$550,000

2201 Myrtle Ave is the quintessential English Tudor cottage. Built in 1938 this home is conveniently located within the Garden District. Current owners bought the home in 1978 from the original owners’ family. A one story addition to the back of the house in the 1950’s consisted of a den, full bathroom, pantry and laundry room. Current owners added onto the house to provide a second upstairs bath, dressing areas and more closet space. Be sure to note the leaded glass windows. There is a lovely formal dining room, a living room with a gas log fireplace, a large den or family room and an office with a large storage area. When the home was on the 2011 Garden District tour of homes the brochure had this information: “The house is constructed of U-shaped concrete blocks connected by steel re-bar. In earlier years it was known as the “hurricane house” and neighbors gathered here during bad storms. Mr. A. C. Pierce, who lived next door and whose house was the same type of construction, remembered the builder later sold his patent to the state of Florida presumably for its storm resistance.” There is a lovely courtyard garden in the back.