2151 Venetia Road, Mobile

A one-of-a-kind property on the wide, deep part of Dog River with unobstructed views of the river. The property has 4 structures on approximately 7 acres, with 230 feet on the river: the home, the garage, the cottage, and the original pump house. There is also a boat shed, a wharf with seating, and a small kayak wharf. The house was designed by architect G. Ross Hammond and built in 1948. The house has a front porch, foyer, gallery, dining room, library with a fireplace, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, breakfast/bar kitchen, a large glassed-in porch on the river, an attic with pull down stair access, quarter-sawn red oak hardwood floors, old brick floors in the gallery and pine floors on porch. The exterior is Old Mobile brick. The cottage adds an additional bedroom and bathroom, and is currently set up as a studio. The detached 2 car garage has 2 heated and cooled offices and a walk-up attic. Lavish mature landscape includes gorgeous oaks, old camellias, and a scuppernong orchard.