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C O NTENTS

October 2017 66 Rustic Refined A secluded lodge on Moosehead Lake features unparalleled craftsmanship, museum-quality antiques, and high-minded design

by Katy Kelleher Photography by François Gagné

84 We’re Not in Kansas Anymore A Dutch-influenced home for two global writers and scholars

by Debra Spark Photography by Jeff Roberts

100 The Best of Both Worlds A 200-year-old York farmhouse updated for decades to come

by Jen DeRose Photography by Jeff Roberts

ON THE COVER: In a grand Moosehead Lake lodge designed by architect Tim Mohr of Southwest Harbor, the owners’ bathroom features a concrete tub made by Concreteworks East of New Jersey.

Cover photography by François Gagné Rustic Refined, page 66

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October 2017

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38 TURNOUT

Going out, giving back: Supporting nonprofits and local businesses in the vital work they do year-round An Evening at Cuckolds Lighthouse; 2017 MHD Cape Elizabeth Garden Tour; Summer Camp

46 STYLE ROOM

A modern boho living area

50 AIA DESIGN THEORY

Architect Ann Fontaine-Fisher on the role of collaboration in design facilitation

54 PROFILE

The Maine Coast Stone Symposium honors sculptors, builders, and history

58 PORTRAIT OF PLACE

Ogunquit boasts a wide, white sand beach, a diverse mix of shops, a lively arts scene, and classic coastal scenery

112 SHOP TALK

In the Portland Lighting Concepts showroom, you’ll find a bevy of options, from rustic pendants to contemporary chandeliers

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Five standout artists to keep your eye on

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123 SHOWCASE

Nan Goldin at the Portland Museum of Art explores the tension inherent in the human experience

EDITOR’S NOTE 18 STAFF NOTE 22 CONTRIBUTORS 30 NOTES FROM OUR READERS 33 DESIGN WIRE 35 BRIGHT-MINDED HOME 36 EVENTS 42 RESOURCES 134 REAL ESTATE 139 THE DRAWING BOARD 168

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OCTOBER IN MH+D Stories from around the state

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hen it comes to interior design these days, almost anything goes. But there are still a couple of rules that most experts will agree upon, and this issue reminded me of one in particular: a room should always have something old in it. The character and warmth of something that’s vintage or antique (something that’s handmade works, too) is what makes a space feel considered, livable, and welcoming.

The homes in this issue all have a sense of history to them—whether it’s in the very bones of the structure or the collections contained within them. In York, homeowners Glenn and Mary Farrell modernized a dark and cramped 200-year-old farmhouse thanks to modern craftsmanship and a happy fusion of inherited, antique, and new furniture (The Best

of Both Worlds, page 100). In North Bath, scholars and writers Bunny McBride and Harald Prins have filled their riverfront home with beloved objects from their travels and even their childhoods for a true global mix (We’re Not in Kansas Anymore, page 84). And then on Moosehead Lake, the very architecture of a grand camp is steeped in history. Its design is based, in part, on the Arts and Crafts movement while its interior holds a considered collection of craft furniture (Rustic Refined, page 66).

There’s magic in the mingling of old and new. Perhaps it’s because, in this digital, fast-paced world, objects with history have an authenticity that is more appealing then ever. If this issue is any proof, then I think you’ll agree: the past has never felt fresher.

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PRODUCTION MANAGER Joel Kuschke

DIRECTOR OF EVENTS & SPONSORSHIPS Terri Coakley

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Casey Lovejoy

SPECIAL PROJECTS Emily McConnell

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STAFF NOTE PHOTOGRAPHY BY TED AXELROD

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ne year ago last month, my first story was published in Maine Home+Design. It was a profile of Scarborough builder Russ Doucette, and I was nervous about it: I knew Russ was somewhat of a legend, and I wanted to get things right. “Love it, love it, LOVE it,” his office manager, Janet Barrett, replied after she first read it. If I had profiled Bruce Springsteen, I couldn’t have been any happier.

In the months since, I’ve had the good fortune to meet and write about architects, designers, an engineer, a restoration expert, a stone craftsman, metal fabricators, and more builders, each of whom has a reputation for getting things right. Whether they are designing a custom home, reviving an old house for new owners, fabricating slate countertops, or installing a geothermal heat system, these professionals are some of the best in Maine at what they do, and many of them have had a hand in the stunning homes you see on these pages.

For this issue, I got to do something a bit different. Home design and construction involves both art and craft, and in many Maine homes, stone work is part of the mix.

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The annual Maine Coast Stone Symposium, held in August, celebrates the state’s stone industry—its history and the use of stone as both a building material and an art medium. I interviewed Steve Malcom of the Knickerbocker Group, which designs and builds homes that often include dramatic stone elements both indoors and out, along with sculptors Dick Alden and Dan Ucci.

It was a fascinating opportunity to learn about one of our state’s most abundant and beautiful natural resources and, as always, to be inspired.

Of course, Maine Home+Design is all about inspiration. As much as I enjoy writing for this magazine, I am also a reader, and like any reader, I also linger over its pages, discovering ideas for my own home—in my case an old farmhouse in Yarmouth. It has its share of quirks and many things my husband and I would like to fix, such as the granite front steps that have slid off-center over time. But unlike the facts and quotes in a story, it’s okay if some things aren’t quite right. Because it’s home, and it’s in Maine, and—to echo Janet—we LOVE it.

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WE LOVE MAINE. We fill our work days creating Maine-centric media products—publishing magazines and guides, producing radio shows, managing social media sites, developing websites, filming videos, producing events—because of this simple tenet. Our staff have stayed here, come back here, or moved here because we love Maine’s rich history, its unique character, and the people who live here, and most important, because we believe in Maine’s potential.

We simultaneously love the Maine we grew up in and fully embrace the reality that things change and evolve. And we bear witness to that happening here. We are cheerleaders for Maine as a place for people to live, stay, and thrive—a place for people from away to move to, a place for second homeowners to buy into, a place to raise children, a place to start and operate a business—as well as a place to visit and explore, a place to escape and heal. And, a place to be inspired.

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C ON T RI BU T O RS GLENN FARRELL has always had a passion for woodworking, furniture making, and building beautiful homes. Back in the early 1980s, Farrell was a certified public accountant working in Boston, but he didn’t feel fulfilled. Needing more of a challenge, in 1985 he moved to Maine and started YFI Custom Homes.

Later, he created YFI Millworks, the cabinet shop that works hand in hand with YFI Custom Homes building the interiors that make each client’s home special and unique. The Best of Both Worlds, page 100

WILLIAM H. SOUPCOFF cofounded TMS Architects in 1984, and under his design supervision TMS has been recognized over the past several decades for their many award-winning and innovative projects throughout the New England area. Soupcoff remains actively involved in all phases of his projects, from inception through construction. He received his master of architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his bachelor of architecture from the University of Cincinnati. The Best of Both Worlds, page 100

CLAIRE RATLIFF, a design partner at Cullman and Kravis in New York, developed her love of interior design in her hometown of Austin, Texas, where she grew up exposed to classic Southern style through her mother, a designer and avid antique collector. After attending the University of Texas at Austin, Ratliff continued her studies as a graduate student in London, where she became well versed in art history and design. After working for Robert A.M. Stern Architects, she joined Cullman and Kravis in 2001, and she has been a pivotal contributor to the firm’s success. Rustic Refined, page 66

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After graduating from the Yale School of Architecture in the late 1980s, TIM MOHR was the lead designer for a design-build firm in Virginia for a number of years, making occasional forays into Maine to work on residential projects. From the mid- to late 1990s, he worked as a project manager, associate partner, and ultimately codirector of the residential studio at William McDonough and Partners in Charlottesville, Virginia. Currently Mohr and his wife, Sherman Todd (also a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture), are working on numerous residential projects up and down the East Coast from their studios in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Southwest Harbor. Rustic Refined, page 66

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Hewes and Company started in 1975 in an old barn in Blue Hill. MICHAEL HEWES started as a one-man cabinet shop and gradually entered into residential construction, hiring help as needed. The company moved into a 22,000-square-foot building in 2000, which houses its cabinet shop, offices, warehouse, and a shop for panelizing buildings. The company has diversified from strictly residential work to marine work and cabinetwork in Maine, New York, and Boston, and is currently working on a sundial in Tennessee. Rustic Refined, page 66

One of the first experts in timber-frame restoration and construction in Maine, Presque Isle native JOHN LIBBY learned general construction from his father but taught himself the timber-frame craft. An initial barn restoration project led to his career specialization with Houses and Barns by John Libby, which he founded in 1971. Libby and his wife, Kim, have four grown children and enjoy summering on Matinicus Island. We’re Not in Kansas Anymore, page 84

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Architectural designer Jozef Tara of JOZEF TARA DESIGN in West Bath works in collaboration with Freeport’s House and Barns by John Libby. Tara grew up in Maine, graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a combined degree in architecture and industrial design, and then went to Alaska to work on native housing projects. On returning to Maine, he worked for larger architectural firms before setting out on his own. We’re Not in Kansas Anymore, page 84

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D ESIGN W I R E

BY BRITTANY COST

CALEB JOHNSON STUDIO and WOODHULL OF MAINE recently renovated and redesigned the Higgins Beach Inn in Scarborough. Owned

by Migis Hotel Group, the new design features 23 updated rooms and bathrooms, a nautical blue and green color palette, and covered outdoor dining at its restaurant, Shade.

CHILTON FURNITURE CO. has collaborated with SEA BAGS to create the High Mast bed, which is inspired by Maine’s woodworking and seafaring heritage. Sea Bags designed and manufactured the repurposed sailcloth headboard, which is affixed to posters using brass grommets and marine rope. More beds as well as lounge seating will launch soon.

PHOTOS FROM TOP: Trent Bell Photography; courtesy of Thos. Moser; Caroline Manrique

Augusta’s MAINE STATE MUSEUM is exhibiting Thos. Moser: Legacy in Wood. The traveling retrospective focuses on the entirety of the company’s 45 years in business and features the work of founder Thomas Moser as well as other designers. Moser and curator Donna McNeil cowrote the exhibition catalog, Moser: Legacy in Wood, to accompany the show.

THE LANDING SCHOOL in Arundel is currently building an ecofriendly lobster boat with a trimaran hull designed by Douglas Read, an associate professor at Maine Maritime Academy. Its launch is planned for May 2018.

Portland’s MAINE STREET DESIGN CO. has recently designed a new neighborhood restaurant in Chicago’s Humboldt Park: Heritage Restaurant and Caviar Bar. The new space highlights vintage lights and memorabilia, as well as architectural finds such as a Vaselineglass globe chandelier salvaged from a Chicago townhouse. The caviar bar has, fittingly, sturgeon-shaped glass accents from 1930.

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SMARTHOME SOLUTIONS, a custom electronics design and integration company, has moved to a new location in Kennebunk.

The renovated showroom will feature audio and visual equipment for indoor and outdoor use, automated shading, automated lighting, and a variety of other home automation solutions.

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BRI GH T - M I N DE D H O M E

BY MELISSA COLEMAN

Q+A with Peter Truslow of Houses and Barns by John Libby on using reclaimed wood in timber-frame buildings

While Houses and Barns by John Libby is known for building timber-frame structures, they also renovate existing conventionally framed and timberframe buildings. Recently, the design-build company reused existing timbers on both a remodel in North Bath (see page 84) and the Wolfe’s Neck Farm barn restoration in Freeport. We asked lead timber-framer Peter Truslow about the process of reclaiming old wood.

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Q. WHAT DID THE NORTH BATH REMODEL ENTAIL?

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The clients wanted to update a 1970s building to a problem-free, low-maintenance home. The handhewn timbers that accented the living and dining areas were pre–Civil War, eastern white pine timbers from an 1800s barn. They were in good shape, so all we had to do was take them out, put in new drywall, and reattach the beams. Preserving them brings a lot of character and history to the updated home.

HOW WERE THE EXISTING TIMBERS REUSED IN THE WOLFE’S NECK FARM BARN RESTORATION?

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The Wolfe’s Neck barn, originally built in the late eighteenth century, had withstood the elements for over 200 years. After a thorough inspection, we determined that it was necessary to do a complete dismantling of the frame rather than perform the restoration in place. This approach allowed our crew to remove and inspect every joint in every beam and clean all the timbers thoroughly. Most timbers were reused without modification, although others needed restoration, and some needed to be replaced. New timbers were made to match the originals in every detail, which included replicating the hand-hewn look, applying a dark, matching stain, and reembedding the timbers with original hardware taken from the old beams. The result is an old barn that preserves history and valuable wood but is now structurally sound and looks as good as new.

WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OLD AND NEW TIMBERS?

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Old timbers typically have annual growth rings that are much tighter, indicating slow-growing trees from a mature forest. Today’s timbers are from faster growing trees, so the growth rings are larger. Old timber often contains nails, bolts, or screws, and the wood is extremely dry and more difficult to work with than new timber. Additionally, when using old timber, the sizes and lengths of beams are determined by the material that is available. This limited availability can drive the design of the timber frame, whereas building with new timbers provides for much more flexibility in the design. On the other hand, new timber cannot match the patina and character of timber that is hundreds of years old. MH+D

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AN EVENING AT CUCKOLDS LIGHTHOUSE Held on the Cuckolds, a fundraiser at the Inn at Cuckolds Lighthouse supported ongoing preservation efforts of the historic lighthouse and reconstructed keeper’s home. The event was sponsored by the Boothbay Harbor Country Club, which provided transportation to the island, gourmet hors d’oeuvres, and desserts. MH+D

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SUMMER CAMP: A LUXE DESIGNER TENT PREVIEW GAL A & SHOWCASE

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Developer Tim Harrington and hotelier Debbie Lennon recently welcomed guests to an opening gala for Sandy Pines Campground in Kennebunkport, where 12 uniquely designed luxe safari tents were unveiled as part of a fundraising gala, Summer Camp: A Luxe Designer Tent Preview Gala and Showcase. The gala and showcase raised over $55,000 for four local nonprofits: Community Harvest Project, Kennebunkport Conservation Trust, Southern Maine Health Care Auxiliary, and Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library. During the evening, guests toured the 12 glamping tents and sampled fare from Kitchen Chicks Catering. Twelve New England designers were chosen by juried process to style the tents, which are now available to rent at the campground. MH+D

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ST YLE RO O M

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MODERN BOHEMIAN

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ith Sc andinavian touches , classic midcentury seating, and vintage textiles, this living area in Marfa Modern: Artistic Interiors of the West Texas High Desert (The Monacelli Press, 2016) by Helen Thompson manages to be both warm and modern. Get a similarly inspired look with John Robshaw pillows that are made of vintage fabrics stitched together into painterly, bold bands of color. For a coastal, Maine-style spin on the tumbleweed fixture, a woven rattan pendant adds plenty of natural texture. And for an element of whimsy, a tic-tack-toe game placed on top of an airy table is a definite conversation starter. It’s a freespirited room that feels collected but uncluttered: the sleeker side of boho chic. MH+D

A set designer’s living room featured in Marfa Modern. She decorated it with Scandinavian furniture, candles, and fabrics.

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COLLECTIVE CREATIVITY

ARCHITECT ANN FONTAINE-FISHER ON THE ROLE OF COLLABORATION IN DESIGN FACILITATION

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he most successful design projects don’t happen in the splendor of solitude but, rather, when stakeholders work together toward a common creative goal. “I’ve worked on many different projects over the years, each with a unique team of participants,” says Ann Fontaine-Fisher, a principal at PDT Architects. “By encouraging a collaborative and inclusive process, it reduces the potential for problems and becomes a significant driver for success.” MH+D asks Fontaine-Fisher to tell us more.

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Q. A.

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How is architecture in practice different than architecture in theory?

Can you give examples of how differing circumstances can influence the outcome of a project?

As students, we spend several years in school exploring the art and science of architecture in preparation to launch our careers as designers. Then, in practice, we discover that good design is only one piece of the puzzle in making a project a success. Most often, a project forms to respond to a need or solve a problem. It starts as a simple design concept with a small group of people, but as it develops, the team gets larger and the exchange of information becomes more complex. Architects are design facilitators in that they organize and lead teams of people with varying perspectives and expertise. They help establish clear goals and a process to achieve them, and they co-create a design that embraces collective talents and fosters excellence.

A project early in my career involved a building with a beautiful site and no budget to worry about. The client had little experience in developing a project of this size or understanding the business-operations side of it. The design was completed only taking into account the client’s vision. As construction moved ahead, last-minute client changes made progress painfully slow, affecting the integrity of the design and the morale of the builders.

By the end of the project, both the design team and the contractor were depleted and equally relieved that it was over. It’s an example of a project that lacked collaboration and negatively affected everyone involved.

At the other end of the spectrum was a project I worked on a few years later, designing a new breast cancer center for a local hospital. At the kick-off meeting, stakeholders included a surgeon, oncologist, radiologist, and nurse. Not surprisingly, everyone had a personal connection to breast cancer. We talked about the issue of fragmented patient care, along with patients’ excruciatingly long wait times for test results. Each of us had expertise to share, and it was clear that there was synergy. The mission was to create a patient-centered, one-stop facility that would be private, supportive, and comfortable, while dramatically reducing the time between getting a mammogram and having a treatment plan in place. Fluid communications and the team’s positive energy overcame any obstacles. The project was completed and proved to be a great success, even with a modest budget. MH+D

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What does a collaborative project look like?

Collaboration happens at multiple levels and involves communication among the design team, the client’s project team, and the construction team. From the client side, a project team could include any number of stakeholders from varying backgrounds. My client’s team typically includes physicians, nurses, administrators, facility managers, and sometimes patients.

Everyone comes to the table with unique knowledge, expertise, and experience. The design team is made up of architects, interior designers, engineers, and consultants. Within the design studio we assemble a dedicated team for each project, although anyone in the office could be called upon to contribute their talent and expertise for a particular problem that needs resolution. For many projects, a construction manager is brought into the process early on. Their involvement may influence the selection of materials and systems as they affect the project’s budget and schedule.

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BY SUSAN AXELROD | PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINA WNEK

Stone sculptor Dan Ucci takes a break from working on Pink Lady, the piece he created during the Maine Coast Stone Symposium (MCSS), held in August at the Boothbay Railway Village.

Sculptor Dick Alden polishes Mercury (oppposite), which he carved during the symposium.

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Art&Craft THE MAINE COAST STONE SYMPOSIUM HONORS SCULPTORS, BUILDERS, AND HISTORY

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ong before Maine became famous for its lobster and blueberries, it was renowned for another abundant natural resource: stone. When the glaciers melted after the last ice age, they left behind not only Maine’s mountains and dramatic coastline but also vast deposits of granite, limestone, and slate. In 1829, Maine's first granite quarry opened on the island of Vinalhaven. By 1890 the state led the country in granite production, with many quarries clustered around Penobscot Bay, as well as farther west and downeast. Maine granite was used to construct prominent buildings and landmarks across the country, including the Washington Monument and the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C. In New York City, Mount Waldo gray granite from Frankfort holds up the Brooklyn Bridge, and pink granite quarried in Jay

built the Tiffany store. Today, concrete and steel have largely replaced granite as a commercial building material, but Maine stone continues to be a prominent feature in the construction of custom homes throughout the state. Much of the work is performed by a small group of stonemasons, many of whom are also sculptors. In August, their art was celebrated at the Maine Coast Stone Symposium, a month-long event that featured ten days of live stone sculpting in addition to a historical exhibit and a series of talks, all at the Boothbay Railway Village in Boothbay.

The idea for a stone symposium in the Boothbay area was floated several years ago by a few stonemasons who were working together on Paul Coulombe’s estate on Pratt Island, a project managed by the design-build firm Knickerbocker Group. Knickerbocker’s projects often incorporate

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Maine stone, from granite steps and fireplaces to slate countertops and limestone pavers used in landscaping.

“Our clients want stone,” says owner Steve Malcom.

“They think of Maine, and the ocean, and how the ledge outcroppings blend in with the old cottages. Sometimes that’s not there, so we have to create it.”

After the first stone contractor he hired for the Coulombe project didn’t work out, Malcom called on Dan Ucci. A stonemason from East Pittston, Ucci recruited a crew of fellow stone artisans to work on the project, which became a four-year-long build including a massive outdoor fireplace and other significant stone features. Much of it was created with material from J.C. Stone, a stone fabricator and operator of eight quarries based in Jefferson. “Dan has an incredible design aesthetic with stone,” says Malcom.

“All of these guys are stone sculptors, but they also have to make a living.” They discussed organizing a symposium in Boothbay, Malcom says, but nothing materialized until 2015, when East Boothbay banker-turned-sculptor Dick Alden, who is also treasurer of the Maine Stone Workers Guild, and Margaret Hoffman, executive director of the railway village, approached Malcom with a plan, and he agreed to be a major sponsor of the Maine Coast Stone Symposium. “What we’re all about is craft,” Malcom says.

“Stone is such an integral part of that; these guys are steeped in tradition. The stone symposium was a chance for them to celebrate what they can do and put it out in the public—people always want to know how it’s done—and

hopefully, from an economic development standpoint, it’s another way to bring people into Boothbay.”

The story of stone symposia in Maine began in 2004, when sculptor Jesse Salisbury started what would become the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. This ambitious public art project drew stone sculptors from as far away as Japan and the Republic of Georgia, who over ten years created 34 permanent pieces of art that now compose the Maine Sculpture Trail. In 2010 a smaller scale symposium was launched at J.C. Stone. It featured nine artists, including Ucci and Alden. Alden has helped to spearhead subsequent symposia, which bring these otherwise solitary artists together annually. “You’re covered up with a mask and goggles and ear protectors and gloves and everything else most of the time,” he says.

“So people don’t necessarily want to be around you that close.” In 2014 the event was moved to the Viles Arboretum in Augusta, with J.C. Stone continuing to supply the stone for the artists to carve over the course of two weeks into sculptures to remain at the arboretum.

Ucci, who has been a mason for more than 30 years, didn’t start making art with stone until he met the late Don Meserve, a legendary sculptor and historic preservationist from Round Pond who worked on the renovation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among other prestigious projects. “He mentored so many people,” says Ucci. Like Alden, Ucci welcomes the opportunity that a symposium gives him to forge connections, both with

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Japanese sculptor Kamu Nagasawa (above, left), visiting Maine for the symposium, works on his piece.

Sam Betts (above, right), MCSS intern and a first-time stone carver, polishes his teardrop-shaped sculpture, Unity.

Visitors watch as Bill Royall uses a torch to thermal the stone for his massive piece, Mountain Lake (opposite). The thermaling process causes the crystals to expand and pop off the surface, removing carving marks for a more natural texture. His clothing protects him from flying molten-hot chips of stone.

fellow artists and with the public. “People are interested in what you’re doing,” he says. “When someone starts relating to you on that level, it’s not an ego thing, but you want to show them how these pieces take shape.” Meserve’s legacy continued at the Boothbay event; two of his smaller sculptures were raffled off to benefit future symposia.

After Alden went to Hoffman suggesting the railway village as a venue for the symposium, it took two years to plan and prepare.

“I didn’t say yes right away because we’re a history museum,” says Hoffman. “A bunch of artists carving stone, as great as that is, isn’t really what we do. We started having conversations around how important the stone industry has been here in Maine, and not just granite, but also limestone and slate. All three of those industries really drove transportation development, which is one key aspect of the parts of history that we cover here.”

Hoffman and her team collected materials for a historical exhibit, including tools used by celebrated Maine stone sculptor Cabot Lyford, whose daughter, Julia Lyford Lane, gave a talk as part of the symposium.

In 2018 the Maine Coast Stone Symposium will return to the Viles Arboretum, and in 2019 it will again take place at the Boothbay Railway Village, with Knickerbocker playing a significant role. “I have huge, deep respect for what these guys do, and any time that we can support them, we will,” says Malcom. “They are people who love to practice their craft, and that’s what Maine is all about. It’s why people love to come here, and I think it’s why people love to build and create here.” MH+D

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wide, white sand beach, diverse mix of shops, lively arts scene, classic coastal scenery, and welcoming vibe make Ogunquit one of the most popular tourist destinations on the East Coast. Artists were the first outsiders to discover the quiet fishing village, led there by the painter Charles Woodbury, who opened a summer painting school in 1898. Its success helped establish an art colony at Perkins Cove, which also remains the town’s working harbor, spanned by an iconic pedestrian drawbridge. The work of earlytwentieth-century artists who summered in the community can be seen at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, while the Barn Gallery, operated by the Ogunquit Arts Collaborative, shows work by current artists and is a popular gathering space for cultural activities. A third major arts institution is the Ogunquit Playhouse, which is celebrating its 85th season this year. Stars from Bette Davis to Clay Aiken have appeared on the stage of the playhouse—the first and only remaining theater from the summer stock era.

