190 Lafayette Dr, Port Saint Joe, FL 32456

190 Lafayette Drive comes with 95 feet of Gulf frontage on the north end of Cape San Blas, with nothing but dune grass between its decks and the sand. This stretch of shoreline faces west, so the sun goes down over open water every evening. The house was laid out to keep the water in view.

On the main level, the kitchen's windows look straight out to the Gulf over exposed brick, quartz countertops, gray shaker cabinetry, and a breakfast bar that seats a crowd. The living room, with its linear fireplace, opens to screened porches where a hanging daybed sways above the beach.

Three bedrooms and two baths share this floor, along with a game room whose windows frame the shoreline beyond the pool table, ping pong, and arcade cabinet. A spiral staircase climbs to a loft bedroom. The primary suite has the upper level to itself, with a sitting area, a coffee station, and a private balcony on the Gulf.

Down on the ground level, a movie room with bunks and a half bath round out five bedrooms, three and a half baths, and 3,802 heated square feet. Outside, decks wrap the Gulf side of the house on more than one level, so there's always a spot in the sun or the shade with the water right in front of it.

Under the house, the hot tub faces the beach, with a putting green and hanging rattan chairs alongside and an enclosed outdoor shower for rinsing off the sand. The beach is only a few steps away. St. Joseph Peninsula State Park is just up the road, and the bay fills with scallopers every summer.

Port St. Joe is about sixteen miles away, with its marina, the Cape San Blas Lighthouse, and the shops and restaurants along Reid Avenue. Indian Pass Raw Bar is a short drive, and historic downtown Apalachicola is about twenty-seven miles east. Some places are better seen in person. This is one of them.