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3613	Brown Mountain Gate Lodge	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge			Acadia National Park		One of two gate lodges (the other being the Jordan Pond Gate Lodge) built for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to serve as entry points to his system of carriage roads and to guard against the entry of automobiles. The Brown Mountain Gate Lodge is the larger of the two, with a small complex consisting of a gate house, carriage house, and a care taker's house. The carriage road no longer passes through the grand gate. The two lodges were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury, a New York architect who had previously designed the Congregational Church in Seal Harbor. Atterbury shared Rockefeller's dedication to philanthropy and was one of the few architects to study and use light and ventilation in tenement buildings. These lodges allowed Atterbury to design for the aesthetics of a grand estate and the purpose of housing the working class families that cared for the carriage roads. The gate lodges were subsequently given to Acadia National Park along with the system of carriage roads. In the years since, they have served as housing for park employees. While they are no longer necessary to guard against the entry of automobiles, they serve as a reminder of this long tradition and as architectural gems within the Park.	Brown Mountain Gate Lodge Item: 3613 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Description: One of two gate lodges (the other being the Jordan Pond Gate Lodge) built for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to serve as entry points to his system of carriage roads and to guard against the entry of automobiles. The Brown Mountain Gate Lodge is the larger of the two, with a small complex consisting of a gate house, carriage house, and a care taker's house. The carriage road no longer passes through the grand gate. The two lodges were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury, a New York architect who had previously designed the Congregational Church in Seal Harbor. Atterbury shared Rockefeller's dedication to philanthropy and was one of the few architects to study and use light and ventilation in tenement buildings. These lodges allowed Atterbury to design for the aesthetics of a grand estate and the purpose of housing the working class families that cared for the carriage roads. The gate lodges were subsequently given to Acadia National Park along with the system of carriage roads. In the years since, they have served as housing for park employees. While they are no longer necessary to guard against the entry of automobiles, they serve as a reminder of this long tradition and as architectural gems within the Park. [show more]
14234	Duck Brook Carriage Road Bridge	Reference	Structures, Transportation, Bridge, Carriage Road Bridge			Acadia National Park			Duck Brook Carriage Road Bridge Item: 14234 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Transportation, Bridge, Carriage Road Bridge Place: Acadia National Park State: ME
3500	Jordan Pond House	Reference	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Restaurant			Acadia National Park			Jordan Pond House Item: 3500 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Restaurant Place: Acadia National Park State: ME
15366	Gladys Ella Whitmore's Cabin at Echo Lake	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, Camp House			Acadia National Park	Echo Lake		Gladys Ella Whitmore's Cabin at Echo Lake Item: 15366 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, Camp House Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Echo Lake
12905	Otter Cliff Radio Station	Reference	Places Structures, Other Structures, Radio Station			Acadia National Park	Otter Point		Otter Cliff Radio Station Item: 12905 Type: Reference Subject: Places Structures, Other Structures, Radio Station Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Otter Point
12974	US Naval Radio Station at Seawall	Reference	Places Structures, Other Structures, Radio Station			Acadia National Park		The station was located on what later became the Seawall Camp Ground. "John Dolliver had a house farther to the west [from Enoch Newman’s place at Seawall] which he sold to United States Government and it was burned a few years ago. The radio station and house were built during the World War and the station was dismantled some years after the war was over. The radio house as it is still called, is owned by United States and in the care of Park authorities." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 205.	US Naval Radio Station at Seawall Item: 12974 Type: Reference Subject: Places Structures, Other Structures, Radio Station Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Description: The station was located on what later became the Seawall Camp Ground. "John Dolliver had a house farther to the west [from Enoch Newman’s place at Seawall] which he sold to United States Government and it was burned a few years ago. The radio station and house were built during the World War and the station was dismantled some years after the war was over. The radio house as it is still called, is owned by United States and in the care of Park authorities." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 205. [show more]
7203	Acadia National Park - Jordan Pond House	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Restaurant	Knaut - Paul A. Knaut, Jr.	Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts	Acadia National Park	Jordan Pond		Acadia National Park - Jordan Pond House Item: 7203 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Restaurant Creator: Knaut - Paul A. Knaut, Jr. Publisher: Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Jordan Pond
