44 Rogers Road

Kittery, Maine

Kittery · Maine

44 Rogers Road

The story of a complete restoration, told room by room.

The unrestored house at 44 Rogers Road, as found

Exterior — Before

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01 / The House

Before

A nineteenth-century house at the edge of Kittery, worn down to its bones.

Front elevation of the unrestored house — Exterior — Before

Bay window with weathered siding — Exterior Detail — Before

Narrow side elevation of the house — Exterior — Before

Roofline and dormers before restoration — Roofline — Before

Peeling paint on the original clapboard — Exterior Detail — Before

Irises growing against the worn bay window — Exterior Detail — Before

Old screened porch leaning against the south side — Screened Porch — Before

Good bones. Little else.

02

Crossing the Threshold

The deteriorated side entrance, as found

The old front door, inches from the threshold

Entrance — Before

Front Door — Before

03 / The Main Floor

Before

Small rooms, closed doors, a century of paint.

Wood-paneled sitting room with a round table — Main Floor — Before

Paired windows with damaged shades and dark paneling — Main Floor — Before

First-floor room seen through a broad opening — Main Floor — Before

Large room with bay windows and worn flooring — Main Floor — Before

Corner room with two walls of windows — Main Floor — Before

The restored kitchen — farmhouse sink and bay windows

The original kitchen — old cabinetry and sink

Kitchen — Before

A dated, enclosed kitchen at the center of the original main floor.

Kitchen — Restored

Reimagined as a brighter, open gathering space.

The open-plan main floor — island and brick column — Main Floor — Restored

One floor, opened end to end.

Kitchen island under new pendant lights — Kitchen — Restored

04 / The Original Staircase

Painted treads and a turned newel — intact beneath the wear.

Tighter view up the original staircase — Staircase — Before

Looking back down the stairs from the upper landing — Staircase — Before

The original staircase with turned newel, from below

The original staircase restored, stained glass above

Staircase — Before

Staircase — Restored

The same newel. The same turn.

Looking down the restored treads — Staircase — Restored

05 / The Second Floor

Up the stairs

A narrow hall, two bedrooms, and a century of wallpaper.

Narrow upstairs hallway, before — Second-Floor Hall — Before

Restored second-floor hallway with exposed brick — Second-Floor Hall — Restored

Unrestored bedroom with striped wall covering

The restored bedroom with barn-style closet door

Bedroom 1 — Before

Bedroom 1 — Restored

Closet and striped wall detail, before — Bedroom 1 — Before

Reverse view of the first restored bedroom — Bedroom 1 — Restored

Second upstairs bedroom, as found — Bedroom 2 — Before

Second restored bedroom with double windows — Bedroom 2 — Restored

Toward the closet wall of the second bedroom — Bedroom 2 — Restored

06 / The Bathrooms

A clawfoot tub and little else — remade in marble, glass and stone.

The original bathroom with old clawfoot tub — Bathroom — Before

The primary bath — vanity with dual mirrors — Primary Bathroom — Restored

Marble countertop and glass shower — Primary Bathroom — Restored

Glass shower and stone floor — Primary Bathroom — Restored

The powder room — patterned hex tile and pedestal sink — Powder Room — Restored

Patterned hex tile, a pedestal sink.

07 / The Attic

Under the roof

The largest volume in the house — unfinished for a century.

Raw attic with exposed rafters and chimney — Attic — Before

The raw attic — chimney and stained-glass window

The same attic, restored — chimney and stained glass preserved

Attic — Before

The chimney, the stained glass, the bones of the roof.

Attic — Restored

Everything kept. Everything changed.

Wide view of the finished attic — Attic — Restored

Restored attic beside the brick chimney — Attic — Restored

Finished attic beside the preserved brick chimney — Attic — Restored

08 / New Spaces

More than repair

The restoration added rooms the house never had.

Attic Bathroom — Restored

Attic bathroom with blue vanity under the sloped roof — Attic Bathroom — Restored

Attic bathroom under the angled ceiling — Attic Bathroom — Restored

Attic bath vanity beside the doorway to the landing — Attic Bathroom — Restored

Curved Staircase — Restored

The new curved staircase from above

Descending the curved staircase

Looking down the curve toward the landing below

Curved Staircase — Restored

Powder room with beadboard closets over patterned hex tile

Laundry room with slate floor and washer hookups

Glimpse of the back stair off the finished hall

Powder Room, Laundry, Basement Stair — Restored

09 / The Return

Stepping out

Out through the entry we first came in.

The completed entry with slate floor and front door

The finished front door, light beyond the glass

Standing on the completed porch, looking out

Entry — Restored

Porch — Restored

10 / The House

One last look back

The house as it was — front elevation

The bay window as it was — Exterior Detail — Before

The weathered bay elevation, before restoration

The restored elevation with new siding and bay

44 Rogers Road fully restored — front elevation and porch

Exterior — Restored

Restored rear elevation with dormers — Rear Exterior — Restored

44 Rogers Road

Kittery · Maine

A complete restoration.