Unique Slate-Sided Artist's House in Quiet Rural Area Near Acadia National Park
Location
Car: Necessary
Slate House is located on the 'quietside' of Mt. Desert Island which boasts some of the island's finest restaurants, beautiful trails along the shore and in the mountains, a ferry serving the outer islands and charter boats available for whale watching and sightseeing, all within minutes of Slate House. 5 minutes away in Seal Cove you'll find one of the best antique auto museums in the country! The Island Explorer free bus also runs very near by and travels all over the island. A few miles away, Southwest Harbor has small boutiques, a great library, excellent food stores and restaurants, as well as a golf course; the larger town of Bar Harbor, with more extensive shopping and nightlife, is about a half hour drive. And of course Acadia National Park offers miles of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails along its spectacular mountains, lakes and ponds, and carriage trails.
Owner info
Year Purchased: 1986
About the owner: As you can see in the photo collage above, I love the outdoors and spend much of my time (when I'm not working in my studio) hiking and kayaking in Acadia, relaxing with friends and perusing my rather sizable garden, in which I grow most of my own food and maintain a varied perennial, tree and shrub landscape. In college I studied arts and languages (B.A. in french and fine arts, Tufts); I grew up in the Northeast and have lived in Maine since 1974
Why the Owner Chose Bernard, Tremont, ME, USA:
When I moved to Mt. Desert Island from Washington County, Me in 1983, I was already very involved in the artistic community and wanted to find a piece of land here on which I could build my home. With several other artist friends, I bought property which we then divided into separate lots, mine being about 4.5 acres on which I personally built my own cabin, then my studio and house followed in 1999 and 2004 respectively. My involvement in the Island's artistic life extends to business co-ownership of Island Artisans Gallery (from 1983 - 30 years now!) in Bar Harbor, as well as working in my own studio. I had for years also been an avid organic gardener and have been thrilled to have the land to work....
The Unique Benefits at this House:
One of the great and fun aspects of my home is everything that happened long before I actually built it: for years I have collected re-cycled building materials, odd bits and pieces that I thought might go into a house someday. The flooring upstairs came out of an abandoned woolen mill in Lewiston, Me.; the slate siding on the house was salvaged from a roof in Portland, Me. - so much of what I see every day in the house has a story and a memory for me.
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Photos
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A cozy living area where you can relax, listen to music, read or just snooze!
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The commercially-equipped kitchen, perfect for the gourmet cook....
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The dining table may be expanded to accommodate 6....
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the very cozy master bedroom with a door to its own deck
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master bath with large walk-in tiled shower
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the downstairs bedroom with its own outside entryway
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elegant tiled downstairs bathroom
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the welcoming entry way to Slate House
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the lower courtyard with lawn chairs amid the gardens
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Part of the perennial garden which borders the driveway....
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then there are the monster vegetables and grape vines!
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more of the main garden area
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Looking out from the window seat, the woods are beautiful any time of year
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...but easy and well-stocked for the casual user as well!
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A 1905 Mason&Hamlin piano and hardwood floors, w/ french door to the grill area
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plenty of closet and bureau space in the bedrooms
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hallway from the master bedroom looking into the living area and kitchen
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more of the large downstairs bedroom
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Slate House in summer glory!
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...and around the corner to the grilling/outdoor eating area
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a lovely small bridge and deck outside the master bedroom
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...and many flowering herbs such as lavender and santolina
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part of the lower courtyard garden
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