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86 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine House of tHe MontH tion. As a counterpoint the eat-in kitchen with island is airy snappy and remodeled with stainless appliances and Deer Isle granite coun- ters.Generouswindowseats put guests in contact with the outdoors and the mam- moth views the lawn spill- ing down from an original slate terrace to stone walls near the waterline. Near but not to the wa- terline. Another conces- sion to the Town. But re- ally from this incredible house its de facto shorefront. The listing sheet says 2000 feet of waterfront shared 0 feet of waterfront owned. Upstairs six bedrooms charm with wood-burning fireplaces some with en- tire walls in exquisite high-register coun- try wood paneling with matching crown molding the other walls in plaster. Even the fragrant russet attic has a bay window that lights up the space with striking un- forgettable views. Marketed separately is the original Walking through lush gardens to the front door from the new- ly created road to the beach the house and its symmetry start things off right. Insideand its a mark of any truly great house in the Foresidevisitors can see blue water sparkling through the windows of the entire house. With 16 rooms and nine bedrooms tucked within 7888 square feet of unmatched charm this house on Spears Hill is a decorators paradise. For those who are disappointed with a sin- gle floating spiral staircase there are two. The entertainingroomsincludingentryandsalon are high formal Georgian in dreamy creamy paint. After the stunning center hallway theres a completely paneled pickled library withbuilt-insandwood-burningfireplacethat is the envy of all who see it. Looking for priva- cyTheresatelephoneroom. Annunciators original tiling inimitable millwork by artisans and porcelain fixtures in the baths lend to the sense of time trav- el. Flying two floors up a stairwell a wall- paper pattern with a bird motif is in perfect condition. Its likely original and likely from a top-notch decorator who oversaw finishes and touches during the original construc- Payson guest cottage on 2.35 acres. Id never have thought a guest cottage could be a steal at 625000 but if you want to be part of something magical without the burdens of administering the entirety of something magical look no further. The window seats are adorable the kitchen with island brilliantly scaled. Wood pan- eling in the living room with fireplace is so warm and friendly it rekindles the lost memory of how charmanthow Payson the world used to be. n A Colorful History Bill Robbins and his sister Jen loved visiting their grandparents house. among the guests whod come here to see marion and Phillips Payson was amelia earhart Bill says. earhart was friends with fel- low aviation legend Phillips Payson a World War i aviator who founded Portland air- port. theres a photograph of my grandfather standing with Charles lindbergh when he visited the airport. my grandfather flew a two-seater De havilland Dh4 bomber a biplane with an observer in back in World War i. he flew for the 166th aero Squadron. a De havilland Dh4 is on display at the national air Space museum of the Smithsonian institution. years afterward here in maine my grandfa- ther kept a Stearman biplane in the cove below the house. he gave it to the navy during World War ii. that Stearman was used quite a bit when the north atlantic Fleet anchored in long island Sound be- fore the fleet headed across the atlantic for D-Day. Before this house was built during Prohibition there was a Bootleggers Path to Broad Cove Bill says. once some officials floated over to the grassy fields to check the site and they approached young eliot Phillipss son. Do you know where your father is they asked. yes eliot said. hes out in the field with some men shoving bottles into haystacks.