Dane Farm Seasonal Workforce Housing Project Updates

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Dane Farm Seasonal Workforce Housing Project Updates

Construction is expected to last 10 to 12 months and, when complete, will be home to eight of Acadia’s seasonal employees!

March 11th, 2024

Friends of Acadia acquired the 4-acre parcel of land located on the northern end of Jordan Pond Road in September 2023 from Seal Harbor Properties, LLC. The property, located in Seal Harbor, within Acadia National Park’s administrative boundary, had been used as a gravel pit used for materials and equipment storage. It will soon be home to eight of Acadia’s seasonal employees!

Friends of Acadia retained E.L. Shea Builders & Engineers, headquartered in Ellsworth, to construct a primary residence with five bedrooms and an accessory dwelling with three bedrooms.

When completed, Friends of Acadia will donate the land and buildings to Acadia National Park for long-term ownership and management.

Check out this video of the roof trusses going up!

Dane Farm Roof Truss Installation from Friends of Acadia on Vimeo.

Update: 3/4/2024

Raising the roof trusses! Workers with E.L. Shea construction use heavy equipment to lift the pre-fabricated trusses, which were made in Maine, onto the unit.

E.L. Shea construction workers at the Dane Farm seasonal workforce housing project. (Photo by Julia Walker Thomas/Friends of Acadia)

E.L. Shea construction workers used heavy equipment to lift the pre-fabricated trusses. (Photo by Julia Walker Thomas/Friends of Acadia)

E.L. Shea construction workers used heavy equipment to lift the pre-fabricated trusses, which were made in Maine, on top of the unit walls. (Photo by Julia Walker Thomas/Friends of Acadia)

E.L. Shea construction workers secure roof trusses in place. (Photo by Julia Walker Thomas/Friends of Acadia)

Roof trusses installed at the Dane Farm Seasonal Housing Project in Seal Harbor. (Photo by Julia Walker Thomas/Friends of Acadia)

Update 2/26/2024

Concrete basement walls are poured into forms at the Dane Farm Seasonal Housing Project in Seal Harbor.

Concrete basement walls being poured at the Dane Farm Seasonal Housing Project in Seal Harbor. (Photo by Julia Walker Thomas/Friends of Acadia)

Owner’s representative Dave Nazaroff checks the site plans for the Dane Farm Seasonal Housing Project in Seal Harbor. (Photo by Julia Walker Thomas/Friends of Acadia)