The Crate House

05/23/2025

Memorial Day Weekend 2025, The Crate House is open and ready for guests.

05/12/2025

Do you know why The Crate House is named this? Back around 1917, John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects were commissioned to design a large estate house for Stanley Wood. This house, now known as the Stone House, incorporated large stones and a number of Italian stone masons, known for their craftsmanship, were brought in just to work on the stone portion of the house.
As there was no camp or dormitory for workers, these stone masons dismantled the crates that the stones had come in and built their housing. Years later, my then 16 year old aunt designed additional rooms, making use of a barn from the mid-1800s, creating what is now The Crate House.
If you look closely you can find where the store masons signed the walls of the original building.

Architecture commission for Stanley Wood at an unknown address in Wolf Neck, Freeport, ME, 1917–1922. The commission is associated with John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects. This item is part of the Stevens Architects drawings and records collection .

03/26/2025

Did you know that Freeport, Maine is SO much more than our downtown? We have:
The Desert of Maine
Wolfe's Neck State Park
Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment
Makers on Maine every 1st Saturday of the month
The Maine Oyster Festival on the last weekend of June
The Fall Festival
Winslow Park, which has a boat launch
South Freeport where you can go out on a Lobster boat
Miles of free hiking trails
And SO Much more.
Check out the Visit Freeport website and don't worry the snow will be gone by the time you get here! More links in comments

Visit Freeport is your guide to planning your Maine vacation. Discover shopping outlets, Maine restaurants, oceanfront camping, and more!

03/26/2025

Freeport, Maine is so much more than our downtown... Did you know we have a desert? Desert of Maine is an interesting place, and highlights the effects of overgrazing. Did you know we have tons of free hiking trails? Our own state park (within walking distance of The Crate House), Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park? That we have Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment?
Check out Visit Freeport and also some links in the comments:

Visit Freeport is your guide to planning your Maine vacation. Discover shopping outlets, Maine restaurants, oceanfront camping, and more!

03/21/2025

Happy 2nd day of Spring! It snowed today and we are so looking forward to summer, where we can sit around the fire pit and enjoy the view of Casco Bay!

09/19/2024

Public Service Announcement:
If you are a clammer, or in this case a wormer, PLEASE make sure you not only have permission to cross someone's land, but also have checked in.
This man crossed my land yesterday in Freeport. He crossed right in front of a game camera, during hunting season, when I had active hunters on the property. He's not in blaze orange. Yes, my property is posted.
I realize it is getting harder and harder for these hard working men and women to make a living, but some of us are not out there denying them access, we just want them to meet with us, get permission in writing AND CHECK IN. I would have told him I had people hunting on my property last night and he should take another route to the shore.
I don't want people to get hurt.
Please pass it on.

07/06/2023

While we always hope The Crate House is part of your Maine Vacation, this Travel & Leisure article shows some of Maine's gems:

Cottages or cabins, meals, and most activities are included in rates, as are incredible lake or ocean views.

07/02/2023

Our first guest of the season are in! We've done a bit of re-arranging and added a few new things: First bedroom now has a king sized bed, back bedroom is now a queen with a reading corner! New throw rugs, new dining room table, planters are full, new clapboard in places... This rustic Maine cottage just continues to charm its way into the hearts of many.

06/29/2023

We’re ready for the 4th of July!

05/20/2023

Visit Freeport has an interactive map, which includes hiking trails (which I hope comes up on this link, if not, please play in the link yourselves!)

Freeport, Maine offers a range of delicious, classic Maine restaurants. We've got it all, from fresh seafood to traditional American dining.

05/20/2023

Some fine places to hike:

Outside the bustle of downtown, miles of trails await along the coastline and through the foothills of Freeport.