HOMES OF THE TREASURE COAST
Two upstairs suites feature balconies that provide beautiful views of the Indian River, especially at sunrise.
After seeing it for the first time, world
20
traveler and nature-lover Diane
Wynne knew she wanted to buy the
Mediterranean Revival-style home
with a rich history and sweeping views of the
Indian River in Fort Pierce.
One of three 1920s mansions built over six
years on 2.5-acre lots on Indian River Drive,
the home is preserved in the historic style of
the era’s competing architects in the high-end
South Florida market, including Addison
Mizner and Marion Sims Wyeth.
A former furniture gallery owner and
interior designer from San Francisco, Wynne
bought the home in 2017 and shipped
everything she owned across the continent in
two large moving vans. She has transformed
the home into a museum, with art and relics
from Africa and Asia in every room.
But the history of the home begins with the
Lesher sisters, who, with their husbands, built
two mansions on two southern lots. Judge
Alto L. Adams Sr. lived in Wynne’s home,
which is on the central lot, until he sold it and
moved to Tallahassee to serve on the Florida
Supreme Court.
When he lost an election for governor
to fellow Fort Pierce native Dan McCarty,
Adams returned to Fort Pierce and purchased
the northern house.
Misty Minton’s father, Bill Padrick, bought
the south house in 1946. She grew up there
and moved back into the home in 1987 when
her husband, Michael, purchased it.
“The houses shared a driveway and both
houses were beautifully landscaped. The
architecture of all three homes is spectacular,”
Minton says, adding that all three also had >>
Dianne Wynne enjoys drinking her morning coffee in the garden.