Seaside Inn
Hotel in Kennebunk, Maine, United States
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The Seaside Inn (formerly the Seaside Inn & Cottages) is an Inn in Kennebunk, Maine which has been in continuous operation under the same family since 1667, making it one of the oldest companies in the United States.
| Seaside Inn | |
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 Interactive map of the Seaside Inn area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kennebunk, Maine, 80 Beach Avenue, Kennebunk Beach |
| Coordinates | 43°20′55″N 70°28′45″W |
| 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 | |
History
John Gooch, the first settler in the Cape Neddick area, arrived in the area 1637.[1] At some point, he established the Inn, and, by 1667, he 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."[2][3][4] The inn has been in continuous operation by the Gooch family since its inception. In 2018, it remained owned by John Gooch's twelfth-generation descendants.[2][3][5]
Literature
The early Gooch family history was chronicled in the 1929 novel Arundel by American author Kenneth Roberts.[4][1][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.[1][6]
Awards
The inn was recognized by New England's Yankee Magazine as the Maine lodging with the "Best Family Ties" in 2009.[7]