This spacious, architecturally-designed Raeside-Dame home is classic Maine. Located in a scenic town on the Piscataqua River, it's close to popular beaches, pretty harbors, historic Portsmouth, Kittery outlets, art & music. Gourmet restaurants (including. 2 James Beard winners) world-renown chocolatier, farmers markets, local breweries, off-the-boat lobster; kayaking, sailing, surfing & 8 popular beaches! Enjoy the 1.5 acre flower gardens, porch, & stone patio in a peaceful setting. The space We have glowing 5-star reviews and have earned Superhost status. We aim to make your vacation a delight. Our classic Maine home, while not directly on the water, is a short drive to all the Southern Maine seacoast has to offer. It's a unique, architecturally-designed Raeside Dame in a friendly, tranquil neighborhood with classic New England homes. It's a spacious 2100 sf+, stand-alone home with three bedrooms and an office with a sofa bed, three full baths, rich wide-pine floors throughout, exposed timber beams, large south-facing windows and modern conveniences including a fully-equipped gourmet kitchen, Vermont Castings wood stove, Hubardton Forge lighting, patio table hand made by artist Nellie Olson , art, and a romantic gas fireplace. We have a lush 1.5 acre gardens surrounded by Maine woods, a gorgeous stone patio, and a screened-in porch where you can watch hummingbirds, cardinals, goldfinch, and blue birds, experience outdoor living, cook on our Webber grill and dine al-fresco. Many of our guests have mentioned enjoying starting and ending their day in this flowering peaceful oasis. Dennis and I sit on the porch sipping coffee most every morning we’re home, spring through fall, and enjoy wine, dinners, and conversation on the patio in the evening. We have solar lights that make our back garden feel magical in the evening, a wind sculpture by artist Lyman Whitaker, and bountiful colorful flowers, birds, and butterflies during the day. There are endless walks and drives right here in our neighborhood and along the seacoast. From expansive beaches to historic homes to gourmet restaurants to our vibrant arts and music center …there is so much to enjoy. We try to be energy efficient and have a full array of solar panels (tied to the grid so you always have full electricity) and a Level 2 charge station for electric vehicles. We offer Body Spa and Eco toiletries and Myers cleaning products. Two of our bedrooms have queen beds and AC. One has solid cherry furniture for your use (upstairs) and the other has lovely garden views (downstairs). A third bedroom (downstairs) has a new full-sized bed with a new mattress and en-suite bath and bathtub, a bookshelf and reading loveseat and AC. The owner calls this her writing room and used it to pen a bestselling novel. It can also also accommodate an Innex Queen Ultra Plush plug-in mattress, or a child's twin mattress as a fifth bed if needed. The fourth bedroom (upstairs) can serve as an office or bedroom with a full sofa bed and AC with a computer, record player and large speakers. All of the bedrooms have AC, as does the living room. Guest access Guest can fully access our home (with a lockbox), private, beautiful 1.5 acre gardens, and ample off-street parking for four cars. Guests are restricted from using our garage unless otherwise discussed. We have a wonderful quiet tenant who lives in an apartment above the garage and will not interact with guests. Our tenant's separate apartment has its own entrance and parking. There are two stone steps at the front entrance (see photo with blue door). Please let us know if you have mobility issues and we can discuss the option of using the garage entrance. Other things to note We welcome guests who are respectful of property. This is our primary home and we do not allow parties or indoor smoking. Please no more than six guest on the premises. Please no pets as we have a family member with allergies. We have beautiful gardens and a gardener who comes for 2 hours/week in July and August, She doesn't come inside the house or on the screened porch. She works on the gardens around the outside patio and at times accesses the garage. She's a lovely, high-integrity woman and tries her best to be non intrusive while keeping the gardens bountiful. We also have a wonderful quiet tenant who lives in a separate apartment above our garage. He has his own entrance and driveway. We do consider special requests—please don't hesitate to ask. We hope you love Maine, and our home and gardens, as much as we do!