8877	Gladys' Cabin at Ike's Point on Echo Lake	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, Camp House			Acadia National Park	Echo Lake		Gladys' Cabin at Ike's Point on Echo Lake Item: 8877 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, Camp House Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Echo Lake Source: Collection of Gladys E. Whitmore Family
8888	Gladys' Cabin at Ike's Point on Echo Lake	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, Camp House			Acadia National Park	Echo Lake		Gladys' Cabin at Ike's Point on Echo Lake Item: 8888 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, Camp House Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Echo Lake Source: Collection of Gladys E. Whitmore Family
13660	Interior of the Jordan Pond House	Set	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Restaurant			Acadia National Park	Jordan Pond		Interior of the Jordan Pond House Item: 13660 Type: Set Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Restaurant Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Jordan Pond
13315	Green Mountain House	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			Acadia National Park, HCTPR			Green Mountain House Item: 13315 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Acadia National Park, HCTPR State: ME
5535	Advertisement for the Green Mountain House	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			Acadia National Park, HCTPR			Advertisement for the Green Mountain House Item: 5535 Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Acadia National Park, HCTPR State: ME
16215	Green Mountain House, Mt. Desert, Me.	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel	Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)		Acadia National Park, HCTPR			Green Mountain House, Mt. Desert, Me. Item: 16215 Accession #: 2004 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Creator: Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890) Place: Acadia National Park, HCTPR State: ME Source: Gift of Charles Carroll
16216	Green Mountain Railway, Mt. Desert, Me.	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph	Places Structures, Transportation, Railroad Station	Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)		Acadia National Park, HCTPR			Green Mountain Railway, Mt. Desert, Me. Item: 16216 Accession #: 2004 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph Subject: Places Structures, Transportation, Railroad Station Creator: Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890) Place: Acadia National Park, HCTPR State: ME Source: Gift of Charles Carroll
13125	Satterlee Tea House	Reference	Structures, Tower			Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park	Great Head	According to an article entitled "The Stone Tower on Great Head" by Gladys O'Neil in the Journal of Friends of Acadia and reprinted in "The Rusticator's Journal" (1993, Friends of Acadia), the observatory was actually a stone tea house tower built in 1915. The land (Great Head and Sand Beach) was bought by J.P. Morgan in 1910 as a gift for his daughter, Louisa Satterlee. The great fire of 1947 damaged the tower and destroyed the three nearby bungalows. Louisa Satterlee's daughter, Eleanor, donated the land two years after the fire to Acadia National Park. For safety reasons, what was left of the tower after the fire was torn down so that only the foundation remains.	Satterlee Tea House Item: 13125 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Tower Place: Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park State: ME Address: Great Head Description: According to an article entitled "The Stone Tower on Great Head" by Gladys O'Neil in the Journal of Friends of Acadia and reprinted in "The Rusticator's Journal" (1993, Friends of Acadia), the observatory was actually a stone tea house tower built in 1915. The land (Great Head and Sand Beach) was bought by J.P. Morgan in 1910 as a gift for his daughter, Louisa Satterlee. The great fire of 1947 damaged the tower and destroyed the three nearby bungalows. Louisa Satterlee's daughter, Eleanor, donated the land two years after the fire to Acadia National Park. For safety reasons, what was left of the tower after the fire was torn down so that only the foundation remains. [show more]
13570	Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton and Seth Sprague Thornton's House in Ashland, Maine	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House			Ashland ME			Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton and Seth Sprague Thornton's House in Ashland, Maine Item: 13570 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Ashland ME State: ME
10346	Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton and Seth Sprague Thornton's House at Ashland, Maine	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Structures, Dwellings, House	Carroll - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton (1871-1958)		Ashland ME		Probably the first place Nell and Seth Thornton lived after they were married. Rented space in this house? Nell's inscription for this picture says, "The house we live in."	Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton and Seth Sprague Thornton's House at Ashland, Maine Item: 10346 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Carroll - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton (1871-1958) Place: Ashland ME State: ME Source: Mrs. Seth Sprague Thornton Collection Description: Probably the first place Nell and Seth Thornton lived after they were married. Rented space in this house? Nell's inscription for this picture says, "The house we live in."
