Two sets of Twins between Chestnut and Elm
I love walking around my neighborhood thinking about the lives of the people who have occupied these old houses in historic Kennebunkport Village. Believe it or not, it’s what I do for fun. Twin houses built during the War of 1812 used to stand on Ocean Avenue between Elm and Chestnut Streets. Cooper Nahum Haley, who had a barrel makers shop across the street, lived in the twin at Chestnut Street. Oliver Davis, a pump and block maker who also had a shop across the street (where my house is now) lived in the twin at the corner of Elm...