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CIRCA 1985 SHINGLE & CLAPBOARD COLONIAL · CAPE ELIZABETH, ME

Great Woods Lodge at 3 Canter Lane

Great Woods Lodge—13,033 sq ft under a weathered cedar-shake roof on 14 private acres in Cape Elizabeth.

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TOWN & ERA
Cape Elizabeth, ME · c.1985
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
Shingle & Clapboard Colonial
INTERIOR LAYOUT
7 Beds · 9.5 Baths · 13,033 Sq Ft
ACREAGE & SETTING
14 Acres
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3 Canter Lane, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107

Listed by Alexa Oestreicher & Reed Oestreicher at Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty.

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ARCHITECTURAL OVERVIEW

Great Woods Lodge at 3 Canter Lane (7 Beds · 9.5 Baths · 13,033 Sq Ft · 14 Acres)

Set privately across 14 wooded acres bordering Robinson Woods and Great Pond trails in Cape Elizabeth, Great Woods Lodge spans 13,033 square feet under a classic weathered cedar-shake roof with a cupola-crowned carriage wing. Built in 1985 in the grand Maine connected-farmhouse and Colonial Revival tradition, the seven-bedroom, nine-and-a-half-bath residence pairs formal drawing rooms with a soaring double-height library featuring arched built-in bookcases, a rolling ladder, and a Palladian window. A cathedral timber-beam family hearth room centers on a floor-to-ceiling fieldstone fireplace over terracotta tile, opening onto a herringbone-brick conservatory and dressed granite terraces.

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Interior Character & Grounds

Interior Details: Cathedral timber-beam hearth room with floor-to-ceiling fieldstone fireplace opening to the two-story library.

Grounds & Outbuildings: Sunlit herringbone-brick conservatory wrapped in French doors overlooking 14 wooded acres abutting Robinson Woods.

Setting & Provenance: Two-story arched library with custom built-in bookcases, rolling ladder, and Palladian window.

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Seven bedrooms, multiple wood-burning fireplaces, and a sunlit brick conservatory built for Thanksgiving and Christmas on the Maine coast. Spending Christmas week together in Cape Elizabeth, ME: 7 bedrooms for visiting family and Sunlit herringbone-brick conservatory wrapped in French doors overlooking 14 wooded acres abutting Robinson Woods.

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