1885 map of Boothbay Harbor showing the Harborage Inn's location
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The Harborage Inn has been a Seaside Inn since 1925 and is Boothbay Harbor 's oldest continuously operated Inn . We offer our guests the unsurpassed tradition, quality & service from our family-run business now carried on in its 3rd generation.

Harborage (Har”bor•age) Noun: 1(Nautical) Shelter & anchorage for ships. A place of refuge (as for a ship).

Where can I get me harborage for the night?
~ Tennyson

	Mrs. Katherine Kelly (Innkeeper 1938-1952) entertaining a guest & enjoying the view of the inner harbor.
The Harborage business postcard used during Mr. & Mrs. Mathers ownership during 1952-59.
Photo by Pauline & Walter Shockey who operated the Inn from 1959-1971.
	Inn as purchased by Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Wallace (Troys grandparents) – 5/20/1971.
Your innkeeper, Troy Chapman, takes a seat on our private waterfront lawn at the age of 4 in 1974.
	A 1975 picture of the inn before the second floor wraparound porch was added around rooms 3 & 4, and the front of the inn.
The Harborage Inn business postcard circa 1978.
	A guest lounging on the front porch in 1978.
Mr. Robert Wallace and a returning guest of 35 years, relaxing on the front porch.

The Harborage Inn was built in 1869 by Jeremiah P. Baker and sold to Keyes Richards on 9/11/1886. It was later purchased by Harry Williams in 1922 whom my grandfather remembers as he passed by on his way to school. Mr. Williams was the inspiration behind the Harborage becoming a guest house, as well as, the name Harborage Inn. The Kelly's from Stoneham, MA purchased the inn in 1938 and during that period, my grandfather's mother worked as a housekeeper for the Harborage. My grandfather remembers some of the Harborage guests visiting his residence as his mother entertained and befriended guests. The next owner's were the Mathers Family from 1952-1959, and then Pauline & Walter Shockey from 1959-1971 who hired my grandfather as a carpenter to do repairs on the Harborage. When the Harborage came up for sale in the Spring of 1971, my grandparents were delighted to purchase this landmark on Townsend Ave. They operated the Inn from 1971-1999 until my wife, Emery and I ( Troy Chapman ), became the current innkeepers.

This luxurious Seaside Inn established the quality & comfort the way a Maine Getaway should be. We take great pride in maintaining these traditions & high standards in our family run business the past 35 years. Come stay with the Inn that is often imitated but can never be replicated for the ultimate Boothbay Harbor experience.