A nearly 120-year-old cottage located on an island off the coast of Maine is on the market for nearly $6 million
- A nearly 120-year-old cottage on an Island off the coast of Maine is on the market for nearly $6 million.
- According to the listing, the cottage sits on a property spanning 4.75 acres and boasts 1,500 feet of private shorefront.
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A nearly 120-year-old cottage located on an island off the coast of Maine is on the market for $5,950,000. It's the perfect hideaway for those looking to escape the mainland.
The estate, called "Faraway," spans 4.75 acres and sits on Greening Island, which is home to seven properties. According to William Fuller of the real estate brokerage, Remax, "Faraway" comprises the island's eastern point.
Nearby on Greening Island sits "Raventhorp," the former summer retreat of Anne Longfellow Thorp, daughter of the great American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The cottage on the "Faraway" estate boasts seven bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and 7,100 square feet of living space. It was built in 1901 by a Philadelphia investor who also had a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. It remained in his family for over 100 years before being sold to Irving Bailey, the founder of Chrysalis Ventures. Bailey and his wife Cathy Bailey, the former US ambassador to Latvia, led the preservation-renovation that stands today, according to Portland Monthly. It had only gaslight when it was sold in 2006, according to the magazine, and it now is entirely solar-powered.
The renovation preserved some of the original furniture, including a Stickley dining room table and chairs that were designed for the house. Other surviving features include fireplaces made from granite boulders sourced from the island itself, and a wooden figurehead of uncertain origin inside the foyer. Boston Magazine relayed the rumor that the statue was rescued off a shipwreck near Morocco at some point, about a century ago. Probably from around the same time when "Faraway" appeared on old yacht charts, according to Portland Monthly.
Keep reading for a look at "Faraway."