Gerrish Warehouse, building in United States of America
The Gerrish Warehouse was a timber-built structure dating to around 1710, standing on Pepperrell Cove in Kittery Point with two and a half stories, measuring roughly 35 feet by 45 feet (11 meters by 14 meters). Large doors on both the north and south sides, simple sash windows, and a gabled roof made it well-suited for storing and handling goods from the shipping trade.
The warehouse was constructed around 1710 as part of the Pepperrell family's shipping operations in the eighteenth century. In the 1800s, the Gerrish family converted it into a ship chandlery where sailors and vessel owners purchased supplies and equipment.
The name Gerrish comes from the family that transformed the building into a ship chandlery in the 1800s, a place where sailors bought supplies for their voyages. The waterfront location made it a natural gathering point where maritime workers and merchants conducted daily business.
The site is located on the southern edge of Kittery Point overlooking the water and is easily accessible on foot from the town. Since the original building no longer stands, visitors can learn about its history through artifacts and photographs preserved at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath.
The building was set for relocation by barge to protect it from tidal erosion when the Maine Maritime Museum acquired it in 1976, but the plan proved impractical and the warehouse was demolished instead. Its contents were recovered and are now stored at the museum in Bath, keeping the building's story alive through preserved artifacts.
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