o E o t E o t s e p t e m B e r 2 0 1 8 1 1 7 courtesy of drum & drum real estate Noble House “kavanagh,” a house o stories, a es an indelible i pression on all who enter. by brad eMerson Scant miles inland from the summer hubbub of Route 1 and the tourist-laden towns of the midcoast from Wiscasset to Newcastle is another world, one of soft back- roads passing ancient fields and quiet villages. One sees gentle rivers, white steeples, and beautifully kept 18th and 19th century houses. But, even in this rich landscape, one is brought up short at the first sight around a bend of a great square yellow house set back from the street behind ancient lilacs. Its flush board façade is adorned with pilasters. A perfect Pal- ladian window looks out from above a semicircular portico, all surmounted by a large cupola behind a delicate balustrade. Nearby is a carriage house with a graceful row of arched doors. All seems unaltered in its setting of ample lawns against a background of ancient pines, be- low which a fragrant path winds to the shore of Damariscotta Lake.