Southport Cottages

I can hardly believe it's Sunday night again -- another weekend has flown by.  I hope yours was a good one!  A few weeks ago I shared a cute cottage in Southport, N.C., for St. Patrick's Day.  Here are some more Southport cottages for you.

If you're a person who loves cottages, Southport is the place for you.  So many charming cottages, so little time.  This one looks tiny from the front --

but when you see it from the side, it looks much bigger.  I love the stained wood front door on this house.

Love the Bermuda shutters on the end of this porch.

Again, you can see the full size of the house from the side.  Most of the houses in this part of Southport were built in the 1800's and early 1900's; almost all of them have historic markers on the front.  These first two houses appear to be new construction, but they blend well with the older homes.

Not only are the cottages charming, but their setting is picture perfect.

Isn't this a cute little place?  It really looks more like a shop than a house.  I wonder if someone bought an old shop and converted it to a residence?  I love the window treatments and the double front doors.

This house above reminds me of a green butter mint.

Here you can see one of the historic markers I mentioned to the right of the door.  Another charming front door!  I never see doors like this in our town.  I finally saw a Haint blue porch ceiling; I've seen them mentioned on other blogs and in magazines, but had never seen one in person.

Here's a closer look.

I think this is a really pretty cottage -- isn't that a great porch?

Here's a closer view of the side porch.

This bell was hanging on the porch; it has an early American look to it.

I love that gable on the front.

Viewed from the other side.

Here's the last house on this little row; I love the curving sidewalk and the way the tree makes a screen for the upper porch.

Pretty lace curtains on and around the door.

And this one's for sale folks.  It's definitely a charmer and neat as a pin.

On the other side of the street was this house.  I've never seen a picket fence shaped like this one -- so cute.  :)

This looks like another Haint blue porch ceiling and beautiful front door.

Check out the little wrought iron gate on the right.  Do you see the three dogs standing in front of the door on the right side of the house?  They were so funny; they barked at us the whole time we were taking pictures of their house and the house next door.

They're barking and howling in this picture.  ;)

We've never walked down this street before, and it was fun to see these houses.

Southport is one of the most unique towns I've ever visited.

I'll share some more of these pretty homes in another post.  You can see other houses in Southport Here and Here.

We parked in front of the old Smithville Burying Ground and walked several blocks, taking pictures as we went.  This old live oak stands in front of the cemetery.

I couldn't resist taking a picture of this; I've never seen ferns growing on a tree trunk before, have you?!  I've seen ivy and kudzu, but not ferns.  They're so lush and green, too.  I wonder if they'll kill the tree -- I hope not.

A big camellia bush had shed its blossoms over the ground.

Finally, as we were returning to our car, a bluebird flew past us and landed on a nearby tree.  My husband captured some great pictures of it.

He's looking at something on the ground here -- so cute.  :-D

It was a great day for taking pictures; the sky was blue, the sunshine was cheerful, and there were lots of good shadow shots.  I hope you enjoyed the tour; thanks so much for joining me!  I so appreciate your visits and comments and hope you have a wonderful week.

I'm linking to Mosaic Monday, hosted by Judith at Lavender Cottage, and Amaze Me Monday, hosted by Cindy at Dwellings The Heart of Your Home.  Thank you, ladies, for hosting these parties!


Denise