This 857-Square-Foot Maine Island Cottage for Sale Is Summer in a Nutshell
The details:
- Address: 90 Wharf Hill Road, Monhegan, Maine
- Price: $400,000
- Size: 857 square feet
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1.5
Why we have a crush on this property:
By the time August rolls around, I start to get nostalgic for earlier parts of summer. I want to go to the beach! Eat soft serve ice cream! Wear flip flops! My wanting to stretch out this last month of dog days is what made this home catch my eye: Stationed on a small, rocky island off the coast of mainland Maine, this quintessential Cape looks like the perfect spot to preserve the summertime mindset.
Built in 1941 as a studio, the square footage is compact. The floor plan, just shy of 860 square feet, comprises two adorable bedrooms, one and a half baths, and a big open living area. One bedroom, painted in a warm yellow-green, sports lots of little built-in shelves and sunny windows that call for white cotton curtains to rustle in the breeze.
In the main room, vaulted wooden ceilings, rich hardwood floors, and a brick fireplace give the cottage a wintry sense of coziness — but the sun streaming through the living room’s massive window and the ocean right on the other side of it are a welcome reminder that outside, it’s still very much summer.
Want to get even closer? The home claims a front and back deck, where you can dust the sand off your feet after taking a stroll around the island, which is primarily reserved for walking around.
This home is listed for $400,000 by Lewis Wheelwright, Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty.
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