In 1914, with the advent of the gas fire engine, the residents of Cape Porpoise began raising funds to build a facility to house fire equipment. Funds were entirely raised by subscription and donations from both residents and gifts from summer visitors. Construction began in 1914 with the foundation. As funds came in slowly, a year later the sills and floors were built. With completion in 1920 the community had a proud structure housing fire equipment, library, as well as a second floor meeting hall.

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The decorative white façade atop Atlantic Hall has stoods as a unique characteristic on the Cape Porpoise Square skyline for more than 90 years. After decades of rugged storms, the beating sun and little reconstructive improvements, the ornate wooden feature was deteriorating. Portions of the structure had started to rot and chip paint pepped it top-to-bottom, end-to-end.

That's where the Atlantic Hall Building Committee and a $50,000 proposed reconstruction came in. The building committee, a three-person subcommittee of the Atlantic Hall Board of Directors, was charged with organizing a campaign to raise money for the rebuilding of hall's façade. The reconstruction of the façade was expected to cost about $50,000 — nearly t$30,000 more than what the board of directors said they had to allocate to the project.   "The hall is used to provide a gathering place that anyone can use," said Dombrowski as he gazed up at the Atlantic Hall façade Aug. 4. "It's a very unique building. It's a historical building." Atlantic Hall, which is officially documented as the Atlantic Firemen's Educational Association, was constructed around 1917 as the village fire department. The department moved across the square in 1959 and Atlantic Hall currently serves as the Cape Porpoise Library and a local function hall.   In recent years, community members have rented the building for wedding receptions, anniversaries and even family dinners. It also is used to hold a variety of meetings and classes. According to Kennebunkport Town Clerk April Dufoe, the deed to the hall states that the building belongs to the inhabitants of Cape Porpoise.

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