Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116A p r i l 2 0 1 7 9 9 House of tHe MontH courtesy legAcy properties sotheby’s internAtionAl reAlty Ogunquit on the Rocks on the edge of the Atlantic, Millstone Manor is an artistic family retreat for the ages. By Colin w. Sargent L ooking for the Ogunquit Art Colo- ny? You’ve just found it. For sale for $6M, Millstone Man- or is beloved to generations of local artists who turned this town into a national cul- tural mecca. Robert Laurent and his son, John Laurent, were friends of the own- ers and regular visitors here. Henry Strat- er, who lived next door and founded the Ogunquit Museum of American Art steps away, loved this place. “It’s a magical spot,” says seller Abby Weiner Taylor, who’s spent all but one of her endless summers here (“in 1976, after my freshman year in college, I was work- ing in Sun Valley, Idaho...”). A shingle-style landmark with its own private beach, Millstone Manor charms with its tower, porches, and oceanfront swim- ming pool. In the entertaining areas, the walls luxuriate in deep-cut pine paneling and beams. The vaulted dining room echoes with the whispers, tall tales, and laughter of four generations. The parade of visiting art- ists still lives in the stunning original paint- ings on the walls. What drew so much talent here? They felt at home because they were beloved and understood by two successive families of dreamers themselves who lived at this 2.38-acre woodsy compound nestled on a quite cove. The first was Norman Brazer, Sr., “a Harvard-educated architect,” according to his daughter-in-law, Marcia Beal Brazer. In the 1920s, Norman Sr., “with his fa- ther, Ralph, purchased a small cottage with land from the Weare Family [owners of the Cliff House] up the meadow from Jack’s Cove and Pulpit Rock.” Norman Sr. took a fancy to the weather- beaten cottage and decided to make some improvements. He was well qualified, having “joined the prestigious Guy Lowell Archi- tectural firm in Boston,” according to Mar- cia. Among many projects, Norman Sr. “was instrumental in designing the East Wing of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.” Step one was to make his larger place resonate with motifs he’d encountered in faraway places. A “world traveler,” Nor- man Sr. “spent many winters in Austria. At one time, he was engaged to the Norwegian Olympic champion figure skater and film star Sonja Henie.” Other ski pals were “the legendary Hannes Schneider and actress Claudette Colbert.”