DUNEDIN — The historic house on Scotland Street could be called the Zimmerman-Boyd-Honey-Your-Name-Here House for about $1-million.

The home, which was rescued from demolition by developer and Dunedin resident Sherry-Lee Cook, is up for auction. Cook said she will donate $10,000 of the profit to the city's historical society.

The house, built in 1910, was almost destroyed after developers bought the site where it sat. They started but never finished the mixed-use project, and a boxy eyesore on the site was later torn down. The historic house almost went with it before Cook stepped up in late 2006 and agreed to have the house moved to her property a block away at 419 Scotland St.

It is named after previous owners: Thomas Zimmerman, who built the house and whose family was involved in local politics, sold it in 1934 to Robert U. Boyd, the city's train station manager. Boyd's wife wrote a monthly column for a local newspaper. Three years after Boyd's death in 1986, Bill and Berta Honey bought the house and converted it into an antique store.

The house's historical construction as well as the people who lived there make the home worth preserving, said Vinnie Luisi, executive director of the city's historical museum.

"The house contains many, many stories of Dunedin's history representing the people that lived in that home," he said.

Cook has since spent about $500,000 to move and restore the 4,000-square-foot Victorian house. She converted the attic to a master suite, restored the original floors and added luxury amenities, such as a Jacuzzi tub in each guest bedroom. Including the studio cottage at the back of the property, the house has five bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms.

The roof, foundation, plumbing and electrical wiring are all new. The original banister, front porch and some of the windows were kept.

"You're getting all the wonderful bones of an older house but modern conveniences," Cook said.

On June 1, Cook is having a "soft grand opening" from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at which local merchants and residents are invited to see the restored home. Those who want to bid on the house are invited to tour it from noon to 3 p.m. on June 7 and 8.

Those interested will place a bid in a silent auction. The top five bidders will be invited back the evening of June 8 for the chance to outbid each other, said Steve Tuten, a real estate adviser who is running the auction.

Tuten said he is expecting the house to sell for about $950,000.

Tamara El-Khoury can be reached at (727) 445-4181 or tel-khoury@sptimes.com.