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36-501: The Kennebunk Historic District encompasses a large portion of the historic town center of Kennebunk, Maine . Established in 1736, the district includes a significant number of fairly high-style houses from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when Kennebunk was at its height as a shipbuilding and maritime shipping center. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The town of Kennebunk, Maine

72-532: A Federal-style dwelling extensively decorated with scroll saw Gothic trim. This was added to the house for his wife of many years by George Washington Bourne late in his life, and not as legend has it by a ship captain for a young bride lost at sea. Kennebunk, along with neighboring Kennebunkport and Arundel, form Regional School District 21. The schools in RSU 21 are Consolidated School, Kennebunk Elementary School, Mildred L. Day School, Sea Road School, Middle School of

108-578: A corridor between the Mousam and Kennebunk Rivers soon developed, along what is now Summer Street ( Maine State Route 35 ). The village center is focused on the former Post Road, now United States Route 1 , on the east side of the Mousam River. The town's historic shipyards, which have not survived, were located on the west bank of the Kennebunk River. The historic district includes a significant portion of

144-669: A fire. Mousam Manufacturing Company used most of its leatherboard in the production of shoe counters, which are used to stiffen the heel area of boots and shoes. In 1881 when Mousam Manufacturing Company purchased Leatheroid and moved its manufacturing equipment into nearby mill buildings adjacent to its own leatherboard mill in Kennebunk, Maine, it organized it as a separate company, the Leatheroid Manufacturing Company. Emery Andrews, S.B. Rogers, Stephen Moore, and Homer Rogers were board members and controlling stock holders in

180-526: Is a popular summer tourist destination, which drives the local economy. Summer Street was Maine's first Historic District that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Lower Alewive Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. Kennebunk contains fine examples of early architecture , the most noted of which is the Wedding Cake House ,

216-783: Is a town in York County , Maine , United States. The population was 11,536 at the 2020 census . Kennebunk is home to several beaches, the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge , the 1799 Kennebunk Inn, many historic shipbuilders' homes, the Brick Store Museum and the Nature Conservancy Kennebunk Plains (known locally as the Blueberry Plains), with 1,500 acres (6 km ) of nature trails and blueberry fields. The municipality includes

252-924: Is accredited by the State of Maine and the first group of students graduated in June 2001. The New School has a focus on community-based learning. Leatheroid Leatheroid was made by the Leatheroid Manufacturing Company and its successors the Mousam Manufacturing Company, the National Fibreboard Company and the Rogers Fibre Company. For nearly 50 years from 1881 to 1930 Leatheroid was made in Kennebunk, Maine . The Leatheroid Manufacturing Company's first existence can be traced to Wheeling, West Virginia. The 1879 Session Laws of West Virginia showed

288-446: Is clearly descriptive rather than official, in spite of the recent installation of road signs pointing the way to "Mother's Beach". Contradicting the above beach naming is the town's website, which states, "Permits are valid for Gooch’s Beach, Kennebunk Beach (Middle Beach) and Mother’s Beach." Additionally, without public parking access, both Libbys and Crescent beaches are in Kennebunk between Parson's Beach and Mother's Beach. As of

324-585: Is located on the coast of southern Maine , between the Kennebunk River (the boundary with Kennebunkport ) to the north, and the Little River , which forms the boundary with Wells . This area was part of Wells in the 17th and 18th centuries, and was set off in 1820. Its village center is located inland on the Mousam River , which roughly bisects the town. This area was first permanently settled in 1736, and

360-516: Is secluded Parson's Beach, a quiet alternative to the summer crowds. There is some local controversy regarding the "Mother's Beach" nickname. According to many local residents, the smaller of the three main beaches—at the intersection of Beach Avenue and Ridge Avenue—is officially Kennebunk Beach or, alternatively, Boothby Beach. The term Boothby Beach was from the mid-1730s when a Mabel Littlefield married Richard Boothby and settled on land near what came to be known as Boothby Beach. The information about

396-514: The census of 2010, there were 10,798 people, 4,689 households, and 2,966 families living in the town. The population density was 308.1 inhabitants per square mile (119.0/km ). There were 5,906 housing units at an average density of 168.5 units per square mile (65.1 units/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 96.9% White , 0.00% African American , 0.2% Native American , 1.0% Asian , 0.3% from other races , and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.0% of

