John Melbourne Rich took the design for his new house in Tremont from Design 24 in the 1888 version of Palliser's "New Cottage Homes and Details." The Pallisers showed two versions of Design 24. One, a modest house without a tower, and one, a showpiece with tower that could be built for a "cost of $1,700." For this amount one received, "plans, elevations, details and perspective view of a comfortable, convenient cottage home of six rooms, with tower which is designed to command a view of the surrounding country where erected." John Melbourne Rich chose the showy tower version with which to command a view of Tremont. He probably did not pay $1,700 for the plans, being an experienced builder, perfectly capable of building what he wanted by looking at the plans in the prospectus. John Melbourne Rich built his house in 1896. "John Rich [1853-1919] whose house was burnt a short time ago near Duck Cove, has bought a house-lot near the bridge on the west side [of Bass Harbor] and will build this fall. He is digging the cellar now." - The Ellsworth American, September 10, 1896.
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Description: John Melbourne Rich took the design for his new house in Tremont from Design 24 in the 1888 version of Palliser's "New Cottage Homes and Details." The Pallisers showed two versions of Design 24. One, a modest house without a tower, and one, a showpiece with tower that could be built for a "cost of $1,700." For this amount one received, "plans, elevations, details and perspective view of a comfortable, convenient cottage home of six rooms, with tower which is designed to command a view of the surrounding country where erected." John Melbourne Rich chose the showy tower version with which to command a view of Tremont. He probably did not pay $1,700 for the plans, being an experienced builder, perfectly capable of building what he wanted by looking at the plans in the prospectus. John Melbourne Rich built his house in 1896. "John Rich [1853-1919] whose house was burnt a short time ago near Duck Cove, has bought a house-lot near the bridge on the west side [of Bass Harbor] and will build this fall. He is digging the cellar now." - The Ellsworth American, September 10, 1896. [show more]
Back row - Left to right: Lillian May (Rich) Reed Bessie Bernice (Reed) Walls Emma Almira (Reed) Smith Eunice Lucy (Reed) Lopaus (1878-1936) - Mrs. Ashbury A. Lopaus - daughter of Nathan Adam Reed Kathlyn "Katie" L. (Murphy) Reed (1882-1965) Front row - Left to right: Lelia Alice (Reed) Rumill (1883-1967) - Mrs. Arthur Heslyn Rumill - daughter of Nathan Adam Reed Lurlene Barbara (Rumill) Walls (1904-1992) - Mrs. Granville Eugene Walls, later Mrs. Rodney P. Murphy - daughter of Lelia Alice (Reed)Rumill - granddaughter of Nathan Adam Reed Marian Athalia (Reed) Gott (1900-1983) - Mrs. Ambrose J. Gott - daughter of Nathan Adam Reed Emma Almira (Mitchell) Reed Mildred Carver (Reed) Gott (1890-1979 - Mrs. Benjamin John Gott - daughter of Nathan Adam Reed
Description: Back row - Left to right: Lillian May (Rich) Reed Bessie Bernice (Reed) Walls Emma Almira (Reed) Smith Eunice Lucy (Reed) Lopaus (1878-1936) - Mrs. Ashbury A. Lopaus - daughter of Nathan Adam Reed Kathlyn "Katie" L. (Murphy) Reed (1882-1965) Front row - Left to right: Lelia Alice (Reed) Rumill (1883-1967) - Mrs. Arthur Heslyn Rumill - daughter of Nathan Adam Reed Lurlene Barbara (Rumill) Walls (1904-1992) - Mrs. Granville Eugene Walls, later Mrs. Rodney P. Murphy - daughter of Lelia Alice (Reed)Rumill - granddaughter of Nathan Adam Reed Marian Athalia (Reed) Gott (1900-1983) - Mrs. Ambrose J. Gott - daughter of Nathan Adam Reed Emma Almira (Mitchell) Reed Mildred Carver (Reed) Gott (1890-1979 - Mrs. Benjamin John Gott - daughter of Nathan Adam Reed [show more]
The Cornerstone Baptist Church was founded on March 16, 1952 in a farmhouse across from Seal Cove Pond that later became Seal Cove Farm, with ten members. The pastor was Rev. George Wood. In 1953 the little congregation paid $16,000 to buy the old West Tremont Schoolhouse. They added a Sunday school wing in the 1960s.
Description: The Cornerstone Baptist Church was founded on March 16, 1952 in a farmhouse across from Seal Cove Pond that later became Seal Cove Farm, with ten members. The pastor was Rev. George Wood. In 1953 the little congregation paid $16,000 to buy the old West Tremont Schoolhouse. They added a Sunday school wing in the 1960s.
