Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Architecture commission for The Samoset at 220 Warrenton Street in Rockport, ME, 1917. The commission is associated with John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects. This item is part of the Stevens Architects drawings and records collection.
The Bay Point Hotel, owned by Francis Cobb II, opened on July 4th, 1889. In 1902, the Ricker family, owners and operators of the Poland Spring Hotel, bought the property and embellished the L-shaped building with turrets, porches, and gingerbread decoration.
Hiram Ricker renamed the hotel "The Samoset," after the Pemaquid chief who was among the first people to greet Europeans.
In 1911 the Maine Central Railroad acquired the hotel. The hotel closed in 1969 and burned completely on October 13, 1972.
A new Samoset was built in 1978.
About This Item
- Title: The Samoset, Rockport, 1917
- Address: 220 Warrenton Street, Rockport, Knox County, ME
- Client: The Samoset
- Creation Date: 1917
- Subject Date: 1917
- Primary Architects: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
- Object Type: Text and Image
- Subtype: architectural drawing
- Media/Genre: architectural elements
- Materials: blueprints
- Local Code: Coll. 209, 5-D-10-16
- Collection: Stevens Architects drawings and records collection
- Number of items in commission: 1
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Architectural drawing
- Resorts--Maine--Rockport
- Samoset Resort (Rockport, Me.)
- Lighting, Architectural and decorative
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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