The owner, Brian Cadieux, 51 years old, bought a 1920s-era English-style cottage on this 3.4 acre property in York, Maine for $750,000 in 1997 with his wife, according to the town of York assessor's office. Since then, he and his family have significantly renovated and expanded the original estate to create this 12,132-square-foot vacation home. Photo: George Barker Photography  'It's a weekend house for us. We were looking for something larger because we had started a family,' said Mr. Cadieux, whose primary home is in New Hampshire. Mr. Cadieux built two new wings off from the original stone-and-shingle cottage, and chose materials that matched its look and feel. Photo: George Barker Photography  While the bones of the original cottage are intact, 'the entire place was gutted,' Mr. Cadieux said. The living room, shown here, is located in the 1920s cottage. They refurbished the room to match the home's 'seaside cottage' aesthetic. The home includes six fireplaces with hand-carved stone mantels. Photo: George Barker Photography  Mr. Cadieux works in the financial services payments industry. An office space in the home is shown. Renovations on the home were completed in 2001, Mr. Cadieux said. Photo: George Barker Photography  The home includes six bedrooms, eight full bathrooms and three half baths, according to Linda Briggs, one of the listing agents. Photo: George Barker Photography  The home also includes an indoor exercise pool and spa. Photo: George Barker Photography  Part of the spa, which overlooks the property, is pictured. Photo: George Barker Photography  Mr. Cadieux says they took down an existing pool house on the property that was obstructing their views of the water, and built a new one with a pointed roof. Photo: George Barker Photography  This den was part of the original home, 'but we went down to the studs' and added new custom cherry wood paneling. A staircase leads down to the new pool house. Mr. Cadieux is a collector of Russian and maritime art. Portraiture of family members also adorn some of the rooms. Photo: George Barker Photography  The view from the pool house, which includes a fireplace and sitting area. Photo: George Barker Photography  The home also includes a wine cellar and a billiard room, according to the listing. There are 18 rooms in total. Photo: George Barker Photography  Mr. Cadieux says he and his family are selling because they bought another home in the same neighborhood. The view from the back of the property is pictured. Photo: Seacoast Real Estate Photography  The home was listed with another brokerage from June 2012 to January for $4.895 million. It was relisted in October for $4.295 million with the team at Anne Erwin Sotheby's International Realty. Photo: Seacoast Real Estate Photography
This English-style cottage was expanded to more than 12,000 square feet and served as a vacation getaway by the water for the current owners.