The Starr Cottage, Dark Harbor $2,450,000
One of Islesboro’s most cherished and oft admired cottages is now offered for sale. This classic 1790’s post-and-beam cape is idyllically nestled between glorious sunrise and sunset waterviews over Dark Harbor and Gilkey Harbor and the outer islands. In 1899, Dr. Louis Starr, a noted Philadephia pediatrician purchased the Susan Pendleton house and transformed it into a wonderful summer residence. This lovely five-bedroom home with its eclectic blend of Greek and Colonial Revival styles, dormered roof lines, clapboard siding, and splendid porches has over 4,000 crisply appointed and restored square feet of year-round living space.

The rambling interior features a formal twin “good morning” stairway, a large two-level living room overlooking Dark Harbor Pool with two fireplaces, a restored dining room and sitting area with built-in hutches, fir flooring and the original fireplace hearth and warming oven, a study with rugged hand-hewn beams with a half bath with restored marble and nickel-finish fixtures. The kitchen with its cathedral ceiling, exposed cross beams, and hearth area, has a tasteful wall of windows taking full advantage of the westerly harbor views. An adjoining butler’s pantry and full laundry just upstairs serve to center domestic activity.

The master suite enjoys the morning sun and and has a fireplace and full bath with twin marble sinks, shower, and clawfoot tub and dressing room. The second floor includes four additional bedrooms with ample closet space and two full baths. The house and boathouse are sited on 2.4 + - acres with 183 feet along the shore of Ames Cove. The large lawn is meticulously landscaped with perennial beds, interspersed with birch, maple, apple and pine and edged with cedar trees.

Seal Harbor Post & Beam $1,400,000
Wonderful sunset views over the bay and hills from this substantial 2,500 square foot, four-bedroom home tucked amid the evergreens on five acres with 258 feet of beach front and dock. Delightuful landscaping, private and protected with room for a guest house. Barn guest apartment and heated garage/shop. Just about all the amenities you’d need to enjoy a coastal Maine island community.

East Shore Drive Cottage $995,000
2.3 acres of sweeping East Bay views and frontage. Charming four season cottage, storage, orchard, natural landscaping. Dramatic deep water shoreline, ledges, and steps to cobble beach. Expand or site a new home to your specifications.

Ross Cottage $825,000
Hillside home of Philadelphia stock broker Walter L. Ross, circa 1902. 4,000 sq.ft of living area including seven bedrooms with 3 fireplaces, 3 full baths. Living room and dining rooms with brick fireplaces, hardwood floors, large deck on 2.76 acres near the village of Dark Harbor.

Exceptional Hewes Point Waterview Cottage $749,900
Completely renovated and updated by one of Islesboro’s own master carpenters. Designed with a carefull eye to detail, flow and function. A must see. New England cedar shingled exterior belies the crisp interior decor and tasteful furnishings. Fine woodworking and beadboard, clean white finish and highlights, hardwood floors. Inviting foyer, cozy sitting and dining room with tiled hearth and woodstove, cheery kitchen, vaulted ceiling living room and fireplace. Master bedroom and bath, two bedroom guest suite with private baths, fourth bedroom or office and bath, and attached garage and studio. Almost a half acre, 10 foot ROW to gravel beach. Meticulous landscaping, delightful deck and hillside rock garden. Hewes Point Road is a cherished historic neighborhood of charming waterfront and view homes with road’s end at the point. Town tennis courts, library, Historical Society, and Big Tree Boating all nearby.

1870’s Mill Creek Four-Bedroom Cottage $695,000
Originally constructed about 1870, this one and a half-story home was completely renovated and remodeled in 1994 for yearround living. Sited on aprroximatley five acres with 484 feet of frontage on historic Mill Creek, the well maintained house consists of approximately 2,200 square feet of fully insulated living space including four bedrooms, three full baths, cathedral ceilinged kitchen and dining room, living room with fireplace, library, attached two-car garage and loft, covered front porch and large open rear deck. Oak, maple, and hard pine flooring. Carefully landscaped grounds with perennials, shrubbery, and an open meadow interspersed with a variety of hardwood trees, a large freshwater pond, and buffering evergreens along the road. A masterpiece of design and comfort.

Smith’s Landing Crow Cove $675,000
Boater’s dream, top to bottom renovation and innovation. Two-storey cottage, 140 feet shore and beach, excellent location for mooring or dock site, safe harbor. Three bedrooms, two baths, living room fireplace, open upper deck overlooking West Penobscot Bay islands and Belfast. Renovated water’s edge artist’s studio. Must see.

Turtle Head Haven $525,000
Tucked away on about 2.6 acres with a nicely framed view of upper Penobscot Bay, a stone’s throw to Sprague’s Beach on Turtle Head Cove, this yearround home is wooded inside and out. Cathedral ceiling great room, large fieldstone fireplace, rugged exposed beams. Three bedrooms, three baths, knotty pine walls & flooring, large deck. Expansive open floorplan, over 2,000 sq.ft. of living space on Islesboro’s rural north end.

