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5595The Pemetic Hotel - the Castle - South End
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1878 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The photograph shows the south end of the building.
Description:
The photograph shows the south end of the building.
5596The Pemetic Hotel - the Castle - North End
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1878 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The hotel was built in 1878. The photograph shows the north end of the building.
Description:
The hotel was built in 1878. The photograph shows the north end of the building.
5825Mt. Desert House on Main Street in Somesville - Between 1888 and 1904
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1888 c.
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
6231The Ocean House Hotel
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine
  • 1907 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
This photograph shows the enlarged hotel. Postcard is dated 1908 and seems verified by the clothes of the people on the porch.
Description:
This photograph shows the enlarged hotel. Postcard is dated 1908 and seems verified by the clothes of the people on the porch.
6729Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine
  • 1906 c.
  • Bar Harbor
“…the…Hotel Porcupine, later the Florence (1887; burned, 1918), a Main Street, five-story rectangular block with Shingle-style features and a strong sense of verticality represented by its stacked window bays, bay roof caps, steep-pitched roof planes, and tall, corbelled brick chimneys…represented [with the larger Malvern Hotel] an impressive conclusion to Bar Harbor’s opulent Victorian hotel era.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 165, 170, University Press of New England – 2008 - An excellent study including information about The Island House in Southwest Harbor and its place in the range of hotels on the island during this period along with a very complete history of many of the Bar Harbor hotels. "For the origins and summary of the Bar Harbor hotel scene and the social life that surrounded it, including the first visit of the fleet to Bar Harbor see – “Bar Harbor: The Hotel Era, 1868-1880” by Richard A. Savage, Chapter 17, p. 226 in “Maine – A History Through Selected Readings” edited by David C. Smith and Edward O. Schriver – 1985 The article originally appeared in the “Maine Historical Society Newsletter,” Vol. 10, No.4, May 1971, pp. 101-121 For the complete story of the Leightons and Maine postcards see: ""Greetings from Maine: A Postcard Album"" by R. Brewster Harding, published by Old Port Publishing Co., Portland, 1975 - ""Turn of the Century Views of America's Pine Tree State as recorded by Portland's Picture Postcard Pioneers, Chisholm Bros., the Hugh C. Leighton Co., the Geo. W. Morris Co. and others 1888-1915. This book appears to be the source for other published information on the subject."
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“…the…Hotel Porcupine, later the Florence (1887; burned, 1918), a Main Street, five-story rectangular block with Shingle-style features and a strong sense of verticality represented by its stacked window bays, bay roof caps, steep-pitched roof planes, and tall, corbelled brick chimneys…represented [with the larger Malvern Hotel] an impressive conclusion to Bar Harbor’s opulent Victorian hotel era.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 165, 170, University Press of New England – 2008 - An excellent study including information about The Island House in Southwest Harbor and its place in the range of hotels on the island during this period along with a very complete history of many of the Bar Harbor hotels. "For the origins and summary of the Bar Harbor hotel scene and the social life that surrounded it, including the first visit of the fleet to Bar Harbor see – “Bar Harbor: The Hotel Era, 1868-1880” by Richard A. Savage, Chapter 17, p. 226 in “Maine – A History Through Selected Readings” edited by David C. Smith and Edward O. Schriver – 1985 The article originally appeared in the “Maine Historical Society Newsletter,” Vol. 10, No.4, May 1971, pp. 101-121 For the complete story of the Leightons and Maine postcards see: ""Greetings from Maine: A Postcard Album"" by R. Brewster Harding, published by Old Port Publishing Co., Portland, 1975 - ""Turn of the Century Views of America's Pine Tree State as recorded by Portland's Picture Postcard Pioneers, Chisholm Bros., the Hugh C. Leighton Co., the Geo. W. Morris Co. and others 1888-1915. This book appears to be the source for other published information on the subject." [show more]
6780The Claremont House
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine
  • 1906 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Claremont Road
9400The Hotel Holmes and A.I. Holmes Store
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
  • 1904 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The photograph shows the Hotel Holmes and part of the Holmes Store on the left. Postcard Details: Date: c.1909 Media: Real Photo Title: Holmes House, Southwest Harbor, ME. Subject: Holmes Store and Hotel Holmes Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Eastern Illustrating Co., Belfast, Maine Number: 28
Description:
The photograph shows the Hotel Holmes and part of the Holmes Store on the left. Postcard Details: Date: c.1909 Media: Real Photo Title: Holmes House, Southwest Harbor, ME. Subject: Holmes Store and Hotel Holmes Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Eastern Illustrating Co., Belfast, Maine Number: 28
9943The Island House in 1885-1886 - After Expansion
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1885 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 121-127 Clark Point Road
6230The Ocean House Hotel, Manset
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • W.M. Prilay, Pittsfield, Me.
