This landmark Mediterranean estate, dubbed Vita Serena, is located at 181 Clarendon Avenue in Palm Beach, Fl. Famed architect Marion Sims Wyeth designed this house in 1925 for the Glidden family on one of the largest intercostal parcels in the area. Frederick Glidden was the grandson of Francis Harrington Glidden, founder of the Glidden Varnish Company. It has undergone a massive reconstruction and restoration. The 9,712 square foot mansion boasts 6 bedrooms, 6 full and 2 half bathrooms, elevator, formal living and dining rooms, gourmet kitchen, library, swimming pool, guest house and a 125ft cement dock. It is listed at $12,900,000.
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