An impressive Victorian-style home built in the 1800s for a Tarpon Springs founding father is now on the market.
Located at 115 S Spring Blvd., the house was built in the mid-1880s for Kansas hardware tycoon Edwin H. Knapp. It's believed that Knapp presided over the initial meeting that incorporated the city of Tarpon Springs, and that the meeting took place in his living room in 1887.
Referred to as the "Crescent House" or the "Crescent Place" for it's curved front porch, the home is considered to be one of the oldest frame houses in Pinellas County.
Over the years, the three-story home fell into disrepair until it was completely restored in 1978 by owner Donald Scholl, and since then has been a popular stop on quite a few historic home tours in Tarpon Springs.
Built with 37 different varieties of Florida hardwood, some of which are now extinct, the 4,064-square-foot home comes with four bedrooms and and three bathrooms, as well as artisan woodwork throughout, a double-sided fireplace, original stained glass windows, a rooftop aerie, and a wrap-around front porch overlooking the famous Spring Bayou, which hosts the annual Epiphany celebration.
The current asking price for the "Crescent House" is $1.8 million, and the listing agent is Renee Gialousis of Coldwell Banker Realty.
