Holiday Spring and Homestead

Farm Description

The Charming Holiday Spring and Homestead is located in Lake County on CR 48 in Yalaha. The property features 9.64 acres with a fully contained third magnitude spring, Holiday Spring, three residential structures, an equipment barn, outdoor brick oven, and a private spring water swimming pool. All of this with canal access to Lake Harris.

Spring

Holiday Spring is a small circular pool about 5 feet in diameter and 3 feet deep at the upstream end of a shallow pool, narrow, wooded ravine. The water in the pool emanates from a nearly horizontal tubular passage with a submerged opening 3 feet wide and 2 feet high. The passage slopes gently downward in blue-green clay to the southeast. Flow from the pool is northward down a gently meandering run 0.25 miles to Lake Harris.

The run is 6-8 feet wide in most places. Spring sand boils are common at various locations in the sandy bottom of the run all the way to Lake Harris. Depth of the run varies from a few inches to a foot or two. A few hundred feet down the run from the head of the spring flow can be diverted through a concrete swimming pool on the west side of the run.

The owner uses the spring water to fill a private swimming pool (located a few hundred feet downstream), for domestic use, and for irrigation. There is also a private well on site that taps the aquifer from which the spring emanates.

Land

The property features 9.46 Acres with 500 ± FT of frontage on CR 48 with canal access to Lake Harris and the Chain of Lakes. An irrigation system is in place that supplied a former fernery that could now be utilized for a small garden or orchard (Active 8-inch production well with two active pumps permitted by the Sjrwmd).

The Yalaha Bakery is directly across the street from the entrance and Mission Inn is 1.5 ± miles to the Southeast. Publix, gas stations, and nearby restaurants are a short 4 ± minute drive at the intersection of CR 48 and US 27. Nearby cities include Howie in the Hills, Leesburg, Tavares, Mt. Dora, Clermont, The Villages, and Orlando. Orlando International Airport is approximately one hour drive from the property.

Structures

The homestead includes three residential structures, an equipment barn, outdoor brick oven, and a private spring water swimming pool with a spacious deck. The spring water swimming pool is one of a kind and offers the opportunity to utilize the spring in a unique way that is classic to Old Florida properties. The structures on site can be utilized for the homestead or as income generating uses such as Air BnB or rental site.

Registered Third Magnitude Spring On-Site - Holiday Spring

Improved with 3 Residential Structures

Swimming Pool Filled with the Waters of Holiday Spring

Frontage on County Road 48 and Canal Access to Lake Harris