
home
with
his
ow
ha ds
a d
the
fou
ge e atio s
late ,
we’ e
expe ie ci g
the
e ovatio
that
his
g a dso
catapulted
off
of
his
o igi al
desig
with
his
ew
expa sio
that
mi o s
the
o igi al
histo ic
house,”
Klei e
says.The
family
wo ked
with
a
a chitect
k ow
th ough
Southe
Livi g
magazi e
to
desig
the
ew
sectio .
The
esult
is
a
5,034-squa e-foot
mai
home
that
combi es
the
o igi al
19th-ce tu y
st uctu e
with
mode
featu es.
The
two
sectio s
a e
co ected
by
a
glass
walkway.“It
is
luxu ious
a d
timeless
a d
state-of-the-a t
i
its
whole
exp essio
of
ho o i g
what
was
i
old
Flo ida
but
what
is
the
ew
Flo ida,”
Klei e
says.The
mai
house
has
th ee
bed ooms
a d
fou
bath ooms,
alo g
with
additio al
flexible
spaces
that
ca
be
used
fo
sleepi g
o
othe
pu poses.
The
ewe
wi g
has
floo -to-ceili g
glass
walls
that
p ovide
ple ty
of
atu al
light
a d
wide
views
of
the
lake.The
p ope ty
also
i cludes
a
o a ge y
with
la ge
glass
walls,
allowi g
eside ts
to
e joy
the
su light,
lake
views,
a d
wildlife
a ou d
the
isla d.“It’s
two
i
o e,”
Klei e
says.
“You
ca
lite ally
walk
o
o e
side
of
the
house
a d
expe ie ce
old
Flo ida
a d
the
eclaimed
cyp ess
wood
a d
be
su ou ded
by
those
luxu ious
walls,
a d
the
you
move
to
the
othe
side
of
the
house
a d
you’ e
i
the
kitche
that
ca
se ve
two
people
o
40
people.”I side,
the
home
featu es
a
suspe ded
lib a y
a d
a
la ge
custom
cha delie
made
f om
100
ha d-blow
glass
pieces.“The
cha delie
mimics
a
ai sto m
a d
was
commissio ed
by
the
ow e s,”
Klei e
explai s.
The
ow e s
also
i stalled
ai -co ditio i g
u its
that
move
the
glass
pieces,
c eati g
the
appea a ce
of
falli g
ai .
Ext a
homes
a d
atu al
la d
The
isla d
also
has
th ee
additio al
st uctu es.
O e
of
them
is
a
2,698-squa e-foot
duplex
called
the
“Dog
T ot.”
It
co tai s
two
ide tical
u its,
each
with
two
bed ooms
a d
two
bath ooms.The
cu e t
ow e s
lived
i
the
Dog
T ot
while
the
mai
house
was
bei g
expa ded.The
locatio
of
the
Dog
T ot
also
has
histo ical
impo ta ce.
It
sta ds
whe e
the
isla d’s
o igi al
Native
Ame ica
eside ts
built
thei
home,
choosi g
the
locatio
to
take
adva tage
of
lake
b eezes
while
stayi g
p otected
f om
colde
weathe .Most
of
the
emai i g
23
ac es
a e
cove ed
by
ative
fo est
a d
wildlife
habitat.
The
p ope ty
also
has
established
f uit
g oves
g owi g
Vale cia
o a ges,
g apef uit,
a d
guava.
A
a e
p ope ty
with
ma y
possibilities
The
isla d
is
about
45
mi utes
f om
O la do
a d
Tampa
afte
leavi g
the
wate .
Because
of
its
size,
histo y,
a d
p ivacy,
the
p ope ty
could
have
seve al
possible
uses.“It
could
be
fo
a
co se vatio ist
who
just
wa ts
to
p ese ve
a
piece
of
old
Flo ida,”
Klei e
says.
It
could
also
become
a
ve ue
fo
weddi gs,
special
eve ts,
a d
family
gathe i gs,
o
simply
emai
a
p ivate
et eat
fo
someo e
who
wa ts
to
live
away
f om
the
c owds
while
stayi g
close
to
two
majo
cities.Klei e
fi st
visited
Ba o
Isla d
mo e
tha
20
yea s
ago
as
a
guest
at
a
pa ty.
That
visit
eve tually
led
to
he
ep ese ti g
the
family
i
the
cu e t
sale.“I
felt
like
I
stepped
i to
a othe
wo ld.
I
felt
like
I
was
a
time
t avele .
I
did ‘t
k ow
eally
what
to
thi k
completely
at
fi st
because
the e
was
so
much
to
take
i .”Klei e
says
helpi g
the
family
sell
the
p ope ty
afte
fou
ge e atio s
is
a
espo sibility
she
takes
se iously.“It’s
a
oppo tu ity
of
a
lifetime
that
I
do ’t
take
lightly.
I’m
ve y
humbled
by
it,”
she
says.
She
hopes
the
p ope ty
will
eve tually
go
to
ew
ow e s
who
will
value
a d
ca e
fo
the
histo ic
isla d
as
much
as
the
Ba o
family
has.
