A look at the connection of the wealthy Woolworth family to Maine, where three g

Authors

Judith Gaines

Source

Portland Monthly

Date

6-1-2008

Additional Date Information

Summerguide 2008

Pages

61-68

Abstract

A look at the connection of the wealthy Woolworth family to Maine, where three generations have vacationed at the family compound, Clear View Farm, in Winthrop. With a profile of five-and-dime heiress Kingsley Woolworth, 26, who divides her time between Maine and Manhattan. Her father, Robert Frederick Woolworth, a retired art dealer, once represented Maine artists Andrew and Jamie Wyeth. Her great-great grandfather bought the estate in the 1920s, which then consisted of about 2,000 acres and 15 different homes. Today the estate is about 1,000 acres.

Subjects

Woolworth family, Winthrop

Recommended Citation

Gaines, Judith, "A look at the connection of the wealthy Woolworth family to Maine, where three g" (2008). Maine News Index – Portland Monthly. 1479.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_portmonthly/1479