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Salmon Falls Farm in Bars Mill, ME is currently for sale.

Historic Salmon Falls Farm, c1786, is a pristine example of a gentleman’s equestrian farm. Located near the historic village of Bar Mills, Maine, this beautifully restored and maintained property presents 90± acres of rolling fields, board and rail fences, mature woodlands and rural privacy along 3,600± feet of the Saco River waterfront. Features include a five-stall attached barn with tack room and adjacent stone paddock, and a well manicured cross country course. Separate barns and garages house livestock and equipment, a maintenance shop, office and efficiency apartment. Elegant interiors in the main residence include a fully equipped country kitchen and pantry, library, dining room, and expansive living room. Terraced outdoor living areas present mature perennial and vegetable gardens, a pond and brook field and river views. A separate 2-bedroom caretaker’s guest cottage has been fully restored and modernized. The property is a convenient 15± miles to the cultural, business and transportation amenities of Greater Portland, and 110± miles to Boston.

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The settlement of Bar Mills, Maine, and Buxton is among the earliest established on the Saco River, dating to the early 18th century. Grants of land to Massachusetts soldiers who took part in the war against King Philip of the local Wampanoags, c.1675, received land grants along the Saco River, in lieu of the service pay. Early settlement began around 1742, with delays caused for need of shelter in the fortified coastal villages of the area, during the war between English and French forces. Renewed building activity among the farms and inland villages began, c. 1750, with incorporation of Buxton proper in 1772.  One Lieutenant Samuel Merrill was among the families of soldiers benefiting from this pre-Revolutionary land award. Lt. Merrill continued as a man of prominence, serving as the popular surveyor of roads and elected selectman, with continued military activity, including the Battle of Bunker Hill. Merrill descendants remain in the area, as do the inspired homes, farms and village properties featuring Federal and Greek Revival architectural influence. A later personality, occupant of Quillcote, in adjacent Salmon Falls, brought attention to the neighborhood. The author, Kate Douglas Wiggin, will be remembered for her early 20th century stories of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.

Salmon Falls Farm, now fully restored for the 21st century, remains resplendent on the promontory above the nearly ½ mile of Saco River shoreline. Now totaling some 90±acres of pristine fields, mature woodlands and gardens, the property is truly a beautiful, bucolic gentleman’s equestrian estate.

Access to the natural wonders of Maine, open spaces, Atlantic Ocean beaches, parks and recreational amenities, enhance this quiet rural community. Portland’s historic Old Port, fifteen minutes distant, supports a dynamic arts community, including the Portland Museum of Art, Maine College of Art, popular galleries, the Portland Symphony, opera, ballet, theatre and popular entertainment venues. Its cultural and business amenities include acclaimed restaurants, artisan bakeries and merchant offerings, enhancing the cherished quality of life for its residents. Salmon Falls Farm is convenient to the Portland International Jetport, and Boston’s Logan International Airport.

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