Here's your opportunity to own Cliff Cottage, a Gothic Revival home built in 1847 for prominent Bangor resident John E. Godfrey. Considered by historians to be one of the most important of it's kind in New England, this magnificent estate is sited on over 4 acres fronting Kenduskeag Stream. Enter the large entrance hall with inlaid parquet floor and open staircase. The sun filled living room is highlighted by 7 foot tall bay windows with views over rolling lawn and 100 year old trees. An elegant front reception room features wainscoted walls. The stunning dining room has a fireplace and 7 foot doors opening to a side porch. You'll never tire of working at home in the large office/library highlighted by custom floor to ceiling oak bookcases. The kitchen and pantry are professional grade with top of the line appliances and quartz counters. Six bedrooms and 3 baths up with ample storage closets. A barn offers entertaining opportunities as well. Home has been lovingly and stunningly restored with attention to its history!
HISTORY via Bangor Daily News
According to historian Deborah Thompson, in her 1988 book “Bangor, Maine: An Architectural History,” John Godfrey, a Bangor lawyer and later Judge of Probate, built the house according to his romantic sensibilities, naming it Cliff Cottage for the nearby Lover’s Leap cliff, so-named for a local legend involving a Native American couple leaping to their deaths. Many of the original elements of the interior remain, such as the inlaid parquet floors and the fireplace, and the exterior has been painted gray for all of its 172 years.
Cliff Cottage was home to the Godfreys for several generations, and many members of the family held prominent roles in Bangor history, including Edward Rawson Godfrey, a local lawyer who started Bangor’s first airfield in 1927.
In the mid-20th century, the house was sold to the Kellogg family, including Dr. Robert Kellogg and his wife, Juliet Spangler Kellogg, and their six children, Bob, Judy, Betty, Zip, Sara and Mary. In 2002, the Kelloggs sold the house to James and Ellen Tobin, the present owners.
FOR SALE $540,000
212 Kenduskeag Ave, Bangor, ME 04401
6 beds | 3 Full/1 Half baths | 4636 sqft | 4.8 acres
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