Built on a site previously occupied by the Meeting House Inn, a 100 year-old local landmark, the new design incorporated many salvageable details of the original building, such as fireplaces, mantels, doors, and windows. Siting massing and building configurations were developed to echo that of the original building so that without slavishly reproducing what had existed before, the look and feel of the neighborhood was maintained and enhanced. This attempt to reproduce the architectural "presence" of the original, mature trees permitted the almost unnoticeable replacement of the original structure.

The design challenge of reproducing the "presence" of a smaller, pre-existing structure was further complicated by a need to maximize views of the water.

Photos by Bruce T. Martin