UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Updated 4-15-2025......
MATTIE MIDGETTE'S STORE
NATIONAL REGISTER of HISTORIC PLACES
LISTED IN DECEMBER, 2004
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MILEPOST 13, On the Beach Road, just South of Jockey's Ridge State Park & Soundside Road.
$925,000
4008 South Virginia Dare Trail, Nags Head, NC 27959
Zoning: C-5 Commercial/Residential Mixed Use
3 Bed 1.5 Bath 1,944 Sq ft ~ .42 acre lot (18,600 Sq ft)
Unique opportunity to restore Nags Head's most historic site, MATTIE MIDGETTE"S STORE, thereby
preserving the authentic Nags Head culture, traditions and lifestyle. This property provides
a variety of use options from private home, owner occupied business, retail, or food service,
among others.
The current owners made this historic site their home in 1994 and operated the Outer Banks
Beachcomber Museum (Facebook) on the site for 15 years. They repurposed the original
17' x 35' footprint of Mattie Midgette's Store, which over time, came to be the repository
Mattie’s eccentric daughter chose for her extensive collection of seaside artifacts.
Heralded in 2015 as "The most extraordinary and diverse collection of seaside relics ever
amassed by a beachcomber", her collection is now internationally recognized as a singular
achievement. Here
In November of 2019, it was carefully packed up and can be conveyed to a buyer interested
in reopening as a full time heritage attraction. It could also be down scaled and serve as an
adjunct to any number of other ventures.
- Located in the heart of the Nags Head Cottage Row Historic District,
the most charming, serene, and desirable stretch of beach in the area.
- Oversized Lot: 62'x300' - 18,600 Sqft
- Whitewater Ocean Views from second floor 14' x 18' covered deck.
- Original Tongue & Groove Pine Beadboard walls throughout.
- This property is being sold "As Is".
while preserving the culture, tradition, and life style of the old Outer Banks.
- 1.2 miles south of Jockey's Ridge State Park main entrance and 1/2 mile from
Jockey's Ridge State Park – Soundside Acces
s off Soundside Road. Here
- Jockey's Ridge Soundside Nature Trail Here
- One of the largest lots left on the West side of the Beach Road in Nags Head.
- Located in the newly created C-5 Historic Character Commercial Zoning District. Here
Among the over 50 potentially permitted C-5 uses are; Owner Occupied Art Gallery,Museum, Yoga Studio, Home Occupation, Office, Short Term Rental, B&B, Coffee shop,Misc. Retail, Commercial with Accessory Residential, and more.The original 17' x 35' retail space is intact and canserve as an income producing area. (photos below)
MMS in lower left corner, with Jockey's Ridge State Park(JRSP) above.
FLOOR PLANS:
FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT
SECOND FLOOR LAYOUT
EXTERIOR PROPERTY PHOTOS:
(MMS = Mattie Midgette's Store)
(CRD = Cottage Row District)
Photo Stitch of CRD from MMS second story deck.
View of south side of the property
View of the east side of the building from the Beach Road.
Looking east from fenced in area behind building
Deck view of Cottage Row, looking Southeast
MMS lower left, with NRHP Cottage Row Historic District above to the northeast.
Looking south east from sitting area on north side of lot.
View of a portion of the back of the back of the property looking north east.
FIRST FLOOR INTERIOR PHOTOS:
This room is 18' x 35' and could serve as an Art Gallery, Office, Yoga studio,
or one of many other residential or commercial uses. (See link below left.)
View of the main store area interior, looking west, when it was set up as the Outer Banks Beachcomber Museum.
This room is 18' x 35' and could serve as an Art Gallery, Office, Yoga studio,
or one of many other residential or commercial uses. (See link below left.)
A detailed list of potential uses allowed in
the C-5 zoning district can be seen here:
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C-5 MMS POTENTIAL USES 3-18-2025.pdf Size : 90.414 Kb Type : pdf |
View of main store area interior looking east, when it
was set up as the Outer Banks Beachcomber Museum.
LIVING ROOM
This room is on the street side of the one story addition on the south side of the main store.
The interior of the home has the original beaded tongue and groove wood paneling.
LAUNDRY ROOM PHOTOS
The back stairwell leads to the second floor that has 3 bedrooms, including one that opens out to the
second story 14' x 18' deck (see below), as well as a full bath with a 4' shower and cast iron clawfoot tub.
SECOND FLOOR PHOTOS
FULL BATH With 1906 CLAWFOOT TUB & 4' SHOWER STALL
Bedroom 1 ~ West
Bdrm 2 ~ Middle
Bdrm 3 ~ East ~ Facing Covered Deck
View from the second story deck looking southeast.
Zoom photo of white water Ocean View from deck.
View looking south down the Beach Road from second floor deck.
For questions or more information, contact Chaz Winkler & Dorothy Hope:
~ 252-564-5317 ~
~ OSOBNC@gmail.com ~
~ Preservation North Carolina Historic Property Listing ~ : Here
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