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211 N Howe Street, Saint James, NC 28461

$1,599,999

$654 per ft²

0.27 Acres

Listing Office: Southport Realty, Inc.

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PRIME BUSINESS LOCATION on .275 acres IN DOWNTOWN HISTORIC SOUTHPORT. Circa 1928, the A. Tilden and Lizzie McKeithan House has served as home to the iconic Ricky Evans Art Gallery for the past twenty years.This gracious historic southern beauty has served as residential quarters to its owners as well. As the owners prepare to retire to pursue painting full time a rare opportunity emerges for a lucky new owner to house his or her business with the potential opportunity to reside on-site in the second floor two bedroom one bath owners apartment, or to lease it out as a short term rental or to use it for business purposes. ZONED BUSINESS DISTRICT this property includes a 2448 square foot Craftsmen style historic home plus two conditioned outbuildings (457 ft2 and 296 ft2) on an oversized lot with lots of potential. This property encompasses .275 acres, a rarity in the downtown Historic District where land is like gold. The property encompasses parts of lots 64, 65 and 66 of the original 100 lots laid out in 1793 for the creation town of the town of Smithville, now Southport. The original owner Tilden McKeithan was Clerk of the Superior Court. The view from the rear porch of the upstairs owners suite is like looking into the Garden of Eden-who could imagine such a spacious treed lot in the heart of downtown. The outbuildings are currently used as an office and painting studio, and as a wood shop for crafting custom frames. The possibilities are endless for continuing these structures in their current use, repurposing them, or making room for an an addition to the primary structure. An alley on the south side of the primary structure offers vehicular access to the rear of the property for parking and or vehicle storage, a rarity in downtown. Business district zoning allows for a variety of uses ranging from retail to wine bar, restaurant, art gallery etc. The possibilities are endless. For more information and to schedule your private showing.

Listing Agent:

License Number:

Offered by: Southport Realty, Inc.

Office Phone: 910-457-7676

MLS: #100530125

Hive MLS

Date Added: 09/11/2025 12:00:00 am

Last Update: 03/02/2026 12:36:42 am

Days on Market: 194

Interior

A/C: Heat Pump
Heating: Propane, Gas Pack, Heat Pump, Electric, Electric, Propane

Construction

General: Wood Siding, Crawl Space

Location

Road/Access: City Street, State Road, Paved
Originating MLS: Hive MLS
County: Brunswick

Lot

Zoning: BD, 211 N. Howe 1 .000LT, 237ld043
Current Use: Retail, Residential

Utilities

Water: Public
Sewer: Municipal Sewer, Brunswick County Public Utilities

Financial

Source: Hive MLS

Property

Year Built: 1928
Type: Land
Parcel #: 237ld043

09/19/2025Active

09/11/2025Coming Soon

09/11/2025$1,599,999@ 654 per ft²Listed

Listing Broker

Jennifer Johnson

1 @ Charter One Realty

License #: 376649

Email: JenniferJohnson@CharterOneRealty.com

Phone: (912) 790-9999

Location: Pooler, GA

Jennifer Sells Savannah GA

MLS: #100530125

Source: Hive MLS

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211 N Howe Street, Saint James, NC 28461 is a 0.27 Acres, Land built in 1928.

This property is currently available and was listed by Hive MLS on 09/11/2025 12:00:00 am. The MLS # for the property is MLS #100530125.

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