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3594Somes House Hotel
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
  • 1102 Main Street
"Later [Abraham Somes] built a substantial frame house on the site of the Somes House and a part of that house is embodied in the present hotel. Some of the rooms at the back remain almost as they were at first. The house was built as a one-story building and later the walls were raised. Since then there have been many alterations and additions. George A. Somes finally inherited the property, developed the hotel business and built the two cottages toward the shore. His widow now owns it and conducts the hotel." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 270-271. “When George A. Somes inherited the [Somes House], he expanded the family inn by constructing two large additions, one attached at the left and the other freestanding to the right, giving the hotel a capacity of 150 guests. Noted visitors included Louis Comfort Tiffany, Alfred Vanderbilt, Joseph Pulitzer, J.P. Morgan, Pres. William Howard Taft, and Mary Cassatt. Known for its chicken and lobster dinners, the Somes House operated into the 1950s with rates of $5 to $10 a day." - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 27.
Somes House Hotel
Item:
  • 3594   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 1102 Main Street
Description:
"Later [Abraham Somes] built a substantial frame house on the site of the Somes House and a part of that house is embodied in the present hotel. Some of the rooms at the back remain almost as they were at first. The house was built as a one-story building and later the walls were raised. Since then there have been many alterations and additions. George A. Somes finally inherited the property, developed the hotel business and built the two cottages toward the shore. His widow now owns it and conducts the hotel." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 270-271. “When George A. Somes inherited the [Somes House], he expanded the family inn by constructing two large additions, one attached at the left and the other freestanding to the right, giving the hotel a capacity of 150 guests. Noted visitors included Louis Comfort Tiffany, Alfred Vanderbilt, Joseph Pulitzer, J.P. Morgan, Pres. William Howard Taft, and Mary Cassatt. Known for its chicken and lobster dinners, the Somes House operated into the 1950s with rates of $5 to $10 a day." - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 27. [show more]
5825Mt. Desert House on Main Street in Somesville - Between 1888 and 1904
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1888 c.
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Mt. Desert House on Main Street in Somesville - Between 1888 and 1904
Item:
  • 5825   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Date:
  • 1888 c.
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Copies Collection
Tags:
horse, carriage
13055The Mount Desert House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
The Mount Desert House
Item:
  • 13055   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
State:
  • ME
11023Members of James M. Parker G.A.R. Post #105 Assembled for Memorial Day at the Somes House Hotel
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1913 c.
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Members of James M. Parker G.A.R. Post #105 Assembled for Memorial Day at the Somes House Hotel
Item:
  • 11023   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Date:
  • 1913 c.
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Copies Collection
10943Mt. Desert House on Main Street in Somesville - From the Shore of Somes Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Mt. Desert House on Main Street in Somesville - From the Shore of Somes Harbor
Item:
  • 10943   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
State:
  • ME
7080The Somes House Hotel
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
The Somes House Hotel
Item:
  • 7080   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
5848The Mount Desert House
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
The Mount Desert House
Item:
  • 5848   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
State:
  • ME
5850The Somes House Hotel
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
The Somes House Hotel
Item:
  • 5850   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
State:
  • ME
5851A Naptha Launch on the Mill Pond by the Somes House Hotel
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Lake
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
A Naptha Launch on the Mill Pond by the Somes House Hotel
Item:
  • 5851   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Lake
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
State:
  • ME
12138The Somes House Hotel
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1961-07-01
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
  • 1102 Main Street
The Somes House Hotel
Item:
  • 12138   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1961-07-01
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 1102 Main Street
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Tags:
hotel, building, zoomable