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432-475: The Boothbys was taken from the "Old News From Southern Maine" article on Mable and Richard Boothby, by Sharon Cummins. Many natives today may not remember it being called Boothby Beach, and over the years it came to be known as Kennebunk Beach or Mothers Beach. Older residents also recall the name Dipsy Bath Beach, a reference to the baths once located there. The term Mother's Beach didn't come into widespread use until

468-519: The Kennebunk village center, and stretches along SR 35 roughly to the Kennebunk Landing area at Durrell's Landing Road. The oldest houses in the district date to the 1750s and 1760s, including most notably the Lord Mansion at 20 Summer Street, whose older portion is an ell attached to a fine Federal period built in 1804. The northern portion of Summer Street is lined with houses built primarily in

504-547: The Kennebunks, and Kennebunk High School. The Middle School of the Kennebunks is part of Maine's project that gives laptops to all of the 6th, 7th and 8th graders in the school called MLTI, or Maine Learning Technology Initiative . In 2000, a group of students teamed up with parents and local community members to found The New School, a small alternative high school, with students coming from as close as Kennebunk and Wells and as far away as Portland and Somersworth . The school

540-649: The Leatheroid Manufacturing Company as they were in Mousam Manufacturing Company. In 1891 the Mousam Manufacturing Company and the Leatheroid Manufacturing Company along with Harwood Manufacturing Company of Leominster, Massachusetts, the Towne Manufacturing Company of Boston, Massachusetts, and the Clegg and Fisher Mill at Lawrence, Massachusetts, were merged into a new company known as the Consolidated Fibre Board and Leatheroid Company. This consolidation

576-573: The Leatheroid business of Rogers Fibre Company and its equipment were sold to the Delaware Hard Fibre Company. All usable equipment was removed from the Leatheroid operations in the Island and Dirigo buildings at Kennebunk, thus bringing an end to Leatheroid production in Kennebunk, Maine. The name Leatheroid is still used for seal and gasket material on the market today. The key patents for

612-401: The average family size was 2.97. Age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males. The median household income was $ 50,914, and the median family income

648-531: The constituent villages of Kennebunk Village (Town), the Lower Village (Lower Kennebunk), Kennebunk Landing (the Landing), Bartlett Mills, West Kennebunk , Kennebunk Beach, Lords Point, Coopers Corner Crossing, Sea Roads Crossing, Webahennet Grove, and Vinegarhill, Cheshire Commons, Kennebunk Meadows, and various newer neighborhoods. It does not include Kennebunkport , which is a separate town. First settled in 1621,

684-406: The development of leatheroid were: These patents centered on using mineral acids (sulfuric and hydrochloric) to produce the high level of bonding for parchmentized paper and leatheroid as compared to using zinc chloride to produce vulcanized fibre. The basic process for producing parchmentized paper is to pass the paper through an acid bath, press it, wash the paper, neutralize the remaining acids in

720-396: The first half of the 19th century for ship's captains. The most elaborate and eye-catching of these is the so-called "Wedding Cake House", built in 1826 for a shipyard owner, and given an elaborate Gothic Revival treatment in the 1850s. The 1776 Barnard Tavern (#10 on the nomination form) was taken down in 2023-24. Kennebunk, Maine Kennebunk / ˈ k ɛ n i ˌ b ʌ ŋ k /

756-511: The following individuals to hold shares: The West Virginia law incorporated the company with $ 20,200 in initial capitalization, each share having a $ 100 value. The company was authorized to increase its capitalization to $ 100,000 through the sale of additional shares with the value of $ 100 each. Leatheroid operated in Wheeling for a year and then moved on to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a year and next to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Finally Leatheroid

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792-460: The historic train station there. Passenger rail service at Kennebunk station ceased in 1965. The closest Amtrak stops along the Downeaster are at Wells station , south towards Boston , or Saco station , north towards Portland . Kennebunk's coastline is divided into three major sections: Mother's Beach; Middle Beach or Rocky Beach; and Gooch's Beach or Long Beach. Separate from Kennebunk Beach

828-556: The local history and art center, the Brick Store Museum , on Main Street. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 43.87 square miles (113.62 km ), of which 35.05 square miles (90.78 km ) is land and 8.82 square miles (22.84 km ) is water. Kennebunk is drained by the Kennebunk River and Mousam River . Amtrak passenger rail also goes through Kennebunk, but does not stop at

