Swan's Island Cloud House

The Starting Point

When we first looked at the Cloud House it was habitable but we decided to go immediately into a reconstruction project. The house, as it stood, was chopped up into several small rooms and there were really none that took advantage of what should have been great water views. Below is a set of some of the pictures that show the starting point of the reconstruction, the house as it was when we signed the purchase and sale.

North wall dormer before adding quarter round windows
Seaward facing wall. Bump out was rotted. This is where the biggest exterior changes happened. Compare to the current layout!
Entry hallway. Has been opened up above to be two stories and closet under stairs removed
Original kitchen. A bit cramped and limited.
This space stays similar but with Anderson design making a reproduction of the single pane front window.
First floor bath. Was a bedroom that had been hacked into a bathroom. Will be location of new kitchen.
Front upstairs bedroom. Alley/closet in background removed to open up two story entry.
Upstairs bedroom on east side. Small room with closet taking more space.
The source of the haunting stories...and the one thing we have not demo'ed in the house.