  • 1908 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 5 Ocean House Road
This photograph shows the enlarged hotel before the Ocean House Annex / Cottage was moved across the road from the hotel.
Description:
This photograph shows the enlarged hotel before the Ocean House Annex / Cottage was moved across the road from the hotel.
5591Automobiles Parked at the Claremont Hotel
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1942 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Claremont Road
11733The Claremont Hotel With Edmund Gilchrist Dormer
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Haskins - Sturgis Robin Haskins (1940-2012)
  • 2004
  • 20 Claremont Road
According to Edmund's grandson Ted Gilchrist, Edmund lived at the Claremont for a time and put in the small dormer with flat roof that appears between the leftmost dormer and the large main gable. The small dormer does not appear in more recent photos.
Description:
According to Edmund's grandson Ted Gilchrist, Edmund lived at the Claremont for a time and put in the small dormer with flat roof that appears between the leftmost dormer and the large main gable. The small dormer does not appear in more recent photos.
10104Lily Lake House at Seal Cove, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
The MDI Register shows Minnie A. (Young) Harper - Mrs. John William Harper as the proprietor of this hotel. She is listed as having a telephone.
Description:
The MDI Register shows Minnie A. (Young) Harper - Mrs. John William Harper as the proprietor of this hotel. She is listed as having a telephone.
8811A Claremont House Cottage
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Buckman - Emma Johns Buckman (1881-1968)
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Claremont Road
8808A Claremont House Cottage
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Buckman - Emma Johns Buckman (1881-1968)
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Claremont Road
8807A Claremont House Cottage
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Buckman - Emma Johns Buckman (1881-1968)
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Claremont Road
8806A Claremont House Cottage
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Buckman - Emma Johns Buckman (1881-1968)
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Claremont Road
8805A Claremont House Cottage
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Buckman - Emma Johns Buckman (1881-1968)
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Claremont Road
8802A Claremont House Cottage
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Buckman - Emma Johns Buckman (1881-1968)
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Claremont Road
8801A Claremont House Cottage
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Buckman - Emma Johns Buckman (1881-1968)
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Claremont Road
8804A Claremont House Cottage
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Buckman - Emma Johns Buckman (1881-1968)
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Claremont Road
14939The Glencove Hotel
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
14707Hotel Holmes
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Southwest Harbor
13463Newport House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Bar Harbor
13471Kimball House Hotel
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
13472Stanley House Hotel
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 149 Shore Road
The original Stanley House, Captain Sans Stanley, proprietor, was built circa 1875 "and was very popular as a summer hotel and patronized by many Harvard professors." It burned on July 10, 1884 and was rebuilt. The Stanley House was finally destroyed by fire on March 18, 1927. - See Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 192-3 - 1938.
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The original Stanley House, Captain Sans Stanley, proprietor, was built circa 1875 "and was very popular as a summer hotel and patronized by many Harvard professors." It burned on July 10, 1884 and was rebuilt. The Stanley House was finally destroyed by fire on March 18, 1927. - See Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 192-3 - 1938.