MERE POINT, BRUNSWICK – Forty years ago, 17 years after it was built, this house was noted in the society pages of this newspaper as “English Tudor with a New England flavor.” Such an accurate but capsule description can only hint at what a truly splendid and very private five-acre estate is here on Maquoit Bay.

To be fair, the blue-and-green, hard-surface tennis court, which is espaliered with climbing hydrangea at one end and has been recently resurfaced, and the inground swimming pool with a huge deck surrounding it, had not been built. The stone garden house, with its stained-glass window from the Boston Opera House, is newer, too.

And the custom kitchen, whose daylight pantry is a room unto itself and even has a desk, has been thoroughly updated, beneath rough-hewn ceiling beams repurposed from an antique barn in Wiscasset.

Surfaces are granite. The pine cabinetry, including the paneling on the SubZero refrigerator, is by Smallbone of Devizes (England). The cool tile backsplashes, which spell out the alphabet and are illustrated with charming pictures (fish, Queen, Xerxes, etc.) are also imported from the UK.

So is the beautifully bright, gorgeous and Gothic-styled Amdega conservatory. It has radiant heat, and overlooks the grounds and gardens, and the water. At times the lights of Portland are visible, far down the bay past the islands. A path leads down to the southwest-facing property’s 533 feet of oceanfront, where a dock can be added. There is also a marina nearby.

Behind its circular, cobblestone drive, this 4,384-square-foot house is designed so that when you enter at the front door, you are looking out to the ocean. Throughout the interior – library, living room, master suite and more – water views have a counterpart equally pleasing.

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The property at 650 Mere Point Road, Brunswick, is listed for sale at $1.625 million by David Banks of RE/MAX By The Bay in Portland, and is being shown by appointment. Annual taxes are $18,514 (2016).

For more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact David at 553-7302 or at dbanks@davidbanksteam.com.

The Home of the Week is produced by the Marketing Department of the Maine Sunday Telegram.

Photos by Daniel Cassidy, Seawolf Creative Co.

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