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 100On Tap With AARP Maine Join us and other AARP members in your community at any of our social events in Portland. Your first beverage is on us! 3rd Thursdays, Nov 17, Dec 15 | 4:00–6:00 p.m. ON TAP @ RIRA 72 Commercial Street, Portland 3rd Fridays, Nov 18, Dec 16 | 7:00-9:00 a.m. COFFEE @ ARABICA* 9 Commercial Street, Portland Email me@aarp.org to RSVP to any of these events or call 207-776-6303 for more information. Find out more about us at aarp.org/me or facebook.com/aarpmaine. *Please note: Arabica has 2 Portland locations. AARP Maine will be at 9 Commercial Street. 84 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine House of the Month Lynn Dubee / Wave Five Photography lot of ink these days, this cottage both an- ticipates and transcends them with un- matched grace. Specifically, how many new-era small houses have 12/1 windows, even 16/1 windows that bring to mind Pe- ter Pan in Kensington Gardens? New copies are something, but this daring original is something else again. “The house always seems like a small cot- tage outside,” Hatcher says. “But when you go inside and see the ceiling height, it’s excep- tional. At least 8.5 feet on the second floor.” S unlight fills every corner of the Mc- Donald Cottage. The period-perfect salon and dining room with built- in Gothic-mullioned cupboards are perfect for entertaining. The kitchen is deftly out- fitted with a combination of vintage metal cabinetry, beadboard paneling, and updates such as a Viking stove with a cleverly in- stalled hood. There are also two full baths and one half-bath with a mirror installed in the window sash to save space and privacy. Lyons-Zelterman loves the private pa- tio and city garden. The plantings are just as exquisite as the indoors, to include “a copper beech, a silver leaf acacia, a Vir- ginia creeper, wisteria, laurel, rhodo- dendron, dogwood, and a fall-blooming clematis curling around an arch,” as Dean Foote has told us [See “Little Wonder, Summerguide 2002]. Lyons-Zelterman knows and loves a John Calvin Stevens design and for many endearing years was a caretaker for an enormous Stevens cottage on Great Dia- mond Island. While she’s moving back to Chebeague, she’ll never forget this house, so beloved and extraordinary that strang- ers send her “letters, letters, some slipped under my door,” asking about her little cot- tage. “So many people taking pictures! They’ll stop me and say, ‘Do you live here?’” We say, go small and go home to this West End sweet spot. The full basement is high and dry, with enormous potential. The lot size is 0.087 acres, the living space 1,768 square feet. Taxes are $8,577. N.B.: A real sign of the times–taxes were listed at $4,439 in 2002. n