Presented September 22, 2018 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All proceeds benefit Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation, fostering innovation and excellence in Cape Elizabeth schools. MONTHLY Media onsors A UNIQUE TOUR OF 12 FABULOUS CAPE ELIZABETH KITCHENS SHOWCASING PREMIER ARCHITECTS, KITCHEN DESIGNERS, BUILDERS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE. COME BE INSPIRED! And for more information go to ceef.us or email ceefkitchentour@gmail.com TICKETS AVAILABLE AT EVENTBRITE.COM A n old house is witness to many events. In 1854, with a wave of an- ti-Catholic sentiment sweeping the region, and threats to burn St. Pat- rick’s in the air, the Church valuables were brought to “Kavanagh” for safekeeping. In the 1940s, the grand old house caught the imagination of a new neighbor, the poet Robert Lowell, living across the street with his wife, writer Jean Stafford. Although the house had always been loved and well maintained by its affluent owners, Lowell reimagined it as a gaunt survivor, the set- ting for his third book of poems, The Mills of the Kavanaughs. In 1959, Admiral Frederick Gore Rich- ards and his family, who lived in a brick house in Newcastle village, were facing the construction of new Route 1 behind their house. Seeking a new home in the region, they happened upon “Kavanagh,” and became its new owners. It was a hap- py moment for the house, which was gen- tly updated and maintained with great sensitivity, and for the Richards fam- s e p t e m B e r 2 0 1 8 1 2 7 o E o t E o t