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The
Lightkeeper’s House at Two Lights, famously
depicted by American painter Edward Hopper,
is an icon of Maine’s maritime legacy. Our
challenge was to nearly double its size, to
make this humble shelter, insensitively
renovated over the years, into a home
befitting a sea captain.
Respecting the building’s history, we left
its public face essentially intact;
expansion was placed on the least visible
portion of the site, or below grade. All
trim was milled to match original profiles.
The new screened porch sits atop battered
stone walls, which anchor the building to
its wind-swept hilltop.
Once more, this house looks proudly to the
sea.
photos: Brian Vanden Brink
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