Amazing Maine Get-Away - Maine's Western Mountains
Location
Magnificent setting with broad lawns and pastures overlooking mountain valley in the northern end of the Mahoosuc range. Pond & river on property. Trails on property and access to 4000 footers. Plentiful outdoor activities: swim, boat, fish (stocked pond, great fishing throughout the area including some of the nation's most pristine wild trout waters), hike, bike, ride, berry pick, you name it. Nearby Bethel Recreation Area & Sunday River golf and ski resorts. 3 hours from Boston.
Owner info
Year Purchased: 1792
Why the Owner Chose Andover, ME, USA:
Now! Summer specials:
• 3 nights gets ½ night rental fee discount (long weekend rental: $2500)
• 4 nights for $3000 / price of three, 5 for $4000, 7 for $5000
The Unique Benefits at this Lodge:
Merrill House (c.1792, on the National Historic Register) looks across “Snow Valley” onto the tail end of the White Mountains in western Maine. Located in Andover, under ½ hour from Bethel and Sunday River Ski area, and surrounded by fields, forest and trails, Merrill House is immersed in natural beauty. The Appalachian Trail passes through Andover, and there are excellent X-country trails and sled runs just outside the door.
The home has been in the family for over two hundred years, since its original construction eight generations ago. The homestead was the first colonial settlement of the valley.
Ezekiel Merrill, Revolutionary War veteran, and his wife Sarah and their young children first trekked in by canoe and foot over 50 miles to spend the winter in a one-room hut that the local Pequaket Indians helped them make. They were under-provisioned and had to trade for food and furs with the native Americans, living largely on potatoes that first winter. The family survived and stayed to establish their farm.
Generations passed and the homestead grew into a working farm with barns and pastures. At the end of the 1800’s Ezekiel’s great grandson Henry Varnum Poor and his son Henry William – made wealthy by the railroads – renovated the farmhouse into the lodge we have today, and the pastures into botanical gardens, with walk-paths and many other features.
Today the Merrill House is available for rent for weddings, retreats, reunions, and seasonal parties. We hope you will enjoy its comfort, charm and its unique piece of American history as much as we do!
Contact us
Links to more information:
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Photos
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Merrill House - Summer
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Merrill House - Winter
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Great Hall Fireplace and Balcony
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Master Bedroom (private bath)
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2nd Floor Bedroom (twins)
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Soutwest bedroom - mountain views and access to South Balcony
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Ellis River runs through it...
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Pond and beach - many, many more swimming and boating options nearby!
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West Face
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Great Hall
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Dining Room
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2nd Floor Bedroom (shared bath)
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Southeast Bedroom - looks out onto lawns and pond with access to South Balcony
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View looking west to Baldpate Mountain (amazing sunsets!)
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Spring fed pond and beach on premise.
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Covered bridge swimming hole nearby.
VRBO #389118
This listing was first published here in 2011.
Date last modified - Saturday, October 01, 2016
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