There's a kind of property that only comes along once in a generation, and 2525 Highway 58 is exactly that. Welcome to Southern Cross — a private mini-estate where architecture, land, water, and coastal lifestyle come together in one seamless experience. Nearly twenty-two acres on Hadnot Creek in Carteret County, a fully equipped pier and boat lift, and a compound of structures built with an intentionality and quality rarely seen on the North Carolina coast. This isn't a property you scroll past. It stops you. The main residence is a custom low-country design that wears its heritage well. Wide covered porches wrap the home, drawing the outdoors in and creating shaded living spaces that feel like natural extensions of the interior. Built in 2010 using Insulated Concrete Forms construction — the same structural methodology used in commercial buildings for its strength, energy efficiency, and wind resistance — every detail reflects how seriously this home was built. A Kohler whole-house generator, dual heat system, and engineered double-footer construction are the foundation. Over two thousand five hundred heated square feet of living space sits above one thousand four hundred eighty +/- square feet of heated and cooled garage. Inside, Brazilian cherry floors, a two-story stone fireplace, a custom kitchen with copper sinks and a thirty-six inch gas range, a primary suite with direct rear porch access, and a library/office with a private half bathroom create a main level that feels both grand and deeply grounded. The carriage house deserves its own conversation. Designed with classic proportions that complement the main residence without competing with it, this one thousand two hundred forty-six square foot heated and cooled living space sits above a three-car garage and offers a complete kitchen, loft great room, full bathroom, flex room, bamboo & tile floors, skylights, and a cupola that floods the space with natural light. Whether it becomes an income-producing rental or multigenerational suite or guest quarters or creative studio; the privacy of the main residence remains fully intact. The choice is entirely yours. The supporting infrastructure is equally impressive. A professional woodworking workshop built in 2024; a twenty-four by fifty metal utility building with five garage doors; a pool and pool house studio; a sawmill; drying shed; chicken coop; tool shed; greenhouse;and RV & boat parking pad with electricity round out this compound built for people who know how they want to live. And anchoring it all: A pier on Hadnot Creek with boat lift , kayak rack , electricity ,and water . Hadnot Creek is living amenity all its own . Kayak from your backyard , cast line off your private pier ,or crab from dock while herons ,egrets ,osprey ,and eagles work marsh around you . When you're ready for more ;Hadnot Creek opens directly into expansive White Oak River putting miles open water coastal exploration right at your doorstep . What makes Southern Cross truly rare is balance strikes — deep privacy nearly twenty-two acres without trace remoteness daily life . Historic Swansboro ;Cape Carteret ;Cedar Point minutes away along grocery stores retail restaurants coffee shops Star Hill Golf Western Park Recreation Center nearby aquatic gym facilities churches more Emerald Isle beach roughly fifteen minutes across high-rise bridge putting one finest barrier island beaches East Coast within easy reach any day week . This privacy on your own terms — space water land live exactly as choose full coastal community just down road . This property deserves experienced not just described Again welcome to Southern Cross! Seller actively pursuing permits expand septic system four-bedroom designation accommodate main residence carriage house Pool pool house unpermitted structures .