HOMES OF THE TREASURE COAST
Estates was formed. His partner, landscape architect
Gerald O’Reilly, approved the building designs for
St. Lucie Estates when it was a new subdivision and
he served as Stuart’s city planner.
Pfeiffer also designed the Crary House, another
storybook-style house that was originally located in
St. Lucie Estates. It was purchased in 1928 by Evans
Crary Sr., speaker of the state House of Representatives
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and a state senator. Slated for demolition in
recent years, it was purchased by the city of Stuart
and moved to Flagler Avenue and is now an office
of U.S. Rep. Brian Mast.
The couple’s main home is in Hendersonville,
North Carolina, overlooking a golf course and the
Blue Ridge Mountains. Jan enjoys the change of
seasons but notes that winters can get dreary.
Dan grew up in West Palm Beach and has family
in the surrounding area, including Jupiter and
Tequesta. He was a Navy pilot when he met Jan
in 1972 and then had a 31-year career as a pilot for
American Airlines. After retiring from the airline,
he was a pilot for a Saudi prince and now works
part-time for Boeing in Miami, teaching other pilots
how to fly the Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft.
“Our main pull to Florida is family,” Jan adds.
“Two of our four children live in Stuart, very close
to us, and they have five of our grandchildren
between them. It’s such a gift and joy to share in
their lives. Now we just have to convince our other
two children to move down to Stuart with our four
other grandchildren.”
The 1,000-squarefoot
home has only
two bedrooms and
the one for guests
is furnished to
welcome family
and friends. And
the room’s antique
iron bed seems at
home in the circa
1932 house.
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