The season that once began on Memorial Day and ended on Labor Day now extends from April to November, says Sarah Diment of Ogunquit’s wellknown Beachmere Inn, which has been in her family since 1937. “Ogunquit has grown in its capacity to offer accommodations and amenities,” says Diment, noting the fine-dining options, such as Northern

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Union, that have expanded the local restaurant scene.

“But we’ve retained our cottagey character—we’re not too commercial—and the sense of community is still strong,” she says. “All these great little galleries and shops add flair to the town and keep it hopping.

And we’ve kept our welcoming, artist-community character.”

Diment grew up in Ogunquit, “fishing off of Lobster Point, skipping along the rocks, and looking through the tide pools,” she says. Like many local kids, she learned to swim in the Ogunquit River on the inland side of the Ogunquit Beach peninsula. A favorite activity for all ages is to ride the river as it flows out to sea halfway between high and low tide. On tubes and body boards, riders are carried around the bend, the current depositing them in the shallows just off the beach. “It’s so sweet to see families enjoying the outdoors and being active,” says Diment.

No visit to Ogunquit would be complete without a stroll on Marginal Way, a mile-long path along the shoreline connecting Perkins Cove to Ogunquit Beach. Donated to the town in 1925, the beloved landmark is maintained by the generosity of locals and visitors through the Marginal Way Preservation Fund. Although the path winds in front of the Beachmere Inn, “I’m much too busy to take a walk in the summertime,” says Diment with a laugh. “But it’s great for snowshoeing in the winter.”

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Its three-and-a-half-mile long, soft-sand beach is one of the primary reasons visitors come to Ogunquit.

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Clockwise from top: Opened in 1953, the Ogunquit Museum of American Art is set among lush gardens overlooking the ocean. Its collection includes many works by artists associated with the art colonies that defined Ogunquit in the early twentieth century.

The Beachmere Inn has been in current owner Sarah Diment’s family since 1937, and the room keys remain decidedly oldschool.

“Everyone’s Happy Place” is the tagline for the Front Porch, a restaurant and sing-along piano bar. It was established as a place where Ogunquit’s gay community could feel welcome and is a popular local gathering spot for all.

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Clockwise from top left: Perkins Cove remains Ogunquit’s working harbor.

Barnacle Billy’s is a Perkins Cove institution, famous for its seafood and potent rum punch.

Shops and galleries line the winding streets along Perkins Cove, adding to this section of Ogunquit’s picturesque charm.

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Above, clockwise from top left: The Ogunquit Playhouse was the first summer-stock theater in Ogunquit, and it is the only one that still remains. Its season extends into the fall with From Here to Eternity, a new musical based on the celebrated novel, running through October 29.

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Located on the western shore of Moosehead Lake, this Adirondack-inspired camp was designed by architect Tim Mohr of Tim Mohr Architect in Southwest Harbor, who lived on-site for four years. The stone work is by Freshwater Stone and the landscape architecture is by Richardson and Associates.

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or four years, architect Tim Mohr of Tim Mohr Architect in Southwest Harbor spent the majority of his time living on the shores of Moosehead Lake working on a rustic vacation home located down a seven-mile gravel driveway in an unnamed township north of Greenville.

The location was so remote, he explains, that many of the project’s craftspeople began to live there fulltime, including master builder Roger Gump of R and L Consulting in Bluffton, South Carolina. “We ran it like a lumber camp,” Mohr says. “Just getting there was quite the adventure. Cell phones didn’t work, and the roads were terrible. The moose population was higher, too—I lost two windshields to moose.

And since there were so many people involved, there were all sorts of rumors about the house.”

Everyone in Greenville, Mohr said, wanted to know what was happening up at that isolated site.

While the rumor mill churned out stories of indoor bowling allies and other unlikely amenities, the reality is significantly more traditional—and far more refined. The residence, which is perched on a ledge roughly 75 feet above the waters of Moosehead Lake (the homeowners call it the Cliff House), is inspired by both the Arts and Crafts movement of the early twentieth century and the

Adirondack-style camps of New York State (a rustic, naturalistic type of building popularized in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries).

The Cliff House has a log exterior stained gray with red-painted accents, a slate tile roof, bronze windows, and an octagon-shaped entryway. This particular element was inspired by William Avery Rockefeller’s lodge on Saranac Lake in New York.

Mohr first saw that structure in the early 2000s, when the Cliff House homeowners flew Mohr out to see the distinctive Great Camp, which was designed by architect William G. Distin and built in the late 1930s. At the suggestion of the homeowners, Mohr used the exterior of the Saranac Lake house as a starting point in his designs. Another influence Mohr cites was the Timberline Lodge in Oregon, an arts and crafts mountain resort and hotel constructed during the Great Depression. It was funded by the Works Progress Administration and the Federal Art Project as a “monument to the skill and faithful performance of workers on the rolls of the WPA,” as then-president Franklin D. Roosevelt explained during the dedication ceremony. “When it came to the Timberline Lodge, I liked the combination of craft, art, and architecture, which is hard to find in this day and age,” Mohr says. “With this project, we incorporated similar elements of craft throughout,

The octagonal entryway (opposite) features a boomchain chandelier created by Lars Stanley, an octagonshaped table made by artist Clifton Monteith, antique brass candle sconces by Scottish arts and crafts metalsmith Margaret Gilmour, and a settee by turn-of-the-century Adirondack furniture maker Lee Fountain. “He was the best of the rustic furniture makers of that era,” says antique dealer Tim Gleason, who worked closely with the homeowners to purchase pieces for the Moosehead Lake house.

Richardson and Associates brought in many native plants (above), including ferns and birches, to help ensure the homeowners’ privacy.

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Mike Hewes of Blue Hill–based Hewes and Company built the butternut kitchen cabinets. The timberwork is red oak, and the ceiling is white pine.

The Vaseline-glass light fixtures are by Crenshaw Lighting in Virginia. The center chandelier is an antique, sourced by Tim Gleason and designed by American furniture maker Gustav Stickley.

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The owners’ bathroom (above) features an impressive tub made by Concreteworks East of New Jersey. The antique pendant lamp was designed by early-twentieth-century architectural firm Greene and Greene and originally hung in the famed Robert R. Blacker House in Pasadena, California.

When designing the exterior (opposite), Mohr took inspiration from a historic Great Camp on the shores of New York’s Saranac Lake. Both homes feature broad gables and octagonal entryways.

which reflected the tastes of both homeowners.”

To construct the Cliff House, Mohr and his team first ordered and erected an 18,000-square-foot Rubb tent, which housed not only the unfinished structure but also a complete wood shop. From 2004 to 2008 hundreds of contractors, builders, craftspeople, and architects filtered in and out of the jobsite, adding their contributions piece by piece. “The house was built like a yacht,” Mohr says.

“Since it was protected from the weather, we could have finished surfaces inside the tent. We could go about every step in a logical way.” Typically, houses in Maine are built from the outside in. Not so with this grand camp. “All the timbers were cut on-site, assembled on-site, and finished on-site,” says Mohr.

Builder Mike Hewes of Blue Hill–based Hewes and Company recalls the four-year project fondly.

“We got help from virtually every woodworker on the Blue Hill peninsula and beyond,” he says. “It was a really great job for us.” (It didn’t hurt that

the homeowners brought in a French-trained chef to prepare meals for the crew.) For several years, Hewes worked closely with Mohr, creating custom cabinetry, stairs, and doors based on Mohr’s designs.

At the homeowners’ request, they used butternut, eastern white pine, white oak, red oak, and black locust woods in various places throughout the house. “The house is all made of American hard and soft woods,” Mohr says.

Unlike many of the projects Hewes has worked on in the past, the owners of the Cliff House didn’t want to use any plywood in their cabinets. Instead, all the millwork is made from solid butternut, selected for its tawny color and visible grain. “The construction detail was extremely labor intensive,” Hewes says.

While plywood panels can easily be cut to size using a CNC (computer numerical control) machine, solid wood cabinetry requires that each piece be cut by hand. In addition, the owners requested that Hewes not use any iron pieces. “Every fitting, every screw

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The house has three guest rooms, including this one (above), all of which feature white pine paneling and floors. The pendants are from Crenshaw Lighting. The antique fire screen is by William Hunt Diederich, which Gleason sourced from the Byrdcliffe Colony in Woodstock, New York.

The office (opposite, top) is located on the second floor and features bronze windows and a fireplace

by Freshwater Stone.

The chairs are by Clifton Monteith, the desk is by Mira Nakashima, and the tusk lamp is by Albert Berry.

In the downstairs foyer (opposite, bottom)—also known as the “snowmobile entrance”—radiant heating was installed under the floors and behind the granite wall, which creates a drying rack for snowy winter clothes.

or nail, had to be made of stainless steel,” he says.

“Those will never, ever rust.” To Hewes, the most incredible aspect of the Cliff House is that every element was built with both an eye toward the future and a nod toward the past.

Inside the lakeside estate, history is visible in every room: On the living room walls hang a series of “live masks” carved by Native Americans from still-living trees (hence the name). In the entryway hangs a 1,500-pound chandelier, which was constructed by blacksmiths at Stanley Studio out of antique boom chains, which were used by loggers to rip trees up by their roots and purchased from a collector in Greenville. “I picked out 10 or 12 of them, and we sent them down to Texas, where Stanley and his crew transformed them into this chandelier,” Mohr says, pointing toward the circular black lighting fixture.

Directly below the chandelier sits a table custom built by furniture designer and artist Clifton Monteith and decorated with inlaid twigs set into a star pattern. In the tradition of the Great Camps of the late nineteenth century, which incorporated elements of craft directly into the structure of the building (think carved finials shaped like bears or a branchshaped railing on a stairway), Mohr gave Monteith the freedom to create permanent pieces of art built into the very walls of the home, and his intricate designs can be found in nearly every room of the camp.

As the layout of the home flows from the octagonal front room toward the living room in the back, the decor becomes increasingly warm and welcoming.

Although the house features many pieces by famous makers and artists—including a George Nakashima live-edge desk and dying poppy prints by famed photographer Irving Penn—the homeowners have mixed these pieces with various items from their collections to great effect. There are nineteenthcentury wooden tramp-art boxes on the bureau in the owners’ suite, a collection of Native American knives displayed along the shelves in the living room, and woven square bags with geometric patterns in natural colors hung in a cluster in a guest bedroom.

To help select from their stock of antiques and art, the homeowners brought in interior designer Claire Ratliff of Cullman and Kravis in New York. Ratliff had worked with these clients before, and she praises the taste of the homeowners, saying that their preexisting art and antiques collection made this project “very unusual for us.”

“Instead of buying the antiques, we helped them place most of the items they already owned,” she explains. The homeowners had a longtime interest in Arts and Crafts works, and had purchased many of these items before even breaking ground on the house. While Ratliff didn’t purchase furniture or antiques for the homeowners, she did help them pick out several large rugs, which anchored the living room space and provided a color palette for all the textiles they brought in. “The homeowners had these two big Donegal rugs, and we placed them in the living and dining rooms. Not only is the scale of the pattern enormous, they also feature a super intense

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After deciding on several rugs for the home, interior designer Claire Ratliff of Cullman and Kravis in New York selected textiles for the sofas and chairs. The cream and green plaid chairs add a rustic, classic element to this sitting area (above), which is located in the guest wing of the house.

Opposite, clockwise from top left: A collection of Native American–made snowshoes hangs in the hallway.

This bathroom features a live-edge burl sink that “pays homage to Nakashima,” Mohr explains. All the cabinet pulls in the camp are shaped like eight-sided pencils. “The octagon is a subtheme of the house,” says Mohr. “It refers back to the entryway.”

Over the years, the homeowners have collected many pieces of art from different periods. This hallway showcases photographs by American photographer and photojournalist Walker Evans.

The kitchen fireplace was built by Freshwater Stone and features fiber optics set into the bottom granite slab. When the lights are turned off, they disappear entirely into the stone, but when they are turned on, they create a subtle glow that lights up this Tiffany Studios firescreen. The table and chairs are by George Nakashima, and the bronze chandelier is by Gustav Stickley.

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Referred to as the “Treehouse," the dining room showcases the homeowners’ interest in American art and craft. Above the fireplace hangs a striking piece of tramp art.

The table and chairs are Stickley Furniture, and on the floor is a rug designed by Charles Francis Annesly Voysey.

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The color-saturated Donegal rug, handmade in India, helped inspire the design scheme for the great room (above), including the plaid armchairs selected by Ratliff. The birch bark canoes are by Aaron York.