864-538: The long bank behind Kennebunk Beach. In the 19th century and early 20th century, many industrial concerns were attracted to Mousam River at Kennebunk to provide motive force for their mills. Among the firms to do business there were the Kennebunk Manufacturing Company , the Mousam Manufacturing Company, the Leatheroid Company and the Rogers Fibre Company. The Lafayette Elm was a tree which

900-427: The mid-1980s; however, other native residents dispute that date and say they remember it being called "Mothers Beach" as far back as the late 1950s. The name likely evolved due to its small size and generally calmer water, due to the rocks under and above the ocean, thus making it a natural harbor of refuge that is safer for swimming and which makes it popular with mothers keeping a watchful eye on their children. The name

936-456: The paper with a caustic bath of ammonium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, or other suitable caustic solution, wash the paper again, and then dry the paper in the normal way. This process is used to this day to produce parchmentized paper. However the use of this process to produce the highly bonded fibre board known as leatheroid had problems to be surmounted. Using the cutdown machine to build up multiple layers of paper to various board weights entailed

972-404: The population. There were 4,229 households, of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and

1008-441: The population. There were 4,689 households, of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.7% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1044-629: The problem of how to keep the acid from destroying the cellulose chains. The key to the using the parchmentizing process for paper in the production of paperboard seems to center around using other chemical agents in the parchmentizing acid solution to retard or delay the destruction of the cellulose chains until such time as the acid is washed out or neutralized. Examples of such agents are given patent number 198,382 as zinc and dextrin (dextrine). Other organic matters that may substitute for dextrin mentioned in 198382 were crude petroleum, blood, albumen, and paper and pulp. Another technique used to retard or delay

1080-552: The town developed as a trading and, later, shipbuilding until 1918, and shipping center with light manufacturing. It was part of the town of Wells and Arundel until 1820, when it incorporated as a separate town. "Kennebunk, the only village in the world so named," was featured on a large locally famous sign attached to the Kesslen Shoe Mill on Route One. To the Abenaki peoples, Kennebunk means "the long cut bank," presumably

1116-459: The town. The population density was 298.5 inhabitants per square mile (115.3/km ). There were 4,985 housing units at an average density of 142.1 units per square mile (54.9 units/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 98.04% White , 0.18% Black or African American , 0.11% Native American , 0.85% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.18% from other races , and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.51% of

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1152-496: Was $ 59,712. Males had a median income of $ 42,417 versus $ 25,788 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 26,181. About 2.9% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those aged 65 or over. The headquarters for the natural health-care product manufacturer Tom's of Maine is located in Kennebunk. Many residents commute to Portland , or out-of-state to New Hampshire , or Massachusetts . The town

1188-430: Was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age in the town was 48.2 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.7% were from 25 to 44; 33.4% were from 45 to 64, and 21.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 46.5% male and 53.5% female. At the 2000 census , there were 10,476 people, 4,229 households and 2,901 families living in

1224-587: Was known as the National Fibre Board Company with Emery Andrews as president and the board of directors consisting of Charles H. Allen, Homer Rogers, J. A. Harwood, Stephen Moore, and W.C. Gogswell. In 1918 the National Fibre Board Company changed its name to Rogers Fibre Company. The officers of Rogers Fibre Company in 1920 were Elliott Rogers, Pres., Kennebunk, Me.; Louis Rogers, V-P; E. W. Freeman, Clerk, Portland, Me.; L. B.Rogers, Treas. & Gen. Mgr.; E. O. Hallberg, Asst. Treas. Boston, Mass. In 1930

1260-691: Was planted to commemorate General Lafayette 's 1825 visit to Kennebunk. It became famous for its age, size, and survival of the Dutch elm disease that destroyed the hundreds of the other elms that once lined Kennebunk's streets. The elm is featured on the town seal. The restored Kesslen Shoe Mill has been renamed the Lafayette Center. Kennebunk is home to two of the state's oldest banks—Ocean Bank (1854) and Kennebunk Savings Bank (1871). Only Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution (1827) and Bangor Savings Bank (1852) are older. The town's archives are located at

1296-499: Was purchased by the Mousam Manufacturing Company and its equipment and manufacturing operations removed to Kennebunk, Maine. The Mousam Manufacturing Company was organized in 1875 to manufacture leatherboard at Kennebunk, Maine. Among those organizing Mousam Manufacturing Company were Emery Andrews, S. B. Rogers, Stephen Moore, and Homer Rogers . The company's name was the same as a cotton mill that had operated in Kennebunk from 1838 to 1850 and ceased operations after being destroyed in

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