This time we travel across the Kezar Falls Bridge to the Parsonsfield side of the Ossipee River at the intersection of Federal Road and Elm Street. This corner once was the location of two different buildings that have now been lost from the village scene. Today it is a veteran’s park as shown here.

This is the first building that was here at this location. It was built by Walter Newbegin in 1883. He manufactured and sold cigars, fruit and confectionary and ran the first Kezar Falls Post Office here about 1896. Maynard Pierce ran a restaurant in this building in 1950 before the building was taken down.

The Newbegin building was replaced by the white ranch style building shown below and was occupied by Esterbrook’s Restaurant for several years.

When Esterbrook’s Restaurant closed it was replaced by an antique shop owned by Betty Zelman. That was eventually taken down when the current bridge was built in 2001 and the small park was established in its place.

Many changes have taken place in this location which was once part of the business center of the village.

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NOTICE

The next meeting is at History House on Oct. 25 at 2:00 pm. Jean Stanley will present a program about Gravestone Art and Symbolism. The raffle quilt winner will be drawn.

Happy Halloween, everyone!