Seaside Inn

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Seaside Inn
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General information
LocationKennebunkport, Maine
Address80 Beach Avenue, Kennebunk Beach
Coordinates43°20′55″N 70°28′45″W / 43.34861°N 70.47917°W / 43.34861; -70.47917
Opening1667
OwnerTrish and Ken Mason
Technical details
Floor count2
Design and construction
DeveloperJohn Gooch
Other information
Number of rooms22
Parkingnone
Website
www.kennebunkbeachmaine.com

The Seaside Inn (formerly the Seaside Inn & Cottages) is an Inn in Kennebunkport, Maine which has been in continuous operation under the same family since 1667, making it one of the oldest companies in the United States.

History[]

Seaside Inn was established some time before 1667 by John Gooch who was commissioned by Ferdinando Gorges, an agent of King Charles II, to "reside on the ocean-front peninsula at the mouth of the Kennebunk River and ferry travellers across the River."[1][2][3][dubious – discuss] John Gooch was the first settler in the Cape Neddick area, arriving in 1637.[4]

The inn has been in continuous operation by the Gooch family since its inception and as of 2018 is owned by the twelfth-generation descendants.[1][2][5]

Literature[]

The early Gooch family history was chronicled in the 1929 novel Arundel by American author Kenneth Roberts.[3][4][6] Additionally, current owner Trish Mason has written a work of non-fiction entitled The Seaside House: Maine Innkeepers which tells the complete history of the family and running of the inn.[4][6]

Awards[]

The inn was recognised by New England's Yankee Magazine as the Maine lodging with the "Best Family Ties" in 2009.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "7 Companies Older Than America - number 4". Inc. July 3, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Crotty, Liam (January 1, 2004). "FACES of the Kennebunks Online Exhibition". Brick Store Museum. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Amatulli, Jodi (July 11, 2004). "Kennebunkport is a logical halfway stop". New Haven Register. HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2013.(subscription required)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Wigglesworth, Shelley (October 1, 2009). "Inside the Seaside". The Portsmouth Herald. SeacoastOnline.com. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Olson, Karen E. "At the Seaside: Where Gooch first began to greet on the coast of Maine". New Haven Register. Seaside Inn official. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Bodwell, Joshua (January 19, 2012). "Innkeeper of local history, too". The Portsmouth Herald. SeacoastOnline.com. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  7. ^ "Maine Lodging 2009". Yankee Magazine. May 28, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2013.

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