MAGNIFICENT COUNTRY ESTATE IN THE HEART OF TOWN...You will fall in love with this 5950 square foot RUTH RICHMOND Retro HOME built in DeSoto Acres on 2.18 Acres and only 3 miles to downtown Sarasota! Once you enter through the stately gated entrance you are greeted with engaging curb appeal and a beautiful brick courtyard. The 3,000 square foot main home was built with high ceilings, crown molding, terrazzo flooring and has THREE Ensuites, a huge living room & dining room, oversized kitchen with an abundance of cabinetry and a wonderful Florida room with vistas of the 32'x16' caged pool. There is a 3000+/ square foot addition connected with a vestibule and creating a rear courtyard around the pool patio. This additional space includes a huge family/rec room, banquet hall size kitchen, two additional bedrooms, storage room and a room with a private entrance that could be an office, another bedroom or what ever one needs. A TOTAL OF 5958 heated and cooled square feet, 5+ bedrooms (could be up to 7 bedrooms) and 4.5 baths, 2 kitchens, a two car garage, 2 car carport, large chicken coop or dog kennel, huge screened and shaded orchid garden and a concrete and mosaic koi pond. Your new estate has been very well preserved and has a 4.5 year old tile roof, Reverse osmosis/water filtration, central vacuum, new well pump and multiple hard wired smoke detectors. A great home for the extended family, or home office/business, etc. DeSoto Acres is a community of "Like size lots" only 3 miles to downtown Sarasota; it is a registered bird sanctuary and has an County overlay allowing horses, goats, chicken and roosters. Close to downtown Sarasota, Bradenton & I 75/UTC. You won't believe your eyes!