10348	Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton and Seth Sprague Thornton's Living Room at Ashland, Maine	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Structures, Dwellings, House	Carroll - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton (1871-1958)		Ashland ME		Probably the first place Nell and Seth Thornton lived after they were married. Rented space in this house? Nell's inscription for this picture says, “Our musical corner.”	Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton and Seth Sprague Thornton's Living Room at Ashland, Maine Item: 10348 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Carroll - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton (1871-1958) Place: Ashland ME State: ME Source: Mrs. Seth Sprague Thornton Collection Tags: piano Description: Probably the first place Nell and Seth Thornton lived after they were married. Rented space in this house? Nell's inscription for this picture says, “Our musical corner.”
13856	William Lloyd Carroll House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House			Bangor ME	1 Whitney Street		William Lloyd Carroll House Item: 13856 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Bangor ME State: ME Address: 1 Whitney Street
12908	First Congregational Church Bangor, ME	Reference	Organizations, Religious Structures, Ceremonial, Church			Bangor ME	10 Broadway Street		First Congregational Church Bangor, ME Item: 12908 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, Religious Structures, Ceremonial, Church Place: Bangor ME State: ME Address: 10 Broadway Street
12927	Eastern Maine Insane Hospital Bangor Mental Health Institute Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center	Reference	Structures, Institutional, Health Facility, Hospital			Bangor ME	656 State Street		Eastern Maine Insane Hospital Bangor Mental Health Institute Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Item: 12927 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Institutional, Health Facility, Hospital Place: Bangor ME State: ME Address: 656 State Street
10729	Eastern Maine Insane Hospital - Now the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Institutional, Health Facility, Hospital		Valentine & Sons Publishing Co.	Bangor ME	656 State Street	Printed in Great Britain	Eastern Maine Insane Hospital - Now the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Item: 10729 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Institutional, Health Facility, Hospital Publisher: Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. Place: Bangor ME State: ME Address: 656 State Street Tags: hospital, building Description: Printed in Great Britain
7124	Union Station	Image, Photograph	Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures			Bangor ME			Union Station Item: 7124 Accession #: 1023 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures Place: Bangor ME State: ME Source: Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
3581	Duck Brook Motor Bridge	Reference	Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service		Bar Harbor		The largest bridge that you've probably never seen on Mount Desert Island is the Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge. Ironically, anyone who drives the Park Loop Road, starting from the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, travels over the bridge (located here), but few people see the bridge itself. That's too bad since it is by far the longest and tallest bridge in the park. In fact, it's the largest continuous concrete arch deck bridge in the eastern United States. At 402' long (not counting the 65' approaches on each side) and having a center arch span of 95', it dwarfs every carriage road bridge in the park, the longest being Amphitheater at 245' and the tallest being Duck Brook at 43' (yes, there are two Duck Brook bridges, one for people and bikes, and this one for cars). An architectural drawing of the bridge indicates a height of 100' from the top of the 30" high parapet guardwall to the water below. So how does the largest road-related structure in Acadia National Park go unnoticed? There are three reasons. First, from above you might not realize you are driving over a bridge because the roadway and shoulders look much like other portions of the loop road. If you happen to park at the turnout located southeast of the bridge, then walk atop the bridge and look over the side, you only get a glimpse of the three stone arches. To really see them, you have to hike down to the brook, but there is no trail and the terrain is dangerously steep. Second, the only view from below is along the narrow and busy stretch of Route 3 between Sonogee and the Holiday Inn. At 40 mph, you wouldn't see the bridge even if you knew the exact instant when and where to look. Finally, from below, the bridge is almost entirely obscured in summer by deciduous trees growing in the deep ravine that the bridge spans. To see this magnificent structure which was constructed from 1950 to 1953 using granite from Hall Quarry in Somesville, you have to seek it out at the right time of year. The Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge is truly a hidden architectural and historical gem. John D. Rockefeller purchased the land for the Paradise Hill Road where the bridge is located, donated the land to to the park, and was involved in planning the road as early as 1934, but World War II and subsequent funding shortages delayed the start of construction. As many as 75 men were on the job at one time with total labor estimated at 92,000 hours. Total cost of the structure was $366,000 making it the most expensive road-related structure in the park at the time of its completion. George Soules - November 2015	Duck Brook Motor