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130 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine House of tHe MontH white trim and cheery eccentric dormers The Hugh McCulloch house at 160 Summer Street is a ship captains home among ship captains homes its green lawn descend- ing gracefully to the serpentine blue curves of the Kennebunk River. Here Capt. Hugh McCulloch and his vast coterie of artisans built scores of historic vessels that plied the worlds seas among them the Rubicon the Sabine and the Advance. Captain Mc- Culloch also owned Green Folly and Goat islands in Cape Porpoise before Goat Is- land Light was built in the 1830s according to brazoriaroots.com. D eeper still is the continuing cultur- al impact of Capt. McCullochs son. The second-floor bedroom is the birthplace of his son Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Hugh McCulloch who served un- der three presidents beginning with Abra- ham Lincoln. In the famous engraving of the murdered presidents death bed Mc- Culloch was one of the figures standing watch over him. And we are on watch now for someone who wont tear out or discard the French wallpaper blast away the secret passageway to the left of the chimney in the music room rip out the original Indian shutters on both floors or raze the upstairs ballroom that made this tony house the talk of the town. This striking Georgian home built in 1782 has been reduced from 914000 in 2014 to 685000. If you love beautiful old things now is the time to make your move. Some people call this The Hugh Mc- Culloch House some call it The House With the Ballroom says Enid Thoms the Secre- tarys great granddaughter who lives here with her husband Arthur and sparkles as she gives the tour. On the second floor two original paneled walls swing up on hinges to the ceiling to cre- ate the ballroom. Ill show you. She fair- ly races to it. This is the famous wall. The whole wall lifts upthese are the hooks in the ceiling that held it up for the dances. Aha Open concept before open concept. The music room or salon features an original window seat that looks out to what was once part of a shad- ed porch and is now a foyer. A pair of priceless gaslights in turquoise majol- ica and brass adorn this spacious for- mal and yet cozy room the dark piano hav- ing crept between the windows waiting for its next recital. Not only is the historic wall- paper visible in a closet the younger wall- paper front-and-center in the music room is surely 19th century. The house is filled with artifacts col- lected by many generations of world trav- elers. A Simon Willard clock greets guests. Not just any Simon Willard tall clock. Its painted face was personally endorsed by Simon Willard to Hugh McCulloch. As we enter the dining room in viv- id coral with creamy trim we see a flint- lock over the fireplace. Enid stops musing. We were married right here on December CourtesyColdwellbankerresidentialColinsargent3