Hotel Sanford, Sanford (1888-1934)
Introduction
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Hotel Sanford was built in 1888 and was Sanford's leading hotel for nearly half a century. The hotel offered amenities considered modern luxuries at the time from hot and cold running water to electric lights and even a few rooms with private baths. The hotel served visitors to Sanford and was the final stop on the Mousam River Railroad.
Images
Hotel Sanford In this photograph it can be seen that rails had not yet been laid for the trolley line.
Backstory and Context
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The hotel was the scene of several meetings in the late 1890s to plan the extension of the railway to Kennebunk and Cape Porpoise. The hotel went out of business at the beginning of the Depression and was torn down in 1934. A succession of banks, including Casco Northern, occupied this site for many years. In 2013, the last bank was converted into a Verizon store which became Aroma Joe's coffee shop in recent years.
Sources
Auger, Paul Gilles. Hotel Sanford, Sanford, Ca. 1890, Maine Memory Network. Accessed January 3rd, 2023. https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/22952.
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