an li d anl li @ca coba hardwood ooring.com a co a ardwood looring.com DUSTLESS SANDING. CUSTOM FINISHING. SUPERIOR SERVICE. hearth in the original kitchen. “Kavanagh” is that increasing rarity— a beautiful house that has always been ap- preciated and respected by its successive owners, retaining its architectural integri- ty inside and out. Kavanagh’s bachelor son, Edward, eschewed the family businesses, and, after a two-year Grand Tour of Eu- rope, went into law and politics, becoming a U.S. Congressman. In 1843, he became the 17th Governor of Maine. He lived at “Kavanagh,” built when he was eight years old, until his death in 1844, four years be- fore his father’s. After a Kavanagh daugh- ter, Winifred, made it her home, the house was purchased by Charles Perkins Gardin- er, member of a distinguished Boston fam- ily. Later his daughter Mary, the former wife of William Robinson Cabot, used it as a summer home. After her divorce, Mrs. Cabot lived for 30 years in London, return- ing to the house each fall with her two un- married daughters, both nuns, while rent- ing in the summers to her cousin’s hus- band, Mr. Winslow. o E o t E o t 124 p o r t l a n d monthly maga ine