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Item	Title	Type	Subject	Date	Place	Address	Description
3473	Chester Eben Clement House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	17 Forest Avenue		Chester Eben Clement House Item: 3473 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 17 Forest Avenue
3487	Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Organizations, Civic, Public Library Structures, Civic, Library		Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	Nell Thornton famously said, in her book, The Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor, “The Southwest Harbor Public Library had its beginning [as the Tremont Public Library] in 1884 when Mrs. Annie Sawyer Downs gathered a number of discarded books from the hotels, mostly paper covered volumes, and placed them on a shelf in one corner of Dr. R. J. Lemont's drug store…” The library was, as were many small libraries on the coast of Maine, started by “people from away,” in other words, summer people. This small library, however, was quickly adopted by native Southwest Harborians, and has grown, in the almost one and a half centuries since its founding, to be one of Maine’s very few five-star libraries, according to the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. Thornton, Nellie C., Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Merrill & Webber Company, 1938, The Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1988)	Southwest Harbor Public Library Item: 3487 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, Civic, Public Library Structures, Civic, Library Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Description: Nell Thornton famously said, in her book, The Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor, “The Southwest Harbor Public Library had its beginning [as the Tremont Public Library] in 1884 when Mrs. Annie Sawyer Downs gathered a number of discarded books from the hotels, mostly paper covered volumes, and placed them on a shelf in one corner of Dr. R. J. Lemont's drug store…” The library was, as were many small libraries on the coast of Maine, started by “people from away,” in other words, summer people. This small library, however, was quickly adopted by native Southwest Harborians, and has grown, in the almost one and a half centuries since its founding, to be one of Maine’s very few five-star libraries, according to the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. Thornton, Nellie C., Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Merrill & Webber Company, 1938, The Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1988) [show more]
3523	Methodist Church - Southwest Harbor	Reference	Organizations, Religious Structures, Ceremonial, Church		Southwest Harbor	20 Wesley Avenue		Methodist Church - Southwest Harbor Item: 3523 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, Religious Structures, Ceremonial, Church Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 20 Wesley Avenue
3532	TopGallant Anne Brimley Gould Cottage	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage		Southwest Harbor	11 Waterview Lane		TopGallant Anne Brimley Gould Cottage Item: 3532 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 11 Waterview Lane
3590	Bryon Heman Mayo House Henry Rose Hinckley II House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	10 Robinson Lane	The building fronted on Main Street and would probably have had a Main Street address at the time. The property is now [2017] the Western Way Condominium complex.	Bryon Heman Mayo House Henry Rose Hinckley II House Item: 3590 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 10 Robinson Lane Description: The building fronted on Main Street and would probably have had a Main Street address at the time. The property is now [2017] the Western Way Condominium complex.
3592	Freeman's Wharf Farnsworth Fish Factory	Reference	Businesses, Cannery Business Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf		Southwest Harbor		Built by John T.R. Freeman around 1885. The wharf was occupied by several canning businesses at various times	Freeman's Wharf Farnsworth Fish Factory Item: 3592 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: Built by John T.R. Freeman around 1885. The wharf was occupied by several canning businesses at various times
3610	Dirigo Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		Southwest Harbor	High Road	The Dirigo Hotel burned down on September 3, 1960.	Dirigo Hotel Item: 3610 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: High Road Description: The Dirigo Hotel burned down on September 3, 1960.
3672	George A. Neal House James Lawton House Danforth Marcyes House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	314 Main Street	This was originally the site of the James Lawton house built by Danforth Marcyes. In 2017 this was the site of the Bar Harbor Bank and Trust Building.	George A. Neal House James Lawton House Danforth Marcyes House Item: 3672 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 314 Main Street Description: This was originally the site of the James Lawton house built by Danforth Marcyes. In 2017 this was the site of the Bar Harbor Bank and Trust Building.
15809	Charles Barrett Morrill House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	115 Freeman Ridge Rd.		Charles Barrett Morrill House Item: 15809 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 115 Freeman Ridge Rd.
