Grand Lake

The roofs are red copper standing seam, the shingles are eastern white cedar, and all the posts on the porch are of solid eastern white cedar.

The story of this lake house renovation began five generations ago in Eastern Maine. The current family had a desire to preserve their ancestor’s legacy. Through photographs, stories and actual experiences, we were tasked with incorporating the family’s history into the architecture, connecting past generations with those still to come.

LEED Gold Certification • 5,000 sq ft • multi-building family camp

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An aerial view of the family camp clearly shows the lake house renovation and dock sitting on the Southern end of East Grand Lake.

The beautiful boathouse was tilting and falling down. We had to find a way to preserve it while maintaining the original character.

The four-pillar frame was built to strengthen and straighten the building and weathered to look original as well.

This interior view of the main cabin looking toward the dining room and the study up on the second floor.

This original boat dory, seen hanging from the ceiling, was used in the eighteen hundreds. The original brothers used to row out to the island when they were young.

History of the family camp appears in the kitchen and dining room, with ancestors' artifacts displayed on the walls and ceiling. Even the dining room table itself is decades old.

The upstairs study is also lined with reclaimed hemlock and the gated opening looks down into the living room.

The custom-made bed frame is complete with acorn finials, representing the oak trees still situated around the camp.

The master bathroom has a beautiful, antique nickel soaking tub by Kenedy Waterworks.

Reclaimed hemlock and built-in lockers are now used as the closets. Grandpa's dresser still rests at the foot of the bed.

The screened porch was expanded so the family could chit-chat and watch the incredible sunset together.

Dave's father and his grandfather built this sleeping cabin, which is separate from the main house and adjacent to the lake.

The original, vaulted wood ceiling of the separate sleeping cabin was preserved inside.

This stone sink shows incredible attention to detail with a hand-drawn, 180° panoramic depiction of the camp.

The kitchen's custom splash tiles depict game fish to memorialize the generations of lake fishermen that would bring home their catch.

Over 400 photographs were painstakingly removed from the old frames, scanned, digitally enhanced, enlarged and reframed; and are now hanging throughout the house.

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