Seaside Inn

Seaside Inn
General information
Location Kennebunkport, Maine
Address 80 Beach Avenue, Kennebunk Beach
Coordinates 43°20′55″N 70°28′45″W / 43.34861°N 70.47917°W / 43.34861; -70.47917
Opening 1667
Owner Trish and Ken Mason
Technical details
Floor count 2
Design and construction
Developer John Gooch
Other information
Number of rooms 22
Parking none
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] 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. 1 2 "7 Companies Older Than America - number 4". Inc. July 3, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 Amatulli, Jodi (July 11, 2004). "Kennebunkport is a logical halfway stop". New Haven Register. HighBeam Research. Retrieved January 10, 2013. (subscription required)
  4. 1 2 3 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 2007 (subscription required): HighBeam Research. Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
  6. 1 2 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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