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The Poland Spring Bottling Plant and Spring House is an historic water pumping and treatment facility in
The Poland Spring resort achieved renown for its waters in the mid-19th century, and in 1876 the great Poland Spring House (destroyed by fire a century later) was built to cater to resort visitors taking its waters. Run by generations of the Ricker family, Edward P. Ricker in 1903 conceived of the idea of bottling the spring waters. He worked with Harry Wilkerson, a Poland native working as an architect in
Poland Spring Museum and Environmental Education Center
- Poland Spring {{National Register of Historic Places Industrial buildings completed in 1907 Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine Museums in Androscoggin County, Maine Industry museums in Maine National Register of Historic Places in Androscoggin County, Maine Historic district contributing properties in Maine Poland, Maine Bottled water Springs of Maine Drink companies of the United States Bottling plants Spring houses
Poland, Maine
Poland is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,906 at the 2020 census. Set among rolling hills and numerous lakes, the town is home to Range Ponds State Park, which includes hiking trails and a pristine fr ...
. Built in 1907, these two buildings are the original spring house and water spa of the Poland Spring Resort, whose waters are still bottled under the Poland Spring
Poland Spring is a brand of bottled water produced in Poland, Maine. It is named after the natural spring in the town of Poland, Maine that it was originally drawn from. It was a subsidiary of the private equity firm, BlueTriton Brands, formerly ...
brand name. The resort was the largest and most successful of Maine's inland summer resorts. The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1984; the spring house now houses the Poland Spring Museum and Environmental Education Center. Open seasonally, its exhibits feature the history of the company and its bottling operation, including scientific displays and vintage memorabilia.
Description and history
The Poland Spring Bottling Plant and Spring House stand at the end of Preservation Way, behind the modern Poland Spring Inn and Resort, on the east side of Maine Street (Maine State Route 26
State Route 26 (abbreviated SR 26) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways. It is a major interregional route running for from downtown Portland northwest to the New Hampshire border near Upton, where it connects to New H ...
) in South Poland. The former bottling plant is a rectangular building, with a hip roof that has overhanging bracketed eaves. It is dominated by a tall square tower at its southwest corner with an open top level whose openings are flanked by Tuscan columns. The tower is topped by a tiled shallow-slope pyramidal roof. Its base is of rusticated stone, with arched openings leading to the building entrance. The building windows are set in round-arch openings, and the corners have brick quoining. The building is shaped as a cross, with a copper dome at the center, and there is a secondary entrance sheltered by a copper hood. The bottling house is a smaller structure located just south of the spring house, its entrance featuring Tuscan columns and pilasters supporting an entablature.
The Poland Spring resort achieved renown for its waters in the mid-19th century, and in 1876 the great Poland Spring House (destroyed by fire a century later) was built to cater to resort visitors taking its waters. Run by generations of the Ricker family, Edward P. Ricker in 1903 conceived of the idea of bottling the spring waters. He worked with Harry Wilkerson, a Poland native working as an architect in Washington, DC
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...
to draft the plans for these two buildings, which were completed in 1907.
See also
* Keystone Mineral Springs *National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine
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References
External links
Poland Spring Museum and Environmental Education Center
- Poland Spring {{National Register of Historic Places Industrial buildings completed in 1907 Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine Museums in Androscoggin County, Maine Industry museums in Maine National Register of Historic Places in Androscoggin County, Maine Historic district contributing properties in Maine Poland, Maine Bottled water Springs of Maine Drink companies of the United States Bottling plants Spring houses