Above the “snowmobile entrance” is the dining room (right). In the summer, the bronze double-hung windows are often left open, transforming the space into a porch-like oasis. The roof has slate shingles from Buckingham Slate Company in Virginia.

palette,” Ratliff explains. “For lack of a better word, the living room rug is like an Arts and Crafts take on a traditional Oriental rug.”

The saturated cream and raspberry hues of the rug are echoed by the plaid wool upholstery of the living room furniture. “We chose fabrics that could stand up to the colors of that piece—not compete with it,” says Ratliff. “We also kept in mind that it is a Maine house with a lodge feel. We ran with that idea and pulled plaids that felt at home in a mountain house.” In the bedrooms, Ratliff commissioned custom handwoven rugs that riffed off the patterns of the Donegal pieces without directly copying the patterns or hues. “We didn’t want anything to feel too manufactured or new,” she says. Like the green-tinted, uraniumglass pendant lanterns that change color as the light dims and fades, or the homeowners’ collection of antique

eastern Native American snowshoes that are on display in the downstairs hallway, the textiles were chosen to showcase the beauty of small imperfections and the natural grace of handmade items.

“As you walk through the house, from the front door to the back, you see so many unique things,” says Hewes.

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The kitchen and dining room of a North Bath home renovated by Houses and Barns by John Libby features white cabinets from Hammond Lumber Company, quartzite countertops from Morningstar Stone and Tile, a dining room table found on Craigslist, and chairs from Restoration Hardware.

McIntosh and Company Cabinetmakers of Lewiston built the custom cabinets that wrap from the kitchen island onto the dining room wall. To the left is a painting by homeowner Harald Prins’s aunt, Yerre Timmer. It depicts the harbor in Buschoten, the Netherlands town where Prins’s uncle was the Protestant minister. The ceiling beams are eastern pine with a pickle finish. Other items here include an Australian aboriginal spear thrower, a drawing of Yupik walrus hunters, and an amber bead necklace from Mali. The kilim is from Afghanistan.

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Harald Prins sent architectural designer Jozef Tara photographs of houses typical of those in the area of the Netherlands where Prins grew up. These images formed the basis of Tara’s design for the renovation (above) of the existing gambrel home. The flare at the bottom of the roof is called a Dutch kick.

Homeowner Bunny McBride stands on the balcony off Prins’s study (opposite, top).

Although Houses and Barns by John Libby is well known for timber-frame construction, the ceiling here is conventionally framed, and the pine beams are nonsupporting. A woolen rug from Kurdistan is in the center of the room; the other two are Afghan kilims. A Guatemalan Highlands cloth is draped over the table that serves as Prins’s desk.

The riverside house is well hidden in the woods (opposite, bottom), thanks to exterior paint colors and materials inspired by the immediate environment.

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hen I first emailed Harald Prins to get the street address of his house in North Bath, he sent back a message describing how I might arrive by canoe, if I happened to be coming from the old Abenaki village at the mouth of the Sebasticook. Then he tacked on a quick street address, in case GPS was my chosen method of navigation. This, it turns out, is how an anthropologist jokes, especially if he is an anthropologist who has spent his life—as has his wife, journalist and author Bunny McBride—with indigenous people around the globe.

Although not in a particularly contrary mood, I choose to come by car, driving north from Portland instead of paddling south from Merrymeeting Bay and down the Kennebec to the tidal estuary by which Prins and McBride live. In this way, I find myself experiencing their property as they first experienced it when they were house hunting four years ago. I travel down a gravel road bordered by wildflowers then into the woods. I round a bend, and suddenly the water opens up before me, framed by tree trunks. “It just hit us,” McBride says of making the same turn for the first time. “You know the feeling. You know you are home.”

At the time, their actual home was rather farther afield, in Kansas. Prins had been a professor at Kansas State University for 25 years and was in the process of retiring from academia. But Maine was already familiar to

the couple. McBride’s Maine roots go deep— her paternal line goes back to the 1600s.

Prins, who is from the Netherlands, was the newcomer. They’d both come to the state in the ways that many first come—to work as camp counselors and to visit relatives.

They later spent a decade living in Hallowell and commuting to Aroostook County to do ethnographic and activist work with the Wabanaki, in particular the Mi’kmaq. Even after they’d moved to Kansas for Prins’s academic job, they remained engaged with the tribal community and returned to do curatorial and other work.

The North Bath property that Prins and McBride purchased had a gambrel-roof house that wasn’t quite right for their needs, so they turned to architectural designer Jozef Tara and builder John Libby of Houses and Barns by John Libby in Freeport for help. “We took the skin off what was there and built an addition,” says John Libby of the process, which involved stripping the house, leaving only the studs, sheathing, and a Rumford fireplace—a shallow fireplace with a large opening and sharply angled firebox walls. Libby and Tara entirely reconfigured the floor plan, designing spaces for two prolific scholars with an extensive collection of art objects, either inherited (as with their many paintings) or related to their fieldwork.

In lieu of multiple bedrooms, the house has two sizable upstairs offices. The downstairs is composed of two central spaces: a great room and a piano room.

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Prins likes to rest in the handwoven Mayan hammock that hangs in his study (top). On the floor, Prins has surrounded a mask from the Pacific Northwest coast with moose antlers from Newfoundland. The latter were a gift from the Mi’kmaq, as Prins served as an expert witness for the tribe in federal court cases about indigenous hunting rights. He added feathers from the Ayoreo people of the Gran Chaco of Paraguay and jokes that the grouping is “one of my surrealist ensembles of indigenous art.”

The floor and built-in bookcases are oak.

Hanging on the wall of the owners’ bedroom (bottom) are three bags made of wild pineapple fiber by Ayoreo women. Each tribe has its own design. The woven bags are increasingly being developed as a source of income for the tribe. On the bed is a blanket from Mali made of sheep and camel wool.

Woolwich’s Landcrafters moved boulders to the front yard (opposite) and repurposed and cut granite slabs for steps to the oak front door.

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Although House and Barns by John Libby took the existing house almost down to the studs when they renovated, they kept the shallow Rumford fireplace. The leather chairs are from Romania. A wood Asmat shield from New Guinea is on the wall to the left. A wood Asmat drum, which Prins has had since he was a child, is to the right of the fireplace. The traditional Dogon rabbit dance mask from Mali above the fireplace was a gift to McBride because of her nickname.

The pair of pillows on the sofa are mud cloth; the other is a Tuareg goat skin pillow. The painting above the sofa is by McBride’s grandmother. The rug is a kilim.

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Carl Harmon of Carl Harmon Tile and Remodeling Kitchens and Baths installed the tile in the owners’ bathroom (top, left), which also has quartzite-topped bath vanities from Morningstar Stone and Tile.

A kitchen nook (top, right) built by McIntosh and Company Cabinetmakers has cushions from Brunswick Cushion Company.

A favorite spot is this simple platform deck that overlooks the river (above).

The built-ins in the mudroom (opposite), which were designed and crafted by House and Barns by John Libby, include a door to and from the cat’s litter box. The rug is a repurposed Iranian salt bag typically used for transport by donkey. The Hutu mask is from Rwanda.

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The open-concept floor plan is broken up by partial walls and a kitchen peninsula that wraps part of the dining area wall. The piano room has three separate sitting areas, one with a coffee table and two-tiered shelf made of weathered pine that Prins and McBride found at Higmo’s, a nearby lumber mill.

Prins’s ideas for the home were drawn from his childhood experience of Dutch architecture. “You will learn a new word when you come here,” he told me, and indeed I do. Zeeg is a Dutch word for a flare at the base of a gambrel roof, sometimes referred to as a “Dutch kick.” Prins wanted such a flare, as well as gable peak detailing, casement windows, and ceiling beams, the latter a feature of the home he grew up in. “I started to refer to what I was doing as ‘Netherlandizing’ the house,” says Tara. Other desires weren’t Dutch per se but geared to comfort and the view, such as an inset balcony off Prins’s office and, rather surprisingly, an indoor hammock. Although the house is conventionally built, Houses and Barns by John Libby is also known for their timberframe construction, which makes use of wood pegs called trunnels. Two such pegs were fitted into the fir ceiling beams of Prins’s office in order to hang the hammock.

In a certain way, the house has contrasting impulses. On the one hand, it wants you not to notice it, but to focus instead on the landscape. To this end, the exterior colors are quite consciously drawn from the environment, with the gray of the shingles based on granite, the green trim on lichen, and the forest green of the garage doors on evergreens. On the other hand, the house is set up for display, with bookcases and cabinetry designed to showcase beloved objects, thanks to the combined efforts

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of Houses and Barns by John Libby, Lewiston’s McIntosh and Company Cabinetmakers (who built dining room and office cabinetry), and Joani Hamill at Brunswick’s Hammond Lumber Company (who designed the kitchen and upstairs hall cabinetry).

And when it comes to beloved objects, the house is full of them. Each seems to elicit a personal story, a bit of history, and a hint at what is often another line on Prins’s and McBride’s resumes.

A (very) partial list includes Wabanaki baskets, Kurdish rugs, and East African spears, as well as bows and arrows from Paraguay, mud cloths from Mali, and a Mi’kmaq box made of bark and embroidered with porcupine quills. On the edge of the Sahara, while writing about the Tuareg desert nomads, McBride saw a woman using a stick to paint geometric designs on a rectangular pillow made of goat skin. The cushion is now on a chair in her office. Prins watched Ayoreo women in South America’s Gran Chaco make patterned bags out of wild pineapple fiber. Three of these hang on the couple’s bedroom wall. A larger bag in Prins’s office would have been used for turtle hunting. When I admire an Irving Penn book on the living room coffee table, it turns out that it is the catalog of the 2017 Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Irving Penn: Centennial exhibition: Prins wrote the chapter on Penn’s 1967–1971 tribal photographs. Other beloved objects relate more to family history than professional pursuits, such as paintings by McBride’s grandmother (one of Bunny as a young woman hangs above the piano) and a 1634 map of the area in the Netherlands where Prins grew up.

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The house has a curving roofline, gable detailing, and an inset balcony off Prins’s study (left).

The oak on the balcony is used throughout the house. On the ground floor there is a music room with sitting areas and a piano.

McBride’s office (opposite) has custom cabinetry by McIntosh and Company Cabinetmakers.

The weaving above the daybed is from Mali, as are the blanket and the mud cloth pillows. Artwork

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“Do you ever go back?” I ask McBride of Kansas, as we are saying goodbye at the front door. Before she answers, Prins points out that, from where I am standing, I can see the green of the outdoors in four separate directions. “No,” McBride says. And, given the beauty all around, I am hardly surprised when she adds: “People like to visit us here.” MH+D

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While tracking historic portage routes on Google, the couple realized that they lived two miles from Higmo’s, a Brunswick sawmill whose motto is “The Only Thing We Don’t Cut is Our Hair.” Prins and McBride visited and found a locally harvested piece of white pine, grayed by weather, which they now use as a coffee table in the piano room. Above the piano is a portrait of McBride painted by her grandmother.

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BY JEN DEROSE // PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFF ROBERTS

Glenn Farrell, the owner of YFI Custom Homes, built the bump-out entry of the 200-yearold farmhouse he shares with his wife, Mary.

YFI Millworks, his finish shop, is housed in the home’s original barn and is where he crafted the mahogany door and dentil moulding.

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o many sprawling Maine farmhouses have been added on to and added on to, creating a warren of rooms and a jumble of passageways from a mishmash of eras. This is only partly true for the early-1800s York home of Glenn and Mary Farrell. Although over the course of our two-hour visit, Glenn makes reference to something or other having been “added on to” no less than nine times, in this case it’s nearly impossible to tell. If Glenn didn’t point out those additions, a visitor would never know. The old ends and the new begins in a smooth, seamless transition, an artful blending of historical detail with contemporary touches.

“It’s not, ‘Oh no, this doesn’t match the rest of the house,’” says Mary. “Instead, it’s a nice little evolution.” That sense of flow is thanks to Glenn’s handiwork. He happens to be a builder and the owner of YFI Custom Homes and YFI Millworks.

While Glenn can be found working at his Cape Neddick office (when he’s not out on a jobsite) for the former business, the latter is actually housed in a barn on his home’s bucolic 30-acre property. “YFI Millworks allows me to have more control over what we’re building,” Glenn says, noting that, by creating the finish work such as the interior

trim, built-ins, and cabinetry in-house, he can guarantee that client deadlines are met.

