Savor Tea Time with Friends ; the Milliken House Serves Dessert, Coffee and Tea with a 19th- Century Flair.
Portland Press Herald › August 05, 2004
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The respites offered at the Milliken House are meant to harken back to a different era - when life was less hectic and time spent with an old friend, enjoying a pot of tea, was something to be savored. Owners David and Lisa Norburg, from the West Coast, have been restoring period houses since 1981 and knew they'd found a gem in the 1877 Victorian-era, Italianate-style home when they relocated to Maine several years ago.
Lisa Norburg was inspired to transform the house into a gathering place for others based on a coffee house she frequented while living in Portland, Ore.See the full content of this document
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Savor Tea Time with Friends ; the Milliken House Serves Dessert, Coffee and Tea with a 19th- Century Flair.
"My friends and I would go there in the evening to relax, just talking and lingering over coffee," says Norburg. She envisioned a place offering similar fare but with a historical flair.
A history buff with an extens...See the full content of this document
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