THE Property
This classic turn-of-the-century shingled cottage has 8 bedrooms, 6 1/2 bathrooms,
a formal dining room, a formal living room, a butler's pantry and bar, an eat-in kitchen
and a large verandah that wraps around the front of the home. The grounds include
a swimming pool, a pool house with a sleeping porch and full bathroom, a three-car garage,
a guest apartment, separate access and area for boat storage, views of Penobscot Bay,
including Isleboro, and a combination of Robert Wheelwright designed formal gardens,
landscaped lawn and flowering trees.
Built in 1898, Portlaw is a 7,549 square foot home that sits on 4.49 acres facing
the Penobscot Bay in Camden, Maine. This updated home is located within walking distance of the harbor and downtown in the desirable Bayview Street/Chestnut Street neighborhood.
Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer's description of the work of architect Henry Hobson Richardson aptly describes and applies to Portlaw: "It is so appropriate to its surroundings that it seems to have grown out of them by some process of nature, and it is equally appropriate to its purpose. It explains itself at once as a gentleman's summer home, but with a simplicity which does not put the humblest village neighbor out of countenance. Inside, the planning gives an unexpected amount of comfort and air space. The doorways are very wide, and are so arranged to afford diagonal instead of straight perspective. The windows are carefully placed to command every possible point of outlook, the rear views towards the woods and sunset being as much considered as those which show the sea."
The property as improved allows for the subdivision of a separate lot for sale or other use.
Some of the furniture and other personal property is available for purchase.