Albert Hadley’s Secret Florida Cottage That Inspired Some of America’s Most Famous Homes Is Now for Sale

The $6 Million Naples Home Where a Design Legend Created His Best Ideas Is Hitting the Market

There’s a 1929 cottage tucked in Olde Naples, Florida, that most people drove past without a second glance. One man didn’t.

In the 1990s, Albert Hadley, arguably the most influential American interior designer of the 20th century, spotted it hiding behind a ficus hedge on 11th Avenue South. He said, “I’ll take it.” And he did.

That cottage is now listed just under $6 million. And the story behind it is worth every penny.

Who Was Albert Hadley

His trademark was a phrase as precise as his interiors: “Never less, never more.”

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