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Description

This handsome hotel had accommodation for one hundred guests and was opened seasonally from June to September at Bidddeford Pool. It was built in the late 1800s. This stretch of land of Biddeford Pool jutted out into the ocean on the west side of the Saco River. It was eight miles from the city of Biddeford, famous for its textile mills.

The hotel changed hands and became the Evans Hotel until 1948 when it was purchased by the Sisters of the Congregation of the Presentation of Mary, and became Marie Joseph Academy, a young women's boarding school. In 1978 the school became the Marie Joseph Retreat Center.

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About This Item

• Title: Ocean View Hotel, Biddeford Pool, ca. 1900
• Creation Date: circa 1900
• Subject Date: circa 1900
• Location: Biddeford Pool, Biddeford , York County, ME
• Media: Photographic print
• Dimensions: 8.8 cm x 13.2 cm
• Local Code: pc1061
• Collection: General Postcard Collection
• Object Type: Image

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Church schools--Maine--Biddeford
• Hotels--Maine--Biddeford
• Catholic schools--Maine--Biddeford

People

• Evans, Tom

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For more information about this item, contact:

McArthur Public Library
PO Box 346, Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 284-4181
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