1004 Highway 90 Dr Mobile, AL 36693

Come and be impressed by this grand, stately mid-century, Midtown feel home featuring a separate French Country Carriage House, for a total of almost 4,000 s/f.
The architectural features reminiscent of Old New Orleans, abundant wrought iron on the spacious front porch, along with marble and wrought iron steps , make for an inviting entrance. Heron Lakes Country Club is within view of this home.
Tastefully done updates marry the new with the mid century features. With attention to detail you will see reclaimed solid brass knobs and and latches, a grand hallway with a bespoke coat rack/umbrella stand, a built in bar/serving area,and a bookcase that is 10 feet tall and 12 feet long. The grand hallway measures 51' long by 6' wide.
This wonderful home has 10 1/2 foot ceilings throughout. The beautiful Longleaf, yellow, heart of pine flooring is an amazing feature of this home, along with solid oak flooring in each bedroom. Adding space and beauty are the extra large original windows, which surround the entire space. The kitchen cabinets measuring approximately 10 feet in height have beautiful marble tile back splash, Corian counter tops and porcelain tile flooring.
The master bedroom has 2 entrances and a spacious bathroom. Separate from this area are three additional bedrooms with a large,walk through closet and two additional full bathrooms.
An interesting feature of the main house is that the laundry room can be accessed from an exterior door and is located near a bathroom. Perfect for those who need an area to change and/or shower before coming in contact with others, such as first responders or essential workers.

Now to the Carriage House which is attached to the main house by means of a covered walkway and carport and measures 458 s/f (+/-). Possible uses are a separate office, apartment, art studio, home schooling area, airbnb, etc. The Carriage House has a kitchen with new electric range, new sink and faucets, and new wooden counter top, a bathroom with new fixtures and new plumbing.All updated electrical and canned lighting. Lots of windows and a sun room with a French door make this a great space. New flooring throughout is waterproof, vinyl plank. This home was previously owned by the Wintzell family of the well known Wintzell Oyster House restaurants so look for the displayed oyster shells that were found on the property. On both sides of the Carriage House are garden beds perfect for growing herbs and vegetables, along with a spacious patio for outdoor entertaining.
The Main house and the Carriage house have had the electrical updated spring of 2020 and have been newly painted, both exterior and interior. HVAC is about 5 years old.
Back to history, the main house is encircled by a drive that has over 20,000 Coledale blocks/ bricks that were made in England and reportedly came from the Old Mobile Brewery. An iron gate gracing the drive is said to have come from the House of Two Cities. Bricks on the house are from Spain and were used in the Plaza Hotel in Pensacola.
Historical details were gathered from documents found in the home.
This home has to be seen to be believed. A truly unique home place.
You will find the Sky Ranch neighborhood to be walk friendly, bike friendly, pet friendly, family oriented, with community events throughout the year. Known for the centuries old oak trees Sky Ranch is a desirable place to call home.
Convenient to I-65 and I-10, making it a short commute to Florida, Mississippi,Dauphin Island and the beaches of the Gulf.
One owner is a licensed real estate agent in Alabama. Buyers to verify all facts and figures.