"[6] Prior to the construction of the buildings that made up the Homewood Inn development, Captain James Munroe Bucknam's 115-acre farm occupied the area.

His home, today's 215 Drinkwater Point Road, built in 1740, is the former main building of the complex, originally known as Trimble Farm.

[3] In the 1950s, Bette Davis stayed at the inn for six months, which she mentioned in her autobiography: When I was well enough, we said good-bye to New York, loaded the station wagon, Gary and I, a governess and the three children -- plus Tinker Belle, B.D.

's poodle and a parakeet in a cage -- and drove to Homewood Inn in Yarmouth, Maine, which Gary had found for us.

[11]The property is a few hundred feet from the shores of Casco Bay, which was a big draw for its guests.