That kind of business savvy is something he picked up from his first job: in the early 1980s he worked as a CPA in Boston. Eventually, Glenn admitted that accounting wasn’t his passion, and that’s when he moved to York to launch YFI Custom Homes. He’s been building quality custom houses—and slowly renovating his own home—ever since.

Like most old Maine farmhouses, the home was composed of a couple of buildings, and one of Glenn’s first renovation projects was to connect the main home to the back shed. To do this, he built a sunny breezeway with a checkerboard floor and skylights. Two sets of French doors on opposite sides can be thrown open, making the space feel like an outdoor room. Next, he began finishing the back shed, adding cabinetry, carpeting, and window trim for a great room with a sleeping loft for guests.

After that, he built a screened porch with a sky-blue painted floor and attached a deck that overlooks the property’s gardens, fields, sheep pastures, and pond.

When the back of the house was finished, Glenn switched his focus to the front. There he created a new entry with a mahogany doorway and dentil crown moulding, both of which he made in the millwork shop. He

“We kept the feel of a working kitchen but made it seamless by adding decorative panels over the dishwasher and refrigerator, which tucks them away (above),” says kitchen designer Janice Page of PK Surroundings in Exeter, New Hampshire. The back of the glass-fronted cabinet on the left is painted burgundy to match the banquette upholstery. It stores a rotating collection of vintage vases in which Mary arranges flowers from her garden that she gives away to friends and family. The tile is from Old Port Specialty Tile Co. The banquette (opposite) is one of Mary’s favorite spots in the house. The couple found the elephant upholstery at Zimman’s in Boston. The new V-match ceiling is painted fir. The antique beams are from Old House Parts Company in Kennebunk.

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The living area is a painted a rich dark brown. The chrome chairs had been Glenn’s parents and were originally upholstered in lime green; the couple updated them in dusty rose mohair. The Hitchcock tables had belonged to Mary’s grandmother. The portrait is an antique oil painting.

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The home’s deck (above), which is off the great room, looks out over 30 acres that include fields and a pond. The couple have two sheep, Laura (shown here) and Lucky.

One of the first renovation projects that Glenn did was build the breezeway (opposite), which connects the kitchen to the great room. The chairs at the ends of the table are antique. The early American tin chandelier coordinates with the one above the banquette.

also repaired and installed an antique Victorian coil bell with a pulley system similar to what’s shown in the opening credits of Downton Abbey.

It now hangs in the corner, announcing visitors with a jaunty jingle. To the right of the entry is a charming renovated study paneled in pine, and facing the front door is the home’s centuriesold staircase. The second floor has the owners’ bedroom, where Glenn opened up the ceiling and installed antique beams, a guest room, and a bathroom. There is also a small sitting area that benefits from a huge picture window: Glenn installed it when the couple decided to size up to a king bed, knowing that the mattress wouldn’t fit through the home’s narrow doors and stairway and would have to be lifted in. (Glenn recalls how the mattress delivery crew was rather surprised to arrive and find a large, if temporary, hole in the side of the home.)

Most of this work, save for the picture window, happened before Glenn met Mary. The pair were introduced when they were in their late 40s by a friend of Mary’s who also happened to be a client of Glenn’s. Seven years ago, they held their wedding at a hotel that Glenn built; several of their 120 guests were former clients turned friends. Because Mary was working in Boston, the couple frequently commuted back and forth.

But with an eye to spending more time in Maine and Mary’s retirement on the horizon, the couple

decided to do another renovation.

For this second, more major remodel, Glenn and Mary called William H. Soupcoff of TMS Architects, a frequent collaborator of YFI Custom Homes, to help with the concept sketches. The existing kitchen was cramped, dark, and isolated, and Glenn and Mary wanted to modernize it, make it a central gathering place, and connect it to the outside gardens. “We tried to capture that character of an old Maine rambling farmhouse and build on what was already there,” says Soupcoff. Noting that Glenn is “an extraordinarily competent and capable contractor who can build most anything,” Soupcoff provided a visual aesthetic and sense of scale for the overall renovation, while Janice Page at PK Surroundings handled the kitchen layout. Glenn could take it from there.

The scope of work included adding a mudroom, building a banquette, knocking down the wall between the existing kitchen and living areas, and raising the ceiling, the last of which proved to be complex. “It was a challenge because part of the second floor was over the kitchen.

But it helps to give the space a more dramatic feeling and to capture sunlight from above,” says Soupcoff. The new design also included adjusting the location of the windows and enlarging them.

Now a pair of double-hung windows with black mullions, inspired by a design Mary found on

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“IT’S A NICE, CLEAN MODERN TAKE ON THINGS, BUT IN A CHARMING OLD PACKAGE.”

Having the YFI Millworks shop on-site ensures that Glenn can meet customer deadlines for finish work such as cabinetry and mouldings.

Opposite, clockwise from top left: French doors on either side of the breezeway can be opened to create the sense of an outdoor room.

The ornate handwrought iron hardware on the cellar door is by James W. Kearney.

Mary works by the pergola, which is covered in Concord grapevines. The couple also recently added a flower garden where they grow dahlias, lavender, and peonies and a vegetable garden with cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and herbs.

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Glenn built the mahogany ship’s ladder (above) with belaying pins to anchor it. The ladder leads to the sleeping loft in the great room, which was originally the back shed and separate from the house.

Glenn also built the entry (right), which the couple furnished with an antique coil bell, glass pendant, and steamer trunk.

The black and white checkerboard tile matches the floor in the breezeway.

A sculpture by artist Ed Kollar sits on a cherry console table that Glenn made (opposite). The newel, which was turned on a lathe, is by Michael A. Dow of Architectural Woodcarving in York. The top unscrews so that the red post can be swapped out for one in another shade.

Pinterest, is positioned over an enameled cast-iron sink that is outfitted with a gleaming brass faucet and cross handles.

Brass also appears on the pulls, as well as on a vintage planter that holds a cluster of orchids, scooped up by Mary in a One Kings Lane sale curated by Nate Berkus. The cabinetry built in the shop next door features simple Shaker-style panels and is painted in Benjamin Moore’s Revere Pewter, a shade the couple had used and liked in their Boston living room.

To the side of the kitchen, the couple added a banquette upholstered in burgundy elephant-print fabric and an antique French vendange table. (Also known as a wine taster’s table, it collapses neatly to be easily carried through a vineyard during harvest time.) Above the table hangs an early American tin chandelier they brought from their Boston house, because it happened to match the existing one in the breezeway. With light flooding in from large picture windows, the sunny nook is now one of Mary’s favorite spots in the house.

Taking down the wall that formerly connected the kitchen to the living room created space for an island. It was built from antique chestnut that Glenn had been saving, and a wide swath of honed green serpentine was inset into the top. The kitchen is now open to the living area, which is painted in a dark brown shade that looks almost black. The couple furnished it with a pair of chrome armchairs that had been sitting in Glenn’s business office. The chairs, which

had been his parents’, were revived with new dusty rose mohair upholstery. The couple purchased a new linen sofa and leather armchair, and in front of the sofa they placed a pair of Hitchcock coffee tables that had belonged to Mary’s grandmother. An antique oil portrait hangs over the sofa, and tucked away in a closet to the right of the fireplace is a television set that Glenn installed to swivel out when in use and remain hidden when not. The entire room’s effect is at once stately and elegant but also cozy and comfortable.

In the renovated mudroom hangs a photo of the farmhouse from 1895, still recognizable but markedly different. Today, the updated home is more of a gentleman’s farm, a pastoral place where the couple can enjoy many Maine pleasures: long bike rides, gardening, tending to their two sheep—Lucky and Laura—and picking blueberries from their 30-year-old highbush plants. From a stool at the warm antique kitchen island, Mary serves up homemade blueberry cobbler and basil ice cream. “It’s a nice, clean modern take on things,” she says.

“But in a charming old package.” Glenn agrees. “It’s fun, bright, and airy,” he says, “Yet you still have the bones of an old house. It’s the best of both worlds.” MH+D For more information, see Resources on page 134.

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BY KATY KELLEHER | PHOTOGRAPHY BY SARAH BEARD BUCKLEY

SHINE ON In the Lighting Concepts showroom in Portland, you’ll find a bevy of options, from rustic pendants to contemporary chandeliers

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he pieces at Lighting Concepts, showroom manager Danica Jacobson explains, fall into three groups: good, better, and best. To illustrate this, she points toward a corner of the Portland store populated with handblown pendants and chandeliers made by Vermont company Hubbardton Forge. They range from rustic, such as a wall sconce that features distinctive twig-shaped iron tendrils mounted beside a square glass tube (part of the company’s Brindle collection), to sleek, a category that includes hanging, blown-glass orbs enclosed by steel hoops.

“The Hubbardton Forge line is very much on the ‘best’ side of things,” Jacobson says. “But on the flip side, we also try to find lines we can stand by, offer a warranty on, and truly enjoy— all at a low price point. Those are the good pieces.” In between, the bulk of their stock falls into the middle “better” category.

Lighting Concepts has a lot in stock, even though you can’t possibly see it all at the Portland showroom. A family-owned business, Lighting Concepts has been selling fixtures of all types to Mainers for over 20 years. Coowned and operated by brothers Mitch and Ray DeBlois, the company boasts over 4,000 products in their large Lewiston store, while the Forest Avenue shop is smaller and more tightly curated. While the Lewiston store has been around for decades, the Portland design center will celebrate one year in business in October 2017. Here, customers can get expert advice from designers such as Jacobson, who will walk them through the process of choosing the right light for a space—a more complicated proposition than it sounds. “First, we always tell customers to go with their gut,” she says.

“But I think the most important question isn’t, ‘What do you like?’ but rather, ‘What don’t you like?’” Sometimes, clients will look at a five-light chandelier and reject it, for example, because

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2. “We’re just shy of 500 lights in our Portland showroom,” says Jacobson. The available lighting options range from traditional to contemporary.

3. A wall of indoor and outdoor sconces includes a black lamp with metal fretwork made by Feiss (left column, second from top) and a porthole-shaped lamp from Hinkley Lighting (center) featuring bronze with clear beveled-glass accents.

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they might think it’s too curlicue. “In that case, I will show them something sleek and contemporary—I try and help them find a happy medium, something that speaks to them,” she says.

The pieces at Lighting Concepts tend slightly toward the traditional end of the spectrum—a little more curlicue than contemporary—but they also stock many transitional pieces.

Jacobson points to a three-light chandelier with white glass shades and explains, “This one would fit in somebody’s home with a cherry table, claw-foot cabinet, and Queen Anne–style chairs. But in a modern house with a trestle table, it could also work.” Noting a flush-mount wall sconce, she explains that, although it is has a very contemporary feel, “you could sneak it into a more traditional home,” thanks to the dual tones of brass and iron.

As we walk through the store, Jacobson points out dozens of pieces, which range from wrought-iron rustic to glassy and fanciful. “This is like jewelry for your home,” she says as she

touches the base of a hanging pendant, which features dozens of prismatic crystals in an elongated cylindrical shape encircling a single bulb. “I would use this one in a powder room,” she adds.

Another piece she singles out features a string of LED lights winding around a central metal rod inside a glass bulb, creating a faux Edison light that will last far longer than the trendy (but inefficient) vintage-style bulbs.

Finally, Jacobson walks over to an area populated by “better” pieces. “Check out the finial crystal detail on the bottom of this,” she says, lightly touching a nickel-finished chandelier. Around us, lamps sparkle with tones of gold gilt, burnished bronze, and cracked silver. Notably absent is brass. “I look forward to all those fabulous warm brass tones coming back,” says Jacobson. “In design, everything comes full circle eventually. And I, for one, can’t wait.” MH+D

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O N E S T O WAT C H Five standout artists to keep your eye on

HANNAH BUREAU Land and Sea, 2015, oil on canvas, 24” x 36”

“In my studio I have a large palette. I love mixing oil paints into beautiful and subtle chromatic grays and pushing them toward warm and cool temperatures, tending to prefer muted tones. Every artist has a unique way of seeing color. I work to keep the immediacy of mark-making, splattering, and dripping spontaneous. I paint based on what I have seen and observed, but then simplify and let the landscape reveal a more abstract structure. I

edit out what I feel is not necessary so that I end up with a stronger, less busy composition. It’s a small miracle and a testament to the power of painting as communication if others experience the beauty of a place through my work. This artwork, Land and Sea, is a calm painting that also has a lot of energy and movement in it.”