Bridge Item: 3581 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Source: Library of Congress www.loc.gov/pictures/item/me0254 Description: The largest bridge that you've probably never seen on Mount Desert Island is the Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge. Ironically, anyone who drives the Park Loop Road, starting from the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, travels over the bridge (located here), but few people see the bridge itself. That's too bad since it is by far the longest and tallest bridge in the park. In fact, it's the largest continuous concrete arch deck bridge in the eastern United States. At 402' long (not counting the 65' approaches on each side) and having a center arch span of 95', it dwarfs every carriage road bridge in the park, the longest being Amphitheater at 245' and the tallest being Duck Brook at 43' (yes, there are two Duck Brook bridges, one for people and bikes, and this one for cars). An architectural drawing of the bridge indicates a height of 100' from the top of the 30" high parapet guardwall to the water below. So how does the largest road-related structure in Acadia National Park go unnoticed? There are three reasons. First, from above you might not realize you are driving over a bridge because the roadway and shoulders look much like other portions of the loop road. If you happen to park at the turnout located southeast of the bridge, then walk atop the bridge and look over the side, you only get a glimpse of the three stone arches. To really see them, you have to hike down to the brook, but there is no trail and the terrain is dangerously steep. Second, the only view from below is along the narrow and busy stretch of Route 3 between Sonogee and the Holiday Inn. At 40 mph, you wouldn't see the bridge even if you knew the exact instant when and where to look. Finally, from below, the bridge is almost entirely obscured in summer by deciduous trees growing in the deep ravine that the bridge spans. To see this magnificent structure which was constructed from 1950 to 1953 using granite from Hall Quarry in Somesville, you have to seek it out at the right time of year. The Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge is truly a hidden architectural and historical gem. John D. Rockefeller purchased the land for the Paradise Hill Road where the bridge is located, donated the land to to the park, and was involved in planning the road as early as 1934, but World War II and subsequent funding shortages delayed the start of construction. As many as 75 men were on the job at one time with total labor estimated at 92,000 hours. Total cost of the structure was $366,000 making it the most expensive road-related structure in the park at the time of its completion. George Soules - November 2015 [show more]
3614	Jordan Pond Gate Lodge	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge			Bar Harbor		One of two gate lodges (the other being the Brown Mountain Gate Lodge) built for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to serve as entry points to his system of carriage roads and to guard against the entry of automobiles. They were built in 1931-1932. The Jordan Pond Gate Lodge is located just south of Jordan Pond on the Loop Road. It is the smaller of the two lodges. The two lodges were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury, a New York architect who had previously designed the Congregational Church in Seal Harbor. Atterbury shared Rockefeller's dedication to philanthropy and was one of the few architects to study and use light and ventilation in tenement buildings. These lodges allowed Atterbury to design for the aesthetics of a grand estate and the purpose of housing the working class families that cared for the carriage roads. While the exteriors appear castle-like, the interiors are modest and were clearly designed with the needs of the residents in mind. The gate lodges were subsequently given to Acadia National Park along with the system of carriage roads. In the years since, they have served as housing for park employees. While they are no longer necessary to guard against the entry of automobiles, they serve as a reminder of this long tradition and as architectural gems within the Park.	Jordan Pond Gate Lodge Item: 3614 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Description: One of two gate lodges (the other being the Brown Mountain Gate Lodge) built for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to serve as entry points to his system of carriage roads and to guard against the entry of automobiles. They were built in 1931-1932. The Jordan Pond Gate Lodge is located just south of Jordan Pond on the Loop Road. It is the smaller of the two lodges. The two lodges were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury, a New York architect who had previously designed the Congregational Church in Seal Harbor. Atterbury shared Rockefeller's dedication to philanthropy and was one of the few architects to study and use light and ventilation in tenement buildings. These lodges allowed Atterbury to design for the aesthetics of a grand estate and the purpose of housing the working class families that cared for the carriage roads. While the exteriors appear castle-like, the interiors are modest and were clearly designed with the needs of the residents in mind. The gate lodges were subsequently given to Acadia National Park along with the system of carriage roads. In the years since, they have served as housing for park employees. While they are no longer necessary to guard against the entry of automobiles, they serve as a reminder of this long tradition and as architectural gems within the Park. [show more]

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