Old Orchard Beach in York County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Ocean Park Hotel
1882-1963
Photographed by Doran Howitt
1. Ocean Park Hotel Marker
Opened as the Granite State House by Mrs. I.C. Estes, the hotel was purchased in 1911 by Frank Hale Thurston. Renamed, it was enlarged to include forty-four guest rooms, a bakery, a soda fountain, a barbershop, telegraph and post offices, and two dining rooms, one of which was warmed by this fireplace. Mr. Thurston and later his wife, Alice Lee Thurston, operated the hotel until 1962. Their six children, Helen Lee, James Andrew, Phillip Hale, Alice Dorothy, Charles Wilson, and Robert Vance, worked here along with Alice's sister, Louise Wilson. The fireplace restoration is given in their honor - and in the honor of all the members of the Ocean Park community who worked in the hotel - by the grandchildren of Frank and Alice Thurston.
Erected 2007.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.
Location. 43° 30.084′ N, 70° 23.201′ W. Marker is in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, in York County. It is on Colby Avenue east of Clover Street, on the left when traveling west. Located in the small park next to the tennis courts.
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Regionally, this marker is on Southern Maine Coast. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Salvation Army Camp Meeting Grounds (approx. 0.8 miles away); Old Orchard World War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Father Bob" (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Runway to Glory" (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Spirit of St. Louis" (approx. 1.1 miles away); Josephine Goss Home / Harmon Museum / Maison Josephine Goss / Musée Harmon (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Orchard Beach.
Also see . . . Ocean Park Association. (Submitted on September 22, 2020, by D Howitt of Bergen County, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Doran Howitt
2. Ocean Park Hotel Dining Room Fireplace - Restored
Photographed by Doran Howitt, circa Sept. 2011
3. Ocean Park Hotel Marker seen from Colby Ave.
Photo captured from Google Maps
Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2020, by D Howitt of Bergen County, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 567 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2020, by D Howitt of Bergen County, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