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PHILIP FREY

Pink Pier, 2017, oil on canvas, 30” x 40” “My work is about the painting itself: color, light, surface, brushstroke, shape, and movement, and how those elements fit together on the canvas. I am inspired by a feeling, a connection to my everyday experience, including evocative color, unexpected light, and fleeting gestures. My perceptions are the inspiration, but the real juice behind my work is the act of painting. I start, as most artists do, with a blank slate and a seed of inspiration. I build and respond from there, eventually arriving back at the initial catalyst.

When a painting is going well, I have a palpable feeling of being present. It’s a state, available to anyone, where one is not thinking about the past or future. In those clear and joyful moments, there is no painter and no painting, just the here and now. I invite the viewer to experience the painting.

As the artist Fairfield Porter suggested about his own work in a 1968 interview, I connect with my perceptions through the process of painting, and ‘the person who looks at it, gets it vicariously.’”

MARSHA H. DONAHUE Brackish, 2017, oil on panel, 30” x 30”

“Every painting is a course of study. I try not to control the rhythms and colors, but just let them lead me. During the course of each painting, I eventually have to accept the premise I have set forth and where it has taken me, and I just solve the puzzle. Brackish was my last painting this winter out of a half-dozen oils that had begun with watercolor studies. In the warm weather, I return to plein air again, but the discipline of the winter—working from studies and creating a high finish on the work—is great practice for my reflexes. Ultimately the idea is to respond as simply and accurately as I can to what I see, trusting that what is essential will be expressed. I read once that preparation supports risk, so hopefully the more facility I master, the more chances I will take. Who knows where my work will go? I don’t have a goal, just open eyes, best practices, and a love for the feel of paint.”

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EMILY DODGE

Flying Mountain Trail Overlooking Somes Sound, 2016, watercolor on paper, 10” x 16” “I paint to capture the light and landscape as it exists in one unique moment in time before it changes forever. It is in those moments, before the landscape alters, that my brushstrokes become the history of my hand, brain, and brushes’ movement. My intent as an artist is to record and share light and beauty as if I were an ancient explorer on the coast of Maine, experiencing the painting session as an unsure encounter with a new world. I am enthralled by foliage and water textures. I try to see each parcel of land as an oasis of natural beauty that needs to be memorialized before the next phase of its ever-changing facade. I grasp at ephemeral colors and shapes. An artist’s brushstrokes are tangible in that they are somewhat permanent. They’re useful as permanent possessions—ink or paint marked on paper or canvas—capturing the ephemerality of the light and colors.

John Singer Sargent, Edward Seago, and John Marin have made an immeasurable impact on my life. They’ve taught me to find and paint the stored energy that becomes the change, especially the dynamic energy of the coast of Maine. My quest is to follow in their artistic footsteps by seeing, translating, and sharing this energy.”

JUNE ELDERKIN

Secret Beach, 2017, pastel on black Colourfix pastel paper, 13” x 18” “As a self-taught artist, living on the Maine coast has offered me inspirational and spiritual experiences that merge into my painting. Most of the time I begin with a few brief lines of paint and allow the ever-changing moods of the day or season to direct the outcome. Perhaps I want to abstract what I see, which makes the outcome of my journey unknown. I use a variety of colors for canvas underpainting and prefer black or dark pastel paper to add depth to the work. I love using palette knives to create textures with oils and acrylics, and detailing rocks and seaweed with pastel. Each painting tells the story of my observations and experiences of clouds, rocks, water, and trees, as I search for the forms and colors that will connect me to the viewer. My home on Southport is on tidal property. Each day when I open my eyes, I see the landscape again for the first time, and I am inspired.” MH+D For more information, see Resources on page xx.

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Marsden Hartley, Mt. Katahdin (Maine), Autumn #2, 1939–40. Oil on canvas, 30 1⁄4 x 40 1⁄4 in. (76.8 x 102.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Edith and Milton Lowenthal Collection, Bequest of Edith Abrahamson Lowenthal, 1991

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NAN GOLDIN

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Picnic on the Esplanade, Boston, 1973, silver-dye bleach print, 17⅝” x 21⅝”. Courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery, New York City

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oss and tenderness haunt the work of photographer Nan Goldin, who left home when she was just 13. On her own, she created new versions of family with the people who surrounded her—those who, like her, had often renounced their original families—and documented their lives with her camera. Through photography, Goldin captured the evolving shapes of these families, chronicling the range of emotions that kinship often evokes, from infatuation to anguish. The relationships that she frames—between friends and lovers, photographer and subject, and individuals and their reflections—are loaded with meaning, but a feeling of estrangement is tangible, too. Goldin described her images as “creating a history by recording a history.” Spanning several decades, her body of work now incorporates a sense of nostalgia

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for lives that have ended or irrevocably changed as time has passed.

“Goldin provides not only a kaleidoscopic narrative of her personal history but also a portrait of countercultural currents from an important moment in American history,” says Portland Museum of Art guest curator Zmira Zilkha. “By emphasizing the individuality of her subjects, Goldin celebrates diversity of race, gender, and sexual orientation, and turns her lens toward the spectrum of the human condition that unifies us all.”

Nan Goldin runs from October 6 to December 31 at Portland Museum of Art and features three multimedia installations, a series of photograph grids, and more than 20 photographs. On the following pages, Maine Home+Design presents a preview of the exhibition. MH+D MAINEHOMEDESIGN.COM 131

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1 1. Cookie with Max in the Hammock, Provincetown, 1977, silver-dye bleach print, 27⅜” x 40”. Courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery, New York City 2. The Sisters, Boston, 1978, silver-dye bleach print, 30” x 30”. Private collection, Houston, Texas; courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery, New York City 3. Vivienne in the Green Dress, NYC, 1980, silver-dye bleach print, 23⅜” x 15⅜ .” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Michael Zilkha and Diego Cortez, 2007; courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery, New York City 13

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ear the cliffs of Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, a Mediterranean villa recalls the extravagance of early-twentieth-century revival architecture. “The property is an homage to our history, but it is still relevant today,” says Susan Ferrante-Collier, an associate broker at the Knowles Company. Built from 1907 to 1909, the three-story estate—named East of Eden as a reference to both paradise and its location on Eden Street in Bar Harbor—comprises nine acres, an eight-bay garage, and over one thousand feet of waterfront access. Restored historical details, such as decorative iron balconies, carriage lamps, and window grilles—even the roof was redone with tiles crafted by the original manufacturer—enhance the chateau’s exterior. Inside the chateau, all systems have been upgraded to modern standards, while the refurbishment was completed in a contemporaneous style, demonstrated by decorative friezes and furniture designed by the original architect.

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to the elegance of the first floor’s interiors, which include a traditional living room, music room, card room, library, dining room, gourmet kitchen, and butler’s pantry. At the top of the grand staircase, hand-painted Chinese wallpaper portraying birds, butterflies, and flowers decorates the open second-floor landing. The second floor features seven bedrooms, each with its own marble or brick fireplace surround and a sizable tiled bathroom en suite. All but one of the bedrooms has an ocean view, and three look out toward Acadia National Park as well. There are ample opportunities for storage with numerous sizable closets. In the former staff quarters on the third floor, 11 smaller bedrooms and two modern bathrooms offer extensive options for summer guests.

A two-passenger modern elevator serves all four floors including the basement.

Outside, a private deep-water dock extends into Frenchman Bay, complete with two heavy moorings as well as a lighted walkway and electric power. A granite stairway leads to the beach. In back of the house, the covered porch is enclosed by columns, creating a sheltered space for outdoor dining.

The property was originally designed by noted Boston architect Guy Lowell, who designed the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Ferrante-Collier notes that Lowell was also a landscape architect. “Part of Guy Lowell’s brilliance was to incorporate the landscape into the different ocean vistas from the house,” she says. “This property will appeal to various people, from those who are enamored of period architecture to those simply looking for a space grand enough for stylish entertaining. It’s easy to imagine how any buyer could appreciate such a thoughtfully restored home.” MH+D MAINEHOMEDESIGN.COM 141

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Open-concept Contemporary with exceptional water views from every room. Inviting entertainment spaces on all levels, covered patio w/ gas fireplace that flows into another terrace which leads to an in-ground pool with pool bar. 312' of oceanfront and a large private dock featuring a beautiful boathouse equipped with a kitchenette. MLS 1307729 Liam McCoy 207.712.6860 | $2,950,000

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Enjoy totally carefree living at this historic site, and be within minutes of your own deeded deep water access. This unit includes 2BRs, 2BAs, covered porch, rooftop deck, and turret room providing 270° panoramic ocean views. MLS 1302114 Dennis Duggan 207.522.3747 | $795,000

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44 High Street rests on Camden’s most beautiful street, in the Historic District, exquisitely sited to provide privacy, yet three blocks from the center of town. Skilled craftsmanship and attention to detail are evident throughout this impeccable property. MLS 1311976 Kate Jackson 207.691.3684 | $1,649,000

Private and wooded setting close to Goose Rocks Beach. Amazing first floor owners’ suite with gas fireplace, adjoining hot tub deck, extensive walk-in closet and designer bathroom. Open concept layout of the first level. Handcrafted details throughout. A wrap around deck with awning off of the gourmet kitchen. MLS 1313929 Bill Gaynor 207.468.3002 | $899,900

Reverse floor plan offers open concept living, opening directly out to a large deck. Attached 2-car garage with large unfinished space above. Short walk to the sandy beach or Timber Point Land Trust. Great Rental history. Full basement, large attic, and plenty of storage for all your toys. MLS 1292249 Chris Stone 207.590.3425 | $670,000

Expansive eastern facing Sheepscot River views. Deep water frontage provides easy access to Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset and Five Islands. Minutes to open ocean. The 11 acre lot is part of the McCarty Cove Association, which includes rights to an association deep water dock. Can be subdivided into two parcels. MLS 1286471 John Collins 207.607.2442 | $239,900

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Gorgeous colonial in private setting allows for the ideal lifestyle. Gourmet kitchen opens to FR and lovely sunroom, first and 3rd floor offices, stunning master suite and closet, 4-5BRs, updated baths throughout, multiple living and play spaces. Stunning stone patio with full fireplace, adorable playhouse. Private yet close to ever ything - schools, stores, highways.

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Occupancy planned for Summer 2018. All 28 units, 2-3 bedrooms, will provide superior amenities, including garage and valet parking, custom designed kitchens and baths, 10+ ft. ceilings and some have walk out decks. Call for pricing.

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oceanfront estate, perfect for the yachtsman. 4+ acres with 2000' of water frontage. Main house, guest house, Boathouse, Deep water dock, Boat slip. offered at $5,500,000 | MLS 1315882

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located in the desirable royall point neighborhood, this elegant home boasts an outstanding level of finish, cathedral ceilings, gourmet kitchen, 4 br’s/4.5 bA’s, extensive landscaping and more! Convenient to portland and close to Yarmouth’s restaurants, shops, library and award winning schools!

this sunny-antique Greek-revival home in the heart of Yarmouth Village features elegant high ceilings with rich molding details, mostly original features, an expansive yard and exceptional barn! this home has only ever been owned by 2 families, historic opportunity to make it your own.

looking for a summer escape? located in the beachfront neighborhood of wildwood, this summer Cottage with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths is a rare gem! formerly a carriage house, the cottage enjoys a shared beach and tennis court 12 minutes to portland.

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46 The Lane, North Yarmouth CUSTOM BUILT HOME, POST & BEAM BARN w/ STUDIO & EXTRA LOT

Wonderful opportunity to own 3 parcels comprising 26 acres on the Coast of Maine which includes nearly a ¼ mile of bold oceanfront on Penobscot Bay & a sandy beach. The elegant architect-designed 3092 sq.ft home has a 2-story media & music/art studio & home theater plus vaulted ceilings & expansive picture windows which afford breathtaking ocean views.

exceptional 3,830 sq.ft home built w/ superior craftsmanship, high-quality materials, energy efficiency, substantial construction details, extensive landscaping & hardscaping! The newly built 30’ x 48’ post & beam barn has a heated studio. The area near skyline Farm offers many opportunities for outdoor living and recreation.

