GULF OF MEXICO PRIME WATER FRONT
PROPERTY
ONE OF A KIND!!!!!
OWN A PIECE OF ARIPEKA, FLORIDA
HISTORY
SITE OF THE OSOWAW INN FREQUENTED
BY BABE RUTH AND JACK DEMPSEY
1289 OSOWAW BLVD
This awesome view of the Gulf of Mexico
could be yours!!!!!
For more information email: osowaw@callctc.com
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State:
Florida
County
: Hernando
Body of Water: Gulf
of Mexico
Water Type:
Saltwater
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Waterfront:
Yes
Property Type:
Private Estate with small house
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Section 25,
Township 3, Range 16, Sub Div lot 3. ONE
OF A KIND estate property on 1.6 acres (MOL) on
Gulf of Mexico. Over 300ft (MOL) on water; 215 ft
(MOL) on paved road. Located where
fresh water meets salt water to form navigable natural open water channel to
Gulf of Mexico. Seawall, dock,
boat slip,
outbuildings, great fishing. 1,844
sq ft 2 br 1 bth, house w/1 car garage built 1966; never flooded.
County
Zoning: R-1B Residential District.
Permitted uses include: single family & community residential.
Special exception uses include home occupations, lodging houses, bed &
breakfasts. Zoning regulations require
7,500 sq ft min lot size.
Located in
Aripeka, a small fishing village, 7 miles SW of Brooksville, 35 miles N of
Clearwater; 1 hr to Tampa International. This historic property was the site of
the Osowaw Inn frequented by Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey.
Local lore says The Babe lost his World Series ring in a privy on the
property.
West
East
Arial View of Property (For
another aerial view go to www.hernando.floridapa.com
)
For
a map of the area go to: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1289+Osowaw+Blvd,+Spring+Hill,+Hernando,+Florida+34607,+United+States&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=44.60973,74.707031&ie=UTF8&cd=1&z=16&om=1
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1289+Osowaw+Blvd,+Spring+Hill,+Hernando,+Florida+34607,+United+States&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=44.60973,74.707031&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=28.450228,-82.661578&spn=0.003037,0.00456&t=k&z=18&om=1
Boat Slip
Boat Slip - North View
Boat Slip - North View
Property Entrance
Northwest View from Property Seawall (Boat channel, saw grass,
Gulf of Mexico)
West View from Property Rear (Boat channel, saw grass, Gulf of
Mexico)
Side of House from Yard
Side of House from Boat Channel
Side of House from Boat Channel
Out Building - Photo taken between house and building
Out Building from Driveway
OS-O-WAW INN
OS-O-WAW and ARIPEKA HISTORY
Perhaps
one of the most famous and colorful personalities of the nation, Babe Ruth,
frequently came to Aripeka to enjoy fishing and hunting. He
stayed in the Os-O-Waw Inn and threw many parties for the "greats" in
the baseball world.
One
former resident does recall Ruth's visits during the mid-1920s, Bartow Littell,
83, and living in
Brewton
,
Ga., said he acted as a fishing guide for Ruth on treks to Aripeka when the Babe
trained with the Yankees in St. Petersburg
in the 1920s. He said Ruth frequently was joined by teammates George Selkirk
and Hall of Fame second baseman Tony Lazzeri.
Littell,
then a high school student, said the trio paid him $10 for guiding them for a
day's fishing. Littell said he knew
of no pictures of Ruth fishing there. “The Babe was camera shy,” Littell said, adding taking such a picture
would have cost him his job. He quotes Ruth as saying he got enough publicity
during baseball season.
In
a Feb. 28, 1971, St. Petersburg Times article, Mrs. Josephine Lynch showed a
reporter a picture of the Os-O-Waw Hotel, which she and her husband owned, and
identified Babe Ruth in the picture. Mrs. Lynch is quoted, “He used to come
here all the time, just to rest.” (Bellwood, Ralph. 1962. Tales of
West Pasco
)
The
Os-O-Waw burned in the 1960’s. According
to local lore, Ruth lost his World Series ring in a privy at the Inn
.
Visiting
Aripeka, a few miles north of Hudson, is a step back in time. This tiny fishing village straddles the Pasco-Hernando
County Line on the Gulf coast. Astonishingly,
it has changed little since its early days. Due to
Florida
wetland laws, it’s not likely to change much in the foreseeable future.
(Garrison, Lee. http://fivay.org/aripeka.html )
