Sprucewold Lodge, historic summer tourist accommodation in Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Sprucewold Lodge is a 1931 wood structure built in rustic log-cabin style on a wooded property overlooking Linekin Bay. The building features large windows, a wide porch with rough-hewn logs, and a prominent stone chimney that rises along its exterior wall.
The original lodge was built in 1926 and destroyed by fire in 1930. The current structure was rebuilt in 1931 in Adirondack style as part of a larger resort complex that included a dining hall, cabins, and recreational facilities for summer visitors.
The name Sprucewold comes from the spruce trees that surround and define the property. The resort became a gathering place for a community of visitors and later homeowners who still identify as "Sprucewolders" and meet each summer to maintain their bonds.
The property sits on a wooded peninsula at Linekin Bay, accessible by quiet forest paths in the western part of Boothbay Harbor. Visitors can explore the grounds, view the historic architecture, and enjoy the rocky shoreline and surrounding woods at their own pace.
Sprucewold was part of a large summer guest colony that included a dining hall built from birch logs, created by expanding a guest cabin. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014 and remains one of the few surviving examples of early 20th century Adirondack-style resort architecture in Maine.
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