15819	Fred Sidney Mayo House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	8 Wesley Avenue		Fred Sidney Mayo House Item: 15819 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 8 Wesley Avenue
15820	Grace Clark Pease House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	14 Claremont Road		Grace Clark Pease House Item: 15820 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 14 Claremont Road
15822	John Cummins Harmon House II	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	253 Main Street		John Cummins Harmon House II Item: 15822 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 253 Main Street
15823	John T.R. Freeman House Katherine Walls House Jerry and Karen Craig House Gretchen and Prentice Strong House Penury Hall	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	374 Main Street		John T.R. Freeman House Katherine Walls House Jerry and Karen Craig House Gretchen and Prentice Strong House Penury Hall Item: 15823 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 374 Main Street
15824	Joseph Epes Brown Jr. Cottage	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage		Southwest Harbor	19 Connor Point Lane		Joseph Epes Brown Jr. Cottage Item: 15824 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 19 Connor Point Lane
15826	Squirrelhurst Stable William Lawrence Underwood Stable	Reference	Structures, Agricultural, Barn		Southwest Harbor	40 Norwood Road		Squirrelhurst Stable William Lawrence Underwood Stable Item: 15826 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Agricultural, Barn Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 40 Norwood Road
15827	William Sampson Bartlett Cram Cottage	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage		Southwest Harbor	39 High Road		William Sampson Bartlett Cram Cottage Item: 15827 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 39 High Road
15878	Augustus Clark House Jesse Newell Mills House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	159 Clark Point Rd.		Augustus Clark House Jesse Newell Mills House Item: 15878 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 159 Clark Point Rd.
15891	Louise (Fernald) Goulding Cottage	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage		Southwest Harbor	96 Fernald Point Road		Louise (Fernald) Goulding Cottage Item: 15891 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 96 Fernald Point Road
15894	Frederick M. Black House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	16 Three Rod Rd.		Frederick M. Black House Item: 15894 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 16 Three Rod Rd.
15904	Robie Norwood Sr. House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	179 Main Street	"In 1888 Capt. Robie M. Norwood of Seal Cove built a house south of where the electric power construction is now. This house was destroyed by fire in 1921.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 140.	Robie Norwood Sr. House Item: 15904 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 179 Main Street Description: "In 1888 Capt. Robie M. Norwood of Seal Cove built a house south of where the electric power construction is now. This house was destroyed by fire in 1921.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 140.
15905	Ronald Dean Rich House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	77 Herrick Road	Originally Ronald Dean Rich's house and boat shop were on one piece of property. The two sites have since been divided.	Ronald Dean Rich House Item: 15905 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 77 Herrick Road Description: Originally Ronald Dean Rich's house and boat shop were on one piece of property. The two sites have since been divided.
15928	Henry Bucknam Wass House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	117 Clark Point Road		Henry Bucknam Wass House Item: 15928 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 117 Clark Point Road
15936	James Albert Freeman Post Office	Reference	Organizations, Civic, Municipal Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office Structures, Dwellings, House		Southwest Harbor	8 Brook Passage	This building was used by James Albert Freeman as a Post Office from 1905 to 1914.	James Albert Freeman Post Office Item: 15936 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, Civic, Municipal Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 8 Brook Passage Description: This building was used by James Albert Freeman as a Post Office from 1905 to 1914.
15941	The Gangplank	Reference	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	1910	Southwest Harbor	180 Clark Point Road		The Gangplank Item: 15941 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Date: 1910 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 180 Clark Point Road
15943	U.S. Coast Guard Station - Southwest Harbor	Reference	Structures, Other Structures, Coast Guard Base		Southwest Harbor	184 Clark Point Road	The Life Saving Station at Little Cranberry Island was relocated and consolidated with the Southwest Harbor Station in 1946.	U.S. Coast Guard Station - Southwest Harbor Item: 15943 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Other Structures, Coast Guard Base Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 184 Clark Point Road Description: The Life Saving Station at Little Cranberry Island was relocated and consolidated with the Southwest Harbor Station in 1946.

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