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BRIDGTON | MLS 1287871 | 2 Spacious Lakefront/View Homes | Investment Potential BRIDGTON | MLS 1321318 | Open Concept Lakeside Cottage w/Carriage House 19 BR | 5 BA | Located Near Base of Shawnee Peak | $1,495,000 3 BR | 3 BA | 200' of Private Shoreline | 2 Docks for Boating and Entertainent | $949,000

BRIDGTON | MLS 1294857 | Opportunity to Build a Private Mountaintop Estate 59 Acres | Cleared Stone Roadway | Located Next to Shawnee Peak | $850,000

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LOVELL | MLS 1312649 | Classic Maine Cottage w/Condo Amenities | Private Beach 2 BR | 1 BA | Tennis Court | Situated on Beautiful Kezar Lake | $255,000

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ST GEORGE - Private Waterfront w/Dock $1,295,000

NORTHPORT - 125 Ac. Estate, Total Privacy $4,900,000 CAMDEN - 6+ Acres, Mt. Battie Hillside $1,250,000

ROCKPORT - Private 4-BR Contemporary $844,000

ST GEORGE - Architect Designed, Waterfront $995,000

Taking Real Estate to a Higher Level camdenre.com 43 Elm Street, Camden 800.236.1920 ST GEORGE - Designed 3-BR Oceanfront $995,000

CAMDEN - Contemporary on Ocean’s Edge $799,000

LINCOLNVILLE - Waterfront $865,000

ROCKPORT - Golf Club View $650,000 CAMDEN - 34 Ac., Near Town $450,000 ROCKPORT - Well-Crafted, 4-BRs $425,000

CAMDEN - Hosmer Pond View $417,500

CAMDEN - Charming, Intown $329,000

NORTHPORT - 300 Ac., Views $350,000 CAMDEN - Adorable, 2-BRs $299,000

ROCKPORT - Lake View, Barn $259,000 SEARSMONT - Peaceful 3-BR $245,000 ROCKLAND - Lakefront Property $259,000 LINCOLNVILLE - Condo, Tennis $225,000

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10 Surf Road Cape Elizabeth, Maine $526,900 | MLS 1320468

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Dianne Maskewitz 207.329.4004 | List Price: $749,000 Cape elizabeth - Beautifully updated home offering a new professionally designed kitchen. 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths, with open floor plan featuring gorgeous custom moldings and hardwood floors. Enjoy the best of the outdoors from the private yard that abuts conserved land. MLS 1320952

William Davisson & Lucy Foster Flight 207.409.6332 | List Price: $3,900,000 prouts neCk - Bold ocean environs on offer with this rare opportunity in coveted Prouts.

Lot A is 0.46 acres & Lot B is 0.48 acres. Sited on a high promontory & “inside the gate”, & enjoy expansive southerly views to Bluff & Stratton Islands. The lots are surveyed & are conforming buildable lots. MLS 1315605

William Davisson 207.409.6332| List Price: $1,265,000 portland - Western Prom neighborhood.

3 levels of light-filled rooms. Exceptional 5 bdrm, 3.5 bath. Grand entry hallway, beautiful living & dining rooms w/ crown moldings, fpls, plaster adornments & woodwork. Renovation in 2006. This exceptional property enjoys cloistered gardens & views of historic homes. MLS 1308252

Brenda Cerino-Galli 207.671.3164 | $464,900 sCarborough - Beautiful custom home in the desirable Sea Ridge neighborhood - one mile to Pine Point beach. Open floor plan, family room w/ gas fireplace & built-ins, a sun-filled den/office, Master w/ private bath, screened porch, huge basement, attached 2-car garage & landscaped yard. MLS 1318905

Gail Landry 207.650.8893| $715,000 portland - Sometimes you can have it all!

Located in The Bay House, part of Portland’s hottest newest neighborhood. Peaceful top floor unit with expansive city and harbor views. Elegant & light-filled with customization throughout. Two garage parking spots, private deck, 10 foot ceilings. Pet Friendly. MLS 1318801

Lynn Hallett & Whitney Harvey 207.671.8187| List Price: 529,000 Cushing’s island - The islands of Casco Bay are magical! Dotted along the coastline near Portland, each has an identity of its own.

On historic Cushing’s Island, 100 years later one can still enjoy park-like settings and walking paths designed by Frederick Law Olmstead.

Arrive to a slower pace,enjoy the vistas, ocean breezes and sandy beaches. MLS 1321134

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BIDDEFORD POOL 18 Yates Street 207.282.1732

KENNEBUNKPORT CAPE PORPOISE 165 Main Street 207.967.5444

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NEW KENNEBUNKPORT HOME

BIDDEFORD POOL OCEANFRONT

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BEACH ROSE WAY, KENNEBUNKPORT

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HISTORIC SACO RIVERFRONT

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ROBERTS POND WATERFRONT

Distinctive 10+ acre peninsula w/1600’ waterfrontage.

Updated 2002 SF, 3BR home. Additional land available.

$481,000

In Wallace Woods, 4000 SF home on .85 acres lot on 105’ of sandy beach frontage on a large .73 ac lot. 1st floor 5 acres open space. 4BDR, 4.5BA. Steps from Dock Sq. master suite, spectacular views, front/back, great condition.

Exquisite beauty, magnificent views. Rare cottage com- Classic beach bungalow on large lot, updated kitchen/baths, Extraordinary 6-8BDR, 3.5BA home, 250’ river frontage. stone fireplace. Great front porch with panoramic views. 1.66 acres. Restored original features honored/maintained. pound. 195’ waterfront 3BR/2.5BA home, guest cottage

ON THE SHORES OF BIDDEFORD POOL

Pristine 3BR waterfront home. Biddeford Pool in the back yard, deeded ROW to ocean white sand across the street.

$679,000

BARTLET FARMS, ARUNDEL

4BR/3.5BA, 2572 SF cape w/1st flr master suite. Natural cherry kitchen/granite counters, gas fireplace and more!

$425,000

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BARS MILLS RIVERFRONT

KENNEBUNKPORT 1780 FARMHOUSE

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$599,000

Light-filled, efficient, riverfront home, great views. Fire- Wonderfully restored 4+BR, 3BA, 3100+SF on 4.55 acres.

Country/gourmet kitchen, wood flrs, fireplace, barn. place, wood flrs. Swim or paddle to semi-private island.

FORTUNES ROCKS AREA

Construction started, less than a mile to beach.

Architecturally designed, open concept, forested views.

$429,900

CLARK’S HILL IN SACO

6 lots abutting Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge. Halfway between town & beaches. Only 1 build package remain.

$429,000

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8 Lords Point Road, Kennebunk – New Price $2,350,000 We are pleased to offer this stunning oceanfront cottage on Lords Point. Filled with dramatic elements, this home was sensitively renovated in the late 1990’s. A few original features remain—the most distinctive is the beautiful and graceful curved staircase. The main floor features an open concept that flows naturally while assuring a distinctive individuality to each room. Lovely wood floors and 2 gas fireplaces preserve the warmth of this year-round home and striking water views can be enjoyed from every window.

81 Downing Road, Kennebunk A gentlemen’s farm! Enjoy country living at its best in this beautifully restored 4 bedroom Colonial on 15 acres with tennis court, pond and barn with 10 stalls. $895,000

1505 Branch Road, Wells Charming and meticulously cared for this 3 bedroom Farmhouse includes a 3 story barn. $399,000

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19 Great Hill Road, Kennebunk 4 Bed home with a floor plan designed for easy entertaining has spectacular natural light and amazing water views. $1,090,000

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22 WOODLAND DRIVE, WATERBORO LISTED BY DEB KILMARTIN MLS #1320594 • $325,000

95 PRESIDENTIAL WAY, WESTBROOK

GORGEOUS OPEN CONCEPT COLONIAL FEATURING 4 BEDROOMS, 2.5 BATHROOMS, GRANITE COUNTERTOPS AND MASTER SUITE WITH PRIVATE BATHROOM. GREAT 1.8 ACRE LOT WITHIN A BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD. ONLY 35 MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN PORTLAND! PLEASE VISIT 22WOODLANDDRIVE.INFO FOR 3D VIRTUAL WALK THROUGH.

SOLD BY ASHLEY KILMARTIN • $425,000

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Dramatic views of Wells Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean are just the beginning at Tidewater Landing. Set in one of New England’s most picturesque and historic coastal communities, Tidewater Landing offers a rare opportunity to own a new home in one of the most desirable locations in Wells, Maine.

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SUGARLOAF TRAILSIDE Beautiful Timberpeg Post & Beam home with KINGFIELD 6000SF Custom Cape with large barn and 4 bay garage sited premier location at the Heart of the Resort. 4500 SF, 5 Bedrooms, 6.5 Baths, on 40 acres. Built with heart & soul and uncompromising attention to detail.

1st floor master suite, gourmet kitchen and fully furnished! $1,000,000 Spectacular mountain views and close to Sugarloaf! $875,000

SUGARLOAF 2,900SF 3+BR / 2.5BA on mountain post & beam home KINGFIELD Beautiful Country Cape on 17+ open acres with 1750’ along with barn, horse stalls and paddock. Sunny & Spacious. Private setting on the Carrabassett River. Top quality barns, stalls, shop, guest apt. and covered 1.5 acres. Bring your skis, bring your horses! $549,000 riding arena. Minutes to Sugarloaf. A “Horse lover’s dream!” $795,000

SUGARLOAF Attention skiers, golfers, mountain bikers & outdoor enthusiasts. SUGARLOAF 4,000SF private home with many custom features. Cherry Beautiful 4-season home located on the Sugarloaf Golf Course. 4BR/3.5BA, kitchen, 2 living rooms & great room with fireplaces and hot tub/sauna room. wood stove & partially furnished. Full shuttle service to lifts. $365,000 Includes an extra lot. All with Sugarloaf views! $599,000

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68 FORESIDE ROAD, CUMBERLAND FORESIDE I $925,000 A park-like setting on 3 acres with pollinating gardens and meditative paths.

190 US Route One, Falmouth, ME

DAVA DAVIN, Designated Broker/Owner dava@portsidereg.com I 207.217.2051

SOUTH BRISTOL ∏ Coastal Maine at its’ finest! Dock

your boat at the float on the “Gut”- just steps from your door.

Windows! light-filled yet private. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths w/ cathedral ceilings. Guest cottage included.

MLS#1316556 $1,150,000

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PEMAQUID POINT ∏ Cliffside home offers 180° views of

the Atlantic Ocean! First floor master suite, open floor plan and oversized deck great for entertaining. $995,500 MLS#1237601

$319,000

NEWCASTLE ∏ Fabulous layout great for everyday living BOOTHBAY ∏ Lovely open & sunny Cape on a corner lot.

PEMAQUID HARBOR ∏ Saltwater farm setting with and entertaining. Panoramic views of the Great Salt Bay from Three bedrooms, two and half baths, kitchen with eat-in center 4 acres of sloping fields on Pemaquid Harbor with newly every room. Convenience in being close to town and a great island with gorgeous stoned back patio. restored turn of the turn of the century Victorian home. location for a home business. $319,000 MLS#1322661 $559,000 MLS#1308619 MLS#1288032 $499,000

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Bar Harbor - Shorefront 2BR contemporary.

Open floor plan. Nice details. $695,000

Gr. Cranberry Island - Private, pastoral acreage, 3BR home & shorefront studio. $825,000

Somesville - Lovingly-renovated farmhouse in beautiful setting w/peeks of the water. $485,000

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Bar Harbor - Recently built 4-bedroom farmhouse in idyllic setting. $1,250,000

Blue Hill - Oceanfront contemporary w/ spectacular views and pocket beaches. $1,700,000

Hall Quarry - Incredible views! 4.27+/- acres on Somes Sound w/ deep-water dock. $2,250,000

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Bar Harbor - Excellent water views; handicapped accessible; private location. $1,275,000

Northeast Harbor - Restored Savage cottage, 5BR, 5BA, deep-water dock. $5,900,000

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YORK, ME | $429,000 | DIANE WYMAN, 207-752-3236 Meticulously Renovated Family Home located in the Woodside Meadow Neighborhood. 3 bedrooms and 2 full bath. Beautiful kitchen, open dining area, and large walk-out basement with pellet stove.

YORK, ME | $494,000 | NOLA CADY, 207-337-3534 Brilliant ocean views on York’s Long Sands Beach from this top floor 2 bedroom/2 full bath condo with elevator, private oceanfront deck and low condo fees.

NEWMARKET, NH | $675,000 | SCOTT MASON, 603-557-0801 Welcome to the community at Bayview! Situated along the picturesque shores of Great Bay, each of the stunning, custom-built homes offer water access, thoughtfully designed interiors, and extraordinary surrounding views. Explore the nearby Sweet Trail and surrounding conservation land, spend your day on the bay, or enjoy the many restaurants and businesses located in Newmarket’s historic downtown. Recreation and relaxation await!

