Name/Title
Frank S. Paine House (now Eastport Memorial Nursing Home) | 23 Boynton Street, Eastport, Maine | I7-0B3-26 | District #93Entry/Object ID
093Description
This two and half story Queen Anne style house was built in 1887 for Frank S. Paine. Henry Newcomb was the master builder. At the time of its construction, the house was described as one of the finest residences in Eastern Maine and built at a cost of more than any other house in Eastern Maine. In 1940 the building became the home of the Eastport Memorial Hospital. In the late 1970s, a new medical complex was built across Boynton Street and the building became the Eastport Memorial Nursing Home in 1981. An addition was built on the east side of the nursing home in the 1999.
• From Eastport Sentinel, October 6, 1886: “A house to cost eight or ten thousand dollars is being built on the site of the old Lamprey house on Boynton St. by Mr. F.S. Paine. From the plans and specifications this is undoubtedly to be one gf the most imposing and commodious dwellings in town and will be both a credit to the owner and an ornament to the town.”
• From Eastport Sentinel, January 12, 1887, p.3,c.2: “Henry Newcomb and F.S. Paine are in Boston this week. Mr. Newcomb is the master builder employed to build and finish the fine residence of Mr. Paine, now in course of construction. Material for the inside finish of the house, will be selected during their trip to Boston.”
• From Eastport Sentinel, May 25, 1887, p.2,c.1-2: The Rebuilding of Eastport... In looking about outside of the fire district, it is pleasant to observe the evidences of general prosperity on all sides. Mr. F.S. Paines elegant new house on what we used to call the old Lamprey lot, on Boynton Street, is not only an ornament to the town, but is also one of the finest residences in Eastern Maine.
• From Eastport Sentinel, June 15, 1887, p.3,c&2: “Mr. F.S. Paine will soon occupy his new house and has a number of household articles to dispose of. Any information may be obtained by calling at F.S. & C.A. Paines store.”
• From Eastport Sentinel, September 30, 1891, p.2,c.6: “Mr. Frank S. Paines handsome residence on Boynton St., the cost of which probably represents more money than any other dwelling in Eastern Maine, presents a particularly fine appearance now the grounds, with neatly kept lawn, flowers, plants and shrubbery showing to best advantage in early autumn.”
• From City of Eastport website, January 8, 2025: https://www.eastport-me.gov/home/pages/eastport-memorial-nursing-home:
Eastport Memorial Nursing Home sits at 23 Boynton Street, across from the Eastport Medical Center. It is a community owned, non-profit, 26 bed facility created out of a community need.
The facility was founded by a field nurse who worked for the Department of Health. Marion McPartland, who hailed from Massachusetts, purchased the former Charles Capen house in February 1940. Along with a nursing associate, Martha Rogers, they energized community members to help clean and equip the new facility as a hospital. It was dedicated on Mother's Day, May 1940.
Through the years the hospital provided a surgical and medical facility and a place where many babies were born.
Over time, the need for a hospital in Eastport waned, and in the early 1980's the facilty evolved to a nursing home. In 1999, an addition was added on to the east side of the facility. Instead of three beds to a room, they were able to expand and have two beds per room along with two private rooms. A new kitchen was built on the ground floor, along with a large bright dining room and separate activity room. The second floor of the old facility is now used for office space.
Situated on the Downeast coast of Maine, in the most easterly city in the United States, this small home-like facility can provide your loved one with the care and love everone wants for a family member.
