2617 Confederate Avenue, Vicksburg, MS 39180 (MLS# 4147204)

2617 Confederate Avenue, Vicksburg, MS 39180

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$849,000

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Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 4 Square Footage: 4,300 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 161,172 Status: Active

Current Price: $849,000 List Date: 4/24/2026 Last Modified: 4/24/2026

Overview

Description

There are properties that sell square footage, and there are properties that sell history. 2617 Confederate Avenue is emphatically the latter — a 1910 residence of documented architectural and historical distinction, positioned directly along the grounds of Vicksburg National Military Park on five private acres of ground where the Civil War's most decisive campaign was decided in 1863. Built for E. C. Neill — a Vicksburg businessman whose commercial legacy endures in this city to this day — the residence was constructed at a scale and standard that reflected his standing in the community. Original solid cypress beams traverse the principal rooms, a material of extraordinary durability and beauty that early twentieth-century Southern craftsmen selected precisely because they understood it would outlast everything around it. They were correct. A handsome brick-floor foyer establishes the formal entry sequence, drawing visitors through to a living room of genuine volume — floor ... (Read more) There are properties that sell square footage, and there are properties that sell history. 2617 Confederate Avenue is emphatically the latter — a 1910 residence of documented architectural and historical distinction, positioned directly along the grounds of Vicksburg National Military Park on five private acres of ground where the Civil War's most decisive campaign was decided in 1863. Built for E. C. Neill — a Vicksburg businessman whose commercial legacy endures in this city to this day — the residence was constructed at a scale and standard that reflected his standing in the community. Original solid cypress beams traverse the principal rooms, a material of extraordinary durability and beauty that early twentieth-century Southern craftsmen selected precisely because they understood it would outlast everything around it. They were correct. A handsome brick-floor foyer establishes the formal entry sequence, drawing visitors through to a living room of genuine volume — floor-to-ceiling windows, corner fireplace, proportions that command attention. The formal dining room presents a second fireplace, custom integrated shelving, and a wall of purposeful storage. These are not incidental details. They are the considered decisions of a builder working without compromise. The kitchen and keeping room have been renovated to the standard the discerning buyer requires: Sub-Zero refrigeration, Viking professional appliances, a curated dry bar. The renovation respects the architecture rather than overriding it. The primary suite occupies its own commanding position, attended by dual private bathrooms and a private deck overlooking the estate grounds below. The lower level contains what is, without qualification, one of the most historically significant rooms in private residential Vicksburg: the Eisenhower Suite. On July 4, 1947 — the occasion that ended Vicksburg's 84-year refusal to celebrate American Independence Day, drawing an estimated 50,000 people into the streets — General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe and then-Chief of Staff of the United States Army, stayed in this home as the personal guest of E. C. Neill. The two men played bridge together. Three days later, on July 7, 1947, Eisenhower wrote to Neill from his DDE letterhead — a copy of the letter remains in this home today, framed on the suite's wall. In it, the future 34th President of the United States reflects warmly on his Vicksburg visit, remarks with characteristic wit on losing $1.70 at the bridge table, and expresses his hope to return. It is signed in his hand: Dwight D. Eisenhower. That letter conveys in Eisenhower's own words the regard he held for this house, its owner, and this city. The lower-level suite is fully self-contained: private living area, kitchenette, bedroom, and full bathroom — designed then as now to receive guests of consequence. Properties of this authenticated provenance do not re-enter the market on any predictable schedule. The intersection of irreplaceable original materials, documented Presidential association, a position within a National Military Park, and five private acres represents a legacy holding by any serious measure.

Listing Details MLS# 4147204

General Property Information

Property Sub Type: Single Family Residence
New Construction: No
Property Condition: Move In Ready
Approx Lot Size Acres: 3.7
Lot Size Dimensions: 512 x 256
Approx H/C SqFt: 4300
SqFt Source: Assessor
List Price/SqFt: 197.44
Year Built Known: No
Carport Spaces: Yes
Total Floors: 3
Bedrooms Total: 4
Bathrooms Full: 4
Bathrooms Half: Yes
Fireplace: Yes
Fireplaces Total: 2
Pool: No
School District: Vicksburg Warren Dist
Home Warranty: No
Accessibility Features: No
Garage Spaces: 0
Bathrooms Three Quarter: 0

