LOVELY CUSTOM HOME ON LARGE WOODED CORNER LOT (4 COMBINED LOTS in Historic District) WITH PRIVATE GUEST COTTAGE. Kitchen hosts all New Appliances, Custom Countertops, White Cabinetry w/Glass Doors & Built-in Desk + Island and Walk-in Pantry. Dining Rm w/Bay Window provides Seating for 10-12. Enjoy Outdoor Living & Dining on the adjacent Rear Screened Porch and the welcoming Wrap-around Front Porch, entering into a gracious over-sized Foyer. Pine Floors run throughout Kitchen, Dining and all Living Areas. A Large Fireplace w/Raised Hearth, Custom Shelving & Porch Access compliment the Living Room which opens to the adjacent Family Room through a wide cased opening. This room is adorned with beautifully crafted ceiling moldings, a full wall of display shelving and quaint, custom corner bookshelves accenting the lovely wood staircase and a wide hallway leading back to Kitchen and Powder Room. Upstairs are the Master En Suite with Sitting Rm and 2 walk-in closets; 2 Guest Rooms and a smaller 4th Bedroom/Office/Hobby Room + the Guest Bath all center around a large wide living space with Pine Flooring, at top of the Staircase. Explore multiple outdoor garden areas with indigenous southern coastal plantings & trees, enclosed with charming white picket fencing. A rear Courtyard w/ flagstone pavers segues to the Guest Cottage Front Porch, a Detached Double Garage & Workshop PLUS a large side yard with plenty of room for a pool & pool house. This property is situated in the heart of Southport's Historic District, just 3 Blocks from the Waterfront with a full service Marina on the ICW, renowned Boutique Shoppes and Waterfront Dining...all an easy walk, bicycle or golf cart ride. Southport sits at the confluence of the ICW, the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean, located between Historic Wilmington, NC and Fun-filled Myrtle Beach SC...both with International Airports. You are surrounded by the Beach Communities of Bald Head Island, Oak Island & Caswell Beach.