Our newest Historic Home listing is Kalmia Knoll, built in 1914 as a summer retreat for John Davidson. The architect was C. E. Cutler of Westport CT.
The home is situated on a private peninsula with 7.8 acres and 1100’ of shoreline. The grounds of this handsome estate are graced with mature trees and private gardens. The site was selected to provide a very select household with comfort and privacy. The extensive lawns & gardens, sweeping ocean front, a bit of quiet forest, a wide land buffer and a magnificent structure combine to provide an exquisite, private retreat.
The well crafted home has been carefully held in its original grandeur of precisely fashioned granite & cypress. Designed with ocean views from every room, the spacious and flowing rooms are suitable and comfortable for entertaining, family get away, corporate retreat and other nearly endless possibilities. The front terrace leads to the private pier and deep water anchorage. The newly re-constructed seawall, a few feet from the swept-back wings was thoughtfully built to follow the contours on the coastline.
The home is situated on a private peninsula with 7.8 acres and 1100’ of shoreline. The grounds of this handsome estate are graced with mature trees and private gardens. The site was selected to provide a very select household with comfort and privacy. The extensive lawns & gardens, sweeping ocean front, a bit of quiet forest, a wide land buffer and a magnificent structure combine to provide an exquisite, private retreat.
The well crafted home has been carefully held in its original grandeur of precisely fashioned granite & cypress. Designed with ocean views from every room, the spacious and flowing rooms are suitable and comfortable for entertaining, family get away, corporate retreat and other nearly endless possibilities. The front terrace leads to the private pier and deep water anchorage. The newly re-constructed seawall, a few feet from the swept-back wings was thoughtfully built to follow the contours on the coastline.
Oceanfront homes share a direct link with the ocean they abut. The home above is in upper Blue Hill Bay. This part of the bay, north of the tip of Long Island, has no ocean swell - ever. It is absolutely lake like on the surface with the peculiar addition of a 12-14 foot tide. This part of the bay has significantly less fog than the outer coast. And while people do swim all over the coast, there is no question the water is warmer at the top of the bay than it is further out to sea. I think the micro climate of the upper bay is worth a mention.
ReplyDeleteIts because of the relative calmness of the sea here that this house shares such a cozy relationship with it.
This home has a country feeling yet it is a very short drive to the village and golf. The home is at the water's edge which can not be duplicated today with Maine's shoreland zoning. A step back into another era, no updates that are out of step with that time.
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