The inscription on the model says, "Brig M.P. Rich built on site of this camp 1857." Vessel Name – M.P. Rich Class – half brig Hull – wood Metalled July 1860 Masts - Designed by – Build date - 1857 Built by – M.P. Rich Built at – Tremont, Maine Built for – Collin McRae (1822-1900) and others Named for – Maurice Peters Rich Sr. (1805-1879) Gross tons – 266 9/98 Net tons – Length – 102.8’ Beam – 27.4’ Depth – 10.4’ 1857 - 1858 - Captain / Owner - Collin McRae 1859 – Captain - Collin McRae – Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1861 - Captain Dix - Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1863 - Captain Dix 1869 - Captain Dix Disposition - Sold – renamed Parimaribo 1866-1872 – Hailed – Suriname "A half brig has square sails on the foremast and fore and aft sails on the main." - Ralph Stanley, September 26, 2007.
Description: The inscription on the model says, "Brig M.P. Rich built on site of this camp 1857." Vessel Name – M.P. Rich Class – half brig Hull – wood Metalled July 1860 Masts - Designed by – Build date - 1857 Built by – M.P. Rich Built at – Tremont, Maine Built for – Collin McRae (1822-1900) and others Named for – Maurice Peters Rich Sr. (1805-1879) Gross tons – 266 9/98 Net tons – Length – 102.8’ Beam – 27.4’ Depth – 10.4’ 1857 - 1858 - Captain / Owner - Collin McRae 1859 – Captain - Collin McRae – Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1861 - Captain Dix - Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1863 - Captain Dix 1869 - Captain Dix Disposition - Sold – renamed Parimaribo 1866-1872 – Hailed – Suriname "A half brig has square sails on the foremast and fore and aft sails on the main." - Ralph Stanley, September 26, 2007. [show more]
Back Row – Standing Left to Right: Rev. Alice Elizabeth Smith (1886-1965) - Mrs. Clarence Lester Smith Bertha C. (Thompson) Pinkham (1879-1959) - Mrs. Willis Josiah Pinkham Harriet Norwood (Black) Dow (1907-2004) - Mrs. Charles H. Dow Louise (Moore) Dow (1912-1997) - Pearl Henry Dow Amy (Ricker) Bulmer (1912-1994) - Mrs. Leland B. Bulmer Rosemary Elaine (Smallidge) Reed (1920-2003) - Mrs. Wendell L. Reed Florence (McKeown) Johnson (1913-1984) - Mrs. Bernard W. Johnson Kathleen M. (Pinkham) Wentworth (1916-1970) - Mrs. Lou E. Wentworth Doris A. (Cunningham) Reed (1915-) - Mrs. Warren Stanley Reed Roberta M. (Grant) Black (1928-) - Mrs. Richard A. Black Sr. Dorothy E. (Sanborn) Robbins (1920-1991) - Mrs. Lloyd P. Robbins, later Mrs. Lou E. Wentworth Harriet Lunt (1935-2002) - later Mrs. Lawrence N. Eaton Jonathan Stewart (1886-1966) Woman standing in long white dress in front of Mr. Stewart - Kathlyn "Katie" (Murphy) Reed (1882-1965) - Mrs. Edmund Blanchard Reed Sarah Black (1935-) - later Mrs. Roy F. Bridges Rosamond E. (Benson) Beal (1929-) - Mrs. Douglas E. Beal - later Mrs. Irvin R. Pinchetti Elsie L. (Bridges) Lawson (1901-1993) - Mrs. Edwin W. Lawson Ethel V. (Gray) Rich (1900-1990) - Mrs. Jasper E. Rich Annabelle (Lunt) Murphy (1912-1998) - Mrs. Winfield Perry Murphy, later Mrs. Edwin F. Hamblen Margaret (Mulroney) Nice (1917-2008) - Mrs. Millard Nice Laura (Brewer) Kane (1902-1953) - Mrs. Joseph P. Kane Sr. Gwendolyn Pettigrow (1936-) - later Mrs. Joseph P. Morrissey Marjorie L. (Gott) Reed (1927-) - Mrs. Clayton Frederick Reed Rhoda Elaine (Hamblen) Carney (1922-2005) - Mrs. William E. Carney Front Row Seated Left to Right: Gladys (Dornfeld) Sawyer (1927-) - Mrs. Lawrence N. Sawyer Ruth M. (Sawyer) Stanley (1916-1999) - Mrs. Roger Merrill Stanley Effie Florence (Murphy) Thurston (1921-1988) - Mrs. Brandon Thurston Dorothy V. (Sprague) Farley (1908-1986) - Mrs. Robert Farley Betty D. (White) Hodgdon (1917-1972) - Mrs. Ralph Walter Hodgdon