Places in Coleraine

And yet again, all of these came from the official DGL site.

Grace's Home
The Bed & Breakfast
Home of the Morrison's
The Richter's House
The Taylor's Store

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Grace Andrew's House

This house is tucked into the woods, quaint and charming. There is a magical, mysterious air about Grace’s home. It is located at the end of Gilead Lane, and Gilead Lane has an old, country feel to it—there is not a well-developed cul-de-sac at the end. Rather, the lane kind of widens just in front of Grace’s house, as if it leads to her door. The key to the plot of "Down Gilead Lane" is that you must travel down Gilead Lane (Gilead is a place of healing, so you must experience healing) in order to arrive at Grace’s door (and I won’t insult you by spelling that one out). That may help with picturing the actual lane...

Grace’s parents’ moved into the house in 1961, and her parents began renovations right away. However, they wanted to maintain the old stone cottage look that the house already had. What they did (her father was an architect) was add big windows and a wrap around porch (using stones to build the railing around the porch). The house itself is set back aways from the road, and there is no garage (Grace doesn’t have a car, either). The main idea of this home is enchantment...

It’s basically a one story-house, with a live-able attic (that’s where you see the dormer). The house was never intended for a large family, and while Grace is comfortable living in it, alone with her dog, it was a cozy fit when she was a little girl, there with her parents.
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The Bed & Breakfast

Because image is so important to Tom and Monica Richter, they’re always looking for ways to become more involved in the community. Restoring the old Inn to a new bed and breakfast seemed like the perfect way to start. After working with decorators and researching town hall records, it wasn’t long before people were lining up to come and stay.

When you walk into the bed and breakfast, it’s like walking into the Coleraine of long ago. Monica’s intelligence and hard work have made the B&B (as the locals call it) one of the most historic landmarks in town.

It seems there’s always a ladies’ tea or other social event going on at the B&B, and it’s always bustling with people. And you can be sure that Ms. Kopek, friend of the Richter’s and supervisor of the B&B, has everything in perfect order...or else!
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The Morrison's House

"So, they house hunted for awhile, and during the summer of 1987, they moved into an old house in a little neighborhood outside of town—a fixer-upper that they planned on slowly working on over the years to come. Truly, it was a dream come true, in the romantic sense. In the realistic sense, there was a LOT of work to be done, and that was stress in and of itself. But it had a certain charm, with its big front porch and tall old trees. And despite the work, they loved it."

The Morrison’s house has an older, Victorian feel to it. Directly behind the house, there is a brick patio that the Morrisons added on. Looking at the house from the front porch (which wraps all the way around the front of the house), the living room is on the right and the left is divided into the office and family room (the t.v. is in the family room) Directly behind the split office/family room is the dining room. That goes almost all the way to the back of the house, but there is a bathroom in the back left corner of the house, attached to the mudroom (which is in between the bathroom and the kitchen.) Coming back up to the front door again, take the right side this time. We enter in the living room, then there is a staircase to the right as we pass through the doorway (with no door) into the kitchen. In the corner of the eating part of the kitchen is the big old farmhouse table and the woodburning stove against the right outer wall. There is a counter dividing the kitchen, and on the other side of the counter is the cooking area. Off the cooking area is the mudroom, which is just before the bathroom, and where there is a door to the brick patio.

There are five bedrooms upstairs. From left to right, at the front of the house, we see Timmy’s room, Michael and Justin’s room, and Mom and Dad’s room. On the back side of the house is the bathroom, Haley’s room, and Brooke’s room. The girls’ rooms are adjoined by a door.

Then there is the attic…one big, wood-floored, open room. There are two window alcoves on either side of the attic. In one of the coves is the reading couch and some bookshelves, and in the other is the desk Brooke likes to write at. There are other miscellaneous tables and trunks and boxes in the attic...tons of stuff to scrounge around in for hours!
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The Richter's House

Thomas Jr. and Monica Richter are the fourth generation of Richters to live in the family home in downtown Coleraine. It’s a big sprawling house with three stories and a live in basement. They have so much room that they need a regular maid, as well as a housekeeping service in order to keep everything in tip-top condition. And outside, their lawns and gardens are perfect–they have a landscaper come in and take care of the grounds.

Tom Jr. married Monica in 1980, and that’s when she moved herself into the Richter household. For awhile, Tom’s mother was living with them as well, but there was more than enough room for her to reside there and not feel crowded. Each of the three Richter children have their own room, and there are a few guest rooms to spare.

The house itself is very formal, and everything inside of it is of the highest quality. All of the rooms have been redecorated by Monica, and she spared no detail nor dime. There is a classic look about the Richter house, as she wanted to preserve a sense of history when she decorated, but there is a lack of the quaint charm and warmth of most of the other houses in the area–Monica doesn’t care for that ‘down-home’ feeling. Instead, everything is antique, and everything is there to impress, not invite.

The Richter Residence is on the historical register in the state, and people often drive by, just to soak it in and appreciate it’s beauty and preservation.
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The Taylor's General Store

Ben Taylor has been in the process of renovating the community grocery store for some time now. Three years ago, when Ben’s wife left him, he threw his energy into turning the store into something of a specialty. Having grown up in Coleraine, Ben knows the nostalgic feeling of the town, and knows that it’s that down-home, nostalgic feel that draws all the tourists in year round. Now, he knows that his regular patrons are people within the community, and that other grocery stores are a bit of a drive, so he made it his priority to stick by his faithful customers and keep the regular goods stocked. However, he went over and above with making this store a high class, pleasant place. He went for the nostalgic feel inside, with big old barrels displaying items on special, with old farmwood shelves wherever he could put them up, wood counters, old wood slatted floors…he really wanted a classic country store feel on the inside. He also made this more of a specialty grocery store, with all the organic and health food things that are now all the rage—Ben caters to his customers (keeping the tourists in mind with the townspeople).

Today, the Taylor store is a comforting place for his faithful customers, and an enchanting one for the tourists...
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