A century-old home built by the same architect who designed Dunedin’s famed Fenway Hotel is now for sale in St. Petersburg’s Historic Old Northeast neighborhood.

Located at 1311 Beach Dr. NE, the Mediterranean Revival estate was built in 1923 for $65,000 by prominent local builder P.M. Murphy, of the Schooley-Murphy Co. firm, and was designed by architect Herman Everett Wendell, who was also working on the Fenway at around the same time period.

Today, the popular hotel pays homage to Wendell through its steakhouse and parlor, which is named HEW in his honor.

Besides a handful of other stately local homes, Wendell also designed the Suwanee Hotel in downtown St. Petersburg. However, it is now used as offices for Pinellas County.

A clipping of the “Wedding Cake House” in a Nov. 19, 1923 issue of the St. Petersburg Times. Credit: Photo via Zillow

Known locally as the “Wedding Cake House” because of its distinctive tobacco leaf stucco exterior, the main house has since seen an extensive remodel and comes with 2,852 -square-feet of living space, with four bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. It also features a detached oversized two-car garage with an above guest suite.

According to property records, the Wedding Cake House was last sold in 2011 for $385,000. Today, it’s asking $2.25 million. The listing agent is Julie Jones of Smith & Associates.

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