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YORK, ME | $494,000 | NOLA CADY, 207-337-3534 Seeking a private, pristine home east of Route One in Cape Neddick?

This one-owner home has a first floor master suite, spacious studio and access to the Cape Neddick River.

YORK, ME | $799,000 | NOLA CADY, 207-337-3534 Oceanviews and access to Pint Cove Beach from this private, midcentury modern home offering 3 levels of living space in a coveted Cape Neddick neighborhood.

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KITTERY WATERFRONT – Walk half a mile to the Foreside or over the bridge to Portsmouth from this 2 bdrm condo boasting a private deep water dock, countless modern amenities & low HOA fees. $879,000

SOUTH BERWICK – With modern additions in a tranquil setting this 1870’s New Englander on 1.8+ acres offers 4 bdrms & the option of in-law apartment w/ kitchen, living room and 2 of the bdrms. $415,000

YORK OCEANFRONT – The Atlantic accentuates this rare 1+ acre lot with a cozy year-round cottage featuring an open concept living area with of windows framing the panoramic ocean views. $1,295,000

WELLS OCEANFRONT – Poised at the ocean’s edge on Moody Point, this sprawling 3,276 sq. ft. twofamily home is located on a private road, each dwelling offering breathtaking ocean views. $1,499,000

YORK – This 2,000 sq. ft. Cape offers access to the York River and is located in Winterbrook. The 3 bdrm home features hardwood flooring, a kitchen with granite countertops, fresh paint and a new roof. $424,900

KENNEBUNKPORT – Minutes from Dock Square, this sleek and sophisticated home in High Point Farms features state-of-the-art amenities, skilled craftsmanship & fine attention to detail throughout. $979,900

31 Long Sands Road, York, Maine | 207.363.6640

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THE COTTAGE! “AGE CANNOT WITHER HER, NOR CUSTOM STALE HER INFINITE VARIETY” Not exactly Cleopatra, but every Maine sumer cottage has her own story. Most of them are seductresses, luring their owners back time after time, year after year, generation after generation. Here we have just such a seductress. She was built C. 1918, on the rocky shore of Juniper Pt., in a one hundred year old, well established summer colony.

Shingle style with four bedrooms, two baths, large living room with glass sliding doors all across the front, fireplace, sun room and diing room. A large covered porch on the water is wonderful for sitting and watching, panoramic southerly views of ocean activity. The lot consists of .38A and 48 feet of deep water. With association membership there’s access to two deep water docs, one within feet of the cottage, clay tennis courts with tennis pro, private sandy beach and a large vitnage community house. Many activities for adults and children and just a mile from the yacht club and two miles from town. New survey with great possibilities for expansion. New to the market. $775,000

Contact Carol today to schedule a tour! carolbuxton1@gmail.com

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KATIE WILLIAMS The East BOCA expert REALTOR ASSOCIATE 561.909.7012 KATIE.WILLIAMS@ELLIMAN.COM @EASTBOCARATON

POWDER HILL FARM

This beautifully landscaped 4BR/3.5BA cape with attached garage enjoys views of West Harbor Pond & access to a common dock. At nearly 4 acres this property offers a 1BR guest house & a barn with garage bays & plentiful storage. Close to all downtown amenities. $695,000

BOOTHBAY WATERFRONT

2BR/1BA Saltbox on 7.4 acres & 150 feet of tidal waterfront packs a punch for its size. The house comes with custom wood flooring & trim plus a roomy deck in which to enjoy the sunsets over the Back River.

Also offers a full Basement and exceptional storage space. $369,000

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SOUTHPORT ISLAND OCEANFRONT

4BR/3.5BA Whitten designed home with guest cottage & barn on 9+ acres. Enjoy views of the Atlantic Ocean, Squirrel Island & Ram Island Light. Other amenities include a 3 bay garage, elevator, three fireplaces and an automatic generator. $3,200,000

PINE CLIFF WATERFRONT

3BR/2BA Southport home offers fabulous views of Boothbay Harbor.

Ample sleeping quarters w/ 2 first fl bedrooms, 2nd fl master w/ sitting room & above garage efficiency apt. The deep water dock & waterside decking offer additional enjoyment. $1,100,000

MURRAY HILL COTTAGE

Gabled 3BR/1.5 BA home w/ water views of Linekin Bay. Easy walk to public dock, boat launch, general store & post office.

Municipal water & central heating allow for year round enjoyment.

Fireplace, closed porch, open porch & workshop area. $439,000

BARTERS ISLAND WATERFRONT

3BR/3BA cape located on 10 +/- private acres & 1215 ft of waterfront w/ deep water dock on Back River. Cathedral ceiling in dining room, living room w/ fireplace, built-in bookshelves & birch flooring throughout. Sit & enjoy your view from the 3 season porch or deck. $725,000

32 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor, ME • 207-633-6711 • www.tindalandcallahan.com

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Quality - Location - Views This is a truly rare offering that’s not to be missed.

Located on quiet Turner Street, just one block from the Eastern Prom, this two family offers so much. 4-5 generous bedrooms, 4.5 spa-worthy baths, two gourmet kitchens, super efficient heat & central air, multiple fireplaces, private patio & gardens, multiple decks with amazing views of Casco Bay. Sold as a 2-family or as two separate condos.

Learn more at 32turner.com

32 Turner Street, Portland Entire 2-Unit building $1,395,000 -ORUnit 1 (condo) $695,000

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12 WEBHANNET DRIVE | WELLS | $950,000 Invest in leisure with this turn-key luxury Wells beach home! Ideal for families looking for the ultimate beach house or investors seeking a killer opportunity!

29 RIVERVIEW DRIVE| YORK | $1,749,000 This stunner perched on the Cape Neddick River has it all. whether you’re relaxing on the veranda next to the pool or being pampered in the spa, this home was designed for pure enjoyment!

5 HARRISON AVE | YORK | $698,111 The good life is certain in this elegant colonial

8 CARRIAGE BARN LANE | YORK | $750,000 Coveted location in York Harbor within walking distance to Village center & Harbor Beach!

on the Nubble in a private neighborhood! Enjoy lots of room for family & friends in this 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home, featuring large bedrooms and a luxurious master w/ en-suite.

Williams Realty Partners 4 MARKET PLACE DRIVE, #2 | YORK, MAINE

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On this very special island known as Cliff Island, a year-round island reached by regular ferry service from Portland’s waterfront, sits this beautiful parcel of land with about 120’ of deepwater frontage. on Luckse Sound. The views stretch to Long Island to the west and to Chebeague Island to the Northeast and Hope Island is front and center and the 3 bedroom, 1 bath cottage takes full advantage of the site and views. It’s a cozy cottage that is the essence of Cliff Island – simple, comfortable, not fancy but sure of itself. $389,000.00 for the chance of a lifetime.

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CAPE PORPOISE $1,895,000

KENNEBUNKPORT $875,000

WELLS $825,000

One of a kind waterfront enclave in charming Cape Porpoise.

Elegantly designed 6 bedroom 6,000+ sq ft home w/ guest quarters.

Just steps to beautiful Turbat’s Creek Beach. Water & Island views! This well maintained home has a strong rental history and offers a great location.

Views from every room of either ocean to the front, or the river behind. High end finishes throughout. Wells Beach is less than 100 yards away.

KENNEBUNK BEACH $739,000

ALFRED $539,000

KENNEBUNKPORT $949,000

This lovely, well-maintained 4 BR home is a 2 min walk to the Beach & just steps to Webhannet Golf Course. Heated garage, Custom features throughout!

A custom built 3 bedroom home w/loads of charm! Hear the flow of the Mousam River! A 2 story barn and an adorable bunk house for guests.

Located just off Ocean Ave on a quiet private lane abutting Lake of the Woods, there are 3 levels of gracious living. Just a sidewalk stroll to Dock Square.

1 Fletcher Street, Kennebunk, Maine | Office 207-985-4952 | KennebunkInfo@OwnNewEngland.com Independently Owned and Operated. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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25 HIGH STREET ELLSWORTH, ME 04605 207.667.2144 | BUYMAINE@SARGENTRE.COM

21 Big Rock Road, Waltham

Enjoy all that Maine has to offer. Custom built year round home on large private 3.8 acre lot. 162’ of sandy frontage on Little Webb Pond with direct access to big Webb pond. Features of the home include 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, vaulted ceilings, first floor master suite, 4 season porch, large deck, attached heated garage, impeccably landscaped with many garden areas including a screened tea hut in the woods. Easy commute to Ellsworth and Acadia NP. Let the call of resident loons sing you to sleep! Price $425,000.00 MLS 1313164

547 Mariaville Road, Ellsworth

Stunning lakefront home with panoramic views of Mount Desert Island across Graham Lake. The well landscaped elevated lot has 10 +/- acres of groomed lawns & open fields with 500 feet frontage on the lake. The Open Concept home has been lovingly restored using the finest materials. All systems have been updated.

Each bedroom has a private bath, Master Bedroom Suite has large bath, 2 walk-in closets & private sitting area with access to the covered porch & patio. Dare to dream about lakefront living in Maine... Price $695,000.00 MLS 1322995

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MAINE

MILLION DOLLAR LISTING SELLER SPECIALIZING IN WATERFRONT PROPERTY

Steven Chicoine Real Estate Team

$2,000,000

$1,650,000

127 Hearthside Road, Standish

168 Drur y Lane, South Thomaston

285 feet of Waterfront on Sebago Lake

5000+sqft home w/attached garage, private sandy beach, large detached garage Includes buildable waterfront lot & guest cottage at water’s edge

900 feet of Waterfront on St. George River

3,700 sqft home, private lot, open concept, custom kitchen, spacious deck 8½ acres with insulated barn and expansive fenced pasture

~ Steven’s Statistics ~

Sold the highest priced home in Maine by a Keller Williams Agent in both 2015 ($3,995,000) and 2016 ($3,948,250) 2016 - Sold over 135 proper ties and sold over 35 Million in total volume!

2017 - Already sold over 30 Million in total volume!

Top 5 in Keller Williams Maine in 2015 Top 5 in Keller Williams Maine in 2016

$750,000

293 Drexel Lane, Islesboro

438 feet of Waterfront on Sabathday Harbor Island retreat with great rental history

Realtor Magazine’s “30 Under 30” 2012 Current Magazine’s “Best of Best” 2015

$389,900

102 Snell Shore, Palermo

133 feet of Waterfront on Sheepscot Lake Beautiful home, picnic area and dock at water’s edge

$329,000

65 Sylvia’s Way, South Thomaston 156 feet of Waterfront on Simonton Cove Strong income potential as seasonal rental

700 Broadway, South Portland - 50 Sewall Street, 2nd floor, Portland

StevenChicoine@kw.com - 207-446-8060 - www.StevenChicoine.com “Based on information on dollar volumn data and on units sold from the Maine Real Estate Information System, Inc. for period of 1/1/15 to 8/31/17. Provided by an individual user of MREIS. MREIS has not reviewed the contents and does not make any representations, warranties or guarrantees regarding the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of any statistical information and data provided”

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1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 101, Topsham, ME

GEORGETOWN | Turnkey home overlooking the Little Sheepscot River with deep water dock access just down from the property. This open concept home has a large south facing deck where you can enjoy your own private 5 acres of serenity. A great waterfront community close to Five Islands and Reid State Park. $359,000

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HARPSWELL | Beautifully updated home with all the amenities. Formal and informal living spaces including a newer sun room addition overlooking the private back yard. Energy efficient propane heating system and propane stove in the open kitchen/family room. $369,000

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Trent Bell

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he homeowners, educators at a local high school and active outdoors people, knew they wanted to live in Rockport for its accessibility to several activities that are important to them: hiking and sailing in the summer, skiing in the winter. But finding exactly the right property kept them searching until, finally, a large, wooded tract with a stream abutting a nature reserve came on the market.

The home’s design embraces the family’s love of wildlife and the natural world, as well as their busy lives with two active teenagers. The first-floor open plan (which includes the owners’ suite) features large

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windows, a screened porch accessed from the dining room’s French doors, and a deck and covered porch, all of which ensure that there are always outdoor views. On the second floor, each of the children has a spacious bedroom connected by a bridge that overlooks the dining room. In addition, there is a bonus room over the garage, as well as a full basement that provides plenty of storage for sports equipment and other gear.

The building envelope is well insulated, with heating and cooling provided by a woodstove and air-source heat pumps. MH+D

Location: Rockport Architect: Gerald Weinand Structural Engineer: Randy Scamfer Construction start: June 2017 Construction complete: December 2017

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