Property Features

Structure Type: House Architectural Style: Other Lot Features: Few Trees; Front Yard; Landscaped; Open Lot; Sloped; Views; Wooded Levels: Three Or More Interior Features: Beamed Ceilings; Built-in Features; Crown Molding; Double Vanity; Eat-in Kitchen; Entrance Foyer; High Speed Internet; His and Hers Closets; In-Law Floorplan; Kitchen Island; Natural Woodwork; Primary Downstairs; Smart Thermostat; Soaking Tub; Split Plan; Storage; Walk-In Closet(s); Wet Bar Special Purpose Rooms: Formal Dining Room; Gathering Room; Guest Room; Sitting Room; Storage Kitchen Features: Custom Cabinets; Granite Counters; Kitchen Island; Kitchen/Family Room Combo; Solid Surface Counters Bathroom Features: Ceramic Tile; Double Vanity; Jack/Jill Bath; Separate Tub & Shower; Soaking Tub; Two Primary Baths; Two Walk-In Closets; Walk-In Shower Fireplace Features: Gas Appliances: 5 Burner; Built-In Gas Oven; Built-In Gas Range; Built-In Refrigerator; Cooktop; Double Oven; Electric Water Heater; Gas Oven; Gas Range; Ice Maker; Microwave Walls - Interior: Paneling; Sheetrock; Wood Flooring: Brick; Carpet; Ceramic Tile; Wood Window Features: Insulated Windows Door Features: Dead Bolt Lock(s); Double Entry; Sliding Doors; Storm Door(s) Laundry Features: Lower Level Security Features: Carbon Monoxide Detector(s); Fire Alarm; Security Gate; Security Lights; Security System Owned Cooling: Multi Units Heating: Central; Natural Gas Utilities: Electricity Connected; Natural Gas Connected; Sewer Connected Sewer: Public Sewer Water Source: Public Foundation Details: Brick/Mortar; Concrete Perimeter Listing Terms: 1031 Exchange; Cash; Conventional; FHA; VA Loan Roof: Asphalt Shingle Patio And Porch Features: Deck; Porch Exterior Features: Balcony; Gas and Propane hookup; Lighting; Permeable Paving; Private Entrance; Private Yard; Rain Gutters Fencing: Gate Driveway Features: Circular Drive; Concrete Drive Parking Features: Attached Carport; Carport; Circular Driveway; Common; Concrete; Private Community Features: Curbs; Gated; Hiking/Walking Trails; Near Entertainment; Park; Street Lights Waterfront Features: None Attic Features: Attic/Stair Storage Water Heater: Other Disclosures: As Is; Lead Paint Room Type: Bathroom; Bedroom; Bonus Room; Den; Dining Room; Family Room; Kitchen; Laundry; Primary Bathroom; Primary Bedroom

Address and Location Information

Street Number: 2617
Street Name: Confederate
Street Suffix: Avenue
County: Warren
State: MS
Zip Code: 39180
Parcel Number: 1087-26-0450-0043-00
PPIN: 013697
Subdivision: Metes And Bounds
Community Of: N/A

Listing Information

Listing Service: Full Service

Tax and Financial Information

Tax Annual Amount: 3133
Tax Year: 2025
Homestead Y/N: Yes
Additional Exemptions Y/N: No
Zoning: Residential Estate
Flood Insurance Required?: No
Leasehold Y/N: No
Sold In Previous 12 Months: No
Association: No
Covenants Y/N: No
Legal Description: LOTS: 20 PLAT BOOK 1- 116 PAGE- 16 COLLEGE ADDITION B WB Y P 454 03/06/2008

Parking Features

Parking Total: 5
Attached Carport: Yes
Carport: Yes
Circular Driveway: Yes
Common: Yes
Concrete: Yes
Private: Yes

More Information

Showing Requirements

Showing: Appointment Required
Appointment Phone: 504-444-8670
Lockbox Location: See Remarks

Attic Features

Attic: Yes
Attic/Stair Storage: Yes

Basement Features

Basement: No

Remarks & Miscellaneous

Public Remarks: There are properties that sell square footage, and there are properties that sell history. 2617 Confederate Avenue is emphatically the latter — a 1910 residence of documented architectural and historical distinction, positioned directly along the grounds of Vicksburg National Military Park on five private acres of ground where the Civil War's most decisive campaign was decided in 1863. Built for E. C. Neill — a Vicksburg businessman whose commercial legacy endures in this city to this day — the residence was constructed at a scale and standard that reflected his standing in the community. Original solid cypress beams traverse the principal rooms, a material of extraordinary durability and beauty that early twentieth-century Southern craftsmen selected precisely because they understood it would outlast everything around it. They were correct. A handsome brick-floor foyer establishes the formal entry sequence, drawing visitors through to a living room of genuine volume — floor-to-ceiling windows, corner fireplace, proportions that command attention. The formal dining room presents a second fireplace, custom integrated shelving, and a wall of purposeful storage. These are not incidental details. They are the considered decisions of a builder working without compromise. The kitchen and keeping room have been renovated to the standard the discerning buyer requires: Sub-Zero refrigeration, Viking professional appliances, a curated dry bar. The renovation respects the architecture rather than overriding it. The primary suite occupies its own commanding position, attended by dual private bathrooms and a private deck overlooking the estate grounds below. The lower level contains what is, without qualification, one of the most historically significant rooms in private residential Vicksburg: the Eisenhower Suite. On July 4, 1947 — the occasion that ended Vicksburg's 84-year refusal to celebrate American Independence Day, drawing an estimated 50,000 people into the streets — General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe and then-Chief of Staff of the United States Army, stayed in this home as the personal guest of E. C. Neill. The two men played bridge together. Three days later, on July 7, 1947, Eisenhower wrote to Neill from his DDE letterhead — a copy of the letter remains in this home today, framed on the suite's wall. In it, the future 34th President of the United States reflects warmly on his Vicksburg visit, remarks with characteristic wit on losing $1.70 at the bridge table, and expresses his hope to return. It is signed in his hand: Dwight D. Eisenhower. That letter conveys in Eisenhower's own words the regard he held for this house, its owner, and this city. The lower-level suite is fully self-contained: private living area, kitchenette, bedroom, and full bathroom — designed then as now to receive guests of consequence. Properties of this authenticated provenance do not re-enter the market on any predictable schedule. The intersection of irreplaceable original materials, documented Presidential association, a position within a National Military Park, and five private acres represents a legacy holding by any serious measure.

