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"JJML House Tour"
by Kathryn G. Menu
The Sag Harbor Express,
July 10, 2008
While not from the 1800s,
another Sag Harbor residence on
the tour boasts a view of Sag
Harbor Cove and landscaping
features including a bamboo and
lava rock garden, where the
Friends of the JJML will provide
refreshments. For the art lover,
the homeowner's collection of
Indonesian art will also be on
view in the 1930s constructed
home.
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The view from the
back porch of
Marilyn Corradini's
North Haven home. |
Not
many parents would be thrilled
to allow their architect son to
design their new North Haven
residence, but that is exactly
what occurred at one of two
North Haven homes on the tour. A
totally modern residence,
completed in 2007, modern
features include
floor-to-ceiling steel behind
the fireplace - a design choice
that required a hole be cut in
the roof to accommodate the
feature. Keeping deer out of a
garden has never been so
technical, but the home manages
a deer proof garden with
elevated beds.
Marilyn Corradini did not even
need to see the interior of her
North Haven home before she
bought it. The view from the
driveway was good enough for
her, although for those on the
tour, it will likely be the
waterfront view of Noyac Bay,
which Corradini notes is visible
from every room in the
residence.
The traditional, antique 1800
cape boasts three large
bedrooms, and while recently
renovated to include modern
conveniences and space in the
home built by Hannibal French
and moved from its original
location on Division Street, Sag
Harbor in 1954.
Corradini has opened up the
historic home with large windows
facing the bay in each room,
providing ample light, which
stretches across the original,
honey-colored wood plank floors.
Making the house even more of a
gem for Corradini is that the
home is surrounded by empty
acreage, which has lent to some
32 bird species being counted on
the property.
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