Sr. Juanita "Nita" (Hodgdon) Stanley (1927-) - Mrs. Perley Lyman Stanley Marguerite Hester (Lunt) Bergeron (1913-1992) - Mrs. Unknown Bergeron Elizabeth L. (Gray) Holt (1919-2001) - Mrs. Clayton Robert Holt Harriet May (Higgins) Higgins (1922-) - Mrs. Leonard Roger Higgins Martha J. Reed (c.1936) - later Mrs. Donald Maynard Staples Jr. Priscilla Frances Farley (1937-) - later Mrs. Forrest Julian Harper Jean Carol Black (1937-) - later Mrs. Leroy E. Martin, later Mrs. Richard E. Richardson Fannie Louise Dow (1933-) - later Mrs. Edward Young Anna Maude Hodgdon (1933-) - later Mrs. Edward Reale Shirley Goodwin (1936-) - later Mrs. Wayne P. Smith Carol Yvonne Thurston (1936-) - later Mrs. George M. Francis Jr, and Mrs. Stephen Hanson Mabel F. "Bella" (Carter) Lawler (1936-) - Mrs. Joseph Christopher Lawler, later Mrs. Claudius Justin Knowlton
Description: Back Row – Standing Left to Right: Rev. Alice Elizabeth Smith (1886-1965) - Mrs. Clarence Lester Smith Bertha C. (Thompson) Pinkham (1879-1959) - Mrs. Willis Josiah Pinkham Harriet Norwood (Black) Dow (1907-2004) - Mrs. Charles H. Dow Louise (Moore) Dow (1912-1997) - Pearl Henry Dow Amy (Ricker) Bulmer (1912-1994) - Mrs. Leland B. Bulmer Rosemary Elaine (Smallidge) Reed (1920-2003) - Mrs. Wendell L. Reed Florence (McKeown) Johnson (1913-1984) - Mrs. Bernard W. Johnson Kathleen M. (Pinkham) Wentworth (1916-1970) - Mrs. Lou E. Wentworth Doris A. (Cunningham) Reed (1915-) - Mrs. Warren Stanley Reed Roberta M. (Grant) Black (1928-) - Mrs. Richard A. Black Sr. Dorothy E. (Sanborn) Robbins (1920-1991) - Mrs. Lloyd P. Robbins, later Mrs. Lou E. Wentworth Harriet Lunt (1935-2002) - later Mrs. Lawrence N. Eaton Jonathan Stewart (1886-1966) Woman standing in long white dress in front of Mr. Stewart - Kathlyn "Katie" (Murphy) Reed (1882-1965) - Mrs. Edmund Blanchard Reed Sarah Black (1935-) - later Mrs. Roy F. Bridges Rosamond E. (Benson) Beal (1929-) - Mrs. Douglas E. Beal - later Mrs. Irvin R. Pinchetti Elsie L. (Bridges) Lawson (1901-1993) - Mrs. Edwin W. Lawson Ethel V. (Gray) Rich (1900-1990) - Mrs. Jasper E. Rich Annabelle (Lunt) Murphy (1912-1998) - Mrs. Winfield Perry Murphy, later Mrs. Edwin F. Hamblen Margaret (Mulroney) Nice (1917-2008) - Mrs. Millard Nice Laura (Brewer) Kane (1902-1953) - Mrs. Joseph P. Kane Sr. Gwendolyn Pettigrow (1936-) - later Mrs. Joseph P. Morrissey Marjorie L. (Gott) Reed (1927-) - Mrs. Clayton Frederick Reed Rhoda Elaine (Hamblen) Carney (1922-2005) - Mrs. William E. Carney Front Row Seated Left to Right: Gladys (Dornfeld) Sawyer (1927-) - Mrs. Lawrence N. Sawyer Ruth M. (Sawyer) Stanley (1916-1999) - Mrs. Roger Merrill Stanley Effie Florence (Murphy) Thurston (1921-1988) - Mrs. Brandon Thurston Dorothy V. (Sprague) Farley (1908-1986) - Mrs. Robert Farley Betty D. (White) Hodgdon (1917-1972) - Mrs. Ralph Walter Hodgdon Sr. Juanita "Nita" (Hodgdon) Stanley (1927-) - Mrs. Perley Lyman Stanley Marguerite Hester (Lunt) Bergeron (1913-1992) - Mrs. Unknown Bergeron Elizabeth L. (Gray) Holt (1919-2001) - Mrs. Clayton Robert Holt Harriet May (Higgins) Higgins (1922-) - Mrs. Leonard Roger Higgins Martha J. Reed (c.1936) - later Mrs. Donald Maynard Staples Jr. Priscilla Frances Farley (1937-) - later Mrs. Forrest Julian Harper Jean Carol Black (1937-) - later Mrs. Leroy E. Martin, later Mrs. Richard E. Richardson Fannie Louise Dow (1933-) - later Mrs. Edward Young Anna Maude Hodgdon (1933-) - later Mrs. Edward Reale Shirley Goodwin (1936-) - later Mrs. Wayne P. Smith Carol Yvonne Thurston (1936-) - later Mrs. George M. Francis Jr, and Mrs. Stephen Hanson Mabel F. "Bella" (Carter) Lawler (1936-) - Mrs. Joseph Christopher Lawler, later Mrs. Claudius Justin Knowlton [show more]