American Boathouse

The American Boathouse of Camden, Maine, built in 1904, is one of the oldest if not the oldest recreational boathouses in Maine and possibly the country. Used to house Chauncy B. Borland’s 85-foot turn-of-the-century steam yacht, Maunaloa, it calls up images of Maine as a playground of the very rich during the early 1900s – an era of massive yachts and opulence and ostentation.

This picturesque structure, more recently used for commercial purposes is a landmark on the shore of Camden Harbor and recalls an era now departed.

American Boathouse, 1981

Reconstruction of the boathouse, 2019

Maunaloa burgee

American Boathouse, 2019

American Boathouse, view looking southeast from Atlantic Avenue.

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