It looks Victorian era to start with. The attic was expanded into a 3rd floor. They removed the original roof in that section, it was most likely originally the same roof you see in the back ell. Looking at the siding, I can see the change in boards at the front of the Dutch gable. They probably did the roof remodel anywhere from @ 1900 through the 1920's, but I don't want to narrow it down anymore than that. The porch columns were done at the same time, I'd think. The windows were redone too. I'm thinking there might have been a massive remodel at that time. I can't tell from the pictures for sure, but for some reason I think the door might be original. I get that feeling from what appears to be the very narrow sidelights. The house was repeatedly added on to. I think I can see some kind of decorative little doodad at what was the back edge of the second floor line on the main ell coming from the back of the house. Could also be a pipe covering or anything else, hard to tell from photos sometimes.That back ell was either an original part of the house, or was most likely the first addition. The place is so rambling, could it have ever been used as a boarding house? Many of the simpler styled, though largish houses in the Kennebunks of Maine were boarding houses for summer visitors. Folks would take in boarders, then add to their homes so they could accomodate more and make more money. Was your town a summer destination or something? Mountains...lakes...? Molly's note about the chimney with mantel could be right on, they sure did do that, on the other hand, if the decorated chimney is in that remodeled section of 3rd floor, they might have just wanted to make it look better and figured if they had to have it there, they might as well fix it up somehow. It sort of depends on if they put in the central heating then, which I'm thinking they probably did. I'm just guessing here from what I've observed over the years. My imagination is telling me it started as a plain old house, eventually turned into a big rambling place, someone with cash did a huge remodel, could have turned it from a boarding house to a home for themselves, then it was let go from mid 20th centure, on. Could be, anyway.

olychick, thank you for taking a look. :) I'm relieved to hear you think a white shower pan is best. I am heading out now to find porcelain marble look tiles for the shower walls to pick up the gray as you suggested. I want a shiny finish to the walls. Tell me if you think that's a misstep. I am avoiding marble as I have a marble topped vanity now that is pock marked with etchings. As far as seeing myself in the vanity, yes, I think I will be able to do so. I was planning on a black framed mirror spanning the vanity. My current vanity is 32 1/4" high (as will be the new vanity) and when seated on my vanity stool my reflection is seen up to my chest. The only issue currently is that my knees are pressed against drawers. I failed to mention that I was thinking of using absolute black granite for the vanity top for two reasons: one being cost and the other being to avoid etching. Will doing so deviate too much from my inspiration? Lastly, I had the idea of applying pieces of beveled mirror framed by black molding floor to ceiling along the back wall and continuing behind the toilet (similar to this only floor to ceiling with the exception of base molding & crown): [Traditional Bathroom[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2107) by Northbrook Architects & Building Designers Michael A. Menn Thoughts? Suggestions? Thank you for reading this far. :)

Jterrilyn, that floor is actual antique tile I saw on The Antique Floor Company's site (see link below). They're a French company based in Burgundy. This particular floor sold a good while ago (understandably). It was, quote, "recovered from a town house in the Champagne region of France." I'm sure it wasn't cheap, and shipping it from Burgundy to the US would also not be cheap. There are several close-ups at the website that you could use to recreate this tile, if you had infinite money. :-) Here is a link that might be useful: French antique floor tile at the Antique Floor Company

You need a 3" drain pipe and vent for the commode, so it depends on where your other plumbing is located. If its all on the other side of the house it may take a lot to get a 3" drain installed for the toilet. We have a dutch colonial with a screened side porch on a poured cement floor that is one step down from the adjacent living room, and we are considering adding a bathroom for the 1st floor (there is only an upstairs bath and a basement bath). During a basement renovation we had them trench in additional sewer drain pipe that ends with a vertical stack in the basement right next to the porch. Since you want to keep your space for the office, you also have to decide how big you want make that 1/2 bath. We want to allow for handicapped/ADA access, so we need quite a bit of space for the 1/2 bath and will have very little left for an office area. Bruce