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Waldo Emerson Inn Bed &
Breakfast
Kennebunk, Maine
The Oldest remaining house in Kennebunk and home
of Mainely Quilts
1-877-521-8776
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Waldo Emerson Inn Bed & Breakfast in
Kennebunk,  a colonial style inn listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Inn is the oldest remaining house in Kennebunk and has had several famous owners.
The original Dutch gambrel was constructed by one Waldo Emerson in 1753. Waldo, great-uncle of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the poet/essayist, made a tidy profit building clipper ships on the river behind the house.
It was inherited through marriage by Theodore Lyman, who made a fortune building ships on the site and added the enormous addition in 1784 as a wedding gift for his second wife.
"Just wanted to thank you for our lovely stay at your beautiful inn. Your hospitality was exceptional..."
"Many thanks for your hospitality. It is a shame that we only had a short time to stay in such a beautiful guest house."
The right place for the best cross country skiing and snow
shoeing followed by a mug of nice hot apple cider in front of a
cozy hot fire in the parlor or you room - you found the perfect
place
Theodore Lyman sold the home in 1804, to build the now-famous
 Lyman Estate and Greenhouses in Waltham, Mass. The house was
purchased by John Bourne, father of 15 children, one of whom was
George Washington Bourne, the builder of the famous Wedding Cake
House next door.
When George moved out with his new bride in
1826, he sold the home to his brother-in-law, Henry Kingsbury,
and it remained in the Kingsbury family until 1979. George and
Henry teamed up to form the Bourne Kingsbury Shipyard. They ran
a West India goods store and built 33 vessels behind the house
between 1820 and 1850.
Waldo
Emerson Inn is a wonderful recollection of the past. You
enter directly into the 251-year-old keeping room
with its hand-hewn oak timbers hung
with dried flowers, pewter, and copper. The Inn offers four
guest rooms each with handmade quilts, antiques, working
fireplaces
and private baths. During your stay,
please stop by Mainely Quilts located in the carriage house next
to the Inn.
The guests' parlor is a spacious, comfortable room with sofas
and wing chairs.  You're welcome to kick back
and relax with a good book in front of the fire, watch cable TV,
or enjoy a game of chess. Complimentary coffee, tea, soft
drinks, and snacks are available.
"What a marvelous retreat here in Kennebunk! We thoroughly
enjoyed the leafy-green quiet and lovely quaintness of your inn"
The breakfast room is unchanged since it was
built the year that George Washington was
inaugurated, with a handsome fireplace used
every morning during the autumn and winter
months.
The signatures in the windowpanes were scratched
with diamond rings by many of the inhabitants
who lived here between 1800 and 1850. A massive
oak table seats all of our guests for a
bountiful, three-course gourmet breakfast served
between 8: 30 and 9:30 each morning with the
menu changing daily.
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Guest Rooms
The Ralph Library -
This lovely alternate room is located on the
1st floor, fully redone last year, period
decor, a queen size bed with working
fireplace, private bath and AC. This room
looks out onto the lawn and lovely flower
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The Red Room -
The Red Room - A large, airy room with a queen size
cast iron bed, private bath with shower, oak dresser,
rocker, chest, a large working fireplace,
original folk art and sculpture, King Pine floors and
AC. The Red room has lawn and garden views.
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The Yellow Room -
The Yellow Room - This lovely, romantic room is
often chosen by honeymooners. The handsome pumpkin
pine floor planks are 24" wide King Pine. Until 1776
trees of this girth belonged to the King of England
for the masts of his ships. The room features a
queen size brass bed with
handmade quilt, antique oak dresser, private bath
with shower, a vanity sink set in an antique oak
cabinet, a large working fireplace,
original folk art paintings and sculpture, AC and
lovely meadow and forest views. |
The Blue Room -
This room is the handsome master bedroom
featuring a queen size cast iron bed with
handmade quilt, antique oak dresser, rocker, table,
original folk art and sculpture, and a large
working fireplace with a mantelpiece board
of 32" wide pine, the largest known plank in the
inn. The room also has a private bath with tub and
shower, AC. The Blue room has meadow and forest
views. |
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