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For over eighty years, since its construction in 1886, the house at 2 Main Street, remained a single family year-round residence. The high-ceilinged first floor had two parlors, a formal dining room, entry hall, and a spacious family kitchen. The two upper floors contained twelve bedrooms and one bath. A nephew of the original owners took possession early this past century and became the second generation of his family to live here.
Eventually Main Street became part of US Route 1 (The Blue Star Highway) and the address was changed to 135 US Route 1.
In the late 1960's, Richard Bair and his partner Ken Kendrick purchased the Victorian home on the hill and became the first owners outside the original family. An ocean view dining room was built off the parlor, and Two Village Square an Inn was born. The first floor operated as a restaurant while the 11 guestrooms upstairs shared two baths.
Beginning in 1977 plywood covered much of the lower portion of the building, and curtains flapped out of a broken third-story window. In April of 1980 Bob Zipp and his partner John fell in love with Ogunquit and the abandoned inn. Within two months of their initial visit they relocated, renovated, and opened THE INN at Two Village Square.
911 emergency systems brought about another address change and Village Square Lane was established. The inn is now at 14 Village Square Lane but still boasts its signature number 2 at the peak of its roof.
In October of 2002, 14 Village Square Lane was taken over by Joe Bellin & CT Steele. Extensive renovations and additions have transformed the inn into a casually comfortable ocean view getaway. This new chapter is marked by the restoration of the name to Two Village Square.
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P.O. Box 864 Ogunquit, ME 03907
Open May-Oct
207-646-5779 (May-Oct) 412-683-0218 (Jan-Apl)
In the 1600’s, Ogunquit, was established near the Josias River. Initially, it was only a small fishing village. Later, in the 1900’s, artists began to settle in the area. While fishermen and artists do not necessarily seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly, it worked in Ogunquit. The topography made for great fishing and the quiet sleepy town also appealed to the artists. The latest people to join the artist/fisherman mix are the tourists. Tourists go to Ogunquit to fish to sit out on the three miles of beaches. As tourism has increased in the area, so have the proliferation of resorts, spas, hotels, and mini golf courses. In many ways, however, people come to Ogunquit to forget about history. Instead, they want a full-service spa, a sea kayak trip, outlet shopping, biking tours, tennis lessons, golf courses, deep-sea fishing trips, stellar hiking, winter sleigh rides, boating opportunities, pristine beaches, and other various things.
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