Classic 1842 Captain’s Cape $495,000
Once the East Merrill Farm. Five bedrooms, 1.5 baths, three fireplaces, wide board and hard pine flooring, 2,500 square feet living space, two attic bedrooms, attached 20x25 barn, five acre landscaped sunny yard, woodland path and pond. A handsome home near Dark Harbor.

A Going Concern $365,000
Well established garage in prime island location. 5 bays, 3,000 square feet shop space, 2,400 square feet storage. State inspection station. Includes four bedroom home. Great place to retire, almost.

County Road 1848 Cape $330,000
Home, sweet, four-bedroom home! A swing hanging from a magnificent maple in the front yard. Needs some work and updating but well worth the investment. Pleasant lot with sun and shade next door to the library on a quiet side road. Birch, apple, walnut, mountain ash, rhododendrum, raspberry, and sumac abound.

Gilkey Lane Farmhouse $330,000
Mid 1800’s yearround home, many original features, some renovation. Quiet neighborhood near village.

One of Islesboro's Two Earliest, Circa 1771 Under Contract $275,000
Cozy and comfortable three bedroom home. Living room with large fireplace, exposed beams, hard pine flooring, finely crafted master bedroom, detached barn/shop. Pretty lot, almost half an acre.

Dark Harbor. Older Shingle-style Residence/Workshop/Gallery $285,000
Prestigious address. Whimsical design, multiple use workshop architect-owner renovation to residence on a half acre lot. Living room and conservatory, kitchen, master bedroom and office/bedroom. Innovative use of antique fixtures. Front gallery space and garage. Attached one bedroom, one bath apartment. This is a fun house. Possible owner financing.

1870’s Rebel Hill Three Bedroom $245,000
Center island location atop historic area of Islesboro. Plenty of room, approximately 1,500 square feet, detached garage with power, and 2.8 acres. Entry enclosed porch, kitchen, attached shed, dining room, living room with hearth, three bedrooms and full bath upstairs, hard pine flooring, FHW baseboard heat, shared well. Needs some updating. Large yard wooded with apple, oak, cedar, and spruce, and a duck pond.

Unique Converted Island Landmark $239,000
Former dance hall converted to cozy two-bedroom, two bath cottage surrounded by perennial gardens, fruit trees with a view overlooking Penobscot Bay and neighboring wild life pond and meadow. Mostly furnished with built-in furniture and window treatments. Kitchen includes commercial range, fridge and dishwasher. Maytag washer-dryer. New clapboard siding, roofing. Well insulated. Spacious screened pool room with 37 foot indoor two-lane lap pool could be converted to additional living space.

1915 In-Town Home $225,000
On a quiet side lane, just around the corner from the post office. Comfy, two bedrooms, garage. 1.5 acre lot, shade trees, large yard and field. Pleasant potential, good location.

Meadow Pond Road Opportunity $225,000
28 x 32 two story garage and apartment space with front and rear decks on 1.8 acre lot. Well, electric, and leach field installed. Nice yard, neighborhood, and views. Ready to finish to suit your needs and taste.

SHOREFRONT AND OFFWATER LAND LISTINGS

Dramatic East Shore Drive Shorelot $549,000
4.2 acre parcel consisting of 1.5 acres with 990 feet of bold deepwater shoreline and beach and an elevated 2.7 acre building lot perched across lightly trafficked East Shore Drive. Timber harvested in 2000 to open up views of East Penobscot Bay and create potential home sites. Quiet and unspoiled residential island location, no through traffic. Build your getaway or estate in a cherished area near fabled Dark Harbor.

Ryder Cove Waterfront Lot Under Contract $390,000
Almost eleven pristine acres, over 1,000 feet of cove beaches and wooded shore point. Soils tested, many site options, abundant wildlife and abutting conservancy. A unique opportunity.

Kedears Hill Lots $199,000
Two lots, totaling 18.2 acres (11.27 and 6.93 acres respectively) and a cleared house site on one of Islesboro’s highest points with 455 feet of combined road frontage gently sloping almost half a mile to the island centerline. Potential distant northeasterly water views of upper Penobscot Bay with selective cutting. Some building height limits in a small easement area less than an acre. Lush mixed woodland in peaceful “up-island”.

East Shore Drive Building Lot $175,000
3.4 hillside acres; gently sloping land rises to your choice of several potential building sites. Sun-dappled woods; beech, yellow and white birch, pine, spruce, fir and cedar trees. A rare opportunity with today’s inventory.

Meadow Pond Frontage $140,000
Sunny sites on over two acres of gently sloping fields rising to a sylvan look out knoll at pond’s edge and 207 feet frontage. Soils tested and septic system easement, excellent southwesterly exposure. Pathways and footbridge wend their way to glorious sunsets.

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