As part of the ever-growing Poland Springs Resort in Poland, Maine, the operators of the Poland Springs Hotel sought to erect a house of worship for guests and local community members. In 1909, fundraising had risen to total of $15,000 and that, along with a matching contribution by the Ricker Family, who owned the Poland Springs Resort, allowed for the hiring of an architect and the project to commence. Boston-area architect George Henri Desmond furnished the plans for the chapel, and were also hired by the Ricker family to complete plans for alterations to the Mt. Kineo House on Moosehead Lake during the same time period. All Souls Chapel is a Neo-Gothic Revival building constructed of irregular granite blocks with a gable roof covered with slate. It has a central tower with a flat parapet roof and a belfry with ornate louvered openings. The tower is square in plan and contains the principal entrance to the chapel. When the chapel was opened in 1912, it was opened as an interdenominational place of worship for use by Catholics and Protestants. Guests contributed much of the interior furnishings and all of the memorial hand-painted windows placed in the chapel were sponsored by guests or relatives of longtime guests. Today, the chapel hosts weddings, baptisms, and other similar events.
Buildings of New England 
I’m wondering whether ashlar is the right word for the masonry. I understand it to mean the blocks are “wrought to even faces and square edges and laid in horizontal courses with vertical joints.” Penguin Dictionary of Architecture, 1972, p. 19. The butresses look like they are ashlar but not the rest of the work. I’d say they are a rustic approximation of ashlar. In general, I’m quite impressed with your descriptions, analysis and histories. Not to be picky here, but prehaps I am.
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Thank you and yes, you are correct that ashlar was a poor choice of description. I made edits accordingly. Thanks again, its good to have eagle eyes on these posts as I don’t proofread as much as I probably should!
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