Historic Coast home lists for $2.5 million. Here's a look inside, what to know

A Spanish-style landmark home in Gulf Hills built nearly 100 years ago is on the market for $2.5 million. Villa del Mare sits on 1.4 acres along Old Fort Bayou in Jackson County, with 250 feet of waterfront.

FULL STORY: This Coast home can be yours for $2.5 million. History stretches back 100 years

Here are key takeaways:

• Villa del Mare was originally built as a fishing camp in 1927 and was one of only two homes in the original Gulf Hills resort just north of downtown Ocean Springs.
• The Mississippi Department of Archives & History designated the house a Mississippi landmark in 2008.
• The 5,497-square-foot home has five bedrooms, five full baths, a three-car garage and a pool inside a gated, walled courtyard.
• Features include wood-framed French doors with fanlight transoms, heart pine floors, a vintage Czechoslovakian chandelier and a waterfront dock and boathouse.
• Owners Greg and Cecelia Cenac bought the home in 2022 and rebuilt the back porch and alcove about two years ago after microburst damage, working with a structural engineer and architect specializing in historic construction.

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Anita Lee

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Anita, a Mississippi native, graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and previously worked at the Jackson Daily News and Virginian-Pilot, joining the Sun Herald in 1987. She specializes in in-depth coverage of government, public corruption, transparency and courts. She has won state, regional and national journalism awards, most notably contributing to Hurricane Katrina coverage awarded the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service. Support my work with a digital subscription