Today, you’ll see two of Brooklin’s more successful restorations, which are both in the Center Harbor area.
First, you see above Brooklin Boat Yard’s restored pier and its New England-style gear shed being backlit by the sun rising over Eggemoggin Reach. The pier and shed were destroyed in last winter’s violent storms and rebuilt in expanded and sturdier forms this year.
Below, you’ll see the seaward side of what is still called the Odd Fellows Hall, although that organization sold it in the 1990s and it originally contained a general store and a notions store. This French Second Empire [Napoleonic] style building was built in 1896. A massive restoration of it was finished in 2020.
Note the distinctive gabled dormer windows on the top floor. Unseen: There is a large mansard hip roof and store front entrance. Added: The metal fire escape was added to conform to modern safety needs. Missing: The building had an attached four-story clock tower that was removed in the 1950s.
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on December 15, 2024.)