Revival
Builder: Eastward Companies
Architect: Karen Kempton
Landscaper: Schumacher Landscaping
BY LISA CAVANAUGH | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ABIGAYLE GRATTAN
roadside location, but Marsh lifted it off its foundation again
and positioned it 80 feet closer to Ryder’s Cove.
The renovation team ended up gutting the inside of the home,
while salvaging the original floors, beams, posts and fireplaces,
and adding significant square footage through a whole new wing
and an extended great room that faces the water.
“We had this fairly small Cape that was filled with all these
little rooms,” says Marsh. “So we aimed to use what we have
available today to support expanses of large spaces, so the
whole house can have an open feeling.”
The original footprint is still evident in the formal dining
room, former ‘borning room’ (now a cozy den/office) and the
living area in front of the working brick fireplace that still has a
swivel cooking arm and built-in bread oven. “It’s gorgeous,” says
Cathy,” it draws better than any fireplace I’ve ever had. They really
knew what they were doing back then.”
Builders didn’t have metal angle irons to support the
masonry at the fireplace opening. Marsh was able to save the
rough rugged piece of wood they used instead and keep it
incorporated in the hearth.
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