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Captain Lord Mansion History, Part 3

Posted on September 27, 2012 by captainlord

Captain Lord Mansion’s rich history continues as I record the changes made during the ownership of Charles P. Clark, wealthy railroad magnate and third generation owner of the estate. In 1898 Charles funded extensive renovations to the “Mansion”.  The Friday, April 15, 1898 edition of the Eastern Star, a local newspaper of the period, reported [...]

The Kennebunkport Designer Show House Opens This Saturday!

Posted on June 21, 2012 by captainlord

The Kennebunkport Designer Show House opens this Saturday!  The Kennebunkport Historical Society will be sponsoring a Designer Show House at Rocky Pastures, the former Kenneth Roberts estate in Kennebunkport, from Saturday, June 23 through Saturday, July 14, 2012. The house is currently for sale and has been recently updated combining classic features with modern conveniences. [...]

Introducing The Captain Lord Mansion Book Club in Kennebunkport, Maine

Posted on February 7, 2012 by captainlord

I enjoy reading, especially historical novels, biographies and general history books.  I just finished reading “Lost in Shangri-La: Escape From a Hidden World”, By Mitchell Zuckoff.  This is a true life adventure about a World War II military plane crash in the wilds on New Guinea.  Mr Zuckoff spins an intriguing tale of death, survival [...]

Where Can You Find “An Illustrated Guide to Kennebunk’s Architectural Heritage”?

Posted on October 31, 2010 by captainlord

The Brick Store Museum, a local Kennebunk art and history museum recently published "Windows on the Past: An Illustrated Guide to Kennebunk's History through Architecture".  This beautiful four-color, 62 page booklet was written by Rosalind Magnuson and edited by Tracy Baetz.  Quoting from the foreword; "This publication represents the first to combine color photography, a [...]

What Were The Captain Lord Mansion Guestrooms Named for in 1978?

Posted on October 24, 2010 by captainlord

 This is a picture of the guestroom "Ship LIncoln" aka "Wisteria".  Recently, we had a guest couple who had been guests with us way back in 1979.  It was their first visit with us since then!  At checkout, the gentleman and I had a discussion about which room they stayed in that first visit.  After conversing about [...]

Do You Know The Artist Dennis Perrin & His Relationship to Kennebunkport?

Posted on October 10, 2010 by captainlord

Dennis Perrin has become a good friend of ours here at the Captain Lord Mansion.  We love his paintings so much that we have three of them displayed in our reception office. One of them we call "Treasured Memories".  We commissioned Dennis to paint "Treasured Memories' in 2002 to celebrate our 25th Anniversary in 2003 as innkeepers of the [...]

Do You Know Who Abbott Graves Was and His Relationship to Kennebunkport?

Posted on June 10, 2010 by captainlord

Abbott Graves was an American artist who lived and painted in Kennebunkport during the early 20th Century.  The Kennebunkport Historical Society just opened an exhibit of his paintings.  The show runs from early June through Aug 30th, 2010.  Graves was a prolific painter of buildings; he loved New England's old homes.  However, he also loved [...]

What is a “Shipbuilding Odyssey” in Kennebunk? And When Is It?

Posted on August 19, 2009 by captainlord

August 29th Learn about the Kennebunks' storied shipbuilding past on Saturday, August 29 at 1PM.  "A Shipbuilding Odyssey" convenes at the Brick Store Museum at 117 Main Street in Kennebunk. The three-hour tour begins with a brief, illustrated look at what life was like in the Kennebunks' many 19th-century shipyards and all the types of [...]

Nott in Kennebunkport!

Posted on July 2, 2009 by captainlord

Visit the 1853 Nott House - new evening hours!   "Beginning Thursday, July 2, the Richard A. Nott House will be opened for the 2009 season.  This Victorian-era historic house museum is a microcosm of life as it occurred in Kennebunkport over the last two centuries.  Women's fashions from the past will be on display in [...]

Looking for Art in all the Wrong Places? Try Looking in Kennebunkport!

Posted on May 19, 2009 by captainlord

Kennebunkport is home to some of the best artists in Maine.  Additionally, the Port has several exceptional group galleries that offer original works of art as well as fine reproductions.  Located just a few blocks from the Captain Lord Mansion, Mast Cove Gallery is celebrating its 29th Season. Twenty-nine years ago, gallery owner Jean Briggs began Mast [...]