This reimagining of a 1920s house came with various challenges—although the resulting Greek Revival compound gives no hint of them. The owners wanted a large program on the confined lot, and the existing home sat low to the ground, its front door leading to bedrooms, with primary living spaces tucked below. Because the house was compromised structurally and aesthetically, it was taken down to its foundation almost entirely. A new house was then erected atop this, its aesthetic based on nearby eighteenth-century Greek Revival captain’s houses. This was in keeping with the historic district harbor-front location and the strictures that came with it.