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you’ve heard of colonial revival. Well, this you’ve heard of colonial revival. Well, this stroudwater showcase, built circa 1740 and for stroudwater showcase, built circa 1740 and for sale today as a delicious crumb from the estate sale today as a delicious crumb from the estate of lumber magnate David andrew, owner of the of lumber magnate David andrew, owner of the L.c. andrew mill, is a revived Colonial. L.c. andrew mill, is a revived Colonial. VuLture aLert:VuLture aLert: It’s listed at just $394,000. It’s listed at just $394,000.
t’s a bit of a jolt to think of sleepy Stroudwater as the hyperkinetic nerve center of northern dominions of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, with Colonials strutting about and talking quickly as though they were in The West Wing. But in the mid-18th century, this was a happenin’ neck of the woods. The Tate House presided over the mast trade for the King’s ships, and a block away, surveying the Fore River as it calls to the sea, the Francis Waldo Mansion set a standard for style that still impresses today, after roughly 260 years. You want to talk about curb appeal. If this house were for sale in Greenwich, Connecticut, it would sell in the millions.
Original hand-adzed wainscoting and paneling conjures up visions of Colonial Williamsburg or Sturbridge Village–except this, with its 12-over-12 windows, is the real thing. “It has a new furnace from 2003,” Siegel says. “These fluted pilasters are original.” While the kitchen needs remodeling, the original (some massive) fireplaces in almost every room, wide pine floorboards, and priceless preRevolutionary War wall wide-plank paneling make this one of the top, if not the top, restoration projects in Maine. Taxes are $5,632. n
