Jeb Bush will have a great excuse to visit Maine more often now that a house is being built for him in Kennebunkport.
Bush, the former governor of Florida, is getting a home on his family’s compound, the Boston Globe reported. A rendering shows it will have a wraparound porch and views of the ocean.
According to The Globe: “The home, on a 1.3-acre site assessed by the town at $1.4 million, was initiated for him by his mother and father, who have tried to preserve the family ties to the picturesque property.
“But as he tries to appeal to middle-class Americans in his likely Republican presidential campaign — and distinguish himself as his own man, distinct from the legacies of his father and brother — having a vacation home erected on a spit of land in coastal Maine could be a vivid reminder of the complications facing his campaign.”
Bush is the brother of former President George W. Bush and the son of former President George H.W. Bush.
The home will be built on Walker’s Point, amid eight other buildings, and was largely designed by his mother, Barbara. The property has been in the family for more than a century. According to The Globe, the parents “wanted to ensure all of their children had homes on the property, and Jeb’s four siblings already have homes set aside for them on the compound.”
