The site of Lakewood Inn in Madison was originally a Native American settlement along Lake Wesserunsett in Lakewood Grove that was transformed in 1895 into a small amusement park and then built upon by a spiritualist group. At the close of the 19th century, Herbert L. Swett took over management of Lakewood, acquiring and further developing the complex of buildings comprising a resort, restaurant, and theater from 1926 to 1945. At the height of Lakewood’s popularity in the 1930s and 1940s, there were more than three dozen bungalow cottages of varying sizes built to accommodate tourists.

The caption reads, "Bungalow, Lakewood, Skowhegan, Me."

The Tichnor Brothers printing company published this type of postcard circa 1938.