Persimmon Park at Wiregrass Ranch: A Family Legacy

Looking for a new custom Florida home in the Tampa Bay region with a family feel? Put Wiregrass Ranch on your to-do list.

This master-planned community 30 minutes east of Tampa offers a family atmosphere along with every imaginable resident amenity. It even boasts its own shopping center and schools!

And, it’s family-founded. The local Porter family, which has owned and stewarded Wiregrass Ranch’s land since 1946, had the vision for an family-centered residential community and the Porters remain involved today.

We at ICI Homes are happy to be among Wiregrass Ranch’s preferred builders. You’ll find us in the Persimmon Park neighborhood, where we’ve build new custom Florida homes in multiple phases and continue developing family-friendly, one-and-two-level homes.

We’ll tell you about our work here further below. But first, step back in time to discover Wiregrass Ranch’s familial history.

The Porter family

Wiregrass Ranch is located in the town of Wesley Chapel in Pasco County, part of the Tampa Bay metro area. Its evolution into a booming, busy residential area began in 1946, when James and Martha Porter moved from the Zephyrhills area to Wiregrass Ranch after buying 14,000 acres from the Rockefeller Land Trust in 1942.

They raised cattle (and still do), planted crops and a citrus orchard, while raising sons Bill, Don and Tom.

A vacationing friend’s postcard addressed to “Wiregrass Porter” in 1950 sparked Wiregrass Ranch’s name, referring to the textured grasses whose wiry, flowing blades are common in Florida landscapes.

In the early 1970s, the Porter family began their mission to create a family-oriented community on their acreage. They first sold land to create two earlier area communities — Saddlebrook then Meadow Pointe — with Wiregrass Ranch coming online in the early 2000s.

At 5,000 acres, Wiregrass Ranch continues to grow, and the Porter family continues its involvement.

Wiregrass has it all

Start with the Shops at Wiregrass — a major outdoor enclave that’s a shopping destination unto itself. It also hosts year-round events.

Multiple Pasco County schools are here, along with the Pasco-Hernando State College’s Porter Campus. Medical facilities offer behavioral, hospital, clinic and physician care. A Moffitt Cancer Center Outpatient Clinic is in the works.

Add miles of trails, excellent amenities in Wiregrass Ranch neighborhoods, and nearly endless shopping, dining and entertainment possibilities, and you definitely should schedule a visit.

Speaking of…

ICI Homes at Persimmon Park

Come see us! Wiregrass Ranch’s Persimmon Park neighborhood couldn’t be more family-friendly and so are ICI Homes’ new custom Florida homes here.

Persimmon Park’s amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, cabana, dog park, playground and paths that connect every section of the neighborhood. Our homes here are rear-load, which means garages at the back and lounge-friendly front porches and safe play areas out front.

We offer 11 floor plans at Persimmon Park — four one-level homes and seven two-level homes, all with roomy, open living, social and dining spaces and covered lanais.

Ready for your Wiregrass Ranch lifestyle? Talk to ICI Homes here.