Structure Type

House: Yes

Architectural Style

Other: Yes

Lot Features

Few Trees: Yes
Front Yard: Yes
Landscaped: Yes
Open Lot: Yes
Sloped: Yes
Views: Yes
Wooded: Yes

Levels

Three Or More: Yes

Sewer

Public Sewer: Yes

Water Source

Public: Yes

Listing Terms

1031 Exchange: Yes
Cash: Yes
Conventional: Yes
FHA: Yes
VA Loan: Yes

Waterfront Features

None: Yes

Interior Features

Beamed Ceilings: Yes
Built-in Features: Yes
Crown Molding: Yes
Double Vanity: Yes
Eat-in Kitchen: Yes
Entrance Foyer: Yes
High Speed Internet: Yes
His and Hers Closets: Yes
In-Law Floorplan: Yes
Kitchen Island: Yes
Natural Woodwork: Yes
Primary Downstairs: Yes
Smart Thermostat: Yes
Soaking Tub: Yes
Split Plan: Yes
Storage: Yes
Walk-In Closet(s): Yes
Wet Bar: Yes

Utilities

Electricity Connected: Yes
Natural Gas Connected: Yes
Sewer Connected: Yes

Special Purpose Rooms

Formal Dining Room: Yes
Gathering Room: Yes
Guest Room: Yes
Sitting Room: Yes
Storage: Yes

Kitchen Features

Custom Cabinets: Yes
Granite Counters: Yes
Kitchen Island: Yes
Kitchen/Family Room Combo: Yes
Solid Surface Counters: Yes

Bathroom Features

Ceramic Tile: Yes
Double Vanity: Yes
Jack/Jill Bath: Yes
Separate Tub & Shower: Yes
Soaking Tub: Yes
Two Primary Baths: Yes
Two Walk-In Closets: Yes
Walk-In Shower: Yes

Fireplace Features

Gas: Yes

Appliances

5 Burner: Yes
Built-In Gas Oven: Yes
Built-In Gas Range: Yes
Built-In Refrigerator: Yes
Cooktop: Yes
Double Oven: Yes
Electric Water Heater: Yes
Gas Oven: Yes
Gas Range: Yes
Ice Maker: Yes
Microwave: Yes

Walls - Interior

Paneling: Yes
Sheetrock: Yes
Wood: Yes

Flooring

Brick: Yes
Carpet: Yes
Ceramic Tile: Yes
Wood: Yes

Window Features

Insulated Windows: Yes

Door Features

Dead Bolt Lock(s): Yes
Double Entry: Yes
Sliding Doors: Yes
Storm Door(s): Yes

Laundry Features

Lower Level: Yes

Security Features

Carbon Monoxide Detector(s): Yes
Fire Alarm: Yes
Security Gate: Yes
Security Lights: Yes
Security System Owned: Yes

Cooling

Multi Units: Yes

Heating

Central: Yes
Natural Gas: Yes

Foundation Details

Brick/Mortar: Yes
Concrete Perimeter: Yes

Exterior Construction/Siding

Brick: Yes
Wood Siding: Yes

Roof

Asphalt Shingle: Yes

Exterior Features

Balcony: Yes
Gas and Propane hookup: Yes
Lighting: Yes
Permeable Paving: Yes
Private Entrance: Yes
Private Yard: Yes
Rain Gutters: Yes

Patio And Porch Features

Deck: Yes
Porch: Yes

Fencing

Gate: Yes

Driveway Features

Circular Drive: Yes
Concrete Drive: Yes

Community Features

Curbs: Yes
Gated: Yes
Hiking/Walking Trails: Yes
Near Entertainment: Yes
Park: Yes
Street Lights: Yes

Water Heater

Other: Yes

Disclosures

As Is: Yes
Lead Paint: Yes

Room Type

Bathroom: Yes
Bedroom: Yes
Bonus Room: Yes
Den: Yes
Dining Room: Yes
Family Room: Yes
Kitchen: Yes
Laundry: Yes
Primary Bathroom: Yes
Primary Bedroom: Yes

Room Information

Room Name	Level
Primary Bedroom	Main
Primary Bathroom	Main
Primary Bathroom	Main
Bedroom	Upper
Bedroom	Upper
Bathroom	Upper
Bedroom	Lower
Bedroom
Bathroom	Lower
Family Room	Main
Dining Room	Main
Den	Main
Dining Room	Main
Bonus Room	Lower
Kitchen	Main
Laundry	Main

Listing Office: Crescent Sotheby's International Realty

Listing Agent: Douglas Adams

Last Updated: April - 24 - 2026