Boca mansion is hybrid of Spanish, Italian and Moroccan design

By Robyn A. Friedman

From the outside, this 8,211-square-foot mansion seems just like the other luxury homes at Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton. But step inside, and you’ll find that Villa Museo is unlike anything you’ve seen in South Florida.

Located on two-thirds of an acre at 3815 Coventry Lane, the home — a hybrid of

Spanish, Italian and Moroccan design — is being offered completely furnished, including the artwork, and includes pieces from Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses.

Built in 2000, the waterfront home has five bedrooms, seven baths, a state-of-the-art movie theater — complete with concession stand and ticket counter — and a detached guest house.

There’s also a medieval-styled dining room with a set of George IV dining chairs. It’s listed for $8.995 million.

“This home exudes history and authenticity in a way we rarely see any more,” said Bonnie Heatzig, executive director of luxury sales at BEX Realty in Boca Raton, who holds the listing. “It’s the perfect combination of historic resonance, antique furnishings and fine art.”

Heatzig said the owner designed the home after years of research. “His objective was that all the architectural details would genuinely pay tribute to the architecture of the late 1800s. He wanted this home to be just as beautiful and historical without furniture as it would with all the brilliant pieces he procured from the most-renowned auction houses around the world.”

Architectural details in the home include stone walls, hand-painted frescoes and floors fashioned from those the owner imported from a 19th century church in France that was being demolished.

Woodfield Country Club has golf, tennis, pickleball, a 38,000-square-foot fitness center, a pool complex, spa, children’s clubhouse, multiple dining venues and social activities.

Public records indicate that the single-story home is owned by Albert M. Tapper, a Broadway composer, lyricist and playwright, who purchased the property in February 2000 for $1.49 million. Heatzig said he’s selling to spend more time up north, closer to family.

Located on two-thirds of an acre at 3815 Coventry Lane in the Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton, the home — a hybrid of Spanish, Italian and Moroccan design — is being offered completely furnished, including the artwork, and includes pieces from Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses.