This striking Italianate residence has long been one of the city's most admired properties, blending historic character with warm, livable elegance!
Features include a welcoming library with floor to ceiling custom glass front and mahogany bookcases, a sunny front living room that opens to a covered porch overlooking the side yard and ornate crown moldings throughout. The second floor features 4 spacious bedrooms, 2 full baths and an office. The 3rd floor offers the ideal space for an au-pair or guests with 2 bedrooms, a kitchenette, living space and additional areas for storage. The large private- gated backyard with landscaped grounds boasts direct access to the stunning carriage house. Commissioned in 1868 by Israel Washburn Jr., Maine's 29th governor and former representative to Congress (elected 3 times as members of 3 parties: Whig, Opposition and later as a founding Republican). Former Governor Washburn also served as President Lincoln's custom's collector in Portland, as a member of the Board Trustees for Tufts College in MA and President of the Rumford Falls and Buckfield Railroad.
