FANTASY Takes Flight
In 2018, the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach honored Ivor House with the coveted Robert I. Ballinger Award, which recognizes “outstanding individuals who have contributed to Palm Beach’s architectural heritage through the preservation of landmark properties.” Tom and Jordan Saunders are those individuals. They’ve brought passion, commitment, and much more to Ivor House, a Georgian Revival–style, circa-1937 home with Caribbean touches, built by one of Palm Beach’s most influential architects, Marion Sims Wyeth.
Its first owners were Joseph and Joan Cudahy, a prominent couple from Chicago; Joseph was heir to a meat-packing company, Joan to Morton Salt. Eight families came after. Time and the subtropical climate took its toll on the house. While the most recent previous owners made many careful repairs, Tom and Jordan, who purchased the property in 2014, went even further. They spearheaded major restoration and renovation efforts to bring Ivor House to its present glory, investing four years of devotion into every detail alongside a
