Sewalls Point Cleanup and Restoration

In the beginning, Sewall’s Point meant exactly what it said; the point of the peninsula that belonged to Henry Sewall, one of the heirs to the Hanson Grant, who arrived with his wife in 1889. He built his home on the riverbank and established the peninsula’s second post office in 1891.  His dock jutted out into the Indian River at its confluence with the St. Lucie River, and everyone traveling north or south stopped there. Early settlers of Stuart and Palm City tell of disembarking at the Sewall’s Point Dock. Skipping forward, by 1940, trailer parks started to spring up along Indian River Drive. Land owners who had owned their parcels for many years began to subdivide ten acre river to river tracts in the peninsula known today, as Sewall’s Point.

The Sewall’s Point Association was established in the early 1950s in an effort to control zoning in the peninsula. Dr. Elvin Killheffer, a member of the zoning committee, spearheaded a movement to “preserve and maintain the orderly development of a first-class residential community.” On June 12, 1957, the Town of Sewall’s Point received its charter. The first mayor was Dr. Killheffer, and although developers sought to develop Sewall’s Point with hotels, and other commercial entities, they were defeated. Since 1970, Sewall’s Point has grown to become one of Martin County’s premier exclusive residential communities, with just over 825 residences, and an exclusive business district, a town park, and a town hall. Sewall’s Point holds some of the most desirable waterfront and non-waterfront property in the county.

Unfortunately even Sewall’s Point can be struck by water and flood damage, fire damage, mold infestation and biohazards. So, when residents and business owners in the Sewall’s Point area need a premier cleanup, fire restoration, water restoration company, SERVPRO is prepared to help. This unique community is famous for its waterfront homes with views of the St. Lucie River, the Indian River, and the Intracoastal Waterway, and is often called a boater’s paradise. Sewall’s Point is also a nationally recognized Tree City and an Audubon Society Certified Bird Sanctuary. The tree-lined streets feature beautiful estate homes, and the town strives to maintain its small town character, to preserve property values and the quality of its neighborhoods.