A Frank Lloyd Wright Legacy on the Florida Coast — Ponte Vedra Beach

The story behind this house is the reason to buy it.

It was designed by a father and son. The son — the owner — is a project developer and contractor with a major local construction firm specialising in custom homes. The father is a Chicago-based graphic designer, industrial engineer and toy designer whose roots are in Oak Park, Illinois: the town where Frank Lloyd Wright built his own home and studio, and where the Prairie School of architecture was born. Wright's work was the original inspiration for this residence.

What they built together is not a builder's house with an architectural label attached. It is a considered piece of design — Wright's principles of harmonious space, form and pattern, translated into a contemporary American idiom, with elements of Asian architectural influence running quietly throughout. Custom built in 2022, it is offered for the first time by the family who conceived it.

The residence.Four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, 4,515 sq ft (419 m²). Manicured landscaping borders the pathway to the entry — a deliberate approach that opens into sophisticated neutral tones, exquisite crown molding, high ceilings and wide-plank flooring. Striking chandeliers bring elegance to the open-concept gathering spaces, wrapped in expansive picture windows that spill brilliant light through the house all day.

The kitchen is impeccably crafted for serious cooking and serious entertaining: top-tier Thermador stainless steel appliances with gas cooktop and double ovens, shaker-style cabinetry, a farm sink, a wine cooler, and sleek Italian marble countertops extending across an oversized island.

The private quarters are generously proportioned and every one is fitted with tailor-made closets. The primary suite is exceptional — custom wainscoting, a boutique-like walk-in dressing room, and a magnificent ensuite with intricate tilework and a deep soaking tub. A separate guest suite welcomes visiting family in privacy.

Upstairs, a sunlit den with built-in cabinetry and its own wet bar invites you to unwind — equally suited as a media room, library or study.

Thoughtful additions throughout:a flexible room that serves as exercise studio or private office, a mud room, dual laundry areas, Sonos ceiling speakers, Ecobee smart thermostats, video security systems, two gas tankless water heaters, and an elevator shaft already framed and ready for future installation — a considered provision for long-term or multi-generational ownership.

Built for the coast.Impact-rated windows and doors throughout, stucco and frame construction, full front and rear irrigation, a covered patio for year-round outdoor living, and a three-car attached garage.

The setting.A landscaped 0.26-acre (1,052 m²) north-facing lot on a quiet dead-end street within River Oaks at Ponte Vedra Beach — a small community with a modest $92 monthly fee and a community dock overlooking the serene Guana Preserve. Mickler's Landing Beach, Publix grocery and the Sawgrass Shopping Center are all minutes away, as are TPC Sawgrass and the PGA TOUR headquarters.

Offered at $3,995,000 USD. Private tours by appointment.