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Old South Charm in Historic Mobile

Elegant historic home with three floors of living space, plus basement. Total of 4,200-plus square feet. Four bedrooms and 4-1/2 baths. Four working fireplaces.

Located in midtown Mobile in the Old Dauphinway Historic District, the house is just minutes from downtown, major hospitals, schools and shopping.

First Floor has a very large living room, elegant entrance foyer with wide staircase, spacious dining room, huge modern kitchen with full dining area and a cozy den.

The Second Floor has three bedrooms, three baths and a relaxing sunroom and veranda.

The Third Floor, currently used as a recreation space and guest suite, can be used as additional bedrooms and has a full bath.

Basement has two finished rooms now used as storage and an exercise room, plus additional unfinished space for heating and air conditioning system. A full garage offers additional storage.

The original house was built in the 1840s but substantially rebuilt on the same site during the 1920s, using much of the original brick, trim, windows and other materials.

The house sits on 1.5 acres of landscaped grounds with ancient live oaks and established camellias, azaleas and other plantings.