1520 Silver St, Jacksonville, FL 32206

Description

5BR/3BA, ~3,400 SF historic Springfield home, built as a duplex c.1906 and beautifully restored/converted to a single-family home in 2009. Original character includes double front and screened rear porches, transoms, refinished heart-pine floors, 10' ceilings, 10" baseboards, decorative trim, clawfoot tub and 3 capped fireplaces. $40K exterior restoration completed 2022-24 included paint, wood-rot repair, window glazing/glass and rebuilt porch/balcony floors. Open kitchen/living/dining with upgraded maple cabinetry, pull-outs and newer appliances. Plantation shutters added 2025. Spacious primary suite has double vanity/showerheads and downtown views; Jack-and-Jill bath serves two large bedrooms. Fully fenced, low-maintenance paver courtyards, paved alley, rolling gate/off-street parking, 3 sheds and crawl-space storage. $7K termite tenting in 2025 with drywood and subterranean bonds. Quiet oak-lined block near Main Street and Klutho Park. Move in ready. Come sit on the porch swing! Tax records show the home was built in 1906, but the first record of occupancy is in 1915. It was built as a large duplex and the original residents were Clarence and Bessie Baldwin on one side and GB and Bertha Decker on the other. At that time street numbers had not been standardized so the original addresses were 1718 and 1720 Silver St.